The LAST big upgrade

Delphinus · #1 10-18-2010, 05:38 PM

I'm not sure if it's a trade name but if you ask for spaflex or flex PVC at the counter they will know what you mean. You specify a length, they go back and come back out with it in hand. The fittings and such are just in the aisles but the spaflex and a few other specialty fittings (ie., John Guest and so on) tend to be in the "you have to ask for it" category.

Oh ok, I see that the numbers in the drawing are correct after all, it's just confusing how they labelled them then sort of overlaid the labels so I misread which one was which.

Delphinus · #2 10-18-2010, 05:43 PM

BTW in this case I say "depth" when I mean the front-to-back dimension, and I use "height" as the bottom-to-top dimension. Depth is a bit confusing since people think of "depth" as the sort of "negative altitude in water" when in the ocean, but with tanks it seems to mean the front-to-back in that you specify dimensions usually in the order of lwh ("length, width, height") so with your tank it's 10'x3'x2' but then you're looking at it from the long side so it gets all confusing like.

Anyhow sorry for the tangent.

michika · #3 10-18-2010, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

BTW in this case I say "depth" when I mean the front-to-back dimension, and I use "height" as the bottom-to-top dimension. Depth is a bit confusing since people think of "depth" as the sort of "negative altitude in water" when in the ocean, but with tanks it seems to mean the front-to-back in that you specify dimensions usually in the order of lwh ("length, width, height") so with your tank it's 10'x3'x2' but then you're looking at it from the long side so it gets all confusing like.

Anyhow sorry for the tangent.

How about this; left to right; 10.5 ft, front to back 3ft, top to bottom 2ft aka giant box o' salty water.

Lance · #4 10-18-2010, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by michika

How about this; left to right; 10.5 ft, front to back 3ft, top to bottom 2ft aka giant box o' salty water.

No, not a giant box o' salty water This is 470 gallons of salty awesomeness!

michika · #5 10-18-2010, 08:15 PM

I hear that awesomeness can be measured in an equation of pheasent balls per meters cubed.

Rbacchiega · #6 10-18-2010, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by michika

I hear that awesomeness can be measured in an equation of pheasent balls per meters cubed.

I always thought it was squared...hmmm...either way....go faster! ha ha I cant wait to see this build get started

Lance · #7 10-18-2010, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by michika

I hear that awesomeness can be measured in an equation of pheasent balls per meters cubed.

Hehe We need Brett's input here. He's the resident expert on pheasant ball mathematics.

lastlight · #8 10-18-2010, 09:42 PM

My dang phaesant balls sprouted wings and flew off. Wife has a birdcage somewhere I think.

Boy oh boy you're getting closer to having glass this must be exciting now! I don't see issues but can you make the overflow wider? Be nice to pull a wider and thinner skim if ya can?