50 gallon LPS & Zoa Reef

[Skimmerking]

When I silicone my overflow within 8 hrs I was gtg

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Skimmer King

When I silicone my overflow within 8 hrs I was gtg

Haha, you're nuts! I'm going to wait at least 24 hours. I have to paint the bottom of the stand still anyway which needs to dry fully before I can put it down on the carpet. I should have done that during the week sometime.

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by Myka

Haha, you're nuts! I'm going to wait at least 24 hours. I have to paint the bottom of the stand still anyway which needs to dry fully before I can put it down on the carpet. I should have done that during the week sometime.

I know

[Myka]

So I totally bunged up. I had this brilliant idea to use a hammer to knock the corner off the glass overflow liner to make room for the silicone joint that runs along the bottom of the tank. Yeah, I have NO idea why I did that. The annoying part is that I have all the tools needed to grind or cut that little corner off, but nooooo I had to use a hammer. Mad at self. Needless to say, I need to order a new piece of glass on Monday and there won't be any water in the tank this weekend. Sigh...

I still have to drill the return hole. I'm going to drill it for 3/4" bulkhead even though I really only need 1/2" return from the pump. I want to try it with 1/2" line and 3/4" and see if I get any "free" extra flow from using 3/4".

Here it is in it's spot. The color is pretty accurate in this pic. Doors still need clear coat. I haven't decided on background color, but will probably be black. After looking at it all set up I will definitely be making a short wrap (canopy) for the top.

[gregzz4]

I feel for ya. I busted my new chaeto tank yesterday trying to move a line. I'm not going to buy another 2mm tank but rather try making my own with 6mm and the old framing.
Stand looks great.
So I see your going to be using a scraper on some panes

[gregzz4]

Any progress ?

[Myka]

The tank has almost all of my LPS corals in it now. I put a couple juvenile Galaxy Clarkii clowns in there yesterday. I don't have the return pump hooked up yet. I painted the back and took some pics, but they seem to have been lost. I must have deleted them off my camera before my trip to Kauai. With only 2 T5 bulbs I can't get the color to my liking. I'm looking for a used 4-bulb fixture to put over the tank already.

Greg, in reference to your previous post, the European hinges hold the doors closed so I don't need magnetic latches. I'm going to buy the "soft-close" pieces for the hinges so they won't slam shut.