>>>My 75 Gallon RR tank build<<<

[Goingpoor]

looks like you have a great start : )

[fish.freak]

Thats one funky CLS set up.

[bigdeeezy]

Originally Posted by fish.freak

Thats one funky CLS set up.

haha as you can see i will be using that for my sump...LoL the flanged part will be connected to the back of the tank for a custom overflow setup down to the sump and the big snail looking thing on top will pump water and drip calcium back into the tank via 25 psi of boost...haha....talk about turbo calcium....

[Fat Tony]

that'll definitely move some water... be careful on the temps in the tank though.. those turbos can get up to 1500 degrees..LOL

[bigdeeezy]

Originally Posted by Fat Tony

that'll definitely move some water... be careful on the temps in the tank though.. those turbos can get up to 1500 degrees..LOL

LOL... fat tony i was just wondering how big were your bulkheads for your overflow? also wat size pvc piping are you using?

[Fat Tony]

i have 1" bulkheads, and that is for 1" PVC..

Back onto the turbo topic, i sure miss my Mustang SVO clone...can't ever forget the whistle, i'm going to have to build another one day.

[bigdeeezy]

are you having any problems with the 1" setup and wat kind of return pump are you running? did u have a turbo or SC stang cause i have a buddy with a cobra SC and that thing sounds mean

[bigdeeezy]

double post...

[Fat Tony]

no, no problems. i use one of them as a full time drain and the other as a backup drain. i then go over the back of the tank with my return line. one 1" drain is capable of 600 gph of flow. mine is flowing about 275 with my return pump, i plan to boost that to 400 or so with an Eheim 1260 later this year.

about the stang.. it was a turbocharged 4 cylinder SVO/Thunderbird Turbocoupe swap. the Turbocoupe and the SVO both came with a Turbocharged 2.3L 4 cylinder from Ford, as did the Merkur XR4Ti (same motor as the Turbocoupe and SVO) If you want more info, you can see my webpage..
http://www.freewebs.com/ascholtes/

[bigdeeezy]

sounds good...i guess i have to get some more material to make my own standpipes...didnt get to even touch the stand these past couple of days because of work, midterms and papers...6 more agonizing weeks until i graduate!!!

[bigdeeezy]

anyone have any pf4 or pf5 leftover they want to sell? trying to mod the skimmer

[bigdeeezy]

finally had some time to work on the stand...bought some 18mm birch plywood and cut up some pieces for the front and inside bottom of the stand...will try to get some pics later on

[bigdeeezy]

pictures as promised...decided to make it a simple stand and not too fancy





and little Baron who chills with me wen im working on my stand:



finally hit my 100th post!!!

[bigdeeezy]

just got done with a bunch of stuff for my build...installed plywood for the back and sides of the stand, painted the inside, painted the back of the tank black, got a 40 gallon tank for a sump and mesh-modded my euroreef skimmer

[aquasalt]

looks like you're making a lot of progress. Interesting background for a SW aquarium.