My New Toy

Jason McK · #1 08-30-2007, 09:41 PM

I know Ruth has had one or two now for some time. but don't know of anyone else. I'll try and get it up and running next week end. I opted for the cheapest shipping of the metric bits. so I'm not getting them until next week.
I have a lot of other tank projects under way.
1) new floor in the tank room
2) redo all the electrical
3) vent the entire fish room
all are under way and I havn't even got the honney do list for this week end yet

J

seanoman · #2 08-30-2007, 09:53 PM

Uh oh you better be on your best behaviour, so that the list doesn't continue to get bigger and bigger.

Jason McK · #3 08-30-2007, 10:03 PM

Seanoman, So what are you building How big?

J

seanoman · #4 08-30-2007, 10:16 PM

I am building a 6'long 30"deep and 24" tall which I believe is around 220 gallon. It's going to be an in wall setup in our basement which will be viewable from two sides. It will have it's own fish room behind it that will house all the equipment and other goodies.

But yeah I am hoping to start the construction next week and get things going. Then Marc aka Superfudge has been very generous in offering some help with ideas and such, which we are very fortunate for because the guy is a master when it comes to DIY.

Jason McK · #5 08-30-2007, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by seanoman

I am building a 6'long 30"deep and 24" tall which I believe is around 220 gallon. It's going to be an in wall setup in our basement which will be viewable from two sides. It will have it's own fish room behind it that will house all the equipment and other goodies.

But yeah I am hoping to start the construction next week and get things going. Then Marc aka Superfudge has been very generous in offering some help with ideas and such, which we are very fortunate for because the guy is a master when it comes to DIY.

that sound a lot like mine. Same 2 sided view with the fishroom in the back. If you ever want to swing by and learn from all my mistakes

let me know. Maybe you could drag Marc this way and check it out.

Check out my link to my tank build thread

J

seanoman · #6 08-31-2007, 12:07 AM

Yeah that sounds great we'll have to take you up on your offer one of these days. Just looked at your tank through your link and it looks very impressive. You've done a very nice job.

Can't wait to see what the skimmer will do to the tank though.

Delphinus · #7 09-06-2007, 06:05 PM

So ... hooked it up yet? Or still waiting on the metric PVC parts?

Man, that sounds sort of like a nuisance if you can't plumb it in without mail ordering pipe from somewhere

If not setup yet, maybe you can satisfy some of my curiousity nonetheless: How are you hooking it up? i.e. on the floor next to the sump? Does it have to sit higher than the sump water level? What kind of feed pump are you using?