LARGE Plywood Tank Build

chris17

chris17

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Yeah thats a really nice stand, too bad its on the shims
lol jk Everything is looking great Bronco! Those ball valve unions are friggin expensive. I have to get a couple for my tank setup once I get the money to buy them
lol I should have got ahold of you too, dang, I was out that way saturday. I got a 75g tank and a calcium reactor from the same place brandon got his huge tank and lights from.
 
greenreefer

greenreefer

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I'm setting up a new tank too so I couldn't resist posting my take on your avatar.




see my whole family is in to this build thread, lol
 
bronco300

bronco300

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thanks all, i'm pretty pumped about trying it out...hopefully tomorrow i'll get the remaining parts put in and then sealed...but first have to do an extensive cleaning inside to make sure there is no drywall etc in there
 
iyachtuxivm

iyachtuxivm

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Wow awsome great job looks very professional! Do you do this for a living/side job? My plumbing is always covered in the purple primer its everywhere.
Anyway cant wait to see this up and running! Great job again
 
bronco300

bronco300

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lol, i still have to glue it all together, this was just the dry run,lol, but i still say its done because this was the hardest part, gluing it all up should be cake
 
iyachtuxivm

iyachtuxivm

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Ohh....Lol well then I dont fell like a complete plumbing loser yet. lol (could ya put a little primer in a conspicious area for my selfesteem) jk great job!
 
nwdyr

nwdyr

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yea + 1 on the thought...are you a plumber? these builds always amaze me , I consider myself to be a handy/smart guy...but how the &^% do you know how to do all of this??? I mean where do you start on a build like this.

you da man!
 
chris17

chris17

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Should be cake, and would be cake... until you get that one piece that you can't get apart and spend half the day trying to get it apart
I hate that! Make sure we get the after pic to see if it looks the same. lol not doubting your skills or anything
Hope you don't get that 1 piece, and everything goes great! Btw the dry fit looks awsome.
 
bronco300

bronco300

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hahahaah, nano tank, you got it
as for the pklumbing, i'm working on it now, its doing ok so far, but dont worry i've had a couple of those stubborn pieces that dont want to come, stupid things...tonight i'm going to give the inside a good scrub down and finish the closed loop hopefully, then i'll be able to start filling it!
 
hocky

hocky

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Originally Posted by wattsupdoc
http:///forum/post/2754513
My lowes has true union ball valves.
Yep. I just picked up a bunch of union ball valves a couple nights ago at lows. $10/ea for 1", $20/ea for 2". They valves seem to turn much better than the non-union pieces, too.
 
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