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03/11/2018, 07:32 PM | #1 |
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My 400 gallon build thread
Pics and more info to come soon.
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Hope so, because otherwise it would be a really crappy thread
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... You Can't de-rail a thread that's not even on the rails yet!!
400ish gallon acrylic tank, 84x33x32. Center overflow but that's getting cut out and moved right now. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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03/11/2018, 08:31 PM | #5 |
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On the stand now. Also have a black acrylic stand and hood for it but it was too tall for my basement.
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Overflow box removed.
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03/12/2018, 07:25 AM | #7 |
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Do you have cross-beam supports beneath the plywood? I think you'll want to add them if you don't already have them. The plywood will sag in the middle and you've got to have consistent support beneath the acrylic tank.
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Now that the overflow is cut out what what is your plan to cover the supply and return holes?
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03/12/2018, 08:45 AM | #9 |
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I just picked up a similer tank except mine has the overflow on the center back wall. I thought about removing it as well. How did you cut yours out? Dremal tool and a whiz wheel?
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Acrylic patch over the old overflow holes and look, you can see through the tank now.
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It's wet, temporarily with some freshwater and a little over-kill on the rock. I had to empty out a tub of rock I had so I could move it. And a couple pics of the soon-to-be sump/fish room.
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03/29/2018, 08:26 AM | #13 |
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The world is working to slow my build...lol. Between a leaky basement which required some concrete work and a shoulder surgery, things are moving a bit slower than planned.
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On a build related topic, I am getting a bit of overflow remojination done today, one-handedly.
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That's efficient use of resources. Nice!
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Thanks guys! I've been working on the concrete some more but with a gimpy arm, I'm moving a bit slow.
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It's beginning to look like an overflow box(built by a one armed man).
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The overflow is finally done. I think it turned out alright considering I can't use my left arm at the moment.
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First piece of livestock in the tank!
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