all dyi 180 project lots of pics

[tank90]

This is a old 180 leaker a rescued and brought back to life.......enjoy...

first two of my kids....

emily........
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/tank90/HPIM1156.jpg

and Isabel
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/tank90/HPIM1104.jpg

finishing off my dyi stand

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/tank90/HPIM1107.jpg
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http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/tank90/HPIM1100.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/tank90/HPIM1121.jpg
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http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/tank90/HPIM1133.jpg
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in this photo and others you can see my 6.00 worth of walmart fake plants, i drilled holes in slate, siliconed the plants in to the holes and then covered the slate with silicone and covered the slate with black sand. one reason for the slate is that my ray will literally rip the plants to death and within 10 minutes they will be floating somewhere in the tank, and if she blows the sand fron the base of the plants you cant tell.....
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/tank90/HPIM1107.jpg

then i hooked up an auto water changer

this is the main water feed passing through a filter.......
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/tank90/HPIM1097.jpg

then up to the valve....
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/tank90/HPIM1095.jpg

thats hooked to the timer that pumps 2 gallons into the tank 6 times a day....
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/tank90/HPIM1094.jpg

out through there through a check valve.....
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/tank90/HPIM1096.jpg

then into the tank via my pvc spraybar jet thingie i made.....
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/tank90/HPIM1118.jpg

then i drilled the back of the 180 and installed a drain, 1 1/2 inch elbow with a vent cap for a strainer......
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/tank90/HPIM1119.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/tank90/HPIM1120.jpg

from there down the ol drain through the floor, here is the water feed and the drain line...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/tank90/HPIM1098.jpg

we.. thats all for now, hope you all like..

chris.

[lil_blue]

very nice work

hows the auto water adding doing?

not to be rude, but you are aware that its DIY not dyi right?

[TankBuster]

Absolutely impressive. I like that setup.:clap :clap :thumbsup:

[Danh]

Very nice wood work! My question is the same, how much fresh water are you running? I guess not a whole lot or you wouldn't have a canister... What is the black bucket across from the canister running? I see there is a line out of it.

[davo]

good looking do yourself it. i love the ray :thumbsup:

[FlammingWoodChuck]

Awesome. Looks great. The water filling system is Awesome.

[dodgefreak8]

Great job.. very nice setup!!!

[Dr Joe]

very nice work

hows the auto water adding doing?

not to be rude, but you are aware that its DIY not dyi right?

He does this good of work, let him call it what he wants. :ROFL:

[lil_blue]

yeh, read my thread and see how good of a DIYer i am :cry:

[tank90]

sorry about dyi diy thing..... i work nights so i am tired in the morning....

The canister is a temp thing I am either going to put a wet dry on it or 2 fx5's not sure which way i am going to go...

the water changer is set up to pump 2 gallons 6 times a day = 84 gallons a week, the fish love it. i still have to clean the tank as normal but no more 50% water changes with a python twice a week. best 60 bucks i have spent yet. very easy to do just takes a little time.

thanks all for the kind words...

[Trentos]

Looks real good... and I like the names :)

[palmspring]

Great woodwork and nice filter system.