Are you a doodler?

[sstanley223]

I have no talent for pen and paper. I still draw stick figures lol! I do excel at hands on in the shop though! This is in the finishing stages and going home next month! Great idea for a thread!

 

[RichtheReefer21]

I have no talent for pen and paper. I still draw stick figures lol! I do excel at hands on in the shop though! This is in the finishing stages and going home next month! Great idea for a thread!

That came out fabulous! Nice work!

 

[sstanley223]

That came out fabulous! Nice work!

Thank you! I've been working on it since last summer

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Just finished this mosaic abstract:

 

[RichtheReefer21]

More doodles! This time for my controller and power station.

DIY Power console/controller cabinet

Good day to all... back at it with another simple guide to help anyone out there who loves to penny pinch in our never-ending cost of keeping a reef. Up today, we are going to be building a bare bones basic box and getting the sump area looking fresh and tidy. Back story: (booorrrrrinnnng ;) )...

www.reef2reef.com

Where are all my doodlers at?

 

[R.Weller]

Great idea for a thread! Graph paper is on my list of essentials for this hobby.

Here's a sample of a few sketches of the evolution of our systems to get caught up. I'm really glad that I dated everything...

To begin, we converted our 60gal Display from freshwater to saltwater in '16 without any knowledge by attempting HOB everything. That failed miserably, so we started reading about proper reefkeeping & the journey began.

#1 - Our first sump on the 60gal Display using a 20gal Tall:

We never found a skimmer to fit, but it served the purpose. We fought nitrates in this build & dedicated effort in the upgrade to mitigate this using biology.

#2 - Phase 3 concept - It was time to go big.

Great to see the reference to Tullock's quote & Borneman's surge on the page. They have been guiding for a few years now.

#3 - Gen3 Display Sketch

I had read about surge devices & they have been a part of the plan for awhile.

#4 - Final Gen3 DIY sump design.

At the time of our Phase III / Gen3 build, we settled on moving the refug into the sump.

#5 - Waterfall ATS

More biological filtration for approx $30. Why not...

#6 - Refugium Expansion

Since we had the space in the fish closet, we decided to fill it. We had a 17" x 17" refugium in the sump, but I needed the water in chamber for the surge device, so we installed a 30" x 53" Rubbermaid stock tank. Nice upgrade.

#7 - Automatic fish feeder

My daughter got in on the action with an copepod breeder. It's a work in progress.

#8 - Harnessing Sunlight

This project is on hold until the winter '20. When the leaves grew on the trees, we lost our light source.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Great idea for a thread! Graph paper is on my list of essentials for this hobby.

Here's a sample of a few sketches of the evolution of our systems to get caught up. I'm really glad that I dated everything...

To begin, we converted our 60gal Display from freshwater to saltwater in '16 without any knowledge by attempting HOB everything. That failed miserably, so we started reading about proper reefkeeping & the journey began.

#1 - Our first sump on the 60gal Display using a 20gal Tall:

We never found a skimmer to fit, but it served the purpose. We fought nitrates in this build & dedicated effort in the upgrade to mitigate this using biology.

#2 - Phase 3 concept - It was time to go big.

Great to see the reference to Tullock's quote & Borneman's surge on the page. They have been guiding for a few years now.

#3 - Gen3 Display Sketch

I had read about surge devices & they have been a part of the plan for awhile.

#4 - Final Gen3 DIY sump design.

At the time of our Phase III / Gen3 build, we settled on moving the refug into the sump.

#5 - Waterfall ATS

More biological filtration for approx $30. Why not...

#6 - Refugium Expansion

Since we had the space in the fish closet, we decided to fill it. We had a 17" x 17" refugium in the sump, but I needed the water in chamber for the surge device, so we installed a 30" x 53" Rubbermaid stock tank. Nice upgrade.

#7 - Automatic fish feeder

My daughter got in on the action with an copepod breeder. It's a work in progress.

#8 - Harnessing Sunlight

This project is on hold until the winter '20. When the leaves grew on the trees, we lost our light source.

Awesome and thanks so much for sharing! I know theres more of us out there!

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Great idea for a thread! Graph paper is on my list of essentials for this hobby.

Here's a sample of a few sketches of the evolution of our systems to get caught up. I'm really glad that I dated everything...

To begin, we converted our 60gal Display from freshwater to saltwater in '16 without any knowledge by attempting HOB everything. That failed miserably, so we started reading about proper reefkeeping & the journey began.

#1 - Our first sump on the 60gal Display using a 20gal Tall:

We never found a skimmer to fit, but it served the purpose. We fought nitrates in this build & dedicated effort in the upgrade to mitigate this using biology.

#2 - Phase 3 concept - It was time to go big.

Great to see the reference to Tullock's quote & Borneman's surge on the page. They have been guiding for a few years now.

#3 - Gen3 Display Sketch

I had read about surge devices & they have been a part of the plan for awhile.

#4 - Final Gen3 DIY sump design.

At the time of our Phase III / Gen3 build, we settled on moving the refug into the sump.

#5 - Waterfall ATS

More biological filtration for approx $30. Why not...

#6 - Refugium Expansion

Since we had the space in the fish closet, we decided to fill it. We had a 17" x 17" refugium in the sump, but I needed the water in chamber for the surge device, so we installed a 30" x 53" Rubbermaid stock tank. Nice upgrade.

#7 - Automatic fish feeder

My daughter got in on the action with an copepod breeder. It's a work in progress.

#8 - Harnessing Sunlight

This project is on hold until the winter '20. When the leaves grew on the trees, we lost our light source.

The copepod breeder is epic! Love seeing the next generation involved in the hobby. Start them young

 

[NashobaTek]

Can't draw to save my life, but I can paint!

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Can't draw to save my life, but I can paint!

Beautiful! Thanks for droppin by and sharing! Paint a schematic! ;Hilarious

 

[R.Weller]

Because 4 tanks aren't enough for our system, it's time to add the Frag tank to our growing collection. As I cannot smash anything else into the stairwell (the current Fish Room), the plan is to extend into our storage area, which I have now decided to start calling the labratory. I need to make a sign for the door.

We have already purchased & drilled the 40b (dual 1 1/2" bulkheads), & we have plenty of 5gal buckets & 2x4"s. I'm captivated by the simplicity, success & low power requirements of our primary surge device on the DT, that we're adding another style to our Frag tank.

& simply because colored masking tape is fun to play with, he's the concept in the space (the shelf & outlet will be relocated):

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Because 4 tanks aren't enough for our system, it's time to add the Frag tank to our growing collection. As I cannot smash anything else into the stairwell (the current Fish Room), the plan is to extend into our storage area, which I have now decided to start calling the labratory. I need to make a sign for the door.

We have already purchased & drilled the 40b (dual 1 1/2" bulkheads), & we have plenty of 5gal buckets & 2x4"s. I'm captivated by the simplicity, success & low power requirements of our primary surge device on the DT, that we're adding another style to our Frag tank.

& simply because colored masking tape is fun to play with, he's the concept in the space (the shelf & outlet will be relocated):

Man i love the idea with the tape. Perfect visual for dimensions to be put into perspective. Bravo.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Bump for doodles.

My double up sumps (two combined)

Needed more water volume for the cube build i am currently doing..

The front is an Eshopps r200 gen 3. The rear is an old school acrylic 2 chamber with a bubble trap of sorts in the center.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

@JoshH

 

[JoshH]

I'll have to dig up some from my planning stages ;Smuggrin