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Originally Posted by daplatapus (Post 765920)

I may be over thinking it :) I do that, lol.

I thought the same things - nothing wrong with a little over thinking

Laurie, your build is looking great so far
Great idea with the drip pan

Not to add to your costs, but an acrylic/plexi pan would be much more hassle-free

Keep up the pics :smile:

Looking good Laurie,

Good job with the enclosure. Think I saw you at Home Depot a couple of weeks back, I was in too much of a hurry to come have a natter.

Keep up the good work,
Dunc

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Originally Posted by daplatapus (Post 765920)

Looking good! I can't quite make it out but are your corners soldered on the galvanized pan? If it's not you can just run a bead of clear silicone up those corners if they're just spot welded.
It's been my experience (journeyman sheet metal worker) that any part of galvanized parts that no longer have galvanizing on them rust. It is just a coating on an iron sheet. I'd imagine it'll rust even more so around salt water. Any edges of the sheet, where it was cut to size, has exposed iron and will eventually rust. Just something you may want to consider. A coat of Tremclad would certainly help, but you'd have to pickle the galvanizing for the paint to stick. Easy as wiping the sheet down with vinegar.
Just a thought... I may be over thinking it :) I do that, lol.

the corners are soldered and water tight, putting a thin coating of silicone over all the joints and raw edges. thanks for the input :smile:
thanks for all the nice comments from everyone. I"m taking my time on this whole project and of course it's going slower than I would like.

:thumb: Looks like you got 'er well in hand! I hear ya about it going slower than you like. My 210 build has been creeping along too. But you're doing it right, that's what counts and what you'll be thankful for when it's done. Besides... the build is a ton of the fun anyway :)

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Originally Posted by daplatapus (Post 766065)

Ya! for sure building it has been a lot of fun and am really enjoying it. :smile:

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Originally Posted by clown lover (Post 766091)

Ya! for sure building it has been a lot of fun and am really enjoying it. :smile:

December 1/12 Finally got my sump in place and plumbed it in.
http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/...ver1/002-6.jpg
December 1/12 Got the water & salt mixing, the final herbie adjustments will be after I get the sand and rock settled in. Letting the emergency over flow take some water down it to get rid of any salt foam until the final adjustments are made, no doors yet!
http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/...ver1/003-7.jpg

Looks really good. I'll have to drop by and have a look. I'm jealous of the amount of room you have around your sump.....my stand is rammed, barely a spare square inch for anything else.

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Rock and sand in Dec.2/12 in first picture, then second picture today Dec.3/12

http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/...ver1/002-7.jpg
http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/...er1/001-10.jpg
picking up a couple of small chromis to start it off tomorrow :mrgreen:

Lookin good Laurie
Umm, is that rock on the right against the glass ?
Don't forget to leave yourself enough room for algae cleaning :wink:

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Originally Posted by gregzz4 (Post 769943)

Lookin good Laurie
Umm, is that rock on the right against the glass ?
Don't forget to leave yourself enough room for algae cleaning :wink:

Ya I got to move it and probably will move some other ones as well, till I get it the way I want it.