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Old 08-10-2004, 09:02 AM   #61
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Old 08-10-2004, 03:59 PM   #62
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Thanks Here's some more:

Here's the sump running with the iwaki 100


That's about 2000 gph


John at Fish and other Icthy Stuff built me a brace to help prevent the sump from bowing while it's full.


At this point I was still deciding whether to run with filter socks or not. The pipes are way too deep in the sump, but that will all get worked out later...


I moved the returns to the other side of the tank so they are now pointing towards the overflow. Why the bricks? Starboard floats.
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Old 08-11-2004, 09:28 AM   #63
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Great Pics, Greg!!
I was gonna ask about how high your water level is in the sump - I've never seen any as full as that before, so it looks kinda scary to me. Also, why do you have the starboard in the sump? (I thought sb was mainly in glass displays so falling rock wouldn't crack the glass?)
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Old 08-11-2004, 09:30 AM   #64
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There's no starboard in the sump. ???
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Old 08-11-2004, 10:53 AM   #65
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TG.. i thik you are looking at the picture of the tank with the SB in it..


Oh Greg way cool
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Why the bricks? Starboard floats.
Geezz ,,,Someone never told us that!
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Old 08-11-2004, 01:53 PM   #67
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Oh - I was - doh! Thanks Tim!

Greg, do you have teeth or eggcrate or anything like that at the tops of the glass overflows?
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There's some pics of the overflow coming up shortly....
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Old 08-11-2004, 02:06 PM   #69
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Oh, Okay!
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Sorry, I get so excited seeing big tanks keep the pics coming. Speaking of big tanks where has Mojoreef been hanging out.....never mind probably in the think tank.
Naww...Mike comes to visit here sometimes. Especially now since MACNA'S coming up

Far out on the video,Greg! This thread is awesome even if I only have a 29
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When I grow up I want to be just like you gregt.


Now all I need to do is adapt your design for a 55.
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Greg is grown up? When did that happen?
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Yeah really. Nobody told me either.
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Sorry I let this thread go idle for so long. I was a little distracted.

Here's the overflow from a number of different angles:









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