Pife
Active member
I have an unique concept that I am going to try. As the title says I am building a tight asses reef. I am going to either build everything that I need and/or buy it used. I am planning on keeping a running total of what I have spent for myself and others. I know there are a lot of builds on here with great Diy instructions and pictures. I have gleaned a lot of great ideas and inspiration from these builds. To keep things cheap this is going to be long and drawn out process. I will keep the photos coming as it seems we all like pictures of anything.
This build started by chance. My wife is pretty upset bye the sound of my skimmer on my 90g in our dining room. :debi: It is really loud. I have an Iwaki 40 powering a Etss skimmer. It is a great skimmer but quite isn't one of it's features. She asked me how we could get the noise out of the Dining room. I said the best way would be to put a sump in the basement. She didn't mind the idea as long as I didn't drill through the floor. No problem for me I'll take the plumbing down through the wall. I put the word out to a couple of guys in my local fish club about the "permission" I got for a basement sump and had them keep a look out for a sump for cheap. I was at church with my inlaws when I got the call from Dsmack about a great sump at a great price FREE!!!:fun4: I contact the guy and I go pick up the sump that day and it is great. 240g sump. Here are a couple of pictures of picking it up and it sitting in the back yard. :dance:
This is all I have for tonight and will keep adding until I get caught up to were I am now.
Total cost
$0
This build started by chance. My wife is pretty upset bye the sound of my skimmer on my 90g in our dining room. :debi: It is really loud. I have an Iwaki 40 powering a Etss skimmer. It is a great skimmer but quite isn't one of it's features. She asked me how we could get the noise out of the Dining room. I said the best way would be to put a sump in the basement. She didn't mind the idea as long as I didn't drill through the floor. No problem for me I'll take the plumbing down through the wall. I put the word out to a couple of guys in my local fish club about the "permission" I got for a basement sump and had them keep a look out for a sump for cheap. I was at church with my inlaws when I got the call from Dsmack about a great sump at a great price FREE!!!:fun4: I contact the guy and I go pick up the sump that day and it is great. 240g sump. Here are a couple of pictures of picking it up and it sitting in the back yard. :dance:
This is all I have for tonight and will keep adding until I get caught up to were I am now.
Total cost
$0