Ghetto Rig

[username in use]

All right folks, we all see the really nicely done DIY projects on here, but I want to see everyones "ghetto rigs", because after all, we have all made one or two. So post em up.

[91yota]

i dont have any pics but i have a pvc skimmer that i had to shorten to fit in my stand... i figured sine it was "6 inch" pvc that a coupling would make the modification quick and painless... i quickly found out after i sectioned about 2.5 inches out of the body that the coupling wasnt the right size so i lined up the two pieces as well as i could to minimize gaps and slabbed a bunch of pvc glue on the seam... it sealed the seam and held it together but it is UGLY!!!

then there's my old tunze nano stream that i modded and got rid of... MJ mod shroud and i ran the cord through some 1/2" pvc which doubled as a mount... it served it's purpose and moved a ton of water but too ugly for me

[stripevt]

Here are a Few of mine
HOB Refug- made with a whisper filter and a water jug


ATO Switch in medicine bottle which is attached to maxijet clip via die


Skimmer cup for a Prizm SKkimmer cup
Made with medicine bottle, coke bottle and a chip dip


Also a DI canister turned into phos reactor...... basically have water go in the out put which goes down middle(had to add pvc) and flows from bottomw up

[jbird69]

my $7 wave box

[zaraemna]

Kalk dripper

[james3370]

that french onion dip skimmer cup is ghetto-fabulous ....& also making me want some dip

jbird....i sat there going "i don't see any wave......" & then PLOOOOP hahahahaha

[stugray]

This is pretty ghetto:



Stu

[johnike]

Originally posted by zaraemna
Kalk dripper

Haha! I run the same rig out of a salt bucket!

[rguyler]

I applaud you all for your cost-saving ingenuity. I don't have any "ghetto" builds because I don't think I'm capable, at least I can't think of any right now. My brain won't allow me to do something cool like this without over-engineering it to death and several hundred dollars/hours later...

My wife has instructed me to subscribe to this thread.

[rguyler]

I do have to admit...I was almost ready to build the salt bucket skimmer that Stu was showing off.

[johnike]

Originally posted by rguyler
I do have to admit...I was almost ready to build the salt bucket skimmer that Stu was showing off.

Where's the plans to it? I'm gonna build one!

[der_wille_zur_macht]

Originally posted by jbird69
my $7 wave box

Details or a build thread? How long has it been (or was it) in operation?

[cardiffgiant]

Eheim autofeeder... great feeder for pellet... how do you mount it to a reef tank





Step 1 - look in recycle bin for an old bottle
Step 2 - look in bucket of spare parts for old pvc parts and left over egg crate
Step 3 - grab some zip ties
Step 4 - drop your eheim autofeeder into the freakin tank
Step 5 - "sorry kids... don't repeat what daddy just said"
Step 6 - dry out autofeeder
Step 7 - ghettofy a HOB autofeeder shelf

(steps 4-6 are optional, and only recommended for clumsy knuckleheads)

[stugray]

johnike,

Here's the link to the new & improved version with the Orca.
The one in the pic above is the older one driven with a Mag12 & a beckett.
In this link, you can find the link to the 1st generation one too:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1386605

Stu

[rguyler]

Stu, your signature cracks me up...

[TROYREEFER]

lol Love the wave box. That is gettooo

[johnike]

Thanks, Stu.

[atwinparadox2]

Originally posted by jbird69
my $7 wave box

DIY wavebox FTW!!!! Ghetto, yes, but very creative! Nice job!

[Neptangelo]

Watermelon kalkwasser jug..... Get some

[username in use]

Hey Stu, that is the baddest skimmer in the land. This is great stuff. I like seeing this kind of stuff way more than professionaly instaled 5,000g systems.

[jbird69]

Originally posted by atwinparadox2
DIY wavebox FTW!!!! Ghetto, yes, but very creative! Nice job!

Thanks for the interest!

I did a build thread on it a few months ago. It's back there somewhere.
I took it out of operation almost as quick as I put it in. It was just too splashy and noisy. I put it on the back burner and never got back to it. There is a lot of potential in this design. The concept is older than rock underwear. Just a counter weighted tip bucket. If you could soften the dump and the return action, and increase the volumn, youd really have something...

[waxy]

Originally posted by username in use
All right folks, we all see the really nicely done DIY projects on here, but I want to see everyones "ghetto rigs", because after all, we have all made one or two. So post em up.

Haha, I gave you that Idea!

Where's the thread where it all started? :P

[jbird69]

Most every thing I have is ghetto.LOL My stand and canopy (and my livingroom entertainment center) are built out of prefinished hardwood flooring leftover from jobs. My MH reflector is just strategically bent mirrored aluminum. My T6 lighting is suspended in the canopy with bailing wire, I built my own external overflow (its the real deal tho,,,pretty tight) heres a pic of a quick, ghetto frag rack...

[username in use]

hey man, that looks pretty pro, I dont know if you can post that here hahahaha.

[jbird69]

Great idea for a topic username. This is a thread I will surely follow. There are some diys out there that I either just plain old missed or didnt click on, or were before my time. Id love to see a ton of em all consolidated in one thread. This may be very useful.
Ghetto & DIY are something I understand well in this complicated world of reef keeping!