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Loving the progress mate!
PROJECT GATE VALVE
So today I painted the gate valves orange with spray paint that’s meant for plastic.
Washed them and dried them before applying roughly 4 coats of spray paint.
I let them dry and rinsed them off after painting was completed... Is it necessary to paint them.... absolutely not, but I thought why not. Would be kind of cool to match the PVC piping
What spray paint did you use?
Model | Amperage @ 115V | Recommended Tank Size (Gallons) | Powder Cord to Wall | Heating Tube |
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Quick Compare - Finnex Deluxe Titanium Heating Tubes | ||||
TH-300 300W | 2.7 A | 40-80 | 74" | 10" |
TH-500 500W | 4.5 A | 70-130 | 73.5" | 14" |
TH-800 800W | 9 A | 140-265 | 73" | 16.5" |
Skimmer is braking in! I opted for the Deltec 600i and wow this thing is silent. My previous setup I was running a Royal Exclusive solution with a Red Dragon pump so I opted for German quality again this time around. (at time of purchasing I didn’t have Royal Exclusive as an option)
- I have also added the Neptune Apex Probes, but have been issues with the salinity probe creeping up linearly. (Seems to be a break in problem, but shouldn’t take this long and I will have to re-calibrate again soon)
- The last additions are 2X 300W Finnex TH Deluxe Titanium Heaters , but need to buy some cord extenders as they will not reach the outlets. The plan is to have 1x run as a main and the other as a backup. See the guide below for some of their other options. (There are many options regarding heaters so do your homework and decide what you think is best for you... They WILL FAIL at some point so I’m choosing redundancy)
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Model Amperage @ 115V Recommended Tank Size (Gallons) Powder Cord to Wall Heating Tube Quick Compare - Finnex Deluxe Titanium Heating Tubes TH-300 300W 2.7 A 40-80 74" 10" TH-500 500W 4.5 A 70-130 73.5" 14" TH-800 800W 9 A 140-265 73" 16.5"
Here is a video about the most common types of heaters. I thought - as all their “BRSTV Investigates” videos - it was a very informational piece of information.
This is an amazing build! How is it coming along?
Thanks man! It's been challenging (mainly due to covid) and very slow as it's difficult to source stuff, but I'm running.
Been pretty stable so far, but lost a fish. Started the GHL Mitras about two weeks ago and algae has disappeared again.
Ready for some corals!
Will post some more pictures once it is worthy
Your tank looks awesome!! Congrats on your child! I spent some time over there in Japan in the 80's when I was in the service and loved it there