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03-15-2007, 07:36 PM
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^on dbl secret probation
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Mishawaka, Indiana
Posts: 353
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Home with sick kids all week, look what I did
Well I have been home all week with 2 sick kids. I cleaned my tank and did a few littlle things on it. Did some work around the house. Was on here and RC for I don't know how may hours. Then today I did a little replumbing on the tank , and had to remove my leaking Squid. Finally board out of my mind I hit the DIY sections looking for something I could make or repair with things I had around here. I found A thread about building a new housing for a busted Squid. Well I have a pretty good start all I have to do now is cut and install the 3/4" outlets. Check it out below.
Brett
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03-15-2007, 07:38 PM
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^on dbl secret probation
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Mishawaka, Indiana
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One mor pic. I will be able to now take apart the whole thing and clean it.
Brett
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03-15-2007, 07:42 PM
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^on dbl secret probation
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Mishawaka, Indiana
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Ok 2 more, lol
Thanks,
Brett
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03-16-2007, 06:59 AM
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Ski Bum
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Indiana
Posts: 948
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Cool! They should just make them like that in the first place (course then you wouldn't have to buy new ones all the time).
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03-16-2007, 07:24 AM
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^on dbl secret probation
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Mishawaka, Indiana
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I agree Dave, once you get to the actuall gearing it is easy to clean.
I'm home againg with the boys today, man they nneed to get better soon. I need to go to work so I can use the drill press and finish this.
Brett
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03-16-2007, 01:59 PM
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Tech Support
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: South Bend, Indiana
Posts: 593
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Parasite
I agree Dave, once you get to the actuall gearing it is easy to clean.
I'm home againg with the boys today, man they nneed to get better soon. I need to go to work so I can use the drill press and finish this.
Brett
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I have a 1/2" drill press here you can come over and use if you want, Brett.
Let me know if you are able when the wife gets home.
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125G AGA, dual overflows, 190 lbs live rock, 120 lbs crushed coral, ETSS 800 skimmer, 6' Pro Clear Aquatics w/3 150W 10k XM HQI MH, 72w actinic, 100G stock tank sump. Crocea Clam, 2 Clarkii Clowns, Hippo Tang, Yellow Tang, 5 Pajama Cardinals, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 blood shrimp.
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03-19-2007, 05:30 PM
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^on dbl secret probation
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Mishawaka, Indiana
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Here is the finished Squid mod. Got it on the tank it is switching great and I have a little bit more flow than I did with the old housing.
Brett
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03-19-2007, 05:54 PM
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Ski Bum
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Indiana
Posts: 948
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That's a hell of an improvement.
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03-19-2007, 06:00 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Cornwall UK
Posts: 78
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What are those squid things like? I was thinking of getting one for my tank...?
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03-19-2007, 07:35 PM
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Student of the Reef
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Granger, IN
Posts: 564
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As much as those squids break, you should make these and put them on the internet 
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Aaron
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03-19-2007, 08:24 PM
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^on dbl secret probation
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Mishawaka, Indiana
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Well Loubee,
they are fine for as long as they work. The problem is that they are a sealed unit and can not be cleaned out. Soaking in vinigar sometines helps but not always. The way I built this I only used the inner gearing of the Squid unit., the rest is all PVC and I can take it apart to clean it.
Brett
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03-21-2007, 02:47 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Cornwall UK
Posts: 78
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Thanks Brett... If I get one I'll bear that in mind!  |
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03-21-2007, 04:28 PM
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Shark bait
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Elkhart, IN
Posts: 1,071
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Hmmm. I have a SCWD just doing nuttin at the moment (took down 6-8 months ago when I redid the closed loop with larger diamter piping... now I don't have a closed loop but modded MJ and Nanostream).. this might be a good project to do on a rainy saturday in the summer and plumb it to the 20g... |
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