my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" - Page 5

AQTCJAK · 06-16-2008, 12:08 PM

nice jig greg you have had that tank for a really long time

vdituri · 06-16-2008, 12:33 PM

Nice job on that acrylic.

tigerarmy90 · 06-17-2008, 01:10 PM

thnkas guys, I have been such a hige lagger on this tank! I had a little trouble deciding on wether or not I would keep my skimmer and struggle with my sump or get a new skimmer with a smaller footprint and have it easy

I decied to keep my skimmer and design the sump around it and its coming right along now. All I really have to do is hang my lights and plumb it up and Im ready for water!!! (finally)

heres some more diy acrylic! I wanted lots of practice before trying my sump...

horizontal overflow for a nano

attempted flame polished edges

dont mind my dusty desk

lcstorc · 06-17-2008, 01:39 PM

What an exciting project.
Smart to practice on scrap pieces but I really like the way the teeth came out.

tigerarmy90 · 06-17-2008, 01:44 PM

thanks lynn! It took some practice but they are def coming out alot nicer! The only problem Im running into now is on my router table the screw that mounts the router to the table is not flush so it leaves small scratches in the acrylic!!!! that means more work trying to buff them out

nikkipigtails · 06-17-2008, 01:58 PM

I just saw your thread. The tank will look awesome once it's got stuff in it. The teeth for the sump look like a professional did them. Good job!

tigerarmy90 · 06-17-2008, 03:17 PM

why thank you mamm

Im trying to put up the pics in chronilogical order so that I dont miss anything here...oh yeah, we also made some DIY filter sock holders with torch!!! For these we used a 3/4" peice of ply for the bends and just heated and bent them slowly. Then we used a hole saw to make to opening for the saock!

try not to look at the dirty sock

tigerarmy90 · 06-19-2008, 04:18 PM

After knocking out a few different poejects with acrylic I was feeling pretty comfortable with my DIY skills so I decided to tackle the sump build! I was looking at 250-350 dollars to have it built proffesionally, so I checked with this local palstics company and found that I could get all my supplies for about half that! started with precut acrylic and some weld on 4 with the needle aplicator.

heres the pic of the box, before the baffles were added (dont mind the crooked tape)

then I had the baffles cut and placed them in to see how it would look with the skimmer in it

all that was left for me to di is put the overflow teeth in the fuge so that the water would return directly to the return section to fht esump and then weld it all together

more pics to come!!! so tell me what you guys think of the deisgn? Im a little worried about the size of the return section...def going to need a ato...

AQTCJAK · 06-20-2008, 10:46 AM

looks good greg!

tigerarmy90 · 06-20-2008, 08:24 PM

thanks jack! heres more pics

fuge with overflow

tigerarmy90 · 06-24-2008, 03:52 PM

I know, I know...not exciting until there is water in it right...well hopefully that will be by the end of july to early august! in the mean time Ill keep adding ppics

and you guys chime in when you get the chance...

heres the final product! just needs a little weldon 16 to seal it up tight

BSully1850 · 08-01-2008, 09:20 PM

I am very impressed with your entire build, good work!

nikkipigtails · 08-02-2008, 12:25 AM

It's early August...where's the water?

tigerarmy90 · 09-19-2008, 01:36 AM

gosh, Im such a lagger, almost there

I recieved my tracking number today for sch flex pvc, the last missing component before I put water in the tank and test out the plumbing. I am still working out some kinks on which drain will feed what and so on but I have a general idea...I did decide to paint the inside of the stand and it looks awesome! Im really glad I did it...I just wish I hadnt layed epoxy in the joints cause as you can see the paint didnt take that well in those areas

heres a few pics with most of the equipment in place

made room for 2" plumbing

look at skimmer through back side of the stand

om and dart in place

front side with return pump in

ca reactor and bottle in place

its kind of tight in there but not as bad as I thought it would be 8)

Now that it is on its way I wanted to ask your opinoins on how to run the flow through my closed loop. I really want to maximize the water movement through the tank and use the best application for making chaotic and random water movement but still try to get the wave affect. My ocean motion is a version two so it will run both 1 and 3 then 2 and 4 and repeat. So would you run both top returns then both bottom retuns or would you run both left (one top and one bottom) then both right? Or finally the option of running top left with bottom right and vise versa?

blue_eyes53813 · 09-19-2008, 08:00 AM

Looking very nice... Im sorry I cant help with the flow questions.. Here is a bump for you... Somebody will jump in here soon...

06-16-2008, 12:08 PM	#61 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,267 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" nice jig greg you have had that tank for a really long time __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com

06-16-2008, 12:33 PM	#62 (permalink)
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06-17-2008, 01:10 PM	#63 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" thnkas guys, I have been such a hige lagger on this tank! I had a little trouble deciding on wether or not I would keep my skimmer and struggle with my sump or get a new skimmer with a smaller footprint and have it easy I decied to keep my skimmer and design the sump around it and its coming right along now. All I really have to do is hang my lights and plumb it up and Im ready for water!!! (finally) heres some more diy acrylic! I wanted lots of practice before trying my sump... horizontal overflow for a nano attempted flame polished edges dont mind my dusty desk __________________ my 90g rimless build http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...6x24x24-4.html

06-17-2008, 01:39 PM	#64 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" What an exciting project. Smart to practice on scrap pieces but I really like the way the teeth came out. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

06-17-2008, 01:44 PM	#65 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" thanks lynn! It took some practice but they are def coming out alot nicer! The only problem Im running into now is on my router table the screw that mounts the router to the table is not flush so it leaves small scratches in the acrylic!!!! that means more work trying to buff them out __________________ my 90g rimless build http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...6x24x24-4.html

06-17-2008, 01:58 PM	#66 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Manta Ray Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,033 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" I just saw your thread. The tank will look awesome once it's got stuff in it. The teeth for the sump look like a professional did them. Good job! __________________ No man ever reached excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. - Horace

06-17-2008, 03:17 PM	#67 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" why thank you mamm Im trying to put up the pics in chronilogical order so that I dont miss anything here...oh yeah, we also made some DIY filter sock holders with torch!!! For these we used a 3/4" peice of ply for the bends and just heated and bent them slowly. Then we used a hole saw to make to opening for the saock! try not to look at the dirty sock __________________ my 90g rimless build http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...6x24x24-4.html

06-19-2008, 04:18 PM	#68 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" After knocking out a few different poejects with acrylic I was feeling pretty comfortable with my DIY skills so I decided to tackle the sump build! I was looking at 250-350 dollars to have it built proffesionally, so I checked with this local palstics company and found that I could get all my supplies for about half that! started with precut acrylic and some weld on 4 with the needle aplicator. heres the pic of the box, before the baffles were added (dont mind the crooked tape) then I had the baffles cut and placed them in to see how it would look with the skimmer in it all that was left for me to di is put the overflow teeth in the fuge so that the water would return directly to the return section to fht esump and then weld it all together more pics to come!!! so tell me what you guys think of the deisgn? Im a little worried about the size of the return section...def going to need a ato... __________________ my 90g rimless build http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...6x24x24-4.html

06-20-2008, 10:46 AM	#69 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,267 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" looks good greg! __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com

06-20-2008, 08:24 PM	#70 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" thanks jack! heres more pics fuge with overflow __________________ my 90g rimless build http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...6x24x24-4.html

06-24-2008, 03:52 PM	#71 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" I know, I know...not exciting until there is water in it right...well hopefully that will be by the end of july to early august! in the mean time Ill keep adding ppics and you guys chime in when you get the chance... heres the final product! just needs a little weldon 16 to seal it up tight __________________ my 90g rimless build http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...6x24x24-4.html

08-01-2008, 09:20 PM	#72 (permalink)
BSully1850 Tunicate Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 8 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" I am very impressed with your entire build, good work!

08-02-2008, 12:25 AM	#73 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Manta Ray Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,033 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" It's early August...where's the water? __________________ No man ever reached excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. - Horace

09-19-2008, 01:36 AM	#74 (permalink)
tigerarmy90 Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 182 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" gosh, Im such a lagger, almost there I recieved my tracking number today for sch flex pvc, the last missing component before I put water in the tank and test out the plumbing. I am still working out some kinks on which drain will feed what and so on but I have a general idea...I did decide to paint the inside of the stand and it looks awesome! Im really glad I did it...I just wish I hadnt layed epoxy in the joints cause as you can see the paint didnt take that well in those areas heres a few pics with most of the equipment in place made room for 2" plumbing look at skimmer through back side of the stand om and dart in place front side with return pump in ca reactor and bottle in place its kind of tight in there but not as bad as I thought it would be 8) Now that it is on its way I wanted to ask your opinoins on how to run the flow through my closed loop. I really want to maximize the water movement through the tank and use the best application for making chaotic and random water movement but still try to get the wave affect. My ocean motion is a version two so it will run both 1 and 3 then 2 and 4 and repeat. So would you run both top returns then both bottom retuns or would you run both left (one top and one bottom) then both right? Or finally the option of running top left with bottom right and vise versa? __________________ my 90g rimless build http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...6x24x24-4.html

09-19-2008, 08:00 AM	#75 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 8,024 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: my 90g braceless/framless tank!! 36x24x24" Looking very nice... Im sorry I cant help with the flow questions.. Here is a bump for you... Somebody will jump in here soon... __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

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