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  1. cadillactattoo

    cadillac's 6g fluval edge build with sump and skimmer

    ThanKs , all the corals are doing great
  2. cadillactattoo

    New tank!

    i ran my 72 bow off of a fluval 404 for months , with frequent water changes , but what i can tell you from my misfortune , is that trying to go with inexpensive equipment and trying ended up costing me a lot of wasted money upgrading equipment . what i would probally suggest is figgure out...
  3. cadillactattoo

    cadillac's 6g fluval edge build with sump and skimmer

    oh ya total water volume is some wear round 12 / 13 gals . and i cheated on cycling , pulled 5 gal out of my tank at the studio a cup of sand from the sump and live rock
  4. cadillactattoo

    cadillac's 6g fluval edge build with sump and skimmer

    so the pump runs the tank just fine , tank and fuge together , not so much . the lighting fan is god awful loud . and the skimmer also sounds like a train wreck . so right now not running the skimmer and thinking about coming up with a creative led suloution
  5. cadillactattoo

    cadillac's 6g fluval edge build with sump and skimmer

    ok so here is proof of concept ! a few changes still need to be made ! the ball valve got rid of the gurgling ! using my t5 24 in hung untill i can figgure out led lighting
  6. cadillactattoo

    cadillac's 6g fluval edge build with sump and skimmer

    lol no ! it has been running on the porch for the past few days , ran in to a few issues , tiny bulk head leak , and i some how glued a union together , so another union a small length of pipe , that prob is fixed , and installed , been running again and all issues fixed . , time to get salty !
  7. cadillactattoo

    cadillac's 6g fluval edge build with sump and skimmer

    hahaha been busy , but yes as a mater of fact . it got moved to the final resting spot this morning , picked up the materials to hang my t5 over it until i can figure out what i want to do for lighting . got water ready , picked up a heater , might need a bigger pump but we will see , installed...
  8. cadillactattoo

    cadillacs 72 bow in the tattoo studio

    this is true krish , funny thing is i thaught it was another darn snail , but nope was the six line this time , well i was trying to free up room , just not that way , i was sitting around the other day looking at the tank and wondering if things were ever going to start filling out untill i...
  9. cadillactattoo

    cadillac's 6g fluval edge build with sump and skimmer

    ill let that go for a day or so .... hmmmm now lighting
  10. cadillactattoo

    cadillac's 6g fluval edge build with sump and skimmer

    over flow screen in place .... cross your fingers holding water !
  11. cadillactattoo

    cadillac's 6g fluval edge build with sump and skimmer

    thanks nata it was a pleasure meeting you the other day . ok so a few hours , a 1/8 in piecw of acrilic , some weldon add another 30 bucks to the build and here we go ........................ 1/8 acrilic trimmed to fit the gap , more weldon and a pair of vice clamps 3 pieces are one ...
  12. cadillactattoo

    cadillac's 6g fluval edge build with sump and skimmer

    thanks , its kinda a maroon . so i got up and started working , cut the mini stand for the pass through , cut the main stand for the pass through cleaned and repainted the stand to match the tank . and put it all back together . its amazing what a couple cans of paint do ... sorry about...
  13. cadillactattoo

    cadillacs 72 bow in the tattoo studio

    ehhhh to late or early in the morn good night
  14. cadillactattoo

    cadillac's 6g fluval edge build with sump and skimmer

    220 am , ready for bed but figguerd i would post a couple pics from the phone of what i did tonight . painted mini stand/hood / overflow . put some plumming parts together . more to come tomorrow
  15. cadillactattoo

    cadillac's 6g fluval edge build with sump and skimmer

    ok 1145 , finally off work , time to go paint
  16. cadillactattoo

    cadillac's 6g fluval edge build with sump and skimmer

    and im still waiting to get off work smart kid , hey ,,, if you would have asked i would have let you borrow my new fish trap . maybe you would have caught something ! hahahga
  17. cadillactattoo

    cadillac's 6g fluval edge build with sump and skimmer

    so , another trip to home depot , and 40 bucks later , have paint for the stand and hood , and the rest of the plumbing stuff
  18. cadillactattoo

    cadillac's 6g fluval edge build with sump and skimmer

    Thanks , plumbing should happen tomorrow pics to follow , picking up misc parts today
  19. cadillactattoo

    cadillac's 6g fluval edge build with sump and skimmer

    hahaha nice seth . and no crystal thoes are seths hands not mine .
  20. cadillactattoo

    may 21 2011 PSAS meeting

    sweet deal ! glad she is happy , . any time you get to fraggin again please let me know .
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