My DIY 3.5 pico build... - Page 3

FavaBean · #51 12/08/2007, 12:36 PM

I called lowe's and another place no one has ever heard of a bulkhead so i may just order them online from like aquariumpros.....I am going to buy the viaAqua 480s...they put out about 200 gph...and a max head of four feet....then the clear vinyl tubing about a foot....then the connecters that go into the bulkhead....I am thinking about going to aquariumpros but i just dont want to order the wrong thing....just worried about ordering the wrong thing....anyways thanks for all your help....maybe by christmas this should be up and running.....

scaast · #52 12/08/2007, 04:48 PM

what size is the outlet on the viaAqua 480? Is it 1/2"?

FavaBean · #53 12/08/2007, 04:58 PM

it is 1/2 slip.....i think it would work....what your opp

scaast · #54 12/08/2007, 04:59 PM

Yeah...that's what the maxi 400 is...you are okay.

FavaBean · #55 12/08/2007, 05:01 PM

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...64&pcatid=8164
thats the page for them

FavaBean · #56 12/08/2007, 05:02 PM

ok thanks scaast....so I can just go get some vinyl tubing and it should slide right into the pump?

scaast · #57 12/08/2007, 05:05 PM

Yep...it's easy as that....this is the piece that will connect at the other end and screw into the back of the bulkhead.

http://www.customaquatic.com/customa...=PF-SP1413-005

scaast · #58 12/08/2007, 05:29 PM

I put new Smartpaq bulbs in my lighting fixture today...big difference. They remind me of a 20k MH bulb...nice blue tint.

FavaBean · #59 12/08/2007, 06:53 PM

scaast.......thanks alot your tank is nice looking...everything looks like it has grown

Devtech · #60 12/08/2007, 06:58 PM

very nice looking tank man love the look of that rose bta

scaast · #61 12/08/2007, 07:05 PM

Thanks...things are going well so far. The monti caps are growing really well...even on the PC lights...of course it's 80 watts on top of 3.5 gallons, so there should be plenty of light. I'm going to add a green monti this week. More zoas and a small clam are next.

ZooZ · #62 12/08/2007, 07:13 PM

cant wait to see the tank with the new additions!!!

Devtech · #63 12/08/2007, 07:15 PM

i sense alot of trimming in ur future of this tank, those things are going grow pretty great with that light over such shallow water. but im sure u have a bigger tank to transfer frags to! lol

ZooZ · #64 12/08/2007, 07:19 PM

when you painted your tank which paint did you use?

gsxunv04 · #65 12/08/2007, 07:27 PM

krylon fusion works

scaast · #66 12/08/2007, 08:06 PM

Krylon fusion is good, but I used basic flat/satin black paint.

dustybuddy · #67 12/08/2007, 08:24 PM

aww. u painted the back up?? i cant really understand your setup from the diagram..

scaast · #68 12/08/2007, 08:29 PM

Go pack to page one and see it before it's painted.

reefman13 · #69 12/08/2007, 08:52 PM

That is an AWESOME tank. A little small IMHO for 2 fish, but everything seems VERY happy and healthy, so got nothing to complain about there

Make sure to keep us updated!!

FavaBean · #70 12/08/2007, 09:11 PM

another question....everything I need to get is a 1/2 inch...bulkheads and the locline....what size of hole do you think i should tell the people to cut....should i go with what the website says.....how do you figure the hole size out...thanks

scaast · #71 12/08/2007, 09:16 PM

yes...go with the recommendation for the bulkhead. My 1/2" bulkhead required a 1 1/4" hole.

dustybuddy · #72 12/08/2007, 10:43 PM

wat does pico mean?? im a newb. esp. at nano.

scaast · #73 12/08/2007, 10:47 PM

my guess...pico is SMALL. haha smaller than nano...I would guess it's anything less than 5 gallons...someone may correct me...but pico is just a reference to size.

ZooZ · #74 12/08/2007, 11:22 PM

yea pico is just a name to reference how small the tank is...what is it called when a word sounds like its action?? Anybody good at english?? I think Pico sounds small. <5g is around a pico size IMO

DivaMan · #75 12/09/2007, 01:40 AM

Love that rose, kinda hard to imagine seeing a anemone and some SPS in a pico, lol.