glennr1978 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Thanks, still aways to go but it's getting there. the hard part is done though!! Link to comment
thapatient Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 .....you suck..... JK! THIS THING IS AWESOME-NICE!!!!! (i combined two words for emphasis lol) Link to comment
nanoty Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 Lol, thanks. Keep in mind that there will be a PVC overflow coming up from the drain. I was fighting the kid and the idiots at Lowes and ran out without a piece of 3/4" PVC. I still need a check valve for the return too. Lowes didnt have one. Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Lol, thanks. Keep in mind that there will be a PVC overflow coming up from the drain. I was fighting the kid and the idiots at Lowes and ran out without a piece of 3/4" PVC. I still need a check valve for the return too. Lowes didnt have one. I may still have my old one. If so, do you want it? I don't think you will find one at Lowes or HD. Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 oh progress! looks very cool. Link to comment
Captainj42 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 I cant wait to see this running Link to comment
thapatient Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Meh, needs water. lol agreed. Link to comment
Lalani Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Looks great, you did a good job. Link to comment
nanoty Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 Looks great, you did a good job. a compliment? WTF? Thanks Link to comment
SLOreefer Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 that looks awesome! Good stuff bud, keep the progress shots coming! Link to comment
gulfsurfer101 Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 That's definately coming along nicely with the trim gone and the return placements coming through the bottom. I kinda wish I started one of those contest tanks now. I would have waited till everybody is really far along and just stole all their cool ideas and put them together for the win. LOL, justkidding, that looks pretty cool though. Link to comment
nanoty Posted October 15, 2008 Author Share Posted October 15, 2008 That's definately coming along nicely with the trim gone and the return placements coming through the bottom. I kinda wish I started one of those contest tanks now. I would have waited till everybody is really far along and just stole all their cool ideas and put them together for the win. LOL, justkidding, that looks pretty cool though. You might have been out of luck since I'm bringing up the rear. I dont even think I am going to FW test it, just plop everything in and cross my fingers. BTW if anyone has an extra 1/2" check valve, I needs one. Link to comment
gulfsurfer101 Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 I would have had to have done something way over the top like a 5.5 SPS reef with a 30 gallon sump hidden away in some closet somewhere. No water test, probably don't need one and even it it did leak a bit you can always just seal it off with some type of putty epoxy or something along those lines. I am finding all kinds of things that I can use that goop on lately. It might just replace the duct tape in my garage. Link to comment
Lalani Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 a compliment? WTF? Sorries, won't happen again... Link to comment
nanoty Posted October 15, 2008 Author Share Posted October 15, 2008 Yay, Weeties in my thread now! BTW....water......I HAS IT!! Link to comment
eyou Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Looks great! I would be scared to put anything near that tank it looks like its gonna explode into water all over your floor! Does that type of overflow make a lot of noise? Link to comment
nanoty Posted October 15, 2008 Author Share Posted October 15, 2008 Looks great! I would be scared to put anything near that tank it looks like its gonna explode into water all over your floor! Does that type of overflow make a lot of noise? Yeah I am slightly concerned since its my first actual tank "build" but no pain no gain right? The overflow sounds like a supercharged toilet stuck on and I am glad its not going in my bedroom. I knew it would be loud as hell but the tank is a contest tank only and will be hidden away next to my waterchange barrels so I'll never notice it. A few odds and ends and it should have rock before the weekend. Water level on the tank is approximately where it will be. Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 looks really good with the water in it Ty. leading the pack by far i'd say.... my favorite LFS has the same kind of drain system on a 200 gal frag tank, and it sounds like the whole store is goin down the drain...lol. but yeah, cant wait to see how you do the rest of the tank. keep up the good work. Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Yay, Weeties in my thread now! BTW....water......I HAS IT!! FTMFW!!!!!! It looked great before, even better with water. It looks like you are getting some decent flow in there too!! What are you using for a retrun pump? better rig up some sort of snail gaurd on that overflow, trust me!! Link to comment
nanoty Posted October 15, 2008 Author Share Posted October 15, 2008 looks really good with the water in it Ty. leading the pack by far i'd say.... my favorite LFS has the same kind of drain system on a 200 gal frag tank, and it sounds like the whole store is goin down the drain...lol. but yeah, cant wait to see how you do the rest of the tank. keep up the good work. Thanks dude, it's mega loud but thats cool. FTMFW!!!!!! I have no idea what that means I'm using an MJ1200 and it works pretty well, can't find a 1/2" inline check valve though. Trust me I intent to make a snail guard and do the drain a little different, that is just what I had lying around. Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 what does "MF" usually stand for.... Link to comment
Lalani Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Lol... Tank sucks.. Told you I wouldn't be nice again.. Link to comment
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