Aggressive Reef Step by Step setup - Page 4

madscientist · 07-16-2006, 03:24 PM

I am just starting some of the things you have just done, I am going to see Jns tonight to get holes in my tank drilled, and would like to get a coat of paint on the back. I have a buddy with a cnc machine who does a lot of work with plastic and he is going to make my surface skimming overflow. He scored me a piece of 3/16" black acrylic (38"x26") for $17. Once I have a dimension for the bulkhead I can have him cut the overflow box. Still need a pump, bigger skimmer (might wait for a couple weeks for this), and misc plumbing.

madscientist · 07-16-2006, 03:28 PM

Also are you going to put check valves on the locline behind the tank? Water could potentially drain back through those lines couldn't it?

Twins Guy · 07-16-2006, 03:36 PM

mad-krylon fusion spray paint from walmart works great on glass and is easy to apply just tape and newpaper off the rest of the tank. i used it on my tank which was setup a year ago and there ain't a single scratch or chip in the paint.
tg

hink · 07-16-2006, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by smeese

Actually both but he moved in the mall once since he got there with the hobby store. He is in the old pool hall.

Good to see "Big Dumb" didn't loose that drill in his moves. I have cut a hole or two for him with that drill and it is awesome for cutting holes. Smeese, next time you see Louis tell him "hi" from me and make sure you call him "Big Dumb" first. He'll know right where that is coming from and will have a reply to that.

spazz · 07-16-2006, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by hink

Good to see "Big Dumb" didn't loose that drill in his moves. I have cut a hole or two for him with that drill and it is awesome for cutting holes. Smeese, next time you see Louis tell him "hi" from me and make sure you call him "Big Dumb" first. He'll know right where that is coming from and will have a reply to that.

thats funnny. i met louis when i was over visiting vertical at the plant. i was getting the nickel tour and louis was wandering around looking lost. vertical said some smart ***** comment to him, and the next thing you know we are talking fish tanks and fish stores.

smeese · 07-16-2006, 04:52 PM

Yes there is a check valve before the return T's off.

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Originally Posted by madscientist

Also are you going to put check valves on the locline behind the tank? Water could potentially drain back through those lines couldn't it?

smeese · 07-16-2006, 04:53 PM

Thats what it was thanks TG!

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Originally Posted by Twins Guy

mad-krylon fusion spray paint from walmart works great on glass and is easy to apply just tape and newpaper off the rest of the tank. i used it on my tank which was setup a year ago and there ain't a single scratch or chip in the paint.
tg

smeese · 07-16-2006, 04:54 PM

Spazz I got called into work this weekend so i could not have made it up. Got another date in mind?

I will do that and I can maybe see where the name fits in. LOL Great guy!

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Originally Posted by hink

Good to see "Big Dumb" didn't loose that drill in his moves. I have cut a hole or two for him with that drill and it is awesome for cutting holes. Smeese, next time you see Louis tell him "hi" from me and make sure you call him "Big Dumb" first. He'll know right where that is coming from and will have a reply to that.

hink · 07-16-2006, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by smeese

I will do that and I can maybe see where the name fits in. LOL Great guy!

I have called him that for a few years now. He is funny and the name fits. Then again he has a name for me that pretty much now fits and I'm sure you will here it when you call him big dumb.

hink · 07-16-2006, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by spazz

thats funnny. i met louis when i was over visiting vertical at the plant. i was getting the nickel tour and louis was wandering around looking lost. vertical said some smart ***** comment to him, and the next thing you know we are talking fish tanks and fish stores.

Come during the day and I will give you the dime tour

Smart *** comments to Louis are easy.

madscientist · 07-16-2006, 07:03 PM

I am eyeing up one of those gen-x pumps also. My plumbing may be very similar to yours, but I don't think I will use penducators or educators. I am planning to run 1" into a y and then split off to two 3/4" and have 2- 3/4" loclines off each 3/4" for a total of four outputs, one in each corner. Any advice if any of this is a bad idea? This is a 65 gallon.

smeese · 07-16-2006, 07:36 PM

You are not gonna have a ton of flow doing it that way, but it will certainly work. Ideally I would have liked to run a 1 inch output split into two half inch outputs instead of 3/4" but I may go to two pumps down the road so I just put in the 3/4" I assume I may lose a little flow here but with the back preassure caused bu the penductors I think I can get away with this. If your pump had a 1 1/2 inch output a pair of 3/4 inch returns would be ideal. So on and so forth. As far as teh GenX are concerned. Great Stats....I will let you know how it works. Great price too.

madscientist · 07-16-2006, 08:02 PM

With the gen-x pcx-30 it loses a fair amount of psi (max head). Maybe splitting a 3/4" into two 1/2" w/ two loclines on each would be better for the smaller tank I have? There are just so many decisions, at least plumbing can always be redone.

ZEKESTER · 07-17-2006, 07:46 PM

looks like good progress Steve

smeese · 07-17-2006, 07:54 PM

Thx Bud. I am excited. When is a good day for me to come up and bag that stuff up?