Ghetto Rig

[humility13]

Pico picasso

Pico picasso

SO I WAS POSTING TO THE NANO REEF PAGE AND SOMEONE SHOWED ME THIS AWESOME THREAD.

HERE IS MY PICO DIY EXPERIENCE:

DAY 1

87,368.2 MODIFICATIONS LATER

DAY 9

DIY 'FILTER BOX THING' :

WITH FACE PLATE :

Thanks,

Gabriel & Stephanie

"jugaad to build the bridge to the future"

 

[asudavew]

It looks like Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz is sitting on the pipe.

I had to look up Dr. Heinz.

:spin1::spin1::spin1:

 

[humility13]

Update

Update

Added 3 color LED frozen on the full spectum blue/white and place in box with algae.

SOURCED THE LED FROM ONE OF THOSE SILLY GLOWING MUSHROOMS!


Added two new small live rocks.

 

[karimwassef]

Sump baffle foam lock
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Giant protein skimmer
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And yes- it's working leak and creep free for a year now

 

[Redman88]

My DIY ato switch hanger.


Yes I could have done it off of one Tee. Like the stability and extra weight the 2nd Tee will give me

 

[Redman88]

 

[Redman88]

My DIY ato switch hanger.
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Yes I could have done it off of one Tee. Like the stability and extra weight the 2nd Tee will give me

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[kelbun]

i love this thread! some awesome money saver ideas for when i get around to my first ever build and also some awesome back of your mind quick fixes with every day items if something in the tank breaks down and needs quick attention! haha

 

[apexkeeper]

Not super ghetto... but cheap and effective.

After flooding my basement a bunch of times because I would forget to shut the RO/DI system off while filling water change barrels I found this timer at home depot for 8 bucks.

Its probably kept a couple hundred gallons of water off my floor since I installed it. :wildone:

Cheapest, dumbest thing I ever installed and now can't live without. :thumbsup:

 

[Redman88]

here it is all together

 

[naprestsleep]

Not super ghetto... but cheap and effective.

After flooding my basement a bunch of times because I would forget to shut the RO/DI system off while filling water change barrels I found this timer at home depot for 8 bucks.

Its probably kept a couple hundred gallons of water off my floor since I installed it. :wildone:

Cheapest, dumbest thing I ever installed and now can't live without. :thumbsup:

Keep an eye on that timer. I use two outside and one sticks on from time to time. Waste of money outside, but be a little worse in your basement.

 

[apexkeeper]

I've noticed it sticks going from off to on sometimes, always seems to shut off fine though. Definitely keep an eye on it though thanks! Still better than what I use to have... which was a bad memory and a wet basement lol

 

[Cu455]

This is one of my favorite threads. I know its been said before but some people don't know what ghetto is.





5 gallon sump




Wet/dry and growout tank
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Fuge


Reactor

 

[Cu455]

Live pot srubbers. Click on the picture to see the video.

 

[edman79]

Live pot srubbers. Click on the picture to see the video.

How much are these per pound? :beer:

 

[enchelycore808]

Not my tank per say, but ole faithful brought a lot of fish home! Pretty much all that's holding it together is fishing line and zip ties. Even the bottom of the net has holes that are ziptied!

 

[Kona26]

sump

sump

this was my sump on my 125g untill I upgraded

 

[Cu455]

How much are these per pound? :beer:

6 for a dollar. I estimate 6 pot scrubbers to be the equivalent of 12 pounds of rock rubble. My parents are giving my fish the boot. I went to their house to take down the tanks. Here is the tank that was in my room. The tank was there for about 15 years. I never even knew I had white walls.

 

[Webmanny]

So I'll share my first crappy LED light for my first ever 12 Gallon reef tank. Don't get me wrong, this thing got the job done, but not my proudest moment in my DIY history.

By the way, these are car dome led lights I got from eBay.

And this was one I hacked for my 3 gallon pico reef.

 

[Mikesville510]

My dropcam "tripod" camera stand :jester:

Peep the reef mag leveler at the bottom though :hammer: