Let's See Those Wacky DIY Tools That You Can't Live Without!

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vpierce3 said:
I love diy. Here are a couple of my productions:

A funnel that sits below feeder to keep my lid clean.
A gravel rake from pvc pipe.
And I put my make up reservoir on drawer slides to make refilling easy.
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love the slides!
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vpierce3 said:
Yep. I love slides. I want to do the same for my controls as well if I can ever find the time.
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The secret sauce is putting the whole thing out from the side of the cabinet so you can mount power strips behind it. I used 2x4s and wish I had about 1/4" more clearance for plugs sticking out the front of my EB8s. So, if doing this, shoot to add some washers behind the slides!

A more recent photo:
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Projects with Sam said:
The secret sauce is putting the whole thing out from the side of the cabinet so you can mount power strips behind it. I used 2x4s and wish I had about 1/4" more clearance for plugs sticking out the front of my EB8s. So, if doing this, shoot to add some washers behind the slides!

A more recent photo:
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Great advise. Thank you.
 
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ReefBot Lab, Automated Water Tester
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I'm interested in designing some "hanging macroalgae baskets" for my tank to keep my macro away from the turbos and urchins!

Thinking 2 of these laterally above the water line, filing grooves and using the grooves to catch fishing line to attache via 4 points to a tile or piece of rubble with macros glued on top:

Just not sure how to get them hung up on the glass...
 
JoJosReef said:
I'm interested in designing some "hanging macroalgae baskets" for my tank to keep my macro away from the turbos and urchins!

Thinking 2 of these laterally above the water line, filing grooves and using the grooves to catch fishing line to attache via 4 points to a tile or piece of rubble with macros glued on top:

Just not sure how to get them hung up on the glass...
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Maybe modified hose clips?
 
Im just floored with stuff doin' atm... spring break so my kids are all over me. not sure I have anymore crazy tools for this hobby...

I designed DI container mesh for my RODI turned reactor... surprisingly I got it to print.
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This allowed me to use DI canisters as reactors in a repurposed RODI
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Fish Styx said:
Maybe modified hose clips?
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Do the hose clips get attached to the glass?

I was thinking of maybe a type of single frag rack magnet, but instead of a flat surface for the frag plug to go into, it could be a curved surface for the rods to rest on or have the frag plug hole being vertical to insert the rod into. Nothing like that online, though. I may just end up gluing the rods with silicone right onto the glass!
 
JoJosReef said:
Do the hose clips get attached to the glass?

I was thinking of maybe a type of single frag rack magnet, but instead of a flat surface for the frag plug to go into, it could be a curved surface for the rods to rest on or have the frag plug hole being vertical to insert the rod into. Nothing like that online, though. I may just end up gluing the rods with silicone right onto the glass!
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Yeah, hose return clips mount on the glass. Magnets would work nicely too, I think.
 
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