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  1. 42 Gallon Hex build

    The first few photo's are of the stand during the build. You can see the 2 PVC conduits that will have the wiring that runs from the front to back of the stand. There are 2 sets of hangers that are mounted between the 2 conduits. The return manifold is mounted to the hanger between the 2 conduits. The return manifold was shortened by one output and raised and mounted above the hangers after these photos. This was to allow removal of the skimmer from the sump without going to a lot of trouble. The ...

    Updated 09-05-2015 at 05:53 AM by n2585722

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  2. 42 Gallon Hex build

    The first 3 photo's are of a completed side panel for the stand. A panel was added to the back of the doors to help protect the raised panel door from water and salt spray. These panels have the same rubber coating that is on the stand and they are painted white. The side doors are all the same except for the direction the door swings. There are 2 side panels on each side. There is also 2 covers to protect the hinge assembly when the door is closed attached to the side panel. When I had this running ...

    Updated 08-30-2015 at 03:59 PM by n2585722

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  3. 42 Gallon Hex build

    In case some of you are intrested in how I made the outer frames I posted some photos of the devices used. These were made from scrap wood and MDF. I made 2 templates out of MDF. I also made a frame out of wood to help in placing the templates down onto the part that needs the 1/4" pattern cut into it. The top part in the first photo is a section of wood that needs the pattern cut into it. The two parts at the bottom are the actual templates. In the second photo the section has been placed ...
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  4. 42 Gallon Hex build

    When I had the back cabinet off I decided to change up a few things including mounting the outlet boxes in the cabinet assembly instead of on the bottom outer frame assembly (first two photos). I also set them at a 15 degree angle to make it a little easier to plug things in and out. I kept tripping the GFI breaker with my fingers when it was mounted on the outer frame. The wires in the second photo going in the hole were placed there just to get them out of the way for the photo. These photos were ...

    Updated 08-17-2015 at 06:31 AM by n2585722

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  5. 42 Gallon Hex build

    The first photo is of the top outer frame assembly complete(top view). Around the white area is trim with the top at a 15 degree down angle to keep any splashed water in the white area. The back cover also has matching trim that ovelaps this trim so any water that is dripping down the side of the back cover will remain in the white area. The second photo of the top frame assembly complete(bottom view) shows the router pattern to allow the frame to cover the top of the side panels and back cabinet ...

    Updated 08-10-2015 at 10:24 AM by n2585722

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