6. August 2008 by admin.

Admittedly i acclimate more fish than your average hobbyist so i thought why not make it EZ on myself. I drilled and tapped these high quality John Guest fittings into the bottom front of my quarantine system. I just start a drip into 5 Gl bucket, EZ to control, and the best part you ask? Fittings never leak. Some assembly required….

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6. August 2008 by admin.

Ive been drilling and installing these overflows in aquariums for over 15 yrs. There a numerous benefits to overflow boxes, to many to mention (google it). I built this one out of smoked acrylic so you can see what it looks like inside and outside. I will build and install these at my shop in Rogers, MN for anyone locally if you drop your tank off for a week (impossible to do onsite requires draining). The cost is as follows: $25 to drill hole $7 bulkhead $68 for fabricating overflow and installing with premium grade silicone this leaves a grand total of $100. You have your choice of 1.0 or 1.5 bulkhead with corresponding hole size.

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6. August 2008 by admin.

Read a bunch of posts about racks and such and thought Id show off my latest quarentine. It has three water return pumps one for each tier, and each tank has adjustable flow and shutoff (static treatments when deemed necessary) 40W UV and sump has micron bag filter for each tier. The sump has auto refill for evaporation. I also tapped John Guest fittings into the acrylic for acclimating fish, you just plug in airline a drip away into a 5 gallon bucket. The rack is 1.5″ tube steel welded, and powdercoated, each tier unbolts from the next for disassembly and its bolted the wall. This resides in my garage that has 11 ft ceiling to you need a ladder to get to the top tier! This side is all freshwater, and i also run sponge filters in every other cube for added biological.

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