IM vs Waterbox vs Cade vs Mariner

[RWinfrey]

Looking good bro

 

[Dustin07]

Looking good bro

Man I'm so excited. I will admit, I am the paranoid type about cabinets and weight of the overall tank. I keep looking at it, thinking, looking, thinking. I picked this tank specifically because the thicker glass, bottom bracing (which is awesome) and the corners. My goal/hope is to finish leveling it tonight. I'll probably get the plumbing done and start adding weight / water/ sand this weekend. My biggest fear is doing something wrong where the cabinet itself isn't supporting the tank correctly.

Its kinda like when I used to build hotrods. I really did not like muscling through the mechanical aspects, but I really enjoyed doing body work, lol.

 

[Dustin07]

Just so I can put this thread to rest, the Mariner 100 is fully operational, and I'm in love with how robust it is. Great strength in both the glass and the stand:

 

[BryanM]

@Dustin07 Looks good, congrats!

 

[Dustin07]

@Dustin07 Looks good, congrats!

I'm slowly getting very excited, lol
the first night I didn't sleep at all. I think I was stressed out trying to figure out in my head if I did anything wrong, like bad plumbing, poor construction, anything that could lead to a total loss but as the days go by and things continue chugging along, I'm feeling pretty good!

 

[josh57]

I just checked your tank thread .
Ok there are 2 ball valves the short pipe should be flooded turn the ball valve it will restrict the water flow .The one that looks like a well pump is the first style the water level should pretty much cover the pipe that is horizontal. So your water will only fall into your weir about a 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch

I think I finally have it fixed by turning up my return pump one notch. Getting it at the right level was such a challenge with the ball valves. To not have way too much water going down the emergency drain and splashing there. Think I have it balanced now.
May swap one of them to be a gate valve eventually.

 

[Proud]

Just so I can put this thread to rest, the Mariner 100 is fully operational, and I'm in love with how robust it is. Great strength in both the glass and the stand:

is beautiful

 

[Dustin07]

I think I finally have it fixed by turning up my return pump one notch. Getting it at the right level was such a challenge with the ball valves. To not have way too much water going down the emergency drain and splashing there. Think I have it balanced now.
May swap one of them to be a gate valve eventually.

ironically, I turned my return pump down a bit to cut down on microbubbles I was finding, but adjusted the ball valves and i think I have it dialed now....