SRC Member andysho Posted January 26, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2004 There are so many Marine LFs popping everywhere now in the city, selling various marine equipment...some reefer also DIY some equipment "hobby turn business" Will there be a possible there one day a DIY reef equipment shop appear in the market, where you just bring your equipment plan and digram to the DIY shop and they they can make any equipment you want at a low low cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponsor eaquarist Posted January 26, 2004 Sponsor Share Posted January 26, 2004 very interesting idea indeed, such collaborations between hobbyists and retailers can indeed be possible if the new equipment is feasible for manufacture, the cost of production can be high sometimes because of material costs or just simply making the cast or mould. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member SpiderOne Posted January 26, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2004 there are ppl here who do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member andysho Posted January 26, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2004 frankly speaking one so call branded xxxx calcium reactor from states can cost up to 7xx or more.. i wonder do one plastic call that much~~ with some piping done in a nice manner with one pump? Not to forget that they produce in mass... do we really know how much they pay just to make one xxxx reactor~~ unless the container is make of solid stuff...\ I hope one day we dun have to buy from those ang mo countires but locally can produce good stuff but with much lower cost.. so that it will be the end of burning a hole in the pocket kekeke Hope there will more trained engineers or whatever in this hobby can make it into a Reality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponsor dr evil Posted January 26, 2004 Sponsor Share Posted January 26, 2004 all this diy stuff, if u have volume...than its visible. just doing 1 or 2 sets will cause you alot of time wasting, cost and efford. most of us diy for others is not for profit but just to help out other reefers....but need some compensation on the time and efford lah.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member andysho Posted January 26, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2004 yep most of the reefer here is to help other.cheers.... And for sure those DIY expert here deserve kopi money for the time and effort they put in to make those DIY stuff thingy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member fangtooth Posted January 26, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2004 bros , i got contacts for company that do this kind of DIY or custom made stuff. the set back is the high price.nevertheless i still need them as i'm working in a RnD institute. example is @#$ here. i would say his stuff is cheap taking into accounts the raw material cost.if your work to include molding, liowww. price rocket high.unless you got at least 10 person to absorb the mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ervine Posted January 26, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2004 Interesting... I've thought of this before, set up one place just for DIYers to hang out.. but that's unlikely considering rent and all... unless someone willing to open his house or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member reeflobang Posted January 26, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2004 my dream is to open a LFS with built-in sump... no... cafe where reefters can hang out talking you know what... when night fallls, just on/off the actinic lights to have a party...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member junyong84 Posted January 26, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2004 haha..good luck in achieving wat u wan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member reeflobang Posted January 26, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2004 maybe even use fellow reefters to help out to ran the place... no salary but free live stock.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member CooL_anakin Posted January 26, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted January 26, 2004 CooL ideas you guys have there! Very interesting. I haven't thought of it before. HaHa..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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