Gadgets August 12, 2012 August 12, 2012 (edited) Any reason for not putting a door on the front for access. It's gonna be a pain to aqua scape and to add/remove coral. Looking good though. Edited August 12, 2012 by Gadgets
steveoutlaw August 12, 2012 Author August 12, 2012 Thanks all. I didn't put a door on the front because the wife didn't want it. I have access to both sides so I guess I'll just have to go out and buy a snorkel!
davelin315 August 12, 2012 August 12, 2012 If it gets bad, acrylic ice scrapers for cars work very well as do freshly cut (by scoring and snapping) sheets of acrylic. You can also, once you get it scratched up a little bit, use some fine sandpaper on a magnet to remove whatever is there. I use 3M drywall sanding "brillo" type pads and they remove the scratches and polish after time elapses as well. Pretty much any sort of acrylic pad is the same thing, it's just that the ones I use are a bit more abrasive.
zygote2k August 12, 2012 August 12, 2012 Why aren't you doing a custom sump? I see a big salt creep issue arising with the way the drain is entering the sump.
steveoutlaw August 12, 2012 Author August 12, 2012 Why aren't you doing a custom sump? I see a big salt creep issue arising with the way the drain is entering the sump. Way ahead of you Rob. I've already spoken to Adam at Artfully Acrylic about the custom sump. I wanted to wait to get all of the tile down under the stand and get all of my equipment in so I can make use of every bit of space.
BowieReefer84 August 12, 2012 August 12, 2012 Why aren't you doing a custom sump? I see a big salt creep issue arising with the way the drain is entering the sump. Can you expand on this? I thought having the beananimal there would be zero creep since there are zero bubbles? There should be absolutely no splashing with this setup.
steveoutlaw August 12, 2012 Author August 12, 2012 Can you expand on this? I thought having the beananimal there would be zero creep since there are zero bubbles? There should be absolutely no splashing with this setup. Sure thing. Even though the Bean Animal overflow drastically reduces bubbles, they are still there. You have a main overflow that is a 100% syphon, but your secondary takes up the slack. This one does produce some bubbles. Over time there is the potential for some salt creep.
zygote2k August 13, 2012 August 13, 2012 the bean overflow has nothing to do with the splashing that is occurring in his sump when the water exits the pipe. You'll need to incorporate the bubble killer box if you want ultra quiet and ZERO salt creep. I design all of my sumps this way on all new installs and Brendan at Cold Blooded Supply does awesome acrylic work featuring this design.
surf&turf August 18, 2012 August 18, 2012 And that was AFTER rinsing it. Looks good!! Should be great when it clears up.
zygote2k August 19, 2012 August 19, 2012 Are you going to add some background? Do you have a check valve on the return line?
steveoutlaw August 19, 2012 Author August 19, 2012 I am going to do the back of the tank black. I don't have a check valve on the return........I've cut the pump a number of times and it can handle the backflow.
steveoutlaw August 19, 2012 Author August 19, 2012 That looks higher than a 1" sandbed. Tell me about it.......I only used 2 bags of sand too.
ArtFully Acrylic (Adam B) August 22, 2012 August 22, 2012 Looking Great Steve! Glad to see it beginning to take form .
epleeds August 22, 2012 August 22, 2012 Tell me about it.......I only used 2 bags of sand too. I only used 80 pounds of sand for my tank too. I originially bought 240 pounds. I slightly over estimated.
steveoutlaw August 22, 2012 Author August 22, 2012 I only used 80 pounds of sand for my tank too. I originially bought 240 pounds. I slightly over estimated. It certainly covers more that you would think. I have the durock at home and waiting to go up. Hoping to have that up by the weekend and start on the mosaic wall next week. I'll be testing this weekend to see if I avoided a cycle (I've been swapping tank water between new and existing tank for 2 weeks). Hoping all is ready for a livestock transfer within the next few weeks. Fingers crossed!
Ryan S August 22, 2012 August 22, 2012 Can't wait to see it when it clears! Yes! Let's get a cleared up picture asap!
Fishie August 22, 2012 August 22, 2012 Steve ! nice work...btw i didnt know you were a local celebrity http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/zoa-discussion-club-zoa/94354-world-s-2nd-deadliest-poison-aquarium.html holy s***
steveoutlaw August 22, 2012 Author August 22, 2012 Steve ! nice work...btw i didnt know you were a local celebrity http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/zoa-discussion-club-zoa/94354-world-s-2nd-deadliest-poison-aquarium.html holy s*** Man, I get chills every time I read that. One of the worst days of my life.......I still have lung problems.
epleeds August 22, 2012 August 22, 2012 (edited) updated clear pics???? Edited August 22, 2012 by epleeds
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