My DIY Stand and Hood Page

HAP · 11-24-2003, 04:41 PM

I just wanted to add this link to my DIY page.

I hope this helps others whe are looking to build their own. Sure was cheaper (and more satisfying) than store bought!

HAPs Reef DIY Page

Regards,
hap

Maxx · 11-24-2003, 04:45 PM

Looks great Hap!!!
Thanks for the link.
Nick

SaltyQueen · 11-24-2003, 04:45 PM

WOW- Nice work- looks really sweet!

wooddood · 11-25-2003, 04:57 AM

very nice pics & info thanks.

jks1 · 11-25-2003, 08:35 PM

Thanks Hap, i'm just getting my ideas together to build a 75 stand and canopy myself.

Pro_builder · 11-25-2003, 08:57 PM

HAP would you mind if I link to your page from our DIY pages?
Thanks, Troy

HAP · 11-25-2003, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pro_builder
HAP would you mind if I link to your page from our DIY pages?
Thanks, Troy

I'd be honored to be included in the DIY page link.

Thanks for all the kind comments!

It was a bit of a job. I don't have a lot of wood working tools. Mostly just the basics. The best piece of equipment I have is a 12" compound miter saw. The work was well worth the effort. It is sturdy and looks great. To say the least, I am pretty proud of it.

essmaker · 11-25-2003, 09:24 PM

That is great work HAP!

You should think about building thosefor others, I would like to put myself at the top of the list.

Drill Sergeant · 11-25-2003, 10:48 PM

Nice Job HAP

DS

Nautilus · 11-25-2003, 10:58 PM

Where did your pictures of the sump area run off too?
That was cool also ya know.

cheeks69 · 11-25-2003, 11:08 PM

you definitely should be proud it looks great !! I'm thinking of doing the same thing with a custom acrylic tank i'm ordering thanx for the info

johnlewis · 11-25-2003, 11:27 PM

Very well done, nice choice of wood and stain. That frame should support a 125 it's built like a brick s house. To borrow a phrase.

Dennis7 · 11-26-2003, 03:38 AM

Nice Job!

11-24-2003, 04:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
HAP Star Polyps Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lewisville, TX...but my heart is in Chicago! Posts: 151 View Gallery Karma Komment	My DIY Stand and Hood Page I just wanted to add this link to my DIY page. I hope this helps others whe are looking to build their own. Sure was cheaper (and more satisfying) than store bought! HAPs Reef DIY Page Regards, hap __________________ Definition: Aquarium (n) A hole in your living room in which you throw money. [And I thought this would be cheaper than going to Aruba to dive - Yeah! Right!!] Oceanic 75g Reef Ready, DIY stand and canopy, 50g sump/refugium with 125lbs+ Fiji live rock, Turboflotor Multi Skimmer, 2 – 250w Metal Halides running Ushio 10k lamps, 110w Actinic, DIY moonlight, several corals (mostly softies but a few SPS and LPS as well), a bi-color blenny (Benny), a yellow Tang (Jet), 2 percula clowns (Frick & Frack), a blue spotted jawfish (Spot), a red-lipped blenny (Red), a dragon goby (Puff), a psychedelic mandarin (Mandy), a diamond sifter (Jewel), a green bta, a rose bta, a couple serpent stars, a coral banded shrimp and several crabs and snails who will remain anonymous...

11-24-2003, 04:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,079 View Gallery Karma Komment	Looks great Hap!!! Thanks for the link. Nick __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

11-25-2003, 04:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
wooddood the wood dude Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CARMEL. INDIANA Posts: 3,450 View Gallery Karma Komment	very nice pics & info thanks. __________________ 120 gal/in wall tank/starboard substraight/2 250 watt 10k xm metal halides/ 4 55watt 03 actinics/150lbs lr/scwd on return/scwd on a closed loop/aquaclear aquatics 200 pro wetdry w/skimmer. ask all the questions you have if we cant answer it we'll make up some thing. remember patience is the key to a kick ass reef. dave.

11-25-2003, 08:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
jks1 Achilles Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Jacksonville, Fl Posts: 876 View Gallery Karma Komment	Thanks Hap, i'm just getting my ideas together to build a 75 stand and canopy myself. __________________ John Tank: 29g glass Pumps: Mag5.0 return - (3) rio 100 PHs Lighting: (1) 150w XM 10K/(2) 30W actinics Equipment: Aqua C Urchin skimmer- CPR Fuge, Titanium Heater -Red Sea wavemaster Pro Tank: 210g 1/2" Acrylic, dual overflows, 75g glass sump w/ 20g fuge. Pumps: Mag24 return - (2) MAG24s running 2 closed loop systems. Lighting: (3) 400w XM 10K/(2) Custom Sealife 96w PC - 25w dimmable incandescent Moonlight Equipment: Aqua C EV180 skimmer - CR500 calc reactor - Titanium Heater - AquaLogic single Stage Temp Controller - Aquanetics 1/5Hp Chiller - Neptune sys aquacontroller

11-25-2003, 08:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	HAP would you mind if I link to your page from our DIY pages? Thanks, Troy __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!!

11-24-2003, 04:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
SaltyQueen Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 400 View Gallery Karma Komment	WOW- Nice work- looks really sweet!

11-25-2003, 09:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
essmaker Midas Blenny Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 110 View Gallery Karma Komment	That is great work HAP! You should think about building thosefor others, I would like to put myself at the top of the list. __________________ ~~There was once an empty spot in the living room, and now....

11-25-2003, 10:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
Drill Sergeant Fire Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 84 View Gallery Karma Komment	Nice Job HAP DS

11-25-2003, 10:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
Nautilus Midas Blenny Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 108 View Gallery Karma Komment	Where did your pictures of the sump area run off too? That was cool also ya know.

11-25-2003, 11:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,533 View Gallery Karma Komment	you definitely should be proud it looks great !! I'm thinking of doing the same thing with a custom acrylic tank i'm ordering thanx for the info __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

11-25-2003, 11:27 PM	#12 (permalink)
johnlewis Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brighton, MI USA Posts: 448 View Gallery Karma Komment	Very well done, nice choice of wood and stain. That frame should support a 125 it's built like a brick s house. To borrow a phrase.

11-26-2003, 03:38 AM	#13 (permalink)
Dennis7 Ricordea Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 190 View Gallery Karma Komment	Nice Job! __________________ Dennis 120 gal/tank, custom overflow in center, closed-loop on a Squid, custom sump,Reef Concepts skimmer, CA reactor, Refugium gravity feed into tank, Lighting: 2 - 250 watt MH's, 4- 55 watt PC's, and 110 watt VHO. 12 gal NanoCube, with 2-32 watt PC's and a 13 watt PC, in a custom hood.

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