my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" - Page 4

BigAl07 · 12-18-2007, 03:17 PM

On second thought would moving the over-flow teeth down also increase the flow THROUGH the fuge? Honestly you don't want to increase that...... now I'm thinking in circles here and worse yet POSTING in circles..

tigerarmy90 · 12-18-2007, 03:29 PM

thanks al, so what do you think of hte fuge feeding directly into the return section? I thought about doing this so that any eneficial like that goes over the top doesnt have to deal with the skimmer at all and instead heads straight up to the tank....any thoughts?

I even considered a bulkhead with a strainer instead fo the teeth then I could run a 90* to some pvc and run it down to the bottom of the return section so it doesnt cause any bubbles...

boozeman · 12-18-2007, 03:34 PM

thats the way i had my sump done... the skimmer on one side and the fuge on the other side. Returns in the middle
A day at the shop

tigerarmy90 · 12-19-2007, 05:36 PM

wow! nice work, I widh I had that kind of know how

tigerarmy90 · 12-23-2007, 11:10 AM

t5 goodies should be here in a day or two!!! cant wait

tigerarmy90 · 01-10-2008, 02:31 AM

here are some pics of my most recent projects and how they are coming along! I decided to go ahead and paint the inside of my "pendant" the wood grain just wasnt doing it for me. Im really happy with the way it looks, so much so that I think I will be doing the inside of the stand next.

drilled a 1 1/4" hole in upper back side of the hood to run power cables out of, Ill be adding a gromit to keep the cleen look

JoJo · 01-10-2008, 08:01 AM

Ah man, i'm so late on this thread but glad I found it. You've do some great work so far, keep up the good work!

tigerarmy90 · 01-10-2008, 06:36 PM

so here are the t5's all powered up! Now I just need to mount all the lighting and insatll my fans

I was sent the wrong bulbs so it looks bluer then it was supposed to. two aquablues should have been super actinics

man these lights are bright!!! Im really happy with how they look on the icecap ballast...not sure I even need halides...lol

AQTCJAK · 01-10-2008, 06:45 PM

I can see them from my shop greg I need stronger sun glasses

tigerarmy90 · 01-11-2008, 08:27 PM

yeah I have been wearing my welding helmt all day just trying to see my way through the house

today I started mounting the wood mounts that the endcaps will sit on so I can get everything in the hood and in its permanent home, now I have to peint them so they match

tigerarmy90 · 01-19-2008, 02:16 AM

Finally have a small update! hood is complete (with the exception of fans) and lights are all mounted! Startted by cutting the braces that the t5's would be mounting to and installed them and painted them to match! I mounted my 660 in the hood and ran all the wiring internally with zip ties to keep it tight and professional looking. Then I drilled the holes for the t5 standoffs and wires and mounted it all up! Finally I added a couple l3 mini's and ran the power cords through the hole that was drilled for them. OK, Ill shut up and add pics already!

top down shot so you can see the 660

still waiting on one more bulb!

tbittner · 01-19-2008, 03:07 AM

It looks like the T5 reflector is blocking a little bit of the halide. Will that hurt anything? Like maybe warp the T5 reflector from the heat?

tigerarmy90 · 01-19-2008, 09:55 PM

Im hoping not, I ran it all together for a while and it wasnt too bad as is! I still will be adding fans that will run across the t5's and reflectors so that should take care of any problems with heat...

tigerarmy90 · 06-15-2008, 09:12 PM

wow, I just realized how long its been since I have updated this thing! still no water in it (not suprising the way I tend to lag on things) but I have worked on the sump issues I was having! I decided to go with a DIY acrylic sump similar to the one I posted on page 2 (?). I thought parcticing on some scrap acrylic from a local plastics store would be a good start. So I broke out the old router and got to cuttin

I wanted to start by trying some overflow teeth since I would be incorporating them into the sump deign! heres what I ended up with on the first go round

ugly, I know!

second attempt, better but not good enough

Obliously I was going to need a guide, so my nephew and I came up with the idea of drilling a board at about 3/4" aprt and then using it to keep the teeth evenly spread

after every tooth was cut we could just move it out another notch to keep them even and straight

heres the final product after we got it down pact!!!

tigerarmy90 · 06-16-2008, 11:27 AM

hello...hello..hello (echo)!!!

12-18-2007, 03:17 PM	#46 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" On second thought would moving the over-flow teeth down also increase the flow THROUGH the fuge? Honestly you don't want to increase that...... now I'm thinking in circles here and worse yet POSTING in circles.. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

12-18-2007, 03:29 PM	#47 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" thanks al, so what do you think of hte fuge feeding directly into the return section? I thought about doing this so that any eneficial like that goes over the top doesnt have to deal with the skimmer at all and instead heads straight up to the tank....any thoughts? I even considered a bulkhead with a strainer instead fo the teeth then I could run a 90* to some pvc and run it down to the bottom of the return section so it doesnt cause any bubbles...

12-18-2007, 03:34 PM	#48 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,802 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" thats the way i had my sump done... the skimmer on one side and the fuge on the other side. Returns in the middle A day at the shop __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

12-19-2007, 05:36 PM	#49 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" wow! nice work, I widh I had that kind of know how

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01-10-2008, 02:31 AM	#51 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" here are some pics of my most recent projects and how they are coming along! I decided to go ahead and paint the inside of my "pendant" the wood grain just wasnt doing it for me. Im really happy with the way it looks, so much so that I think I will be doing the inside of the stand next. drilled a 1 1/4" hole in upper back side of the hood to run power cables out of, Ill be adding a gromit to keep the cleen look

01-10-2008, 06:36 PM	#53 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" so here are the t5's all powered up! Now I just need to mount all the lighting and insatll my fans I was sent the wrong bulbs so it looks bluer then it was supposed to. two aquablues should have been super actinics man these lights are bright!!! Im really happy with how they look on the icecap ballast...not sure I even need halides...lol

01-10-2008, 06:45 PM	#54 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,267 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" I can see them from my shop greg I need stronger sun glasses __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com

01-11-2008, 08:27 PM	#55 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" yeah I have been wearing my welding helmt all day just trying to see my way through the house today I started mounting the wood mounts that the endcaps will sit on so I can get everything in the hood and in its permanent home, now I have to peint them so they match

01-19-2008, 02:16 AM	#56 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" Finally have a small update! hood is complete (with the exception of fans) and lights are all mounted! Startted by cutting the braces that the t5's would be mounting to and installed them and painted them to match! I mounted my 660 in the hood and ran all the wiring internally with zip ties to keep it tight and professional looking. Then I drilled the holes for the t5 standoffs and wires and mounted it all up! Finally I added a couple l3 mini's and ran the power cords through the hole that was drilled for them. OK, Ill shut up and add pics already! top down shot so you can see the 660 still waiting on one more bulb!

01-19-2008, 03:07 AM	#57 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,563 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" It looks like the T5 reflector is blocking a little bit of the halide. Will that hurt anything? Like maybe warp the T5 reflector from the heat? __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

01-19-2008, 09:55 PM	#58 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" Im hoping not, I ran it all together for a while and it wasnt too bad as is! I still will be adding fans that will run across the t5's and reflectors so that should take care of any problems with heat...

06-15-2008, 09:12 PM	#59 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" wow, I just realized how long its been since I have updated this thing! still no water in it (not suprising the way I tend to lag on things) but I have worked on the sump issues I was having! I decided to go with a DIY acrylic sump similar to the one I posted on page 2 (?). I thought parcticing on some scrap acrylic from a local plastics store would be a good start. So I broke out the old router and got to cuttin I wanted to start by trying some overflow teeth since I would be incorporating them into the sump deign! heres what I ended up with on the first go round ugly, I know! second attempt, better but not good enough Obliously I was going to need a guide, so my nephew and I came up with the idea of drilling a board at about 3/4" aprt and then using it to keep the teeth evenly spread after every tooth was cut we could just move it out another notch to keep them even and straight heres the final product after we got it down pact!!! __________________ my 90g rimless build http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...6x24x24-4.html

06-16-2008, 11:27 AM	#60 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" hello...hello..hello (echo)!!! __________________ my 90g rimless build http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...6x24x24-4.html

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