Jack-the-reefer Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 After a day and a half of quarantine, I started looking around for something to tinker with. I found this vase in the garage. It’s 9” across, and 3.5” deep. The overflow is some pvc I cut to fit. that’s as far as I’ve gotten so far. I need to scrounge for more random parts for the return. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burningbaal Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 What are you going to put in there? I think this right be really cool as an infinity bowl if you don't have to worry about fish jumping, out this in a dish so the overflow is just over the rim of the vaseSent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-the-reefer Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Burningbaal said: What are you going to put in there? I think this right be really cool as an infinity bowl if you don't have to worry about fish jumping, out this in a dish so the overflow is just over the rim of the vase Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk I’m thinking just a carpet of gsp with sexy shrimp and porcelain crabs. Edited March 25, 2020 by Jack-the-reefer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burningbaal Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 that'd be perfect! no one to get out, even with an infinity bowl! It'd be amazing, IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-the-reefer Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Burningbaal said: that'd be perfect! no one to get out, even with an infinity bowl! It'd be amazing, IMO I’m seriously thinking about doing that now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Haha, of course you are building a new PICO! I could have bet on that. As usual, love watching these builds, thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Love the pico builds. There was a fun competition thread about that a while back - this would have made a good one. I like the infinity idea as well but will need to get it carefully leveled and the flow right to make sure you have an even "curtain" of water over the surface for viewing purposes... at least I would guess that would be the case since I've never tried it 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-the-reefer Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 1 hour ago, TheClark said: Haha, of course you are building a new PICO! I could have bet on that. As usual, love watching these builds, thanks for sharing! I’m nothing if not consistent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Every time Jack starts a new nano build... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxkenny90xx Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Love it! Keep us posted (we're bored too)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 22 hours ago, Jack-the-reefer said: I’m nothing if not consistent. For some reason I completely forgot that all those other pico builds and the competition thread were yours.... too many things happening these days in my world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-the-reefer Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 A little progress today. It took a few tries, but I finally got the pvc overflow cut and drilled the way I want it. I glued a 1/2” pvc fitting into the overflow for the return line. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-the-reefer Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 It’s not perfect, but it works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-the-reefer Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 I need some advice. My plan is to cut something that will sit on the bottom of the bowl. I want something that I can grow the gsp on, but is easy to remove so I can trim to keep it from growing up the sides. I just need something that sinks, is easy to cut, and is thin. I’m sure someone out there knows exactly what I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 How big is it? What about trimming down a floor tile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Now I see it’s 9”, trim down a 12” floor tile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Have any acrylic lying around ? I may have some pieces of UHMW lying around. Used to use it for protecting the glass on the bottom of the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-the-reefer Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 11 hours ago, Blue Z Reef said: Now I see it’s 9”, trim down a 12” floor tile Like a vinyl tile? That could work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-the-reefer Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, spectra said: Have any acrylic lying around ? I may have some pieces of UHMW lying around. Used to use it for protecting the glass on the bottom of the tank. I Thought about acrylic, but I don’t know if I could cut it into a circle without breaking it. All I have to work with is a table saw. Edited April 5, 2020 by Jack-the-reefer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 57 minutes ago, Jack-the-reefer said: Like a vinyl tile? That could work. I meant ceramic so it sinks. Might be tricky to cut in a circle but usually tiles are like $5 each so you could mess a few up in the process without spending a ton. I saw a thread where someone used some natural stone looking tile on a bare bottom tank and it actually looked pretty good. travertine tiles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-the-reefer Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Getting closer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 What are you gonna use for a light? There is tons of cool little nano lights these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-the-reefer Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, Blue Z Reef said: What are you gonna use for a light? There is tons of cool little nano lights these days. I have a kessil a160 sitting around. Total overkill for gsp in 3” of water, but it’ll do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-the-reefer Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 Got it up and running today. I think this might actually work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 If you really want your Green Star Polyps to POP, you now need to paint the whole thing OSU Beavers ORANGE! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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