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lolI actually meant drilling the hole in the overflow to expand it to 1" and then adding 1" flex nozzles. Definitely not drilling glass on this!
Feel free to make this mistake and let me know how it goes!
Brother, I’m beyond help!lol
Obviously I was referring to drilling For bigger the bulkhead
it appears the mistake here was trying to help u out
Stopped by itselfAny solution to the leak issue?
Hmmm....looks like I'll have a delima with that 3/4" line.
Since I have a remote sump in the garage, I'm trying to minimize head loss on the return as much as possible. Might have to consider drilling open that hole in the overflow to 1". (in a brand new tank! Ugh!)
Anyway...enjoying the build! Be sure to make lots of mistakes so I can learn from them! ;-)
Awesome. Good luckI'll be a few weeks behind you. But my adventure now begins as well....
I thought about it, but the lines of the tank are just too clean to toss a line over the top. Especially now, after seeing the tank in person. It would be a shame to have anything hanging over the side.You can use all the existing bulkheads for drains for a larger turn over rate and bring the return, any size you need, over the top.
I think my single biggest factor is the internal overflow combined with the aluminum stand. They got great reviews from multiple people at BRS who helped me put parts together. I'm pleased with the end product. I wish they paired it with a sump and made this recommendation to them but they reported it may cost too much. I told them to make it, sell it, and let the customer decide as I would've bought a cohesive unit in total. In hindsight, I may consider a CADE aquarium but have no first hand experience to back that up.Looks like an awesome project coming along. i am not sure what other brands you looked at, but in the end, what made you decide on the Innovative Marine?
I travel a lot for work (well, used to) and take the Mrs for a nice trip every year (well, used to), and so my last tank (70 gallon mixed reef) was set up specifically to be left alone for up to three weeks at a time. (Which it did successfully on several occasions. Without an Apex or any other purpose-built automation). Of course, my new IM-150 build has a couple Grand worth of grey and orange doodads that I have yet to figure out.I'm not fearful of labs, monitoring, and titrating. I am looking to find the best recommendations for dosing and pumps/containers for my setup. I'll likely not have alot of tedious to keep corals (not SPS junkie) but I do like LPS and some others that will uptake calcium. Any guidance? I don't mind spending more if it decreases hassles and plays well with my other items. Would the versa pumps be preferred and if so, what all should I expect to dose as this tank matures? -JS