Frankie's 120gal. glass experiment
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Sorry everyone. I didn't get the clear pvc yet. I will have it tomorrow and will also be finishing up the sump/refugium. So i will have the pictures for you all to see over the weekend. I am doing a favor for a friend of mine who is a welder. In exchange for doing his crown mouldings in his kitchen he wants to make a custom stand for me with braided stuff tacked onto it. it would be a stand that the tank would slide into from the rear covering the plastic trim and running up the side corners then back around the rim. Im considering doing it. I think the iron stand framing the tank and refugium would look cool, simple and not so over bearing as the entertainment center i was planning on making. I could install black glass doors on the sides of the refugium hiding the overflow area and return area. Also i could put a upward swinging hatch made of glass or metal, (with etching on glass, a fish maybe? or some metal design on a metal hatch) to access the top to the refugium. Either way, the refugium is going to be on display under the main tank. fill you all in as i go
Well after a long night I got the sump/refugium finished! I picked up all the water for the make up, 46 gallons of http://www.naturesocean.com/nutri_seawater_info.htm and the rest of the lockline. The clear pvc and joints came in but I didn't have time to go get them because my truck is down, (valve job and the wifes pissed because im working out of her car) so I'll get that tomorrow. I'll ask my friend Mark to lend me his camera tonight when I get home so I can get pic's of the set up. Last night SPYKES came over and gave me my first sps for the new tank. Thanks Dave! Well I need to get to work so I can get back and start the set up. If all go's well I will be transfering the 90 gal. over on monday night.
and the wifes pissed because im working out of her car) so I'll get that tomorrow. I'll ask my friend Mark to lend me his camera tonight when I get home so I can get pic's of the set up. Last night SPYKES came over and gave me my first sps for the new tank. Thanks Dave! Well I need to get to work so I can get back and start the set up. If all go's well I will be transfering the 90 gal. over on monday night.
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KimPossible
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I like the refuge on display! I cant wait to see the stand, it sounds nice.
Here's an update,
I have the 120 up and running now with the new sump/refugium on a 2x and 4x frame. The iron frame has been voted out by the wife and the entertainment center idea put back into action. Were now thinking of making a dummy wall that will house the whole thing with a door in the rear side for access. This would be good to do, giving me the room for a bigger skimmer behind the wall and be able to keep the chiller indoors. I'm guessing the toltal water in this new system to be around 190 gallons with the sump. the corals are looking good so far and the fish are loving there new space. The bottom spray bars slowed the flow down because the holes were to big. I am working on fixing that problem this week.There are no leaks in all the plumbing so I did a good job there. The little giant I used for the return from the sump was to noisy so I by passed it with a Quietone for the time being until I can get a ampmaster to replace it. The flow is a lot slower but it seems to handle the cost to coast overflow well. I'm sorry I dont have pic's yet and will be getting them taken tonight and posting them tomorrow. Oh! and I have the mangrove's rooted nicly in some tonga branch in the fuge too
I have the 120 up and running now with the new sump/refugium on a 2x and 4x frame. The iron frame has been voted out by the wife and the entertainment center idea put back into action. Were now thinking of making a dummy wall that will house the whole thing with a door in the rear side for access. This would be good to do, giving me the room for a bigger skimmer behind the wall and be able to keep the chiller indoors. I'm guessing the toltal water in this new system to be around 190 gallons with the sump. the corals are looking good so far and the fish are loving there new space. The bottom spray bars slowed the flow down because the holes were to big. I am working on fixing that problem this week.There are no leaks in all the plumbing so I did a good job there. The little giant I used for the return from the sump was to noisy so I by passed it with a Quietone for the time being until I can get a ampmaster to replace it. The flow is a lot slower but it seems to handle the cost to coast overflow well. I'm sorry I dont have pic's yet and will be getting them taken tonight and posting them tomorrow. Oh! and I have the mangrove's rooted nicly in some tonga branch in the fuge too
KimPossible
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Wow Frankie! Sounds great, can't wait to see it!
KimPossible
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Frankie,
Looks Great!!! That was a lot of work! Congrats on a job well done !
Looks Great!!! That was a lot of work! Congrats on a job well done !
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