big larrs upgrade build to 57 gallon rimless

[rboutin111]

Very nice. I'm jealous. You are going to have so much more space then mine.

 

[Big Larr]

Thanks man I can't wait to get it going but also glad I'm taking my time on this build

 

[Big Larr]

Woo hoo finally painted the stand although not the best looking but good enough for me

 

[Big Larr]

Got to start on the first section of plumbing tonight

 

[Big Larr]

Made a change to the plumbing and getting closer

 

[dallasg]

looking great, how do you plan to stop the water draining to the lowest outlet? in case of pump failure etc?

 

[Big Larr]

The sump is going to have enough room to hold the water and or an overflow tank to the side just in case

 

[dallasg]

great, i was thinking of a similar overflow but higher up, kind of like the xaqua overflow

 

[Big Larr]

This style is great to have as the higher up drain will get the extra water or in case the main lower one is clogged which should be very rare

 

[Big Larr]

Water tested the tank and plumbing tonight and all looks well so time to start finishing it up oh and zero leaks woo hoo

 

[Big Larr]

After water testing I tested how much water would drain from the display in case of a power outage and was just under 14 gallons so going to try for a sump to have at least 15 gallon of extra room inside and should be ok

 

[Big Larr]

Big smiles due to a new Tsunami brand 30 gallon sump and also got it plumbed in and going to water test again tonight with the new sump

 

[Big Larr]

Plumbing ready to go woo hoo

 

[Big Larr]

Have had the tank running for over 24 hours now with tap water to test the new sump and plumbing out and everything is great I have zero leaks and the tank is extremely quiet couldn't be happier

 

[rboutin111]

I'm looking forward to see what you do for the aquascape

 

[Big Larr]

I think aqua scape may not be too great at first but I am planning a redo of the rocks that I have now and will get some better looking ones later on

 

[revhtree]

Looking good!

 

[Big Larr]

Thanks rev hopefully will have sand and getting ready to set up this weekend

 

[Big Larr]

Well it's finally up and going but still a little cloudy from the New sand but super excited to see it clear up soon and still need to build the hanging bracket for the light

 

[Big Larr]

Better pics to come once it clears up