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  1. Just uploaded a new reactor design to Printables. Here are some pictures. Learn more about it at: https://www.printables.com/model/292376-aquarium-reactor Gave one to Tim to try out. Made in PLA (which I've tested and seems to work fine in my smaller saltwater tank over 1 years time). Cost of materials isn't too bad: Acrylic Tube: 4" x 3" OD 2 3/4" ID : $6 Pump at Amazon: $11 3D plastic: ~$4 Laser cut Acrylic pieces: ~$4 So, it's under $30 all-in if you have a 3D printer and a Laser cutter. 20221010_014313.mp4
  2. Hi Mike, My parts seem to be doing well. I've got a reactor in the sump for close to 10 months now, with no issues. I wash it out every few months, but my sump is cryptic, so there's not much light getting to it for algae to grow.
  3. Hey guys, been a while since I posted. Tim and I get together every couple weeks to talk about saltwater stuff and politics (jk!). I already have an interesting 22 gallon with 15 gallon sump going on over a year now and it's doing great. But the purpose of this topic thread is to show you a small reef tank I've been designing with Tim's help. It starts with a 6 gallon inexpensive tank from Amazon, somewhere around 80 bucks. And has a pretty nice $60 lamp which I'll share with you later. The goal is to create a sump area in the back and do it in a way that minimizes maintenance effort while maximizing water changes. So I have a tiny little pump that has a valve in it which can pump water out of the back into a 1 gallon polyethylene milk container so that there's no siphoning necessary. And, there's a little can be pure tray set up for the overflow box as well as a cryptic rubble sump area. Here's a video that explains it a bit more. I'm using a glowforge laser cutting machine to help out and if I need to have got a 3D printer but I'm trying to minimize the customization necessary. In other words, the idea it would be that I could just cut out the parts on the glowforge and ship them in a flat pack and somebody could assemble them if they wanted to. Anyway, here's the video explaining part of it.
  4. Yeah, that was ABS. We'll have to wait and see how it works out.
  5. This small tank reactor is great for nano tanks under 40 gallons. It moves around 100 gallons an hour through the media bag. I use it with pre-packaged bags of Chemipure Elite: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BS96U60/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_Q20Z0XT4EXQ1MGPEWZ53?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 but you can use it with any media in a filter bag, including charcoal, gfo and other. It requires the use of this inexpensive pump, which snaps directly into the side. You can get 2 of them for $18: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SKGYNYZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The unit can sit on the bottom of your sump or you can attach it to the wall using these 1.26 inch D x 1/8 inch neodymium disc magnets (always be careful when handling magnets!): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089CPXQQG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The magnets are enclosed in screw cap containers. This reactor is super simple to operate and clean. You can easily snap the pump on and off the unit, and there are no holes on the bottom so it won't drip water when your remove it from your sump. Just unscrew the lid to swap out the media bag. I printed it in PLA using a .4mm nozzle with .2mm layer height. Printed on my MK3S+ Files can be found at: https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/139031-small-aquarium-tank-reactor
  6. Gorgeous! You've done a great job with this tank
  7. Kim, sorry to hear about the over feeding incident. Hope things turn out. I too just lost some 2+ year old acans which fell (or should I say we're *pushed* by Mr. Tuxedo) from their post into one of Pat's recovering frogspawn. The euphyllia won the ensuing battle. Great to see how well you've done with this new setup. It looks great!, Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  8. I always liked that solution. I've sadly lost at least 3 fish to jumping and recently purchased the same kit. Nice to see it works for you!
  9. Looking forward to your next big tank build thread. In the meantime, why don't you post some pics of your nanos? I'm sure everyone's interested!
  10. Just a reminder, it says at the top of this thread: "understand when you commit to buy that the seller is probably turning down other offers, so be good to your word" A good one to remember. I had someone here tell me he wanted to buy my fish and even schedule when to pick it up, only to tell me later, after I stayed at home waiting for the pickup (and multiple PMs gone unanswered), he changed his mind-- and this when finally I had to call him direct. No message, no text, nothing. Just the expectation I should read his mind after he committed to purchasing. This happened over a period of days and I PM'ed to interested others the fish was already sold. Please, everyone have the courtesy to remember this is a community and not some sort of cheap used car sales lot or flea market. Respecting members time and their commitments made is important for everyone. And yes, I did request, (also unanswered), that he PayPal some money upfront. My lesson learned that nothing is sold until the money arrives-- I guess I just expected to be treated the same way I treat others.
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