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so my other build thread is a IM 30L and was converted to a 100G INT tank, i still have to create that build/transfer another day.
my DT tank is doing well and i've accumulated enough stuff through, buying something i didn't need, local deals, etc. my last deal i got a 40 breeder, stand, hood, pumps, and other goodies for almost nothing. Thats where this build begins.
I want to keep this tank in the spirit of the current @Bulk Reef Supply & @wwt series of videos and serve as a sps growth focused tank, any possibly somewhere to move my anemones that keep splitting (i know, opposite tank types)
below is the tank after i cleaned it up.
lights will be a 36" aquatic life hybrid fixture, bulbs undecided but probably 2 blue + and 2 coral +
LEDS will be 2 Radions xr15 pro g4
I will either fit both lights into the hood or just suspend the light fixture instead.
The eshopps s-200 has been sitting idle for a while and have to figure out whats wrong with the pump, i think its the impeller
BRS has a super sale on these triton sumps and after weighing the cost of building my own and time, i went with this even though i do not plan on doing triton.
i ordered a modular marine 1600gph overflow
my first question is on drilling this properly. i've read alot on how so i think i'm good there but what size holes? i will be using either a cor 20 or vectra m1 return pump. the overflow has 3 1" drains
should i drill the return lines for 3/4" like most tanks are, and should i do 1 or 2 return lines, or should i drill the return for the native output of the return pumps 1.25" (is this overkill?)
from my last build i have a bunch of random plumbing pieces, will get the rest as needed.
lastly, this will be bare bottom, should i put anything on the glass or leave it as it? i planned on painting the back of the tank black with plastidip, should i do the bottom (outside) at the same time or lay something on it instead?
more to come
my DT tank is doing well and i've accumulated enough stuff through, buying something i didn't need, local deals, etc. my last deal i got a 40 breeder, stand, hood, pumps, and other goodies for almost nothing. Thats where this build begins.
I want to keep this tank in the spirit of the current @Bulk Reef Supply & @wwt series of videos and serve as a sps growth focused tank, any possibly somewhere to move my anemones that keep splitting (i know, opposite tank types)
below is the tank after i cleaned it up.
lights will be a 36" aquatic life hybrid fixture, bulbs undecided but probably 2 blue + and 2 coral +
LEDS will be 2 Radions xr15 pro g4
I will either fit both lights into the hood or just suspend the light fixture instead.
The eshopps s-200 has been sitting idle for a while and have to figure out whats wrong with the pump, i think its the impeller
BRS has a super sale on these triton sumps and after weighing the cost of building my own and time, i went with this even though i do not plan on doing triton.
i ordered a modular marine 1600gph overflow
my first question is on drilling this properly. i've read alot on how so i think i'm good there but what size holes? i will be using either a cor 20 or vectra m1 return pump. the overflow has 3 1" drains
should i drill the return lines for 3/4" like most tanks are, and should i do 1 or 2 return lines, or should i drill the return for the native output of the return pumps 1.25" (is this overkill?)
from my last build i have a bunch of random plumbing pieces, will get the rest as needed.
lastly, this will be bare bottom, should i put anything on the glass or leave it as it? i planned on painting the back of the tank black with plastidip, should i do the bottom (outside) at the same time or lay something on it instead?
more to come