I think if I can't accomplish this, I'd rather just find a prebuilt solution that fits my needs better (and more quickly.I'm impatient lol). I purchased these waterproof 4 pin connectors and was going to wire everything together using that.
#Magtool jumper driver#
I think the problem for me is that I am obsessive with clean setups, and I really wanted to integrate the driver into the unit itself so I could have ONE cable coming out, and ONE power supply. There is a thread on here I can find and link you to it. I'm also over budget already, but I'm going with a cleaner aesthetic now so I'm not too worried. I am going to try to clean the corrosion off the cable contacts better, but with Digital Aquatics no longer being in business, I am going to assume this is a lost cause. The bad news is that I think my Reefkeeper Lite is no longer good, as it seems to be shutting off intermittently while I was testing it. I suppose time will tell here, but I'll keep my fingers crossed that my water test ends up being accurate long term. I know some people will say that is a bad idea, but I think with Aqueon making these tanks to be rimless they seem to have done a better job with the silicone between the gas panels. I also removed the excess silicone on this tank as the silicone job was a bit sloppy, so thinks look pretty damn clean now. I ended up getting a deal on an open box glass lily pipe set, canister filter, and inline heater, so the only visible equipment in my tank will be the powerhead (which should be small, since I'm most likely going with the hygger mini wave maker). I was originally going to paint the back of the aquarium black and just run an Aquaclear 70 as is the standard for pico tanks, but wanted to make things a bit more clean overall. The good news is that I sorted a few things out, and decided to go a different route with my setup.
I'm trying to make sure my photos are fun, but I'll keep my colors / edits a little bit closer to real life when I take actual coral shots 😉 Thank you both! I figured I would do this thread up right, as that is always my favorite part of this process lol. I love you started a tank thread !!! Super looking forward to this.
#Magtool jumper upgrade#
I figure if this build ends up sticking around long enough for me to care about lighting, I'll likely upgrade to a Kessil instead. I don't plan on doing anything here besides on and off, as that would require me to really redo the LED configuration quite a bit more than I wanted to right now. I am 3D printing the internal mounting for everything, and will wire it all up to make an actively cooled fixture. A previous NR member who has helped me with previous builds is going to cut some 8" wide acrylic tubing for the housing and laser cut some acrylic sheets for the top and bottom. Although I could have spent nothing to use the light as is, I decided to spend $20 on a heatsink and slim fan to create my own fixture. Since I had the PAR38 bulb from my previous pico tank, but didn't really want to have a PAR bulb sitting above the tank in any form, I decided to customize things a bit. I mentioned earlier that I really don't want to spend a lot on hardware for this tank, and lighting was one of those things that I really wanted to toe the line on.
I'll post up the details on the hardware as I sort things out there, but I do want to TRY to stay under $100 on hardware for this, which I burned through 1/4 of already with the tank. I happened to be at Petco today picking up some dog food, and noticed they had a 50% off sale on the frameless Aqueon tanks, so why the hell not? I also happen to have a light from one of the contest tanks I started a while back which would work perfectly, as well as a few other things that I need to figure out if they work or not. So in the meantime, I really just want to have a reef again, and figured I would make something semi-simple and cheap to dip my toes again.
I have been toying with the idea of redoing my hidden equipment build again (like I said I would about 7 years ago), but I really want to do that project right. It's been a while, but some of you may remember me (as schgr.cube) for my old ADA 30C, IM 25 Lagoon, or one of the many other tanks I started and never really finished. Of course I'm back again, I just can't stay away from Nano Reef, can I? Mixed density filter pad ( replaced weekly)ġ00 Micron polishing pad (replaced weekly)Ģ.5 gallon water change ( completed weekly) Ultum Nature Systems 45u 9 gallon frameless aquarium ()ĪQQA 800 wavemaker pump with VIV glass lily pipes ()Ĭhemi-Pure Blue Nano ( replaced every 2 months?)
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