The "Hitchhiker's Guide" to the Maxi-Stream mod - Page 3

hahnmeister · #51 04/15/2006, 11:29 AM

"Take your beanie propellers off and put them on an Aquaclear!"...???

ChemE · #52 04/15/2006, 01:05 PM

"5,000 gph from an Aquaclear in 30 minutes for $30"

Frunkster · #53 04/15/2006, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dhnguyen

Frunkster and Hahn lead the way, you guys thought of a clever title for it yet?

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The K.A.H.F.M. Mod??

Killer Aqua Hagen Flow Maximizer - Mod

dhnguyen · #54 04/15/2006, 02:06 PM

How about.

The "Complete Idiot's Guide" to the Aqua-Flow? Why not, they have these Complete Idiot's guide books for just about everything else

OR... The Destroy It Yourself guide to the Aqua-flow mod. Hmm... I like it

Frunkster · #55 04/15/2006, 02:59 PM

That has to be the one D

Destroy It Yourself - guide to the AquaHagen flow Mod

hahnmeister · #56 04/15/2006, 05:01 PM

dhnguyen, all on one condition...you need to change that avatar. Im sick of looking at that nose-picking booger factory.

smells like fish · #57 04/15/2006, 09:02 PM

"funny how anti DIY that board is , seems the mods have told him not to go more in depth on it to protect their sponsors rights"

I don't think the mods are anti DIY. It was just a reaction to what happened from an earlier liveforphysics thread.

liveforphysics, from his posts, seems to be a very smart guy, but he sometimes rubs people the wrong way. I don't think he means to. He just very young and almost too smart for his own good.

vortech thread

This is the thread where he asked to borrow someones Vortech, so he could copy it. If he hadn't caused an uproar with this thread, I'm sure the RF mods would have no problem with him posting pictures and detailed instructions of his DIY Vortech in the RF Workshop forum.

BigSkyBart · #58 04/15/2006, 10:11 PM

Back to modding...
I was given a few 802's the other day, unknown condition.
2 dead soldiers, 1 working. 1 of the DOA's has what I think is a reverse flow attachment. It's approx 1 3/4" long (shroud length?)and has the "bayonett" mounts for the AC body. I'll get a picture up here in the AM. I have no idea of the cost or effectiveness of this housing, but with enough holes & slots I think it has promise. Now I have to get some props. My local hobby shop that was ordering props for me wins the De-De-De award. Nothing they got in is close to what I ordered. So much for trying to support the little/local guy. If anyone has more props on hand than they need, Pm me. Otherwise, it's time to burn a little platinum off the plastic

creativesmurf · #59 04/15/2006, 11:28 PM

Read all 83 pages... go to home depot and they don't carry Schedule 80 PVC. My local home depot is __________.

Last time I went there for glass blocks they stopped selling that too.

smells like fish · #60 04/16/2006, 12:35 AM

I don't know about everybody else, but I used schedule 40 PVC for my MJ shroud.

Hey Frunkster, Nice pix in your gallery. I was able resurrect an old AC201, using the pipe in your gallery. It fits perfectly on the AC.

creativesmurf · #61 04/16/2006, 12:40 AM

How did you get it to fit? The 1.5" ones have an ID that is too large?

smells like fish · #62 04/16/2006, 01:11 AM

Sorry, I should have stated that I used 1.5" sch 40 with the test cap.

For the larger prop, I used the 1.5" coupler along with a very very short piece of 1.5" pvc to hold the test cap.

dmo · #63 04/16/2006, 02:44 AM

Im using sch 40 pvc for my first attempt (no test cap), and it seems to fit well. I havent yet ordered the final parts to finish, and test it out. If things work out well, I may order the dark grey sch 80 to make it look better for the final product.

Frunkster · #64 04/16/2006, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by smells like fish
I don't know about everybody else, but I used schedule 40 PVC for my MJ shroud.

Hey Frunkster, Nice pix in your gallery. I was able resurrect an old AC201, using the pipe in your gallery. It fits perfectly on the AC.

Hey smelly dude

Glad you got it sorted, simple in'it?

I have been using schedule 40 & 80 & everything else I can get my hands on

Has anyone looked in to Bass reflex Ports over there as they seem made for the job?????????????

It's basically the same as the pipe slave, but thinner walled & black, some come with interesting end grills to.

I will add a photo of them to my gallery

Please ignore my feeble first attempt at a guard with the decimated one

Got some more done to mine but nothing worth posting about just yet, I will try & make some more time for the 402's v.soon, I also have a brand new 301 on it's way for $15 so I will only need the 201/101 & 901, then I will have a full compliment to play with

orlenz · #65 04/16/2006, 09:15 AM

I used shd 40 on one of mine, it fit loose on the MJ so I just swapped out the "O" ring for a thicker one, now it fits tight.
sch 80 or a test cap fits better but if anybody has a loose schd 40 shroud its a simple cheap fix.

Obi-dad · #66 04/16/2006, 10:03 AM

Those black bass ports sound like a good idea, I think I will be swapping out my ugly drilled white pvc one with one of those. Anyone know of any sizes that fit the maxi-jet?

hahnmeister · #67 04/16/2006, 01:54 PM

Why not just order SCH80 PVC in dark grey...works great for me...???

drgabe · #68 04/16/2006, 10:01 PM

My humble contribution to the maxi jet DIY family.
2 400's with the dumas 1.25" props in a 55 gallon softie tank.
It saved me at least $100 and the hassle of doing a closed loop on an established tank.

They have been running for 5 days non-stop, no problems.
Thanks guys!!

Now to start hacking away on the aquaclears.

smells like fish · #69 04/17/2006, 01:00 AM

Nice work drgabe! I wish my shroud cuts looked clean like yours.

I know people have tested the output of the mods, but has anyone tested an unmodified MJ or AC for comparison?

Do they get anywhere near they rated output, ie. MJ1200 300gph, AC801 400gph,etc?

creativesmurf · #70 04/17/2006, 02:34 AM

None of the HDs in the Boston area carry SCH80. The big Loews in the area has a little but only as big as 1". Time to hit a plumbing store instead ..

hahnmeister · #71 04/17/2006, 03:06 AM

Mcmaster-Carr will ship it, thats how I got it...then I got it in dark grey as well...no painting needed.

http://www.mcmaster.com/ part # 48855K25

Snarkys · #72 04/17/2006, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by smells like fish
"funny how anti DIY that board is , seems the mods have told him not to go more in depth on it to protect their sponsors rights"

I don't think the mods are anti DIY. It was just a reaction to what happened from an earlier liveforphysics thread.

liveforphysics, from his posts, seems to be a very smart guy, but he sometimes rubs people the wrong way. I don't think he means to. He just very young and almost too smart for his own good.

vortech thread

This is the thread where he asked to borrow someones Vortech, so he could copy it. If he hadn't caused an uproar with this thread, I'm sure the RF mods would have no problem with him posting pictures and detailed instructions of his DIY Vortech in the RF Workshop forum.

He told me the mods or RF explicitly asked him not to post a detailed how to on this.

Snarkys · #73 04/17/2006, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by creativesmurf
None of the HDs in the Boston area carry SCH80. The big Loews in the area has a little but only as big as 1". Time to hit a plumbing store instead ..

check the electrical area , they all have it : )

hmott · #74 04/17/2006, 09:57 AM

tell him to come over here and post it.

creativesmurf · #75 04/17/2006, 10:07 AM

Nope, I checked that. They actually carry PVC schedule 40 in that area too. They even have some grey PVC sched 40 pipes there as well. Strang.