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02/25/2004, 02:58 PM
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Link to my 180G project
Now that I physically have a 180G tank on my kitchen island, I thought I would post this. Sorry for the link but the "other" board has all the info, start to getting close done...
Here it is Greg |
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02/25/2004, 04:55 PM
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reminds me of the very slow 180gal upgrade I am starting. At this point, the glass tank is on the floor in my front room. Visited the guy that is making the stand today. The thought at this stage in the game is to have a steel frame constructed, powder coat it, and then use that as the internal framework for the actual stand that will be cherry (natural finish). Hopefully the quote on the coating isnt too much.
Without the steel frame, there would have been enough wood in the thing to build a ship. -Ben |
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02/26/2004, 12:18 PM
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Would all that flow in your system with the closed loops and what not be necessary for a FOWLR 180 gal setup? Just wondering because I am looking at getting a standard Oceanic Reef Ready setup and it woud not be drilled for a closed loop.
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02/26/2004, 12:37 PM
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geshields:
You should be beaten with a thick wet noodle for posting those pictures. You make it look so easy a 4 year old could do it in an afternoon. Great work. The tank and stand look super. Kudos to you dude. Just one question: where did you find was the cheapest place to get those union valves and bulkheads?
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02/26/2004, 06:52 PM
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Thanks for the compliments.
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 Also, thank you for all the help you provided along the way. As you can see from the final tank pic, I strayed somewhat from the original diagram I sent you. I was having a hard time fitting 2 1.5" pipes with dursos plus return plumbing in "square" overflows so i went with the tradition rectangular boxes..Quote:
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03/05/2004, 03:08 AM
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Looks like it's gonna be a nice setup. What are your plans for a sandbed(if any) with 61X turnover? If you are having a sandbed what grain size do you have planned? Also, how do you plan to mount the sea swirls? Just wondering because I am going to have holes for sea swirls drilled in the front corners of my new tank but I haven't figured out how I will mount them yet.
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03/05/2004, 09:37 AM
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Travis,
sandbed will be about 1" of the Carib-Sea special grade reef sand or the fiji pink. I have a high volume of water coming through the tank, but not high velocity... Sea swirls: 2 in front corner, 1 in middle of back. I made cutouts in the acrylic for them to fit into and made sure they were at least 1" away from the "walls" so snails could not knock the elbows off... Greg |
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03/05/2004, 03:54 PM
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James,
That is exactly what I have done with my current swirls. I have 2 that are siliconed to the inner lip of my Oceanic 58G...they ain't going nowhere...I have to use a razor blade to free them... Greg |
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03/14/2004, 03:16 PM
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hey greg,
sounds like we have similar plans for our setups, thats kinda funny. PM or call me soon, i have some questions regarding return plumbing and bubbles
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