The weird DIY projects thread.

[Young Frankenstein]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13348691#post13348691 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by A.T.T.R
hey steave .. i have heard both does you ozone gen still work or did it fail?
if it failed are you gonna rebuild it? ever consider just using a UV bulb??
i see a lot of sparks but not sure if its making as much ozone per watt that it could. looks like a plate insulating two pieces of metal and sparks allowed to go around the outside.
also im very intrested in that vertical pump any chance for more info on flow patterns and such? looks like it could solve alot of my flow issues...



oh anyways i wanna play too!
this is my salt bucket CA reactor

LOL welcome to crazy and unusual club The ozone has a glass plate extending about 1" on all sides of the plate, it was rebuild with new insulators and it makes allot of ozone. Anything with a black mesh will turn to dust I like the reactor !

 

[Young Frankenstein]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13348811#post13348811 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by wattsupdoc
I wanna play! Does this count?
The first three are older pics.

135 gallon bench stand

I love it, its a space saver

 

[wattsupdoc]

The bench area is a completely wet area. It holds 3 10 gals.

 

[A.T.T.R]

PMUB

 

[enerfin]

i like where this thread is getting. that skimmer is a monster. i wonder if a 5 gallon ozarka bottle would work.

 

[zachofalltrades]

Are you talking about a 5g water jug like this:

http://diyproteinskimmer.blogspot.com/ ?

That's not mine, but it's an interesting article.

 

[Young Frankenstein]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13362457#post13362457 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by zachofalltrades
Are you talking about a 5g water jug like this:

http://diyproteinskimmer.blogspot.com/ ?

That's not mine, but it's an interesting article.

Actually that is an awesome idea.

 

[cannarella]

I don't think you see the much everyday. I finally got my power system up and running. All the tanks power is fed through here from downstairs.

Close up of the relays. There are 16 that can handle 20A each. I run the whole system off a 20A circuit and it currently draws 7.5A.

MH ballasts are remote mounted about 20 feet away from the tank downstairs.

Everything is programed via PC including timers for lights. Each relay can be manually overridden through this interface on the cabinet, through low voltage on the relay panels for float switches and such, and through the remote station next to the tank upstairs. It lights up the button when the power for the relay assigned to it is on.

This is just a shot under the tank where some of the power comes in. I still need to get a plate to cover the middle box.

Here is the sump room where the electrical cabinet is and where they are some more remote controlled plugs on the back wall.

 

[stugray]

cannarella,

Very Nice!

What did you use for the two I/O boards I see. It also looks like two daughter boards ... are those the AC modules?

Curious - got any parts lists?

Stu

 

[cannarella]

It helps when you work for the company that makes them and get an employee discount. I had to call in some favors to get this together. They are quite expensive.

Here is one on Ebay without the 2 relay boards to give you an idea.
http://cgi.ebay.com/LITHONIA-LIGHTI...ameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

 

[Young Frankenstein]

That is high teck and unusual

 

[jmking33]

young frank....I like the vertical pump mod...would work great in a tight spot or for some water movement behind rock..etc. Good job, and uh...how long did it take you to glue that thing together????or is it melted together>>>>

 

[jmking33]

wish I had a sump room too! I have to promise my wife we'll have another baby to buy new bulbs for my tank...sheesh.

 

[Young Frankenstein]

 

[cannarella]

Where does the switching occur? I see all the indicator lights.

 

[not_sponsored]

Lol I remember that one, everyone was giving him a really hard time casue he wouldn't listen to anyones advice

 

[DeathWish302]

YF - WTH is that????

I can only imagine.... A least you think out of the box. After seeing your pump progression, I chopped my output of my QO3000 to enlarge the opening. Your idealogy is spreading.

DW302

 

[Young Frankenstein]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13438045#post13438045 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DeathWish302
YF - WTH is that????

I can only imagine.... A least you think out of the box. After seeing your pump progression, I chopped my output of my QO3000 to enlarge the opening. Your idealogy is spreading.

DW302

This the best news I heard so far about the pump Thanks !!! We all know the traditional ways of doing things, some of us decide to work on those ideas and create something different

 

[erics3000]

Canarella sweet setup..

 

[cannarella]

Thanks