reeffreak
Reef pro
- Location
- Clarksville,Tn
Since you're going all out,why not a ATO(auto top off) too.
What about flow?Have you thought of this yet?
What about flow?Have you thought of this yet?
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Biffy Finally Gets a Build Thread!
- Thread starter Bifferwine
- Start date
Bifferwine
Reef pro
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
Okay here's the *big update*.
Yesterday Neal, Bixler and I stripped the nasty gray spray-applied texture from the stand.
There was wood underneath! Who knew?!?!
Two coats of paint on the stand and trim.
I decided to use magnets instead of hinges for the new doors so that I could completely remove the doors to access the sump. Magnets on the new doors:
I used metal mirror clips at the bottom of each panel to hold the doors on, and metal bars on the top for the magnets to stick too. Hardware on the stand:
Before:
TADA! Finished product, only two days later:
In short, I stripped the blue background and repainted it black. Stripped the gray stand and repainted it black. Added magnetic doors.
Yesterday Neal, Bixler and I stripped the nasty gray spray-applied texture from the stand.
There was wood underneath! Who knew?!?!
Two coats of paint on the stand and trim.
I decided to use magnets instead of hinges for the new doors so that I could completely remove the doors to access the sump. Magnets on the new doors:
I used metal mirror clips at the bottom of each panel to hold the doors on, and metal bars on the top for the magnets to stick too. Hardware on the stand:
Before:
TADA! Finished product, only two days later:
In short, I stripped the blue background and repainted it black. Stripped the gray stand and repainted it black. Added magnetic doors.
Bifferwine
Reef pro
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
I am ordering 4 Koralia #4s for the flow. And auto top off can wait :).
ToMatorClown
Reefing newb
- Location
- Chattanooga,TN USA
Cool Beans. ;)
reeffreak
Reef pro
- Location
- Clarksville,Tn
Thats crump!.....ahhhh,sic!
Think about 4 K3's instead,they are so much smaller than the 4's
Think about 4 K3's instead,they are so much smaller than the 4's
Bifferwine
Reef pro
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
Really? Maybe I will get K3s... They are a little cheaper too.
Adrastos
Reefing newb
- Location
- New Albany, Ohio
I take it this new tank means no more random ebay crap to friends anymore? hehee
Bifferwine
Reef pro
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
Oooh Ad... You never know when I'm going to surprise you!
RigoSharon
Reef enthusiast
- Location
- mayaguez, Puerto Rico
nice work..i like the black color..it looks elegant..sorry biff, in the first pic neal is the one resting on the floor??, cmon..what a great help, resting in the midle of duty..
yote
Reef pro
Biff,
It looks like Neal does some pretty good work there. Maybe you should design a few stands for the industry,Good way to pay for live rock,fish,corals,and random ebay crap.
It looks like Neal does some pretty good work there. Maybe you should design a few stands for the industry,Good way to pay for live rock,fish,corals,and random ebay crap.
fishbait
Reef enthusiast
- Location
- southeast oklahoma
have you thought of the tunze nano's instead of koralia's? don't get me wrong, i'm a hydor fan. i have 2 of them in my tank. but, for like 5 or ten bucks more than what the #4's cost you can get tunze nano's. and you'll only need 2 of them!
EagleEyes
Reefing newb
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona
WOW you know what though? Knowing what old wood looks like, the natural wood with a little bit of varnish would have looked really nice. Like an old peice of antique furtiture thats lasted forever. Im a fan of black actually so it looks nice. I dont know what the last owner was thinking but you have some taste! Good job on RODI and i hope you can pay for this some other way than drug dealin. Let me know so i can tell the christmas shops that (somehow) stay open year round.
SSalty
Reef enthusiast
- Location
- North Dakota
Are you going to do a Closed Loop?
Bifferwine
Reef pro
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
No closed loop yet. I don't know how to do it. Eventually I will learn how to do a closed loop and my own auto top off. But that's just too much learnin' for now!
And Yote, ya Neal is a hard worker. And what's nice is that now he can't bug me about the money I'm spending on this tank!!! :D
And Yote, ya Neal is a hard worker. And what's nice is that now he can't bug me about the money I'm spending on this tank!!! :D
LionFish
Reef enthusiast
- Location
- Louisville, Kentucky
Looking Good Biff,
You will Love the K3's I like mine alot !
What Skimmer are you gonna use?
The Black Back glass looks good !
You will Love the K3's I like mine alot !
What Skimmer are you gonna use?
The Black Back glass looks good !
Bifferwine
Reef pro
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
I'm going to use my current skimmer (Aqua C Remora Pro) for now. I'll upgrade to an in-sump skimmer later on down the road.
Bifferwine
Reef pro
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
Show me how, oh wise one.
hopefully this makes sense cause I'm pounding this out on the freeway on my phone but you need one hole in the back then pipe it to a external water pump you mount under your stand, then pipe it back to your tank and split it off to 2 pipes on either side or however you want it.
