I suck with DIY projects - Aquarium Advice

noobtank · 02-13-2005, 12:48 AM

Well i dabbled in the [acronym:f246d2cceb="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:f246d2cceb] department and all i needed to do was make baffles. Silicone kicked my butt and all i did was make a mess. The baffles are drying right now and hopefully i'll finally have my refugium. Just wanted to put my hands down to people who always do everything themselves.

Mad Mech Master · 02-13-2005, 01:29 AM

It sounds like you got it together though. That all that matters. I'll bet that it looks better than you think.
A refugium won't be seen without a close look. All it takes is to build on your experience for projects to work out.

RLG2182 · 02-13-2005, 01:57 AM

Well, [acronym:c69635845a="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:c69635845a] is just a risk that people have to take... depending on their skill. I'll usually [acronym:c69635845a="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:c69635845a] if either:

1) I can make the unit for half of the price of what the stores will sell for

or

2) If I can't find a retail unit exactly how I want it

I couldn't find a stand that I liked in any of my [acronym:c69635845a="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:c69635845a], and none that had the front center brace missing to let me put a long tank in. So, I said "eff that" and built my own. [acronym:c69635845a="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:c69635845a] looked better than any of the [acronym:c69635845a="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:c69635845a] stands, was half the price, and fit every need that I was looking to fill. If your [acronym:c69635845a="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:c69635845a] project didn't set you back much, then don't worry about it

Especially if it's for usage, not for looks.

(Just be careful when the materials for the [acronym:c69635845a="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:c69635845a] cost about the same total as the retail version new)

[acronym:c69635845a="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:c69635845a]!!

midiman · 02-13-2005, 07:57 AM

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all i needed to do was make baffles. Silicone kicked my butt

Were you trying to glue acrylic to glass using silicone? Not the strongest of holds, but good enough to hold acrylic baffles to glass in a sump (I hope), because that's what I did to build my sump from an old 10 gallon tank.

02-13-2005, 12:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
noobtank Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: fl Posts: 42	I suck with DIY projects Well i dabbled in the [acronym:f246d2cceb="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:f246d2cceb] department and all i needed to do was make baffles. Silicone kicked my butt and all i did was make a mess. The baffles are drying right now and hopefully i'll finally have my refugium. Just wanted to put my hands down to people who always do everything themselves.

02-13-2005, 01:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
RLG2182 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rancho Cucamonga, California Posts: 770 Images: 12	Well, [acronym:c69635845a="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:c69635845a] is just a risk that people have to take... depending on their skill. I'll usually [acronym:c69635845a="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:c69635845a] if either: 1) I can make the unit for half of the price of what the stores will sell for or 2) If I can't find a retail unit exactly how I want it I couldn't find a stand that I liked in any of my [acronym:c69635845a="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:c69635845a], and none that had the front center brace missing to let me put a long tank in. So, I said "eff that" and built my own. [acronym:c69635845a="In my opinion"]IMO[/acronym:c69635845a] looked better than any of the [acronym:c69635845a="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:c69635845a] stands, was half the price, and fit every need that I was looking to fill. If your [acronym:c69635845a="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:c69635845a] project didn't set you back much, then don't worry about it Especially if it's for usage, not for looks. (Just be careful when the materials for the [acronym:c69635845a="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:c69635845a] cost about the same total as the retail version new) [acronym:c69635845a="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:c69635845a]!! __________________ Tank: 60 Gal w/ 40 Gal [acronym:8ca4e80aae="Do it yourself"]DIY[/acronym:8ca4e80aae] sump, 75 lbs [acronym:8ca4e80aae="Live sand"]LS[/acronym:8ca4e80aae], 140 lbs [acronym:8ca4e80aae="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:8ca4e80aae], Fuge Equipment: 4X65 Retrofit [acronym:8ca4e80aae="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:8ca4e80aae], Euro-Reef CS5-2, Mag 9.5 w/SCWD, Auto top-off, (4)80mm fans Corals: Yellow Polyps, Lime Green Shrooms, Hairy Shrooms, White Bubble Coral, Pink Zoos Fish & Inverts: 2 False Perc Clowns, 1 Firefish Goby, 1 Brittle Star, 1 Sand Sifting Star, 10 Hermits, 20 Snails (Nassarius, Turbo, Margarita) ~~Rob

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02-13-2005, 01:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mad Mech Master Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Park Forest, Il Posts: 15	It sounds like you got it together though. That all that matters. I'll bet that it looks better than you think. A refugium won't be seen without a close look. All it takes is to build on your experience for projects to work out.