10 minute Spraybar - Aquarium Advice

yaksplat · 02-29-2004, 10:03 PM

materials:
2 maxijet powerheads
1/2" OD clear vinyl tubing (length of tank + depth
2 1/2" quick connect couplings
2 maxijet tank hangers

these fittings fit directly onto the outlet of a maxijet 1200 powerhead. The vinal tubing can be drilled in 6" increments or so. The tank hangers pin the tubing against the back wall.

Total cost $12

Here's some pics:

The tubing would normally be against the trim, but i pushed it down so it would be visible. If the tubimg ever craps up, it can easily be replaced for $2.

TheMadNucleus · 02-29-2004, 11:12 PM

Looks cool Jim - wouldn't expect any less of you

Photos are real nice to. D$%^, I've got to get a new Digital camera - well - next big purchase. Man, this hobby involves everything

yaksplat · 02-29-2004, 11:26 PM

Well, i think that my camera was obsolete about a week after i bought it. My next one will be a manual focus with detachable lenses...

cmor1701d · 02-29-2004, 11:33 PM

Jim,

Great job. Thanks for posting that. Great idea

Biggen · 03-01-2004, 08:47 AM

Pretty nice!!

What is that fitting for in the middle picture? Looks like it is brass..

yaksplat · 03-01-2004, 09:29 AM

Doh...brain fart.. yeah, that is brass. I'm going to have to "borrow" a titanium cap from work for that. [acronym:7ac476133a="Home Depot"]HD[/acronym:7ac476133a] didn't have any vinyl ones for it.

I just went home during lunch and yanked it out. Hopefully no copper leeched into the water in 14 hours. I'm hoping for the best.

Jim

WarOrks15 · 03-01-2004, 03:10 PM

what camera is it? looking to get one and your takes nice pic.

yaksplat · 03-01-2004, 03:24 PM

it's a olympus c700 10x zoom. It was obsolete about a week after i bought it a year and a half ago. Here's the one that replaced it:

http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_se...=2&product=909

I'm happy with it. Although it doesn't take pictures as fast as i'd like it to. Things in motion are a pain. Also, there is no optical viewfinder, so it's next to impossible to take pictures in low light.

Jim

Biggen · 03-01-2004, 10:13 PM

I doubt 14 hours of contact time with the water is anything to worry about...

Nice spray bar, again!! I have been wanting to do something similiar.

02-29-2004, 10:03 PM	#1
yaksplat Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: orchard park, ny Posts: 430 Images: 2	10 minute Spraybar materials: 2 maxijet powerheads 1/2" OD clear vinyl tubing (length of tank + depth 2 1/2" quick connect couplings 2 maxijet tank hangers these fittings fit directly onto the outlet of a maxijet 1200 powerhead. The vinal tubing can be drilled in 6" increments or so. The tank hangers pin the tubing against the back wall. Total cost $12 Here's some pics: The tubing would normally be against the trim, but i pushed it down so it would be visible. If the tubimg ever craps up, it can easily be replaced for $2. __________________ If consequence dictate my course of action, then it doesn't matter what's right, it's only wrong if you get caught.....

02-29-2004, 11:12 PM	#2
TheMadNucleus Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bedford Hills, NY Posts: 250	Looks cool Jim - wouldn't expect any less of you Photos are real nice to. D$%^, I've got to get a new Digital camera - well - next big purchase. Man, this hobby involves everything __________________ "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

02-29-2004, 11:26 PM	#3
yaksplat Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: orchard park, ny Posts: 430 Images: 2	Well, i think that my camera was obsolete about a week after i bought it. My next one will be a manual focus with detachable lenses... __________________ If consequence dictate my course of action, then it doesn't matter what's right, it's only wrong if you get caught.....

02-29-2004, 11:33 PM	#4
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,927 Images: 43	Jim, Great job. Thanks for posting that. Great idea __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

03-01-2004, 08:47 AM	#5
Biggen Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Panama City FL Posts: 1,806 Images: 16	Pretty nice!! What is that fitting for in the middle picture? Looks like it is brass.. __________________ Rodman

03-01-2004, 09:29 AM	#6
yaksplat Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: orchard park, ny Posts: 430 Images: 2	Doh...brain fart.. yeah, that is brass. I'm going to have to "borrow" a titanium cap from work for that. [acronym:7ac476133a="Home Depot"]HD[/acronym:7ac476133a] didn't have any vinyl ones for it. I just went home during lunch and yanked it out. Hopefully no copper leeched into the water in 14 hours. I'm hoping for the best. Jim __________________ If consequence dictate my course of action, then it doesn't matter what's right, it's only wrong if you get caught.....

03-01-2004, 03:10 PM	#7
WarOrks15 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Rosemount, MN Posts: 1,073 Images: 24	what camera is it? looking to get one and your takes nice pic. __________________ A 46 [acronym:26a24007a2="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:26a24007a2] bow front (Soft coral) reef tank with a 10 [acronym:26a24007a2="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:26a24007a2] sump. And a 30 [acronym:26a24007a2="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:26a24007a2] ([acronym:26a24007a2="Small Polyped Stoney"]SPS[/acronym:26a24007a2] and Clam) reef tank hooked up to the sump of the 46 so they share water.

03-01-2004, 03:24 PM	#8
yaksplat Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: orchard park, ny Posts: 430 Images: 2	it's a olympus c700 10x zoom. It was obsolete about a week after i bought it a year and a half ago. Here's the one that replaced it: http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_se...=2&product=909 I'm happy with it. Although it doesn't take pictures as fast as i'd like it to. Things in motion are a pain. Also, there is no optical viewfinder, so it's next to impossible to take pictures in low light. Jim __________________ If consequence dictate my course of action, then it doesn't matter what's right, it's only wrong if you get caught.....

03-01-2004, 10:13 PM	#9
Biggen Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Panama City FL Posts: 1,806 Images: 16	I doubt 14 hours of contact time with the water is anything to worry about... Nice spray bar, again!! I have been wanting to do something similiar. __________________ Rodman

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