DIY MaxiJet Stream (Pic Intense)
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Turf
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Here is my version of this mod using a powerhead 301. It took me about 10min to do and most of that was waiting for the epoxy to dry.
Here is what I used minus the drill.
All the PH parts laid out.
The still intact impeller.
The Impller after I cut the fins off of it and glued on a R/C boat prop. Note the second mod from another PH next to it and also this is before I trimmed down the fins on the boat prop.
This is after I put the magnet back into the PH. You may also see that the housing around the boat prop was the original directional housing with the ends cut/popped off and water vents drilled in the side. Very Very simple. The directional end cap that is unattached is there just to show what the end cap use to look like.
A second view.
My only hang up is that I need to put a stopper on the end to reverse the prop rotation. It runs very quiet and kicks like a mule for a little PH.
Here is what I used minus the drill.
All the PH parts laid out.
The still intact impeller.
The Impller after I cut the fins off of it and glued on a R/C boat prop. Note the second mod from another PH next to it and also this is before I trimmed down the fins on the boat prop.
This is after I put the magnet back into the PH. You may also see that the housing around the boat prop was the original directional housing with the ends cut/popped off and water vents drilled in the side. Very Very simple. The directional end cap that is unattached is there just to show what the end cap use to look like.
A second view.
My only hang up is that I need to put a stopper on the end to reverse the prop rotation. It runs very quiet and kicks like a mule for a little PH.
Turf
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I still need the to cover it from the fish but other then that due to the design of this powerhead(the rod inparticular), the amount of power it doesn't have compaired to a MJ 400 and the the fact that the rod is only about 1.5" long it doens't need extra support to stay centered.
brians_224
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Hi -
Does the propellor assembly need to be independent of the manget assembly - or can it all be glued into one solid assembly?
Does the propellor assembly need to be independent of the manget assembly - or can it all be glued into one solid assembly?
brians_224
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Just to confirm - I could glue the propellor directly to the magnet? My current attempt is similar to this - I can't get the pump(mj600) to spin in the correct direction.
Turf
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Maybe it is not that the mj is spinning the 'wrong' direction but rather that your prop is designed to spin the wrong direction (clockwise aka left handed vs. counter clockwise aka right handed) and yes everyone has in one way or another been glueing theirs directly to the magnet.
Actually the MJ CAN and DO spin both ways. One way will make the propeller blades pushes the water outward while the other will make them suck in water.
The trick to make the MJ to always spin the right way on start up is make a stopper.
1. Make sure the rod is 1 inch or so longer than the propeller assembly
2. Make a stopper like the below (note the little protruding black rod used to stop the prop blade) so that when the prop spins the wrong way, it pushes the whole assembly out and to be stopped and right itself. When the prop is spinning the right way, the whole assembly is pushed back into the magnet body and all is well
Mine always start spinning the right way every time.
D.
The trick to make the MJ to always spin the right way on start up is make a stopper.
1. Make sure the rod is 1 inch or so longer than the propeller assembly
2. Make a stopper like the below (note the little protruding black rod used to stop the prop blade) so that when the prop spins the wrong way, it pushes the whole assembly out and to be stopped and right itself. When the prop is spinning the right way, the whole assembly is pushed back into the magnet body and all is well
Mine always start spinning the right way every time.
D.
bluenosedshellback
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Re: DIY MaxiJet Stream (Pic Intense)
I had three MJ 1200's running off a Red Sea Wave maker in my 92 gal corner. Each were at a diff height and the outputs were crossed and the flow was awesome, especially when I put it on the cycling mode where it alternates between the three intensity modes every three hours as well as having the night time mode. So I would definitely recommend if you put more than one to use a wavemaker. perhaps put them facing each other at opposite ends of the tank and then use a wavemaker.
bluenosedshellback
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Re: DIY MaxiJet Stream (Pic Intense)
I had three MJ 1200's running off a Red Sea Wave maker in my 92 gal corner. Each were at a diff height and the outputs were crossed and the flow was awesome, especially when I put it on the cycling mode where it alternates between the three intensity modes every three hours as well as having the night time mode. So I would definitely recommend if you put more than one to use a wavemaker. perhaps put them facing each other at opposite ends of the tank and then use a wavemaker.
KING OF THE REEF
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still useing it?
KING OF THE REEF
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still useing it?
melev
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Not the same, but this is what I'm doing at this point: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=5910037#post5910037
Saltz Creep
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dcoufal said:
No welding rods needed. It's much simpler than that. I built a custom BMX bike and I know that 14 gauge Ti rods are used to make light bicycle spokes.
Here's one source:
http://www.danscomp.com/products/SPOKES/435024.htm
A little pricey, but you get 25 long rods. You may also be able to pick up single Ti spokes at a bike shop.
Saltz Creep
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Is carbon fiber as smooth and as hard as titanium? Titanium has very high abrasion resistance to friction.
