~~ Thread of the Month ~~ Ghetto Tanks!

[this_reefer]

y'all all are tripping!!!! ) ) I thought I had a ghetto sump and fuge...guess mine is first class compared to some of these other fuges and sumps!
Love them pic. keep them coming.

 

[Yellotang]

This IS NOT my tank but some guy posted it on the local MAS forum..


You can see a lot of pics here

http://www.gabehalsmer.com/DotNetNuke/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=23

I am just going to highlight a few..

I would have given you 5 out of 5, but it ain't yours!

 

[dave2184]

Here's my getto canopy (before i built one) i no longer have a pic of it with out the canvas but you get the idea. It was a cut down walmart clothes closet type contraption with two 400 watt halides in spyder reflectors zip tied to the cross brace.

 

[brahm]

Hard to tell from this picture but if you look you will notice that my Lights are being held up by a 2x4

http://www.socalracers.com/tankpic/fulltank.jpg

 

[BlennyBabe]

My "DIY with free stuff" canopy is pretty ghetto. Its corrogated galvanized aluminum bended over two half circles of plywood. I have to use a can of fish food to prop it up when I need to get into te tank. The metal halide is screwed into the two half circles. I couldnt afford any sort of reflector, so I used what metal I had laying around. Its almost rusted through. Also, I know nothing about wireing so, the quick disconnect plug is spliced with the old mogul socket wireing. I dont have a picture but Ill see if I can get one this weekend.

 

[danieljames]

It's all about ME having fun with my tanks.

I'm so with this man........

 

[Yellotang]

Here's my getto canopy (before i built one) i no longer have a pic of it with out the canvas but you get the idea. It was a cut down walmart clothes closet type contraption with two 400 watt halides in spyder reflectors zip tied to the cross brace.

Hehe, you get 4 out of 5
:beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

 

[Yellotang]

Hard to tell from this picture but if you look you will notice that my Lights are being held up by a 2x4

Wow, what a beautiful tank.

 

[Yellotang]

My "DIY with free stuff" canopy is pretty ghetto. Its corrogated galvanized aluminum bended over two half circles of plywood. I have to use a can of fish food to prop it up when I need to get into te tank. The metal halide is screwed into the two half circles. I couldnt afford any sort of reflector, so I used what metal I had laying around. Its almost rusted through. Also, I know nothing about wireing so, the quick disconnect plug is spliced with the old mogul socket wireing. I dont have a picture but Ill see if I can get one this weekend.

Would love to see that!

 

[brahm]

Wow, what a beautiful tank.

thanks!

 

[FunkieReefJunkie]

OK, here my share of ghetto ambition. A feeding trough balanced on cinder blocks with a 5 gallon mini propped up in it on three PVC legs. The home depot clip on lights hanging from the ceiling light chain is especially flaky. Ya I'm po, but it's all good : )

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=36574&papass=&sort=1&thecat=500

Got tired of messing with the rock work. My solution was this butt ugly PVC rock rack.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=36578&papass=&sort=1&thecat=500

 

[Stoli]

Allenreef2:

Wow. I wonder if my wife would let me put a fuge in our jacuzzi? Or maybe a prop tank. That would be so cool.

This thread is the best I've seen in a long time.

 

[Yellotang]

OK, here my share of ghetto ambition. A feeding trough balanced on cinder blocks with a 5 gallon mini propped up in it on three PVC legs. The home depot clip on lights hanging from the ceiling light chain is especially flaky. Ya I'm po, but it's all good : )

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=36574&papass=&sort=1&thecat=500

Got tired of messing with the rock work. My solution was this butt ugly PVC rock rack.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=36578&papass=&sort=1&thecat=500

Cool, 5 out of 5
:beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

 

[Frick-n-Frags]

Just a ghetto tip for algae growing in tubing :
Garden hose is opaque and really cheap and there are lots of fittings at HD available for working with it. All 3 of my glass tanks were either freebies or the cube was $10 because it had a cracked side panel.

Well, I am probably going to lose any last shred of credibility I have ever achieved on this board right now.

Welcome to the ghetto, da fugly tank o tha month fer sherrr.
(at least everything is on GFI's) I have styrofoam panels that attach to the "superhood" and hide all the lights and wiring abortion for if company is coming over

[in my best crocodile dundee voice] "You call that a fan? 'Ere's a real fan." (well I have 2200 watts of lights to cool, only one Iwasaki is on at this point, dawn-dusk sequencing, you know )

ambient lighting pic:
<img src="http://www.rusynyk.com/coral/ghetto1.JPG">

flash pic to show how gross it really is:
<img src="http://www.rusynyk.com/coral/ghetto2.JPG">

 

[surfy]

Oh my!!!!

Frick-n-Frags- love the tinfoil reflectors

 

[srfndoc]

That has to take the cake..... my hats off to you Frick!

 

[Bamm Bamm]

Frick and Frags takes the cake with that setup!!!!!!!

Sweet Ghetto Setup//.

 

[williamrandel]

Fricks, You Da' Man. No better yet the Ghetto Godfather. That gets a 5 out of 5 IMO. And no, anyone with enough guts to post a pic like that, You just gained credibilty. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[allenreef2]

Can we start a fund for frickN frag to get him some reflectors? I could contribute..

 

[Yellotang]

Just a ghetto tip for algae growing in tubing :
Garden hose is opaque and really cheap and there are lots of fittings at HD available for working with it. All 3 of my glass tanks were either freebies or the cube was $10 because it had a cracked side panel.

WOW
6 out of 5 (1 extra for being that brave)
:beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: