Chronicles of my Clients Tanks - Page 6

tbittner · 04-19-2008, 12:32 AM

WOW!!! And it didn't break! Incredible!

AQTCJAK · 04-19-2008, 12:44 AM

i caught it early enough I hope

AQTCJAK · 04-19-2008, 11:55 PM

Here is todays progress

The Platform

Block Work

Tank on Platform I think I should have waited for bigger help Vici & my son on one end & me on the other was a lot of work for me

Plumbing Parts

Big Bulk Heads 1.5"

I also took the old Plumbing out from the 175 Bow front & the sump to make use of them tomorrow. Plumbing will be fun a Oceans Motion 4 Way that has to feed 6 holes. The Flow will be from a Sequence Dart 3600GPH. Should be a challenge.

vdituri · 04-20-2008, 01:00 AM

Where do you get your bulkheads from?
I can only find 2" outside diameter ones, but the inside is 1".

AQTCJAK · 04-20-2008, 01:53 AM

A supplier of mine in LA let me know if you are in the market I can hook you up

tbittner · 04-20-2008, 08:13 AM

I bought 2" bulkheads at True Value Hardware yesterday. SUPER heavy duty but they require a bigger hole than a standard 2" bulkhead. I sleep better at night now though. They had all sizes of bulkheads too. All the way up to 4".

vdituri · 04-20-2008, 06:57 PM

Are they smuggled across the border from Columbia or something? lol

I will give you a call when I do another DIY.
Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by AQTCJAK

A supplier of mine in LA let me know if you are in the market I can hook you up

BarbMazz · 04-20-2008, 07:11 PM

Sheesh, Jack that looks like a huge job! Especially for such an old guy.

The new setup looks like it'll be sweet though!

AQTCJAK · 04-21-2008, 02:21 AM

Well today we had to make some changes to the plan Vicki opted to remove the 4 Way because of hieght restrictions. I also ran out of the 1" Pipe I had used on the 175 Bow front recycling pipe & parts as much as possible.

Edd13 · 04-21-2008, 02:39 AM

Looking good bro.

tbittner · 04-21-2008, 07:11 AM

Is that a small piece of black flex PVC between the pump and the rest of the plumbing? Do you do that to absorb the vibration from the pump so it's not weakening the PVC?

AQTCJAK · 04-21-2008, 10:50 AM

You hit it on the nose. With bigger pumps I tend to try to make @ least one section flexable for that reason larger pumps tend to vibrate more

tbittner · 04-21-2008, 11:15 AM

Now for the million dollar question. Would the gasket and connectors of a unionized ball valve do that? Or would you recommend still using a piece of the flex also?

AQTCJAK · 04-21-2008, 11:17 AM

I would still recommend the flex one other nice thing about flex if there is the slightest bit of differnece between floor levels plumbing being perfect no stress on the lines

JoJo · 04-21-2008, 11:58 AM

nice job on the set up Jack

04-19-2008, 12:32 AM	#76 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Chronicles of my Clients Tanks WOW!!! And it didn't break! Incredible! __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

04-19-2008, 12:44 AM	#77 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,933 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Chronicles of my Clients Tanks i caught it early enough I hope __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

04-19-2008, 11:55 PM	#78 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,933 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Chronicles of my Clients Tanks Here is todays progress The Platform Block Work Tank on Platform I think I should have waited for bigger help Vici & my son on one end & me on the other was a lot of work for me Plumbing Parts Big Bulk Heads 1.5" I also took the old Plumbing out from the 175 Bow front & the sump to make use of them tomorrow. Plumbing will be fun a Oceans Motion 4 Way that has to feed 6 holes. The Flow will be from a Sequence Dart 3600GPH. Should be a challenge. __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

04-20-2008, 01:00 AM	#79 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,722 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Chronicles of my Clients Tanks Where do you get your bulkheads from? I can only find 2" outside diameter ones, but the inside is 1". __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

04-20-2008, 01:53 AM	#80 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,933 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Chronicles of my Clients Tanks A supplier of mine in LA let me know if you are in the market I can hook you up __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

04-20-2008, 08:13 AM	#81 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Chronicles of my Clients Tanks I bought 2" bulkheads at True Value Hardware yesterday. SUPER heavy duty but they require a bigger hole than a standard 2" bulkhead. I sleep better at night now though. They had all sizes of bulkheads too. All the way up to 4". __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

04-20-2008, 07:11 PM	#83 (permalink)
BarbMazz Madame Klanganator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Near Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 3,178 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Chronicles of my Clients Tanks Sheesh, Jack that looks like a huge job! Especially for such an old guy. The new setup looks like it'll be sweet though! __________________ A Snail's Pace Beginning: an old lady's first reef http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...tml#post366161 ~not knowing how near the truth is we seek it far away~

04-21-2008, 02:21 AM	#84 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,933 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Chronicles of my Clients Tanks Well today we had to make some changes to the plan Vicki opted to remove the 4 Way because of hieght restrictions. I also ran out of the 1" Pipe I had used on the 175 Bow front recycling pipe & parts as much as possible. __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

04-21-2008, 02:39 AM	#85 (permalink)
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04-21-2008, 07:11 AM	#86 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Chronicles of my Clients Tanks Is that a small piece of black flex PVC between the pump and the rest of the plumbing? Do you do that to absorb the vibration from the pump so it's not weakening the PVC? __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

04-21-2008, 10:50 AM	#87 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,933 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Chronicles of my Clients Tanks You hit it on the nose. With bigger pumps I tend to try to make @ least one section flexable for that reason larger pumps tend to vibrate more __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

04-21-2008, 11:15 AM	#88 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Chronicles of my Clients Tanks Now for the million dollar question. Would the gasket and connectors of a unionized ball valve do that? Or would you recommend still using a piece of the flex also? __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

04-21-2008, 11:17 AM	#89 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,933 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Chronicles of my Clients Tanks I would still recommend the flex one other nice thing about flex if there is the slightest bit of differnece between floor levels plumbing being perfect no stress on the lines __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

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