Saint's 75g

[Tru2nr]

Saint- sorry bud I thought I was subscribed to this thread! You are correct what I was referring to was going to Petco and buying a tank for a sump and then getting plate glass to make the baffles and there's your sump. Simple return pump with a gate valve making sure at the proper head it can push at least 4x your total water volume per hour. I do like that canopy!


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[saintsreturn]

Thank you Tru. I appreciate the follow up and the feedback. I am picking the sumo build stuff next pay check. Nervous about building it without the skimmer so I will have to pick and guess


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[Tru2nr]

You can always put the skimmer on a stand if you need to increase to height


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[saintsreturn]

That will probably be the plan. I am debating on dry rock or the sump for the next purchase. If I buy the dry rock, I will have plenty of time to play with it and scape it the way I want. If I buy the sump, I will have plenty of time to build, but can save money on waiting.... I don't know how people remain patient in this hobby. We will see what happens when I have the cash in hand lol

 

[Tru2nr]

That will probably be the plan. I am debating on dry rock or the sump for the next purchase. If I buy the dry rock, I will have plenty of time to play with it and scape it the way I want. If I buy the sump, I will have plenty of time to build, but can save money on waiting.... I don't know how people remain patient in this hobby. We will see what happens when I have the cash in hand lol

Usually in the beginning we. Never stay patient and even on our 8th set up sometimes we still aren't patient. I was super patient with my 75g RR and it was one of my most pristine tanks I've ever had with out doin hardly anything


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[Oxylebius]

Agree with Tru2nr in that the last marine tank I started I was really patient with it and it has been one of the easiest that I've had.

Cycled for a good 6 weeks, had lots of cuc in it for 3-4 months during the ugly algae growing stage, added 2 fish at 5 months, added sps corals after that and they took off easily. Added one fish every 4-6 weeks (after QT) after that.

 

[saintsreturn]

After going back and forth on returning this tank and hood or keeping it and not thinking about the larger setups, we decided to keep the plan and move forward. Money is stupid tight for the holidays, so it's been a little slower going than planned, but here is a small update.

Let's keep the fish in the tank



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[saintsreturn]

Going to look at paint for the back glass this weekend when I buy paint for getting the house on the market.

That said, is 3/4 pipe sufficient for plumbing or is 1 inch the way to go? 1 inch just seems really large for the project. Planning on picking that up and starting the design phase while I wait to see what long tanks go on sale for the sump. I was originally planning on a 15, but now looking at 20 or 30g for the refugium


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[saintsreturn]

1) anything specific for paint or is latex good to go for the back glass?
2) should plumbing be 1" or 3/4" piping?


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[saintsreturn]

Went shopping today with some Christmas money and the tank got a few new presents.
1 inch pipe and some free paint

Second coat



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[saintsreturn]

Final coat and loved the way it turned out


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[StirCrayzy]

Good looking light blue ! Just came across this new build thread. Hope you get the $1 per gal sale soon. Don't settle for less than you want for a sump.
What size can you fit under the tank? More room in sump = better.

 

[saintsreturn]

Thank you for the comment! Yeah my wife picked it out and I think it turned out great. Plus it was 2.50 for the roller kit and the paint was free thanks to a special lowes has for free samples

I am going to get at least a 20 long or whatever I can larger under there. I am looking at a couple other options as I have a free 10g that I may add on as well. We will see


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[DaveK]

1) anything specific for paint or is latex good to go for the back glass?
2) should plumbing be 1" or 3/4" piping?


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There is no need to paint it at all. In a couple of months coraline algae will cover it. Also, you'll have quite a pile of rock on day one, not much to see of the back anyway.

Go with the larger pipe unless you have a specific reason for using something smaller. You'll get a lot better flow from larger pipe. The cross sectional area of 1" pipe is about double that of 3/4" pipe.

 

[Squatch XXL]

Go with the larger pipe unless you have a specific reason for using something smaller. You'll get a lot better flow from larger pipe. The cross sectional area of 1" pipe is about double that of 3/4" pipe.

This is great advice.

From my perspective at having a pair of 3/4" drains....Id rather have one or two 1".....

 

[StirCrayzy]

I used 1" over 3/4 for drains, but used 3/4 for return, only because that is the output size of the return pump.

 

[saintsreturn]

Thank you all for the comments. I ended up painting it since it cost about 2$. Lowes is giving away free paint samples and it gave me something to do in the cold weather while I smoked a cigar.

I bought 1 inch pipe and have had 3/4 on hand due to some sprinkler maintenance. I will use the 1 inch for the project and only use 3/4 if required by some limitation. Maybe the 3/4 will be good for my water change system I am tying in. We will see.

Hope you all are having a great weekend and thank you for the feedback. Once I find my sump, questions and pictures will be plenty


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[saintsreturn]

So today arrived and I got my new refractometer and my pf-800 overflow box [emoji3][emoji3][emoji3]


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[Wrangy]

I did not realise you got a new tank Saint! consider me tagging along! It's looking awesome so far and I do like the background colour choice can't wait to see it up and running for you

 

[saintsreturn]

Thank you Wrangy [emoji1][emoji109]

We are moving in two weeks and I expect to have the rest of the supplies within a month. Well at least enough to get the water going lol. Are we ever really done???

And I know we need pics for proof


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