the "hobo" portfolio

[joelb]

do you own something that hobogato made? lets see some pictures. im just wondering how much spare time ace really has :)

sorry for the lack of quality, this pic was taken with a phone.
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii108/joelb69/reactors.jpg

[brewercm]

Here's a sump I got second hand that Ace made. I also have some other stuff just no pics.

[sharkboy]

this is gonna be a LONG thread...

[RICKY81]

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[Kristy]

One hobo-canopy here.
(Oh, and some hobo-plumbing too!)

[Bill S]

Oh, man! Now I'll have to take a bunch of UGLY photos... They looked great originally, but now 3 years later...

[RayAllen]

Do not have the pics any longer but ACE has built me.......

1 Canopy
4 Diffrent overflows
And I bought a reactor from him.

All great stuff!

[ErikH]

Do not have the pics any longer but ACE has built me.......

1 Canopy
4 Diffrent overflows
And I bought a reactor from him.

All great stuff!

Wow, hey Ray!

Ace is a great guy, hands down. No pics, but I have had my calfo on my 48 made by him. I have a dual chamber CA reactor that he made. I used to have a wet-dry skimmer that broke and he modified it, thus making it a Hoboskimmer.

[Mr Cob]

Ace took my current sump that I was not happy with and customized the layout to my liking by adding baffles, bracing, a frag rack and more. I love it.

I also have custom made Rotifer/Brine Shrimp and Phytoplankton tubes. They are super cool.

I'm thinking of a custom made Hobo acrylic playhouse for my son next. :)

Thanks, Ace.

[brewercm]

Dang, I forgot about the calfo overflow and plumbing on my 58 I got from Donnie. Ace built all of that for him. I think there was a pic of it somewhere on my build thread.

I'm just wondering when he sleeps.

[jc]

Ace built me a dsb that I added to a sump, but I don't have a picture of it anymore. This is something else he built for me. A 2'x 8"x8" frag tank. I'm still working on it so please excuse the dead frags on the left. I'm using a pair of 24" t5's with tek II reflectors. I need to add some snails to keep the algae down.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_s_m-tlLoaPI/SZyETvgkEZI/AAAAAAAAAcs/yE7tIeriyBY/s912/IMG_0012.JPG

[hobogato]

mind if i add a few things i have that i made :)
sorry - not all reef related....
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/PDRM3675.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/240/PDRM3676.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/DSC00762.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/Image015.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/PDRM3757.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/Image001.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/zachbookshelf.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/circle.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/ferns.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/peacock.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/light.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/sidelight.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/tree.jpg

[ismvel]

No pictures, but he built me a sump this past weekend.....but looking at all his other goodies, looks like Ace has enough skill to outfit the Vatican Cathedral windows, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and with the help of the Mrs. put Budweiser out of business.... :)

Next project....a solar powered car, he's got the solar powered fish tank down!!!!!

He is jack of many trades and master of them all.... you go boy!!!!! :bigsmile:

[rocketeer]

Nice windows! That must have taken a while.

Ace built me this a few years ago. It's 60 gallons of SUMPtuous acrylic.

Jack

[papijames]

the man is bless. He's a gift to Maast from God. I don't own anything from him yet, but sure that I will eventually end up with something he's made.

[fishypets]

Ace made this QT tank and wood stand when I was treating for AEFW. He made it in one day!

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/fishypets/IMG_6405.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/fishypets/IMG_6568.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/fishypets/IMG_6432.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/fishypets/IMG_6437.jpg


He also made the skin for my steel stand built by A.G.E.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/fishypets/IMG_7417.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/fishypets/IMG_7416.jpg

[coraline79]

Don't have pics because I am at work, but here is my list:

Awesome Stand for my 125
Calfo overflows for my 125 and my 30
2 Ace built media reactors
He took 2 used sumps, cut them down to size for me, made them bi-level fuge sump combo.
You can kind of count my canopy. I actually built it, but I copied his work exactly.
And if it wasn't for him I wouldn't have used double union ball valves everywhere!!!

[Mr Cob]

Oh my gosh...ACE...You make guitars too!!! And...stained glass!!!!

So, what don't you make?

Great workmanship!

[brewercm]

Didn't you do a violine at one point also? I thought I remember pics of that.

[hobogato]

i just refurbished it. took it from this:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/before.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/disassembled.jpg

to this
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/violinfinishedfront.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/projects/violinfinishedback.jpg

it is a family heirloom of my great grand mother's - built originally in the 1850's

someone else had tried to fix it about 40 years ago and it wasnt pretty....

i had to fabricate a few pieces (sound post and ribs) and buy a new tailpiece, tuning pegs, and bridge - the rest was original. when i finished, i strung it, tuned it and it sounded pretty good considering.

[brewercm]

Yeah, but still another quality Hobo product. :wink_smile:
See, I still have a little memory left in my head.