Lilmatty5dimes
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Well, it's almost been a year since I've had a tank since selling my cadlight. Figure it was about time to get wet again so Broland hooked a brother up with selling me my old DB 30g cube.
Before shots
First main piece of equipment for a reefer is a rodi unit so I found someone selling one for a pretty good price over in Orlando. its a 5 stage brs with pressure gauge and tds meter.
and since i'm not going to have the money for an apex right now i went ahead and got 2x DJ switches. i didnt realize the plugs weren't on the back of these but instead on the side so i had to change where i put them in the tank. wanted them up top. plus they're build strange so the hole i had to cut is bigger than the plate on the switches so there's a gap(have to fix it) on the side of them.
next i had to figure out a way to hang the 250w radium over top of this.
and hanging over the tank bad pic with everything in the messy garage(need to clean this up. lol it just so hot here in FL)
if the halides are to hot i just got these custom DIY led . i'll mount the brackets on the back before i set it up in case i want to switch it over.
Before shots
![FFED4946-7141-4FB9-8DF5-2D1797C7D046_zpsovdpvtv6.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1122.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl526%2Flilmatty5dimes%2FDeep%2520Blue%2520Rimless%2FFFED4946-7141-4FB9-8DF5-2D1797C7D046_zpsovdpvtv6.jpg&hash=496280ffb8009b2751396839be8b1011)
![F2996DCE-2837-41DE-8C65-33F9CBF409DC_zpstnzt98ro.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1122.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl526%2Flilmatty5dimes%2FDeep%2520Blue%2520Rimless%2FF2996DCE-2837-41DE-8C65-33F9CBF409DC_zpstnzt98ro.jpg&hash=6e6fa5dc816f4de8c3b6ca2bd36ece0a)
First main piece of equipment for a reefer is a rodi unit so I found someone selling one for a pretty good price over in Orlando. its a 5 stage brs with pressure gauge and tds meter.
![9D23EC85-6E40-483B-B3DD-8B7CC8C29633_zpsvxpycc4s.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1122.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl526%2Flilmatty5dimes%2FDeep%2520Blue%2520Rimless%2F9D23EC85-6E40-483B-B3DD-8B7CC8C29633_zpsvxpycc4s.jpg&hash=d2cbbfdc1fecdae352bf9d6f1dca470f)
and since i'm not going to have the money for an apex right now i went ahead and got 2x DJ switches. i didnt realize the plugs weren't on the back of these but instead on the side so i had to change where i put them in the tank. wanted them up top. plus they're build strange so the hole i had to cut is bigger than the plate on the switches so there's a gap(have to fix it) on the side of them.
![FE57AC7E-639F-4828-BE12-2C826F18D74F_zpscvtuod7i.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1122.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl526%2Flilmatty5dimes%2FDeep%2520Blue%2520Rimless%2FFE57AC7E-639F-4828-BE12-2C826F18D74F_zpscvtuod7i.jpg&hash=3548961d6413193a34f8fe7a600f0301)
![A3078EEC-4504-437A-B24D-EF2C7D1B3EF8_zpsmpnngk57.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1122.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl526%2Flilmatty5dimes%2FDeep%2520Blue%2520Rimless%2FA3078EEC-4504-437A-B24D-EF2C7D1B3EF8_zpsmpnngk57.jpg&hash=02979bb097241013ce0dd610d7dd89af)
next i had to figure out a way to hang the 250w radium over top of this.
![D2270B49-B1A6-4F6A-847E-2C690658D3C5_zps9egvtaey.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1122.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl526%2Flilmatty5dimes%2FDeep%2520Blue%2520Rimless%2FD2270B49-B1A6-4F6A-847E-2C690658D3C5_zps9egvtaey.jpg&hash=cafbad6618fd7b22c410c67124df7cd6)
![A0CD9011-040D-4D44-9C64-C7357D3D1B88_zpsqpahtamb.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1122.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl526%2Flilmatty5dimes%2FDeep%2520Blue%2520Rimless%2FA0CD9011-040D-4D44-9C64-C7357D3D1B88_zpsqpahtamb.jpg&hash=b4708891c2f7ef7a682ac8a971d80d22)
and hanging over the tank bad pic with everything in the messy garage(need to clean this up. lol it just so hot here in FL)
![71DB344B-E9BA-4AB8-A0D4-9AA1B068FF41_zpshumoxikl.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1122.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl526%2Flilmatty5dimes%2FDeep%2520Blue%2520Rimless%2F71DB344B-E9BA-4AB8-A0D4-9AA1B068FF41_zpshumoxikl.jpg&hash=0f572cf7344bf070f592e875f091813e)
if the halides are to hot i just got these custom DIY led . i'll mount the brackets on the back before i set it up in case i want to switch it over.
![71DB344B-E9BA-4AB8-A0D4-9AA1B068FF41_zpshumoxikl.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1122.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl526%2Flilmatty5dimes%2FDeep%2520Blue%2520Rimless%2F71DB344B-E9BA-4AB8-A0D4-9AA1B068FF41_zpshumoxikl.jpg&hash=0f572cf7344bf070f592e875f091813e)
![2C804746-C741-4E35-B23C-1FE6BB7C1D2A_zpsk9eulne1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1122.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl526%2Flilmatty5dimes%2FDeep%2520Blue%2520Rimless%2F2C804746-C741-4E35-B23C-1FE6BB7C1D2A_zpsk9eulne1.jpg&hash=d0c3cefbd049762a17aeadc0260e8422)