Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[Jon Fishman]

Send them to me! I love homicidal shrooms

 

[Katrina71]

Send them to me! I love homicidal shrooms

They glow orange. Really bright. Ok. I'll see if I can frag some for you.

 

[JoshH]

At first, I couldn't find the matching 1" clear valve, so the feed line valve was white. That really stood out, but at least matched the color scheme. :)

This is where I'm struggling as well, I'm having trouble finding a set of white valves that match (Ideally with a blue handle) with a 1.5" size and all the other sizes as well. The 1.5" makes it surprisingly tricky. I could do the Cepex but they don't even come close to matching the rest of the plumbing. Although they will be hidden under the tank so I'm not sure its that big of a deal aside from driving me nuts no one else will see them. Well aside from you guys of course!

I feel bad my wife bought me a Cepex gate valve for my birthday among other plumbing parts and now I don't know if I want to use it, I don't really want to paint the whole housing white.

 

[Fin]

This is where I'm struggling as well, I'm having trouble finding a set of white valves that match (Ideally with a blue handle) with a 1.5" size and all the other sizes as well. The 1.5" makes it surprisingly tricky. I could do the Cepex but they don't even come close to matching the rest of the plumbing. Although they will be hidden under the tank so I'm not sure its that big of a deal aside from driving me nuts no one else will see them. Well aside from you guys of course!

I feel bad my wife bought me a Cepex gate valve for my birthday among other plumbing parts and now I don't know if I want to use it, I don't really want to paint the whole housing white.

I got those white valves from a local hardware store and not one of the big box stores. They are made in China and there isn't any brand stamped on them. The clear blue ones that I am using are also made in China by a company named Sanking. They actually appear to be pretty well made. I got them here: PVC Fittings Online I am only using these for shut off valves and will have gate valves on everything requiring flow adjustment. I am not worried about them matching. The thing with painting is that even with Krylon Fusion, it will still chip and scratch over time. I don't mind painting the handles, because they pop off for repainting or touch up.

 

[JoshH]

I got those white valves from a local hardware store and not one of the big box stores. They are made in China and there isn't any brand stamped on them. The clear blue ones that I am using are also made in China by a company named Sanking. They actually appear to be pretty well made. I got them here: PVC Fittings Online I am only using these for shut off valves and will have gate valves on everything requiring flow adjustment. I am not worried about them matching. The thing with painting is that even with Krylon Fusion, it will still chip and scratch over time. I don't mind painting the handles, because they pop off for repainting or touch up.

A good wash with TSP and the Fusion sticks like glue. For me it's just pure laziness, painting handles is easy but the whole housing is another thing. I do have some white King Gate valves I might use, easy enough to plumb a couple unions on them to make them easy to swap out when needed. PVC fittings online is a good source for most plumbing things I'm trying another vendor this time around though.

 

[Katrina71]

So much for being off today. Just got called in.

 

[NY_Caveman]

There goes the nap’

 

[Why-Me]

So much for being off today. Just got called in.

 

[Katrina71]

Coral money. My feet officially hate me.

 

[JoshH]

Coral money. My feet officially hate me.

Tell them if they don't let you support your coral habit you'll take up running instead of reef tanks ;Jawdrop

 

[Katrina71]

Gotta shower. Y'all have fun today. I want pics please.

 

[Katrina71]

Tell them if they don't let you support your coral habit you'll take up running instead of reef tanks ;Jawdrop

I used to work out every day. It was easier.

 

[That Crusso Kid]

Although they will be hidden under the tank so I'm not sure its that big of a deal aside from driving me nuts no one else will see them. Well aside from you guys of course!

And one or two of us will never let you forget about them! :p

 

[Katrina71]

Y'all have no idea how much I want the 60 to be done.

 

[Fin]

Y'all have no idea how much I want the 60 to be done.

I have a pretty good idea. :-)

 

[Katrina71]

I have a pretty good idea. :)

Yes, I guess you do!

 

[Katrina71]

Good thing I got called in. I seriously want a blueberry muffin. Yes, a muffin emergency.

 

[NY_Caveman]

 

[Lowell Lemon]

That's better than the response time from our EMS service just around the corner lol.

 

[NY_Caveman]

Y'all have fun today. I want pics please.