Tigahboy Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Just want to share some pics of a current project - acrylic 50g. It's going to be a LPS-specific holding tank. Dims are 48x20x12 and socalcreations.com (of course) made the tank for me. Black acrylic back. 4 holes for returns via 1/2" bulkheads and 1 corner hole for 1-1/2" bulkhead-overflow. Here's a couple of pics. Just finished part of the manifold-style return plumbing. Sexy black pvc (well, for some of it at least). I'll post more pics as the tank progresses. Link to comment
nano-nater Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 i feel this tank is going to be sweet! Link to comment
reef n ale Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 I saw it on SoCal's site. Looks great Tigah! BTW, where does one procure such sexy black pvc? Rob Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 Rob - It's a lil pricier and they don't have as many types of pvc parts, but here's the website: https://www.savko.com/index.asp?pgid=3&ptid=14&pid=147 Link to comment
gjones Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Nice tank, can't wait to see it when it's full of acans. Link to comment
TheCoralReef731 Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 So, what lighting will you have over it? Link to comment
oogie Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Originally posted by Tigahboy It's going to be a LPS-specific holding tank. Awwwww... Make it SPS frag tank!! Very nice though! Link to comment
Sinistard Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Originally posted by Tigahboy Rob - It's a lil pricier and they don't have as many types of pvc parts, but here's the website: https://www.savko.com/index.asp?pgid=3&ptid=14&pid=147 Savco is around 10 minutes from my house:) Link to comment
Purple Haze Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 old school Nikes there. From where have you acquired most of your LPS collection? Link to comment
Cesar Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Beautiful tank dude. That black PVC looks extra cool man. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 p.o.t.u.s. - you are a true reefer. hehe. good luck w/ your first year of law! oogie - the SPS prop will be the next project. Thanks everyone for feedback. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 4x 54w T5...2xActinic Blue Plus and 2x11000K Daylight AquaBlue. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 Blue Foam Mat as usual, but also put a black plastic sheet to make the bottom black for top-down contrast. And I even got black eggcrate! so hot. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 Used some spare PVC parts to make an extension attachment for my RO/DI dispensing unit...no more filling w/ buckets! yay! Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 Using a Blueline (~1100 gph) as return pump. Thanks oogie for selling it to me! =) That's all for now. Gotta start transferring stuff over now. And make another trip to home depot...that's the 5th in the past 2 days. =P Peace. Link to comment
szesteve Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Tigahboy, Another very sweet looking setup! I like all your tanks...they represent so much thought and detail dedicated to them. Excellent job! Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 Thanks! glad u enjoy them. I'll post more pics of my progress soon. Link to comment
The Speez Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Are all the prop tanks tied into a main sump or are they each on seperate systems? What skimmer/skimmers are you using? Looks great!! Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 One Sump to rule them all...ASM G2. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 Attached black ABS couplings as legs...used black zipties to secure in place. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 Started to transfer over the LPS...but I needed a break (been workin on this tank straight since 8PM last night)... So pic of the partial transfer... Link to comment
Cesar Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 OMG what a beauty. That RO/DI dispenser is freaking aweome bro. I'll be there tonight dude. Link to comment
timb000 Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 WOW dennis really like the black color scheme you got going. Did you get tired of the blue? Link to comment
scarletknight06 Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 so what are you doing to keep up with the calcium and alk demands of your prop systems? dosing? or calc reactor? Link to comment
kgbenson Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Very nice Job, two questions: Are you liking that light now that you havr been fiddling with it? I am torn between the 4 bulb 36 inch model and the light that lgreen has. Where'd you get the black eggcrate? Keith Link to comment
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