complete setup from scraps i have in my garage

[TomTom1]

ok i looked at my garage and found lots of crap laying
broken skimmer - broken sump - left over wood - paint - acrylic -pvc pipes
etc etc
so i decided to use everything

i just bought the tank from OG. that's it

look what i got
http://i37.tinypic.com/t9basg.jpg

so over all
the whole thing cost me

200 dollar
i will set it up tomorrow and update the thread

[bluielover]

great job. what size is it?

[TomTom1]

great job. what size is it?

its 60 gallon cube

[LotsaFishies]

lol! Very nice recycling project!

[TomTom1]

lol! Very nice recycling project!

why not.................. i think its creative as long as it work, and i will fire it tomorrow and i should follow up with more pics.

[bluielover]

wheres the update??

[TomTom1]

wheres the update??

i am setting it up as we speak

[99sf]

Wow, great work creating that reef system! Now we know who can build overflow boxes and standpipes.

[TomTom1]

Wow, great work creating that reef system! Now we know who can build overflow boxes and standpipes.

you know what the durso is so quite made me cry from happiness
its so darn silence....... i made almost 10 cuts up and down and up and down and plugged the holes and thin drilled small one etc etc etc
tell i got the same down flow as going up which is 19 gallon /minute so my external pump is open wide and my dorso is closed half way and i got the alot of flow....
http://i38.tinypic.com/o03tl2.jpg
full shut

http://i33.tinypic.com/1zeuoo7.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/10e0zub.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/j0fyo6.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/8yeseh.jpg
i had drill five holes and then blug on after the other tell i got it where i want the flow
in addition you have to have the heights for the neck right of you will have gushing water every minute

[afitzwater]

wow lookin good!! not bad for just throwin a setup together...

[TomTom1]

final result of my recycle job tank
http://i35.tinypic.com/ne6a8h.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/2yju6og.jpg

[RussM]

Very nice!

[quote=TomTom1;399819]you know what the durso is so quite made me cry from happiness
its so darn silence....... i made almost 10 cuts up and down and up and down and plugged the holes and thin drilled small one etc etc etc
tell i got the same down flow as going up which is 19 gallon /minute so my external pump is open wide and my dorso is closed half way and i got the alot of flow....[quote]

Having gone through the same refinement process a couple of times, when I made the standpipe for my current 120g system, I decided to avoid the hassle by making one with an adjustable air intake... it took only a few minutes to get dial in perfectly. See the pic of it in Post #29 of this thread: http://www.sdreefs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42441