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Well the tank is in the house but not downstairs yet so I decided to hookup the lights and "play" with them a little....

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 Are you talking about the fit of the PVC pipe inside the sched 80 bulkheads......I didn't notice any issue with the threads of the sched 80 bulkheads, but did notice or thought the slip was a little sloppy on the sched 80 bulkheads..... Exactly... the slip...

I had metal halides over the 125 so in the summer I had to run fans or shorten the lighting period to help keep the temperature stable. In the winter the heaters only came on for short periods of time during the day and longer at night. That is the main reason I switched over to LED for the...

Wow! That turned out really good. Nice job!!

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 Looks good!!!!! Were the strainers painless as I said? Very simple. I didn't have anything to grind it with so I just attached it to a scrap 3' piece of 2x4 and ran it through my table saw to cut the excess off the back. My only issue now is that I think I...

Got the strainers for the 2" return bulkheads done.

Its been over two weeks since the frag tank was built so I figured I would leak test it and the overflow.... So far so good, I will leave it for a couple days just to make sure

Quote: Originally Posted by SRT8 I can't wait any longer. It's killing me ! +1

Decided just to do a simple glass corner overflow for the frag tank. Used some glass that I had laying around and a have a few sch 40 1" bulkheads so I'm going to use one of them also. The returns will come up and over the other end of the frag tank using PVC and loc-line. I'm becoming an old...

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 I'm assuming your referring to the bulkhead covers....I didn't cut them. If you go where you bought those snap in covers you'll find the diameter of the outside of the bulkhead and I just used my bench grinder to frind off the lip so it would. Sit flush or...

Got the manifold today. I really like the look/size of it. I think it's going to work out well.

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 Looks good.....Make sure you put valves on all the outlets on your manifold.....As far as the bulkheads I did try the 2", but I to worried about the restriction.....Meaning it's super easy to get a piece of seaweed or such to block it up possible and at...

Looking into what type of "grill cover" to use on the return bulkheads. I like the look of the 2" snap in drain. It fits right into the bulkhead but I'm concerned about it restricting too much flow. What do you guys think? If it is restricting too much then I will go with the 3" like Acrylic51.....

I have the next few nights off so the plan is to finally get the tank out of the garage and down to the basement on the stand. I ordered this to use on the return of the CL. 1.5" with 6 1"outlets. I will only use 4 for now but I will cap off the other two so that I can use them later if needed...

Looks good......To hide your bulkheads in the back panel get yourself some Krylon Fushion and paint the bulkheads themselves...... Thanks. I will pick up more tonight. That's what I used on the back of the tank.... It will blend perfectly. After they are painted and dried will i need to soak...

Decided to paint the back black. I'm hoping it will help hide the overflows and bulkheads.

I've been so busy with the display tank I almost forgot about the frag tank I ordered from Glass Cages. I still need to decide where I am going to put the overflow and drill the holes. I had I built to fit on the old 125 gallon stand right along side the 29 gallon QT. It is 36x18x8. I think the...

Quote: Originally Posted by sweatervest13 The cuts look good!!! Its a bit scary your first time drilling a tank. But slow and steady is the trick. Did you use the 45 degree angle to start the cut? Thanks! Yes I did. I was going too buy one of those guides from BRS but after I watched lots of...

First time drilling holes and it was pretty easy. Just took it slow and kept a steady flow of water. That last hole seemed to take forever........

Guess its not official until you do a "Mermaid" pic. My 13 year old jumped right in. Going to leave it in the garage and drill the holes for the closed loop.