[ringram]

Here are the latest projects I've done for my 20g.
1)Co2 reactor: Here I borrowed the Hoftiezer design, only I ommitted the Test Tee piece as I'll be hooking it to the outflow of the filter and hopefully that will help prevent it from getting gunked up. I just finished putting it together tonight --- how long would you expect before its "safe" for the fish and plants? It still smells like that primer and cement I used on it. For anyone who lives in Sacramento, try Emigh's Ace Hardware ---> I found ALL the parts there except the elbow joint part.

2)Canopy struts: I've read about people doing this, but more recently saw something like this on someone's tank and decided that its so simple and gives much better "spread" that I had no reason not to make one for my tank. The light should be a bit more evenly distributed, plus I won't expect it to get as hot and the plants not directly under the lights should grow more vertically, rather than bending towards the light.

Take a look at the pics and tell me what you think! My wife thinks the reactor is an eyesore! LOL...and I told her I'd slap some stain on the bare plywood struts to make it match the enclosure better.
Cheers,
-Ryan