10. August 2008 by admin.

Here is a solid quartz orb i created for a unique aquarium decoration. It was smelted in China and they add some red dye to the quartz to give it the effect you see in the image. I then cut a large piece of round PVC that it sits on, and light it from underneath with a triple Red LED.  One customer thought it looked like “Mars” and wanted it removed. Now that she said that all I think about is finding time to build a lunar lander model to accompany it thereby creating the full underwater Mars landscape.

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10. August 2008 by admin.

This is my second attempt at image manipulation via Paint Shop Pro (or as i like to call it Poor Mans Photoshop). Love this software, fun to play with. Gets my personal vote for “Best software under $40 hands down.

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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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