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Old 01-05-2011, 06:06 PM
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I do have a history of not finishing haha.


I think it will look great when is done.
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Old 01-05-2011, 06:10 PM
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Wow, I thought I was the only person in the world with a basement dumping zone


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Looks like an awsome build plan, I'll be following the progress
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Old 01-05-2011, 06:54 PM
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Yeah Greg as soon as I arrived at these dimensions I knew I'd have some explainin' to do haha. 8x3 is the largest piece of glass that fits down my stairs. The rest sorta fell into place with height being the only remaining factor i could tweak. My 392g was 30" high and that was without a doubt too high for my liking. The 225g was 24" which I liked but I had a real issue with upgrading to a tank that was shorter than my current tank which is 26" tall. So the choice was made =)

Amen on the starphire. Dave has 19mm starphire and I laid awake a few nights dreaming about it. In the end I couldn't commit.

As for sump access... one of my must-haves is a sump not under a stand. The sump will be right against the wall that touches the overflow end of the tank. So if you stand in the fishroom and face the overflow box the sump will be on your right. On a stand much to my sore back's delight.
The dimensions are identical to mine. I will say it is still a challenge reaching stuff that falls to the bottom without a "grab tool" although my tank stand height is 40" which I prefer over a 30" height. The 30" height is more designed to view the tank while sitting down which is fine but when my tank was that height I'd always be bending to see things in the top half when standing. Now it's hard to get people to step away from the tank to sit down.
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Old 01-05-2011, 07:46 PM
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Hi Brett,

Regarding your inlet and outlet locations, Your only option is to have them on the back wall, given where your overflow is.
What I like about the tidal flow setup is that it almost completely eliminates dead spots where detritus can accumulate.
If you can locate your sump return line(s) and your rock layout, it might become obvious where exactly your plumbing holes should go.
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Old 01-05-2011, 07:59 PM
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Why does the overflow location limit placement of inlets or outlets? I must be missing something Mitch.
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Old 01-05-2011, 08:06 PM
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Maybe it's the scale of the drawing that I see, but it looks like you would have some pretty crowded plumbing underneath the overflow...?
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Old 01-05-2011, 08:14 PM
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Awesome Brett - You don't waste any time upgrading. Can't wait to see it.
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Old 01-05-2011, 08:22 PM
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Ooh, a 404. Is there a web based meaning hidden in there?
That is too funny, I thought the same thing... We are just way to geeky/techy

Wow, now that is a big tank... If you ever want some help with any setup, let me know, I would love to give a helping hand.
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Old 01-05-2011, 08:56 PM
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It's hard to tell a huge difference between starphire and regular with small samples but I've put together 19mm tanks with and without starphire and it's a huge difference when the glass is that thick and you're looking at large sheet of it with light on the other end. I've almost always had starphire tanks and it hardly scratches any easier, if you did something that scratches the starphire it would probably scratch the regular glass as well. Even my wife won't let me build a tank for us without using starphire. Either way is cool though, looks like a sweet setup!

Guess I'll have to start my 405 gallon build
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Old 01-05-2011, 09:09 PM
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This is going to be awesome! So happy to see you doing another big build...if it's anything like the last one we're all in for a good ride.

Have you thought about a DIY LED fixture for a tank that size? I am only doing a 290g but the savings of going LED just on bulbs, etc really made a lot of sense.
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