FateX9 Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Since everyone is doing 40's now i just figure why not jump on the band wagon, actually its been in the works for a bit but just taking a while to get the pieces together right now here are my plans 40br display 55 sump 75g petco stand lighting - current outer orbit 2x150w mh 4x39w t5, replace t5 ballast with ic660 ballast skimmer - etss reef devil chiller - right now i have a current prime tower chiller 1/3hp but its WAY too noisy so deffinately need something else right now im not really sure what ill be doing for flow, deffinately a closed loop just dont know what pump to use the return pump will probably be some kind of quiet internal pump mainly because its going into my bedroom closed loop pump will probably be the velocity t4 in one of the 40br build threads i saw this crazy lookin overflow using a pvc pipe cut in the middle running from end to end of the tank, and im deffinately going to try that out as for livestock, i have almost everything i want but theres a few things here and there that needs to be obtained fish 2 clown pairs (onyx with picasso and white caps) shrimp goby pair (dracula) and some kind of fairy wrasse (maybe labouti or exquisite) inverts nem (orange carpet) cleaner shrimp pistol shrimp (randalli) various corals from softies to sps stand will be here monday but i still need my tank drilled which will probably be done this week at work hopefully i can get water in the tank by the end of the week! Link to comment
suppressive fire Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Since everyone is doing 40's now i just figure why not jump on the band wagon, actually its been in the works for a bit but just taking a while to get the pieces togetherright now here are my plans 40br display 55 sump 75g petco stand lighting - current outer orbit 2x150w mh 4x39w t5, replace t5 ballast with ic660 ballast skimmer - etss reef devil chiller - right now i have a current prime tower chiller 1/3hp but its WAY too noisy so deffinately need something else right now im not really sure what ill be doing for flow, deffinately a closed loop just dont know what pump to use the return pump will probably be some kind of quiet internal pump mainly because its going into my bedroom closed loop pump will probably be the velocity t4 in one of the 40br build threads i saw this crazy lookin overflow using a pvc pipe cut in the middle running from end to end of the tank, and im deffinately going to try that out as for livestock, i have almost everything i want but theres a few things here and there that needs to be obtained fish 2 clown pairs (onyx with picasso and white caps) shrimp goby pair (dracula) and some kind of fairy wrasse (maybe labouti or exquisite) inverts nem (orange carpet) cleaner shrimp pistol shrimp (randalli) various corals from softies to sps stand will be here monday but i still need my tank drilled which will probably be done this week at work hopefully i can get water in the tank by the end of the week! where are the pics im not going to read what you wrote until i see some pics. Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 I wonder if I'm the only one who actually found that unattractive. those boobs are gross, being floppy and all. if she jumps up hard enough surely she could loosen a few teeth with one of those things. oh yeah, sounds like it's gonna be a pretty sweet build. get on it. Link to comment
FateX9 Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 no youre not the only one glen but im pretty sure thats the same girl from suppressive's avatar i dunno, some guys just like them big, doesnt matter what they look like as long as theyre big? and im starting the build tomorrow with stand and hopefully getting the tank drilled and overflow built, just dont know how much theyre gunna like me using work time to build my own thing Link to comment
FateX9 Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 well just a little update i got the stand...its a pos but like they say, you get what you pay and itll also do i finally got my plumbing situated herse a little diagram of what i want to do i also priced everything i need plumbing wise and its going to be another ~$250 this is starting to get a LOT more expensive than i first thought, now i see why people avoid 1" and 1.5" fittings! Link to comment
bdare Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 This should be a nice one! Tagging along! BTW... she's hot. You are all limp wristed if you don't think so. Link to comment
agileTuan Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 man i wish i would have planned out my plumbing better o well where's the pics Link to comment
FateX9 Posted February 9, 2008 Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 lol pics will come in march, thats when ill be bringing down my comp im in florida my comp is back home in virginia, and the next time im heading up is in mid to late march hmmm i guess i could take some pics and head over to a friends i finally drilled my holes today though, drilled 7 holes took a little over an hour im also thinking about using eductors on the sump returns, any thoughts on that? as for return pumps, it looks like im gunna go with 2 ocean runner 2500 throttled back, i would like to go with eheim 1250 but even wholesale theyre still around $80 and the ocean runners are about $45 i think it was Link to comment
FateX9 Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 after 3 trips to lowes im finally almost ready to place an order for pumps and other stuff i cant get around here i also decided to screw the sea horse tank and do an eel tank! ive been wanting another golden dwarf moray forever and since i cant get the sea horses ive wanted forever, whats the point in doing something you dont want?! now im just trying to figure out how im going to plumb everything so he wont be able to get out Link to comment
FateX9 Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 finally placed my order in today for 2 OR2500, 2 1.5" bulkheads, a strainer, other stuff, but now i should be good to go in plumbing the light should be shipped today so hopefully ill get that by next week also looks like next week is looking busy Link to comment
bdare Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Sounds good! I can't wait to see some pics of this build! Link to comment
FateX9 Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 yeah yeah, i need to take pics hopefully my roomate will have a cord to connect cam to comp if she does then maybe, just maybe have pics tonight but i really dont have much to show just a tank thats drilled with 1" bulkheads and 2 empty holes with pvc fittings sitting in the tank i tried taking pics of my livestock thats being held for me but the tank is extremely shallow and im using a 105mm macro lens which doesnt give me much room to take pics so that may have to wait lol doesnt really seem like anyone cares anyways, especially without pics Link to comment
FateX9 Posted February 16, 2008 Author Share Posted February 16, 2008 alright, my roomate said she had a card reader on her laptop but apparently its only an sd reader so couldnt go that way but finally i brought my camera to my friends place so now i can finally upload some pics now its not that many pics but for now i guess itll do hopefully some stuff will be coming in monday like lights and pumps and valves and bulkheads still need those 1.5" bulkheads! im planning on cutting some pvc this weekend to get the hard plumbing closer to being done but atleast you get to see something now and im not just making all this up Link to comment
bdare Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 VERY NICE!!! I can't wait to see more! Link to comment
FateX9 Posted February 16, 2008 Author Share Posted February 16, 2008 yup theres 7 of them, 3 for drains and 4 for returns, 2 are from CL and the other 2 will be from the 2 sumps im still trying to figure out how im gunna set up an eel tank in a 15 tall, im now rethinking that plan because i dont think theres gunna be much room for the eel and thats not coo if i had more tools and better supplies this wouldnt really be an issue but since i dont have any tools and no supplies its tough Link to comment
FateX9 Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 yay, today the lights arrived but still havent opened it yet yesterday my pumps came in drop shipped from aqua medic and now im waiting for the rest of my championlighting stuff to arrive seeing that i cant do anything without the bulkheads! Link to comment
FateX9 Posted February 24, 2008 Author Share Posted February 24, 2008 just found out my roomates comp can accept sd cards and since my camera phone has an sd adapter i took some pics heres the closed loop pump, velocity t3, but once i go back home ill be bringing down my t4 heres another plumbing pic with 75% of the 1" plumbing done outer orbit mh/t5 1.5" plumbing parts ready to get glued once i get the freakin pipe cut! dual oceanrunner 2500 for returns and here is my most prized posession right now, orange carpet nem and heres a wierd pic of a paly, they used to be sunflowers but they kinda morphed a bit all pics were taken with a camera phone Link to comment
Rehype Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Looks really good so far fate! Cant wait to see it filled up. Link to comment
siwelk Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 good, youre catching up Link to comment
FateX9 Posted February 24, 2008 Author Share Posted February 24, 2008 yeah...i dont think so i still need sumps and the 1.5" plumbing stuff glued and what not sucks not having a saw Link to comment
siwelk Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 i bought a mini-hacksaw that i used to cut my pvc over the sink in the kitchen of my apartment. ghetto Link to comment
FateX9 Posted February 24, 2008 Author Share Posted February 24, 2008 yeah i was thinking about getting one of those but i cant see myself cutting 10 different pieces with a hack saw, im a pretty lazy guy especially if i have the access to other ways Link to comment
siwelk Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 i hear that. i think i cut about 15 pieces that way. Link to comment
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