ALL BOW BEFORE THE POWER AND GLORY OF FLOWER!!
New used skimmer has arrived, and I CANNNOT wait to be able to use it. Many thanks to flower, it is greatly appreciated, as I've mentioned in private messages about a million times
And of course new pictures/updates
Skimmer
Drilled the glass (which was incredibly easy, although a little timely and nerve wracking) Inserted the bulkhead and glued the outside PVC elbow, didnt do the inside because it wont be permanent.
Got my return pump (quiet one 2200) plumbed in, will probably add some sort of spray bar later
Heres the 10G tank and 5g hex tank that will be my sump and fuge, respectively. The 5g has the bulkhead because it will be raised slightly higher then the 10g tank and will drain into it.
In this next picture, and the previous, you can see that this vertical brace is on the outside of the stand, it was originally on the inside. I had to knock it out and flip it, because there was less then an eight of an inch too little room for even the 10gallon tank. /bang head on wall
I just reattached it with finishing nails where the staples used to be.
The crossbrace on the inside isnt attached well to the backside of the stand. It was originally stapled down to the top side of the vertical brace....now its not really attached to anything...I tried using the finishing nails to come in from the side, but me being an idiot, and not thinking it through, attached the vertical brace first...and had very little room to hammer the horizontail nails back in. I'm debating adding a few SMALL screws where the nails are sticking out just above the vertical brace. (you can see that in the previous picture)
and last but not least, the big mess I have left behind, because I haven't finished and am toooo tired to go on :S