~~ Thread of the Month ~~ Ghetto Tanks!

[mickey57]

How about my pitcher overflow with the pvc siphon tube My wife was(is) mad as hell when she saw it,but hey,I was getting some tea and you know how it is when an idea hits ya:lol:

 

[Yellotang]

How about my pitcher overflow with the pvc siphon tube My wife was(is) mad as hell when she saw it,but hey,I was getting some tea and you know how it is when an idea hits ya:lol:

Hehehe Yup, That be Ghetto
4 out of 5
:beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

 

[mickey57]

Allright,I want 5 stars.Here is the rest of it.Notice the kitty litter buckett
....Mickey

 

[jlehigh]

Wow mickey57! I can't believe that stand is support the tank!! Sweet!

 

[allenreef2]

Wow mickey57! I can't believe that stand is support the tank!! Sweet!

I think the cow bone is hlpng holdit up.. jk LOL

 

[mickey57]

This Stand could hold 20 of these tanks.I built it in 1977 when I was going to machinest school.2" hex for the tank to sit on and 2" round stock for the legs.Over the years it got that suface rust on it when I moved the angels up to a larger tank and took the 55gal that it was made for and I use it as a frag tank because of the scatches.30years is a long time.Check out the Stainded glass I did on it.Still have it,just have to solder it back together.
....Mickey

 

[mickey57]

You ought to see the dog that bone belongs to:lol:

 

[erc111]

mickey57,
I think a couple of people were commenting on the apparent bow at the bottom of the tank in the pic. It is the effect of a wide angle lense, correct?

 

[reefkeeper02]

Hey,

Too bad my camera is broken because my tank is SUPER-GHETTO. When I assembled the tank my budget was tight so I bought a couple small pieces of live rock and made the rest out of lego blocks

 

[mickey57]

erc111
.....Yeap,its a wide-angle lens and the tank is a 46 bowfront sitting on the rectangle stand:rolleye1:
.....Mickey

 

[mickey57]

erc111
.....Yeap,its a wide-angle lens and the tank is a 46 bowfront sitting on the rectangle stand:rolleye1:
.....Mickey

 

[robwsup]

Holy crap Mickey! That pic scared me! BTW, hey from an Orange Park peep!

I thought your stand was made of wood at first, due to the surface rust. If it was wood, and that size, you would surely get some kind of anti-gravity award!

 

[mickey57]

robwsup
.....I live on ricker road,about 1 mile from the duval/clay line.And soon as I can get my wife to retire I will be on the swawnne river in old town.
....Mickey

 

[robwsup]

Hehe, when I was real little we lived on Collins, just across blanding from where you are, maybe .5 miles from the Toyota dealer. I did most of my "growing up" on Fleming Island, State Rd 220, about 1/2 mile from Whitey's Fish Camp.

My grandmother lives out near you, on Jaguar Drive, kinda near 103rd.

 

[Yellotang]

Allright,I want 5 stars.Here is the rest of it.Notice the kitty litter buckett
....Mickey

ROTFLMAO.
OK OK

5 out of 5
:beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

 

[Yellotang]

Hey,

Too bad my camera is broken because my tank is SUPER-GHETTO. When I assembled the tank my budget was tight so I bought a couple small pieces of live rock and made the rest out of lego blocks

HAHAHA, I would absolutly love to see that.!!!

 

[aqua_obs]

You small time ghetto tank builders. For a hood I have the VHO hang sitting on top of the tank. I have my MH pendant hanging from a bathroom shelf with 2 of the shelves removed so there is room for the light. The hood itself is a piece of metal that was for my jeep bikini top that is 4ft long and to that I have a white towel clothes pinned to block the light. I have 2 refugiums tied to it, a 5 ga bucket with a hose coming out to a float valve for top off and a 30 ga garbage can with a pump and another float valve on the other end. I put my aqua C remora on the sump just sitting over the top of it and my tank is acrylic and 20 years old. Its so scratched I don't know if its crystalizing or not! Where is my camera, time to roast this beeeaaahtch!

 

[Yellotang]

You small time ghetto tank builders. For a hood I have the VHO hang sitting on top of the tank. I have my MH pendant hanging from a bathroom shelf with 2 of the shelves removed so there is room for the light. The hood itself is a piece of metal that was for my jeep bikini top that is 4ft long and to that I have a white towel clothes pinned to block the light. I have 2 refugiums tied to it, a 5 ga bucket with a hose coming out to a float valve for top off and a 30 ga garbage can with a pump and another float valve on the other end. I put my aqua C remora on the sump just sitting over the top of it and my tank is acrylic and 20 years old. Its so scratched I don't know if its crystalizing or not! Where is my camera, time to roast this beeeaaahtch!

Let's see them Pictures!

 

[z_rivers]

heres a link to my ghetto style skimmer mod. i used electrical tape and packaging take to cover up holes. i hope you enjoy.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=385114

 

[WmTasker]

I need to save my money and invest in duck tape.