DIY projects

I was in the new house last night doing some measuring and snapped a few pictures to show you guys where the tank is going.
The location of the new tank. Sorry for the grainy picture, it was semi dark in there and I didn't turn on flash.



We don't officially close on the how until Thursday so I can not start demolition until after that.

What? Demolition you say? Yes in fact, ...

This entry will discuss equipment that I pan on using for my 300g build.

Automation will be handled by the APEX controller that I already have. I will be adding an EB8 and possibly a 2^nd ph probe to handle the Calc reactor.



The return pump is Reeflo Dart that has been collecting dust in the garage.



SMR1 Bio-pellet Reactor, I already have this running on the current setup. ...

The plan: 22in tall 6in diameter single chamber reactor(can add second chamber later if wanted.) The reactor has to be leak proof or I will have to add onto my sump which does not have space for it. I will use a mag 7 or 9 pump for recirculation and come off of my return for feed water(may use a small power head.) It will have a probe port on the reactor and a bubble counter.

Few questions:

what do I make the probe holder out of?

I have seen other ...

Alright, so I got all my auto top off parts in yesterday. I have some 1/4" acrylic and I want to cut a 2" wide strip and make two bends in it to make the bracket for the float switches. I have a propane torch that I was thinking of using to heat up the material. Would this be alright?

So this is what a broken octo skimmer cup looks like


and this is the only product I found in the Charlotte area today to fix the problem, fingers crossed


So Marc, here is the question, do I just make a bead of this on one ...