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![]() And maybe I will address this before it gets brought up. Yes, I could have removed the railing and built it right in, I could have done a basement sump. It just came down to too much alteration. If in 2,3,4,6 years life changes or whatever, I didn't want to have to rebuild my house after I ripped out the tank.
Thanks for the compliments so far. I'm excited to continue working on it. Plumbing and finishing the stand are first on the block. |
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![]() Naw man, were it is and the sump design is more than prime. Sometimes I regret not going simple like this. All it means is more work when the tank gets shut down, and more things to worry about.
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![]() Very interesting build. It looks great so far. Cant wait to see where you take it. Stocking is going to be interesting.
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![]() looks very cool, whats your finish plan for covering the sump area?
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![]() The whole stand, front and back is going to be covered. going to have 1/8 plywood as a base and then have a reclaimed barnwood panel overlay on to of that. I don;t want to look through the railing and see fish stuff. The front and possibly sides will have removable panels so I can access for maintenance. going for a rustic look to match my stone and barn beam fireplace/mantel.
From everything I heave read about long shallow tanks, flow is a concern so thats why I went closed loop. Possibly put one powerhead on the over flow side but we shall see if its necessary. I also have th return on the far end of the tank. The last hole on the bottom of the tank will be the return and be covered by a rock tower. Figured that it would help with some natural flow with the water being returned as far from the overflow as possible. Last edited by freeze; 05-06-2015 at 07:40 PM. |
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![]() I would love to see what a wave box would do on a tank like this...
or two waveboxes mounted in opposition to one another. You might be able to surf on it. |
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![]() I'll put one of my yorkies on a surfboard and see what happens.....
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![]() This looks awesome! I will be tagging along forsure. I can't wait to see how this bad boy unfolds. I'm sure I won't be the first and or last but PLEASE take that rail out before you fill the tank. Right now it's a tank beside the rail. If you take it out it becomes a TANK RAILLLLLLLLLL (insert pyrotechnics). If you are careful the rail will come out intact and can be put back in in a matter of hours. That's peanuts compared to the time you will be known as the guy with the TANK RAILLLLLLLLLLLL (more pyrotechnics).
TANK RAILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL(Ultimate pyrotechnics that make a KISS concert seem lame) |
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![]() Pfft.....should have went 121" lol
Looks good buddy now fill with zoas lol
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