Dons diy project

[BeanAnimal]

Don,

they are very nice to look at. However, fish tend to end up in the gutter every night. I don't think that will be a problem with larger fish.

 

[Donw]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10812314#post10812314 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BeanAnimal
Don,

they are very nice to look at. However, fish tend to end up in the gutter every night. I don't think that will be a problem with larger fish.

I've spoke to every vendor and ever owner I could find. This seems to be more of a misconception than anything else. There are fish that need to be avoided but their not anything I would keep anyways. Ive never had a tank this small either so will probably just house a few small tangs. Ive got a purple, sail, and a couple clowns now and will probably just find a home for the sail since hes about 8" now. My real interest is clams, thus why I want to lighting and good top down viewing.
I'll probably keep a few sps but mostly clams.

Don

 

[BeanAnimal]

This seems to be more of a misconception than anything else.

We [our club] just hosted MACNA last weekend. Every morning the vendors cleaned up dead fish from the gutters and carpet. Clown fish, blennies, gobies, etc.. many took the plunge during the event, right in front of people. I am not speaking from anecdote, I saw it first hand.

Again, most of the carpet surfers I saw were small fish (damsel size).

These tanks make very wonderful clam tanks! That is another excuse to find a way to retro in a few good reflectors

 

[Donw]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10814204#post10814204 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BeanAnimal


Sorry to blatantly disagree... but we [our club] just hosted MACNA last weekend. Every morning the vendors cleaned up dead fish from the gutters and carpet. Clown fish, blennies, gobies, etc.. many took the plunge during the event, right in front of people. I am not speaking from anecdote, I saw it first hand.

Again, most of the carpet surfers I saw were small fish (damsel size).

These tanks make very wonderful clam tanks! That is another excuse to find a way to retro in a few good reflectors

Dont be sorry, no offense taken. All my info is second hand and so much of it is from resellers. You know how that goes.


Don

 

[BeanAnimal]

Just want to ensure that you know what to expect. All of the tanks had sponge filters in the gutter drains. I suspect you could take them out and give the fish a chance to make it to the sump. However I think many hit the gutter and begin to panic and flop... going over the edge onto the floor.

Very pretty tanks, I am just convinced that they need larger fish.

 

[Donw]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10814258#post10814258 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BeanAnimal
Just want to ensure that you know what to expect. All of the tanks had sponge filters in the gutter drains. I suspect you could take them out and give the fish a chance to make it to the sump. However I think many hit the gutter and begin to panic and flop... going over the edge onto the floor.

Very pretty tanks, I am just convinced that they need larger fish.

I'm not very PC when it comes to fish, might just keep the sail and loose the clowns if thats the case.
I really dont want any sponges, only because I know myself and they wont get cleaned.

Thanks for the heads up
Don

 

[Donw]

Just a quicky update so the thread doesnt get to burried. As you can see the stand has become more of a workbench. I'm working on sculpting the top here wihile the rest ties up my work bench.

 

[rivdog]

don great thread. give ur grandson some more pennies

 

[lizardarm]

give ur grandson some more pennies

ooh, ouch!:eek1:

 

[H20ENG]

Red Xs for me, Don. No pics.

 

[Donw]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10848998#post10848998 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by H20ENG
Red Xs for me, Don. No pics.

Sorry I had the server temporarily redirected. Should work now.

Don

 

[H20ENG]

Thanks Don, looking nice. Hand scraping?

 

[szeth13]

omg!!! this must be the single nicest setup i have EVER seen and i sincerely mean that. i was half tempted to do that whole sentence in all caps lol. i cant wait to see it finished. what do you plan on keeping in there? you could do this to others tanks and sell them, if i were rich i'd buy it

 

[waterloomarc]

"Hand scraping?"

Hand scraping is a mean to smooth wood...a much more pleasant alternative to sandpaper. Much quieter and much less messy, and arguably (I certainly think so) give a much better finish. Look in the pics he posted above, the scraper is the piece of metal in both the pictures. You polish the edges of the scraper and burnish a hook on the edges to create a burr. The then hold the scraper with both hand and flex the scraper to control the aggressiveness of the cut. Once you're proficient at creating the burr you can have a panel prepped for finishing much quicker than working up through the grits in sandpaper.

 

[Bergovoy]

if you were closer, I would volunteer to work as an apprentice for free. and I mean apprentice in the all fashioned meaning...

I would sweep the floors, scrape the ducts and vents, scrub the toilets, whatever it takes to show my intent to want to be near and learn everything you could share...

Your work is amazing, and is a great blend of old and new technologies and technieques...

Bill

 

[truthdesigns]

wow Don Very nice work

 

[Donw]

You may have noticed I trashed the server and lost all my pics. I cant go back and fix the links so most of the past pics have been reposted in my "little red house".

Sorry
Don

 

[hebygb]

OMG... you didn't throw a whole jar of pennies in your server did you?

 

[jnarowe]

That's cool Don. It happens! Besides, I was interested in seeing the stuff you sell. I am trying to implement a float switch/timer activated solenoid to re-direct my RO/DI effluent to the drain for the first few minutes to avoid the TDS spike during start up.

I have a SpectraPure LLC with solenoid and booster pump which works well, but it does not deal with the startup TDS. And I would like to find a TDS meter that records so I can see if there is any fluctuation in what is going into my tank.

 

[Donw]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10889861#post10889861 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hebygb
OMG... you didn't throw a whole jar of pennies in your server did you?

:lol: Thats what happens when you let people like me mess around with things like that. Some day I'll learn to do backups.

Don