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  1. M

    800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

    Installed the panel today, More can be found at the bottom of this page: http://www.saltgeek.com/pages/800buildpictures.htm
  2. M

    800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

    www.marinelifeweb.com for my 375
  3. M

    800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

    Sump has been painted and the tank is also finish being painted. 72 hours for full cure. I hope to install the panel this weekend if I can figure out how to do it. :)
  4. M

    800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

    Thanks for the recommendation, but still no, been doing this for 13 years without one. As you can see by this tank build I like to live on the wild side and do things different than the norm.
  5. M

    800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

    I need to add that the sump flow rate will only be around 1200gph. I ma not using 1000w bulbs. At this time I am using 4 400s
  6. M

    800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

    Yeah it is small by most standards, The sump needed to be 25 gallons for if the power would go out. The sumps messures 50 gallons. The acropora will be down as low as 36-40" which is about the same as I have in my tank right now. The rest of the way down will be low light corals. Zero...
  7. M

    800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

    Here is the sump: 24.5L x 22w x21H I will be adding some baffles to the sump in the next few days and then sealing it with the Blue Epoxy paint. I have a 1.25" bulkhead for the return pump to connect to. Next will be the cabinet that goes over the sump.
  8. M

    800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

    Critters: Hippo Tang (donated to me by a friend in 2005) Hippo Tang (purchased 1995) Yellow Belly Hippo Tang (added March 2008) 3 Green Chromis (1/2001) 1 Green Chromis (May/2007) 5 Green Chromis (added Feb/2008) Regal Angel (added March/2008) Orange Shoulder Tang (April/27/2007)...
  9. M

    800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

    They can last a long time it done correctly. My stock will be everything in my 375 now
  10. M

    800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

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  11. M

    800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

    Ok I have 1.5 Coats of blue epoxy paint on, I must say I love the color, I am going to finish up the other coats tomorrow. One thing I do not like is you can see the fiberglass.
  12. M

    800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

    Update: I have done a little fiberglass work and so far it is going well. I have not had alot if time to work on it but am hoping to finish the first layer over the weekend, then the second should go faster. So far it has not been a hard process, it is just taking alot of time per area.
  13. M

    Closed loop openings

    I have 1.5" bulkheads for the job and not sure yet on a pump.
  14. M

    800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

    Today I completed the Tunze Streams Mounting Area. I have it angled down so the Streams should hit the middle of the tank on the other side. I also cut the overflow hole. It is about 15" X1.5", should it be bigger, on the other side with be the overflow box with two 1.5" bulkheads
  15. M

    Closed loop openings

    How far from a powerhead and overflow would you recommend a closed loop intake be. I am working on a tank and I am not sure how far to put two from the overflow that will also have two Tunze Streams near it.
  16. M

    800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

    I am getting a Dow Corning building silicone, this is what is used by major aquariums. As for the force, I never saw one myself but talked to several people that work with wood or tanks for a living. What has to be remembers is the PSI rating for the fiberglass, exopy, and glue used have to be...
  17. M

    800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

    I will most likely just epoy some 2x4s, not sure fibergalssing would be needed.
  18. M

    800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

    I have not been able to get the thread read 100%, I saw the temp bracing you made. I will try to read more of it today.
  19. M

    800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

    I agree 100% I just have not figure out how to add a brace after the fact since the fiberglass and other epoxy will be on. I will make something that comes from the top so I can nail it done and seal it and know that water will only hit part of it.
  20. M

    800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

    At the bottom there will be an area that the panel sits in but at the top I am not sure. Technically I should be able to have temp supports holding it in place and once filled with water the panel should stay in place. The being said I am thinking and designing something to hold it in from the...
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