<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7080241#post7080241 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by humpn247
just becareful and not market,sell through this forum as Lutz493 was doing and got kicked off. His CNC'd kits where pretty cool, also came with a rotating mounting kit. I know he's still selling them and can be reached at Lutz439@zoominternet.net for those that don't want to spend the time building. I have to of his kits that I've been using on my 180g. I actually dremaled his shrouds a little to allow more water intake which at least double the flow.
Thank you for your concern humpn247, appreciated
But I am not looking to sell or market on the bb, I intend to DIY the best mods I can to run the new huge system (500+ imperial gallons), & I think I will need a few, might as well try different pumps/props while I'm at it as I have the pumps spare, I could run the new tank on the Eheim mods I did as they are powerful enough for sure, but still a bit to big for the main display tank IMO.
So if I can get a good few props & may be a few other bit's that I can't find over here I can be a happy Maxi moder too :rollface:
The test caps for one is one thing I can NOT find anywhere here (they just don't make them here
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This chap I mentioned is just a fellow reefer on the BB I use in the UK, got talking as you do & turns out he works with CNC & enjoys DIY'ing reefy stuff, which led me to thinking if I could make the right mods myself first & then take the guards to him he could make a program to make them (which could be shared between reefers everywhere) then all we would have to do is take the program down to your local NCC workshop (Am I missing something??), not a commercial or profit thing, just a good idea that could save us all some time!.
Not everyone has a dremmel or better tools at hand like some here! (like myself till recently)
If everyone here pooled their resources (Idea wise that is) we could come up with an easier option for the less DIY oriented & tooleless among us.
Bear in mind this is supposed to be a save money idea & so far it's cost me
1. a chop saw $70 (no use as the blade chips the plastic & the fine tooth blade will be like $60)
2. a rotary tile saw $65 (yet to be used, we will see if it works soon enough
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3. hand held rotary tool & router & other bits $30
4. about 5 day's of fruitless running around trying to find suitable parts, not to mention all the petrol/phone call & BB reading time lol
You get the idea, I've had enough & need & little lift:bounce3:
Has anyone thought about using BASS REFLEX TUBE's?????????????????????????????????????????????????????, they caught my eye in a local shop (where I was looking for props) & they seem to be the ideal guard for the Maxie's & other pumps, if you could get them in exactly the right sizes (I bought 3 different ones more $$ to the ever growing expense list of the cheap Tunze lol), they were quite cheap like $3 to $5 & are slightly tapered (in the right direction) & have a lip I will see if I can find a link seen as I can't post pic's.
& BTW how would I go about converting Jpeg images in to a suitable media so I can post pic's (anyone?)
Must stop now or I'll be off the page:lol: you see I'm quite keen, just no raw materials
In anticipation
Frunk
