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Old 09-16-2012, 04:46 PM
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I love your work on this tank build up!



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Old 09-16-2012, 04:51 PM
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Bummer. I'll be running this system at 79F.

I'm very glad that you chimed in about the temperature issue, as that was something I was totally unaware of. I did know that they require a VDSB, as they build their borrows four inches deep in the wild.

Now I really don't want a VDSB . . . The only consolation in it for me was the potential to house a blue spot jawfish.
I was totally unaware as well until the one I bought started fading in colour then stared getting blotchy patches then stopped eating then died After asking around about what on earth could of caused it, I found out about their issues with higher temps. Totally made sense to me as when I 1st got my BSJ it was early spring and was cool outside and my tank sat around 76. Unfortunately as summer hit and the house heated up so did my tank but it was sitting around 79-80 so I didn't think to much of it. Until I noticed my BSJ going downhill fast and found out they do better in colder tanks, sadly by then it was to late to reverse the effects Now I try to let others know so they don't have to go through what I did.
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Old 09-16-2012, 06:38 PM
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It's a shaved down pill bottle cap with a hole in it . . .



An itty bitty switch . . .



And a bit of #24 wire . . .



This may be the part of the build that I think is the most clever.

No. I'm not telling you what it is, yet.
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Old 09-17-2012, 02:03 PM
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One of the "salvage" parts of this build is the stand.



It is one of those old cabinet end tables, that my parents purchased from Sears in 1976. We lived on CFS Holberg (now closed down) at the time, on the north-western tip of Vancouver Island (by Coal Harbour).

Here's the date from the bottom of the table.



Now, I know the table is ugly. I don't want to discard it, and I think it will make a very functional stand for this build.

Here's the back before I started hacking it up.



The first hole . . . and the rest of the holes laid out in black china marker.



The top holes are for the cables running into the stand. The bottom holes are for the cables running out of the stand.

I learned how to use a jigsaw (it made my hand numb) . . .



A little crooked . . .



The rectangular cut out is for a vent.



The stain isn't a perfect match . . . but the vent was "salvage" too. It should perform its job.

These fans from Modular LED are being mounted on the inside of the vent (to disapate humidity from the topup reservoir and the heat from the Apex and powerbars:
http://www.modularled.ca/antec-truequiet-120mm/
I'm short a fan power adapter and power supply, but those are now on route from Martin. I should have them tomorrow of the next day. Then I'll get the fans installed.

Cheap black schedule 40 bulkheads are going into the holes, to pretty them up a bit and to protect the wires. I ordered those cheap off of eBay. I'm sure they'll get here eventually.

The tank is a nice fit on this table. I'm kind of thinking that the table needs to be painted black . . . but I'm on the fence about actually doing it.
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Old 09-17-2012, 02:06 PM
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This may be the part of the build that I think is the most clever.

No. I'm not telling you what it is, yet.
Oh . . . kinda messed this part up. Reboot!
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Old 09-18-2012, 10:08 PM
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Everything in this build is soo well thought out keep up the great work
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Old 09-18-2012, 10:26 PM
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i must say you are a very handy gal, my gf doesn't even know how to use a screw driver lol, but i guess thats where i come in
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The tank is a nice fit on this table. I'm kind of thinking that the table needs to be painted black . . . but I'm on the fence about actually doing it.
Cool I like the table stand, I think it would look more modern painted black, but that's a lot of work and looks ok as is.
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Old 09-18-2012, 11:48 PM
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Everything in this build is soo well thought out keep up the great work
That's because I learn from my mistakes, and I've made a LOT of them on pervious builds.

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i must say you are a very handy gal, my gf doesn't even know how to use a screw driver lol, but i guess thats where i come in
I'm an old broad on husband #3. I've had to figure out how to take care of some things myself.

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Cool I like the table stand, I think it would look more modern painted black, but that's a lot of work and looks ok as is.
I've picked up black paint and nickel hardware for it, based on feedback from a thread I posted in the DIY forum. It is a big task, and there are actually two of these tables (the other is hexagonal, and will become a stand for a hex tank in the future), so the task is more then just this one table. It will look much better, I think. The tank and stand will certainly match more closely then before.
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Old 09-19-2012, 12:02 AM
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Ya the work it takes to paint will pay off in the end.
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