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Corey Price
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Posted: May 07 2010 at 11:04am |
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Posted: May 07 2010 at 9:13pm |
Corey - the tank looks great! Well done.
BTW - I'm guessing that being a perfectionist is a very desireable trait for a structural engineer!
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Posted: May 10 2010 at 1:51pm |
I'm with Adam. Fill that baby up and let's see that stand come to life (it looked nice in the sketch - not overdone).
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Posted: May 12 2010 at 9:14pm |
It holds water, and it doesn't leak. I wish the seams were perfect. I'll post pics tomorrow.
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Posted: May 13 2010 at 9:15am |
Drumroll please...
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Posted: May 13 2010 at 9:52am |
Corey,
What pump are you using? I would actually really like a pump that transfers a lot of heat to the water. I have an open top T5 system and my heater runs non stop to keep the tank at 76.5 degrees.
I need a pump that will only move like 250gph or so.
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Posted: May 13 2010 at 1:59pm |
Ryan, I am using a Poseidon T4. I think there is a high pressure lower flow T3 that might flow less than 600 gph. You need some wattage to add heat, probably more than a 250 gph pump can produce.
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Posted: May 13 2010 at 5:42pm |
OK Corey, It has water and a light. What are you waiting for? Throw in some coral and fish. We want to see that baby come to life.
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Posted: June 07 2010 at 7:51am |
I bought the rough-sawn maple, some acrylic for the overflows and a new saw to build the stand. I don't have pictures, unless someone wants pictures of scrap acrylic, some 6/4 maple and a table saw.
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Posted: July 22 2010 at 11:40pm |
I have the tools to build the stand now, so I'll start to post pics shortly.
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Posted: October 12 2010 at 9:48pm |
Yes, the project is still going. I had to take a break for a few months from everything, and when I came back, this thread was moved and everything changed on the board! Progress coming soon.
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Posted: November 06 2010 at 10:25am |
Overflow weir is done. I notched the acrylic using the table saw and a jig I came up with. Shane Silcox's laser cutter was my second choice if the table saw jig hadn't worked, but it was fine and I don't have to bug Shane. Notice that the acrylic isn't black, but smoked. At first, I realized I grabbed smoked acrylic from the scrap bin, but I thought I could make this be a feature. I will be valving the drain and using a secondary backup drain, so I think this will be a great way to check levels. I am going to use 1" black PVC, so no problem seeing white PVC through the overflow. If I get a wild hair, I will go and buy some black acrylic, though, and re-do it. I realized that the smoked will still let enough light through to grow stuff in the overflow. Also, the glue job wasn't the best on this one. Corey
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Posted: November 06 2010 at 6:46pm |
I won two bags of black sand at the reef fest today, so I'm really tempted to use it... I need to do some research on that stuff for sure. I also won a bag of sugar-fine aragonite sand and a gift certificate to Air, Water, and Ice, which is where I bought my RO unit, so I can buy new stuff for it!
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Posted: November 10 2010 at 10:51am |
I am really impressed. I would love to build my own tank soon. anyway you could teach me some of the tricks of the trade?
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Posted: November 11 2010 at 10:55pm |
It's all in the silicone joints, and good quality glass cut to exact size. I'm not the best at joints by all means.
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Posted: November 12 2010 at 12:58am |
Corey,
I will trade you a bag or two of the black sand for that oolitic you won.
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