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10-11-2006, 01:58 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: North Carolina
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New EXTREME 10g Build...Old one Scraped
Yea after seeing the pics in my who uses rock lifts thread i decided to scrap the old 10g project in favor of a new one. The old tank had a meire ONE hole drilled into it. On the drawing boards this one so far is going to have 9 yes 9 Bulkheads drilled into it. Stupid, yes, Time consuming, Yes. But i have to much time on my hands so here it goes....To the batmobile. Rough scetches to follow in minutes.
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10-11-2006, 02:05 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
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I would be very, very worried about the glass being able to hold together with so many holes in it.
Whiskey
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10-11-2006, 02:08 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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I agree. Thats too many holes for a 100 gallon glass tank unless it had at LEAST 1/2" or more thick glass IMO.
Good luck though, i Like the enthusiasm. 
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10-11-2006, 02:18 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: North Carolina
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Like you im not sure about how the glass will take the load but i still wanna try it. 10g are only 10 bucks so...
Worst case scenario if the glass breaks i plan on taking our the bottom and pack plates and going to my local glass shop and replacing it with 3/8" glass. Hopefully that would bear the load well enoulf.
I was planning on 1" drains and 1/2" returns for the most part. Mabe 3/4" drains for the CLS..
The tank will be bare bottom and for sps so im plannin on a ton of flow. Drawing to come in 5 min.
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JBJ Nano Cube Dual Fan Model
20Gal AGA Reef Tank
28Gal BowFront Fowlr Tank
Fish~Goldstripe Marron Clown, Pigmy Cherub Angle Fish, Longnose Hawk Fish...
Inverts~Blueberry Grigonian, Eagle Eyes, Orange, Brown, Green and Purple Zoos, Pimply Shrooms, Green, Brown, Purple, Red, And GreenStripe Shrooms.
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10-11-2006, 02:21 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: North Carolina
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Rough Sketches...Not to scale...Nothing set in stone as of yet.
Not sure which will work but here goes
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../TankIdeas.jpg
BTW Blame Fly Guy and 110galreef.....They inspired me 
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JBJ Nano Cube Dual Fan Model
20Gal AGA Reef Tank
28Gal BowFront Fowlr Tank
Fish~Goldstripe Marron Clown, Pigmy Cherub Angle Fish, Longnose Hawk Fish...
Inverts~Blueberry Grigonian, Eagle Eyes, Orange, Brown, Green and Purple Zoos, Pimply Shrooms, Green, Brown, Purple, Red, And GreenStripe Shrooms.
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10-11-2006, 08:15 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Pittsboro, NC
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i do not like to put my CLS inlets anywhere they can possibly be behind rockwork. they will be very difficult to clean.
why not use a 20g instead of a 10g for all of those holes.
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10-11-2006, 08:40 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Toledo OH
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Plus one inlet for the pump will make one less hole and less plumbing. A 1" should support whatever pump you are using for a 10G
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10-11-2006, 08:50 PM
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moddin aint easy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: newnan, ga
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i agree, one drain for cls, and you can put one hole for the spray bars in back too. just run the bar all the way across. a few elbows will take it around the over flow just fine.
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10-11-2006, 10:35 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: North Carolina
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Quote:
Originally Posted by leveldrummer
i agree, one drain for cls, and you can put one hole for the spray bars in back too. just run the bar all the way across. a few elbows will take it around the over flow just fine.
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Im only concerned about lossing flow twords the end of the line...Thats why i have two.
For the inlet for CLS i see what you are talking about. Any ideas where i could put ONE i guess  that is mildly symetrical (part of what im goin for). The only thing i was concerned about was weather a 1" Inlet would feed enough for 4 CLS outlets.
And the reason im doing it on a 10g is simply because it seems like most people dont think it can be done and work. Ordered the bulkheads today from my LFS>...Cost a small fortune..Ok who am i kidding it was a real big fortune for me..68 bucks for 9 bulheads...Croiky. 
But non the less itll be fun in the end.
LMN
Darth
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JBJ Nano Cube Dual Fan Model
20Gal AGA Reef Tank
28Gal BowFront Fowlr Tank
Fish~Goldstripe Marron Clown, Pigmy Cherub Angle Fish, Longnose Hawk Fish...
Inverts~Blueberry Grigonian, Eagle Eyes, Orange, Brown, Green and Purple Zoos, Pimply Shrooms, Green, Brown, Purple, Red, And GreenStripe Shrooms.
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10-12-2006, 09:20 AM
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It can be rebuilt.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Pittsboro, NC
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what size pump are you thinking?
have you measured a bulkhead yet? their flanges are a bit wider than you are thinking. i say wait untill you get the bulkheads before you start finalizing your holes. i have a feeling several will not fit where you are hoping.
G~
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10-12-2006, 09:44 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Toledo OH
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Yeah for all your bulkheads....I'd use 1" inlet for the CLS and 1/2" for all the returns as 3/4" will take up a lot more room and for the flow coming out of these 1/2" should be plenty.
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10-12-2006, 03:21 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: North Carolina
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I ordered 3 1" bulheads, and 6 1/2" Bulkheads. Im not finalizing hole placement or anything yet untill i have the bulkheads in hand and know what size hole they need....Drawings werent to scale. I have a few 3/4"s layin around just to play around. Cant wait till they get in.
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JBJ Nano Cube Dual Fan Model
20Gal AGA Reef Tank
28Gal BowFront Fowlr Tank
Fish~Goldstripe Marron Clown, Pigmy Cherub Angle Fish, Longnose Hawk Fish...
Inverts~Blueberry Grigonian, Eagle Eyes, Orange, Brown, Green and Purple Zoos, Pimply Shrooms, Green, Brown, Purple, Red, And GreenStripe Shrooms.
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