上周在安装the Eshopps two channel liquid doser, we found ourselves in need of a dosing line holder. Despite having a plethora of magnetic dosing line holders, they wouldn’t quite fit into the space alloted for the dosing lines as neatly as we’d like. Therefore we put on our aquarium DIY hat, and whipped up a super simple dosing line holder that anyone can make in minutes with a minimum of tools.
The basic starting point for our clip-on DIY dosing line holder is that ubiquitous part from Maxijet style powerheads which have, for more than two decades, been securing the little capable powerhead to the sides of tanks and sumps in a reliable, if unfancy manner. We actually hoard these maxijet clips and have been collecting and using them for years to hold down all manner of side attached surface ring feeders, airlines, dosing lines, and even corals.
The first step of this DIY process is to use a form of low heat, such as a candle, to very slightly melt one part of the Maxijet clip into a ninety degree angle. A little pressure and a little heat and you’ve got yourself a clip with a super simple plastic strip jutting out from the aquarium glass or sump walls.
Next up is to find a dremel tool or small drill, equip it with a drill bit that is just a tad smaller than the dosing line you intend to use and to drill a number of holes to accomodate however many dosing lines you plan to direct to your tank or sump.
稍后再进行几分钟的钻井时间,您将拥有一个超级便宜,超级且超级易于建造的剂量线持有人,这与$ 30的磁性/丙烯酸/钛合金一样。Maxijet夹在其末端带有一个稍大的孔,用于放置吸盘并进一步粘附其设计的动力头,并且该孔足够大,可以容纳更大的管道线,例如用于顶部的管道。
The sample maxijet clip turned dosing line holder above was whipped up specifically for this post, while we were talking on the phone, and was built as an illustration for this post. The maxijet clip dosing line holder below is the one we “crafted” the first time around with a little more time and a little more focus, and it works the part as good or better than anything you can buy.
没有磁铁可以丢失或移动,Maxijet剪辑的剪辑“动作”确实很牢固,它可以使线路更接近观看水平,我们可以密切关注三部分解决方案的位置被分配。我们沉迷于Maxijet剪辑,以确保几乎所有水族馆职业的坦克,油底壳和水桶的侧面,但这是我们第一次对此进行了如此多的修改,并取得如此愉快的结果。
您是否曾经使用过像它这样的Maxijet剪辑或配件来创建对水族馆有用的东西?如果是这样,我们很想知道,请在评论中告诉我们。