New and improved invisible rock lift : )

[Fly Guy]

Its really not any more functional than my previous ones but it is cleaner looking. : )
I can also make it this way a lot faster than the old way due to easier measuring of pieces than with pvc AND i bought a new grinder...my old one bogged down shaping the teeth on the rods and it took forever

check it out

here is my ebay auction for it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Invisible-Live-R...QQcmdZViewItem
I think its ok for me to place that link here as i am just as happy to help anyone build one on their own if they want any details Im not selling them to get rich and famous......im just passing the time playing Mr Mom with my 5 month old. : )

FWIW, your looking at roughly $30 in acrylic alone if you buy it in bulk

[Geoff]

OK, just be a real pain.

have you thought about making them moveable? not sure if it is even worth it, but it could make more complex shapes possible. you could have the poles slide along the grid.

G~

[Fly Guy]

Originally Posted by Geoff

OK, just be a real pain.

have you thought about making them moveable? not sure if it is even worth it, but it could make more complex shapes possible. you could have the poles slide along the grid.

G~

ACtually, they ARE "moveable", or REMOVABLE i should say. The racks begin with seriously TWICE as many rods as are really necesssary(+/- depending on the size of your rock of course). Then when you go to stack your first layer of rock on them you simply remove the ones that arent needed by lifting them out of their sockets. I set them up so you begin with 100% covering the floor of your aquarium minus about 3 1/2 inches clearance in front. Fropm that point you can shape your reef however you like by simply pulling the rods out to shape the desired footprint. THEN, you have the option in the future of putting them back for new aquascaping ideas.


The rods simply sit in their holes.......they are not glued, nor do they need to be.

[jennmac415]

Awesome idea!!! Are you still making these? The 180 I am going to be setting up is 72 X 24...how much would one be for that size?

Thanks!

[three90s&125sump]

[garvondavis14]

lol that smiley is awesome three90s

[combiemaster]

Fly guy i have really thought about this alot for the last months i think you should patent this and call the inventors line and get the babies into production you can make you self rich and then pass me a alittle for the idea LOL

[three90s&125sump]

Originally Posted by garvondavis14

lol that smiley is awesome three90s

I used to say Rockin' all the time but now we have that smiley....

[three90s&125sump]

Originally Posted by combiemaster

i think you should patent this and call the inventors line and get the babies into production you can make you self rich

I fully agree.

It costs money to do a patent search and to obtain the patent. If you need me to float you some cash let me know. I think the entire process cost about $10k.

[Fly Guy]

Originally Posted by three90s&125sump

I fully agree.

It costs money to do a patent search and to obtain the patent. If you need me to float you some cash let me know. I think the entire process cost about $10k.

I appreciate the ideas guys and the offer 3-90's. I dont need the money if i thought it was viable to do so and i really dont think there is anything to patent, as i could think of a hundred things off of the top of my head that could be modified in order to duplicate it without any patent infringements. I have plenty of orders right now to make it worht my while and now that Carver is getting closer to being able to take to a babysitter, i will be doing my typical bread and butter which is charging a ton of money to tell people to "cast over there". lol Ok, there might be a little more to it than that but you get the picture. : )

[three90s&125sump]

Originally Posted by Fly Guy

I appreciate the ideas guys and the offer 3-90's. I dont need the money if i thought it was viable to do so and i really dont think there is anything to patent, as i could think of a hundred things off of the top of my head that could be modified in order to duplicate it without any patent infringements. I have plenty of orders right now to make it worht my while and now that Carver is getting closer to being able to take to a babysitter, i will be doing my typical bread and butter which is charging a ton of money to tell people to "cast over there". lol Ok, there might be a little more to it than that but you get the picture. : )

UH I like to fish...

[Fly Guy]

Originally Posted by three90s&125sump

UH I like to fish...

If ever in the area and want the finest steelhead and/or trout experience the famous Deschutes river has to offer............let me know. Ill take you for free but i get to fish too.

NOW and for the next two months the steelhead fishing is SMOKIN!!

[maveri9720]

PM Sent.

[tabwyo]

How you gonna keep the coralline off it to keep it "INVISIBLE"??? Better lookin than pvc.

[Fly Guy]

Originally Posted by tabwyo

How you gonna keep the coralline off it to keep it "INVISIBLE"??? Better lookin than pvc.

Coralline will eventually grow on them...they are out of the light so it doesnt grow onall of them and takes a long long time in a healthy tank to cover them up. Even with coralline on them they are hard to see as o0nly half of the rods you see in the lifts are actually used. They are much smaller than pvc and dont stand out either way. even if you used a bunch of half inch pvc the circumference is still quite a bit larger than these 3/4" OD rods. Ive seen people use fiberglass as well that is smaller but it still stands out way more.