Tank Entry

I have been thinking about the plumbing for a while and decide to use sketchup to get it down on paper. My goal is to have the setup to be as clean as possible. After seen glassreef build I wanted to do a clean build but under the stand(s). After much reading I plan on using the herbie overflow system. The two 1 inch holes will be used as the main drain and the two ¾ inch holes will be the emergency. The Main drain will be tied together into 1.5 inch pvc and a gate valve will be used to control ...

I am building my stand so that it has three sections (the 120 and two 20 gallon stands). This is my first wood working project. I have to say it is fun. The 120 gallon stand was easy to get squared but the two 20 gallon stands didn’t want to cooperate. I used RocketEngineer DIY Stand Template and Calculator on reefcentral to build the stand base.

Design using sketch up



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I started a build thread on reefcentral but decided to start posting what I have done on reefaddicts as well. Pictured bellow is the design. I used google’s free program sketchup to mock up what is going on in my head. The plan is two have a 120 display with a 20 gallon fuge on each side. The fuges will more be a planted aquarium and I plan on adding red mangroves as well.



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Today, I had to deal with a strangely warped pair of studs the altered the structure of the kitchen wall. It wasn't apparent until I installed the new studs, and even then I was left scratching my head because it just didn't seem possible. These studs were so rounded that I figured they had to be rejects or over-sized. However, the tape measure indicated they were 3.5" wide at various points, and the board was curved significantly. More than 1" actually.

You can see how the wall's ...

I thought I would share a few pictures of my small tank with some before and after pictures. I broke down my 65 g reef some time ago, (and for the mean time) (before I get a larger tank in the wall) (in the house that I dont have) I keep this small system.

I have had this system running for around 2 years or so, here are some old pictures...




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