Rimless Build thread - fast forward

[Montreal Ray]

I opted to go with a split return line. I used 1/2″ PVC and painted it flat black with Krylon Fusion.





We have water!

I finally got to filling up the tank! I padded the tank (between glass and stand) with 1/8″ rubber mat, before filling it up.

[Montreal Ray]

TEK lights are in!!







I have since replaced one of the 6000k bulbs for an Actinic +


My set-up is as follows from from to back. Giesemann AquaBlue+ 15000k, Pure Actinic, Midday 6000K , KR Fiji Purple, AquaBlue+ 15000k and the new Actinic+

[Montreal Ray]

I painted background black and finished plumbing the return and drain to basement sump





Here are some pictures and video of my dual refugium / sump with DSB, Cheato & auto top-off.

Dual 33G basement sump
Cheato
Deep Sand Bed (DSB)
Gravity feed auto top-off
Carbon reactor
Mag-18 return pump







http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNjfG...layer_embedded

I have since replaced the skimmer. I purchased a Bubble Magus NAC7 because my Vertex in-180 was too much of a tight fit. In fact, I initially was going to put the skimmer in the same chamber as my return but I calculated my height wrong, I needed an extra 4 inches. The second sump was a tad lower but I still would not have enough height to raise it to the recommended water level. Rather than re-building the stand, I bought a shorter skimmer.

The cheato is now in the last chamber right before the return pump.







I will be posting the rest tomorrow. Thanks for looking!

[Milad]

i think you need LED Fixture for that build! make it look smooth and cost effective. Let me know if you need one

[lastlight]

I love what I see so far it's looking fab. Where did you get that overflow? That's a fantastic idea and they look to be very shallow.

[lorenz0]

Finally someone on here is running a glass-holes overflow. I heard they are awesome as long as nothing fails.

edit. brett look up gl*******s overflow

they are like $100

[Montreal Ray]

Originally Posted by lastlight

I love what I see so far it's looking fab. Where did you get that overflow? That's a fantastic idea and they look to be very shallow.

Originally Posted by lorenz0

Finally someone on here is running a glass-holes overflow. I heard they are awesome as long as nothing fails.

edit. brett look up gl*******s overflow

they are like $100

Thanks guys!

Yupp, Gl*******s http://www.glass-holes.com/700-gph-O...t-gh700kit.htm