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Wow. There is a lot of information coming at me right now. I think what I'm going to do is get my bulkheads from quantum tonight. Go to home depot and sit in the PVC section for about 2 hours. Buy that PVC cutter. Stop playing around and start making some magic happen. Stay tuned for more stupid comments and questions as I go down the road of a first time plumbing situation.

I crawled underneath Saturday and it was an inch and a half according to my tape measurer. I don’t think I have the option of using a reducer, I can’t fit a 1” bulkhead without widening the hole, correct? I would rather keep the returns in without running them over the back. I really want to run durso, but I have no experience with the Heribie. The reason I chose durso is because it’s what I have on the 57, and it’s super quiet. Most WAMAS members who have come by the house always comment on how quiet my setup is. I will invest in one for sure. Here is a sticky note of what I'm picturing. Left side is the return, right side is the drain, as to not clutter the two together in one image.

That would be super helpful. I'm fairly sure I know exactly what I need in order to make it happen, I have just never worked with PVC before, and the sizes are slightly confusing. I know that since my holes are 1.5" I want 3/4" slip bulkheads x 4 I was going to order some loc-line (3/4) hose, nozzles for them, and NPT connectors for my outputs. It was suggested to have 3/4" returns, and 1" drains. I don't see how that is possible w/out drilling a wider hole for a bigger bulkhead? So would 3/4 drains and returns be a huge problem? Other than that, I probably need about 20ft of PVC, whatever I need to lock pieces together and a couple of 90 degree pieces for bends. It's not that easy, is it?

Ceramic rock looks AWESOME. I hope you're as pleased with it as I am. My sentiments on everything I do with the my tank.

Yikes! Not anytime soon I hope. I don't want to switch Reef Crystals out for pampers. Alan, stop planing seeds! No way man, If we do move, it most likely wont be far, we're planting some roots in VA, nothing that can't travel with. I figure a move in a year won't be incredibly stressful on the corals. I've been reading about transporting corals for a while now. Whatever I move with has all been picked up and transported by me anyways. Now the real question is, can I get it plumbed. I guess the better question is, who wants to help me plumb! The real, real question is, "Did I ever know I was going to be typing out plumb/plumbing as much as I have over the past 2 days?"

Out of all the scapes you printed out, I love the one second up on the left from the bottom. I feel like you're right, it does kind of look same old. Try adding a bit of a scattered horizon to it. And what i mean by that, is it looks pretty uniformed across. On both sides, there isn't a lot of ups and downs. Try and make more arches on the left hand side, or caves, and maybe add some ledges around, if at all possible. Sometimes I find a beer helps loosen me up

Totally slacking. Had a busy weekend from Friday-Sunday night, just been making RO/DI water and filling her up. Plan on mixing the salt in he tank (just water in there now.) I've probably got about 75 gallons totaled, but I need to empty it out tonight so I can slide my new sump in from the back. Thanks for the kind words. I am really really really looking forward to it. Although my fiance suggested that I actually keep the 57 up and running, I don't think I can fully dedicate the time to keep both systems going. Nor the money, I ordered another it2080, and plan to use the one I currently have in order to have acro growth across the full 6'. In turn, if I kept the 57 running, I would need an additional skimmer, mp40 (not so much need as it is a want), and then just more space in order to keep water mixed for 200 gallons+ of water. I don't see it as realistic, as much as I would like to do it. I expected these cost to incur, but materials and needed equipment for the 150 are adding up quickly. Good news is, I planned on upgrading sooner than later, so I tried to keep that in mind when making equipment purchases. I was nervous about the jump up, but I view it as an opportunity to focus on simplicity!

I use it for many applications at work, just keep it on hand in bulk

Looks real clean, as always, great job.

It sets quick? I've got stockpiles of this stuff!

My clowns hosted, and killed my frogspawn with love when I had my smaller tank. Also, Kim is right, there looks like there is a lot going on that frag, sponges, and something growing out the other side. It could be irritating it. Just guessing here, so take my advice with a grain of salt.

Brad, when do you want to come over and help aquascape this thing? I'm already cluttering my rock together and making huge piles and arches.

Looks great! Agree about all the equipment on the back though!

Thanks Jack, nope, we don't pay for water. But don't think I pumped all that RO out for nothing... it's going in all my extra buckets and containters while I cuss that 150 and stand out about 2' tomorrow. Just working on my new aquascape, favorite part. Wish Frank would get down this way and help me!

I don't understand how people keep these so simple. Looks amazing, as always.

Me either. Plumbing will start tomorrow. At this rate, I'm not going to rule it out :P Thank you sir! I just picked up this sump. Plumbed for a dart. Originally plumbed for a deep blue pump. It's going to be GLORIOUS having such a large sump that fits. The only problem? I've filled up the tank with 50 gallons of RO/DI, and will have to drain it to slide it out and move it in. Womp womp.

The aquascape is my favorite part as well. I like the sanded black look you ended up getting! Sorry it sucked to use. If you really want a sanded black looks, you could always try the rustoleum bedliner (for trucks and what not.) It goes on really fine, and it is fairly cheap. Used it on my old Jeeps fender flares, and it did a great job!

Hey man. I stopped paying attention for a little bit, I turn around and you've got THIS going on? NICE! Seriously, this has come a long way, and is looking fantastic. You're doing a great job with this, I'll have to check it out sometime soon!

Very good points, Alan. Yep, I think you're right, I am over thinking, which is strange.... An excellent point. I can't afford to lose 150 gallons onto my floor That's good to know that you've been able to jam all that into a 20H. My sump has been concerning me for a long while now, that's reassuring information. Jason is right below though, the diameter on all the already drilled holes is 1.5", which means it's already setup for 3/4 bulkheads. Is there a way around this, without drilling? And is that way around it just keeping everything at 3/4's?

I would love a standard 55 under there. But I wouldn't be able to take the skimmer cup out, or do ANY maintenance. Stand is only 28" tall. I just measured, and I can probably do a 17.5" wide sump upon remeasuring.

On that note... does anybody know of a reasonably sized sump that is not longer than 16" wide that I can run on this? I'm getting ready to price one out and see if it's not going to come out to about the same as what that link above is.

Very cool link, thanks for that! I don't want to dismiss it, but I'm REALLY happy with my durso overflow, think I will keep it! So before everybody goes ahead and realizes what a great artist I am, I want to let everybody know that I will not do sketches for you. Right side, returns, left side drains. Sump... hopeless, I want one of these, the 36.

Just keep doing what you're doing!

That is usually the standard, but I have never plumbed anything, I think I'm picking up quick :P This may be a better place to figure all that out. And ixnay on the her-bay. I plan on doing a durso, SUPER quiet on my 57, no problems.