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  1. TonyMc

    Euroreef cleaning

    That what I use on my CS 5-2. I get them in a 3 pack for a $1 at my grocery store.
  2. TonyMc

    My drilled 20L and DIY sump

    Well I finally got my Euro-reef CS5-2 last week. Here are a couple shots of it in action. Got to love those needle wheels. Day 1: Day 4: Day 5: This thing is amazing. I keep getting more and more skim by the day. I am running it a little wet though because of the bare bottom tank.
  3. TonyMc

    My drilled 20L and DIY sump

    Thanks for the compliments guys. RC man. I am going to get a SCWD, but I'm going to setup a closed loop on the tank. I don't really like the way the maxis look in the tank. I think it distracts from the way it looks. Brad. No, no engineering degree. Actually I'm in sales, but I do love to...
  4. TonyMc

    My drilled 20L and DIY sump

    I took a couple more pics the other day: The Prism skimmer is soon to be changed out with a ASM G1...
  5. TonyMc

    My drilled 20L and DIY sump

    I hear you Curvball. 150w 10K is pretty bright over this tank, but I would like to go 20K and I'm a little concerned it won't be bright enough so I may have to step up to a 250w as well. If I do I think I'll go with a SE bulb and build a hood for this tank.
  6. TonyMc

    My drilled 20L and DIY sump

    Here it is all finished. Thanks for the kind compliment Haole. I just used precut acrylic I bought at lowes. It was cut to fit already :D and about $2.00 a piece. As far as the silicon job I just used my finger to smooth it out no real technique or anything. I did use 1" pieces of wood...
  7. TonyMc

    My drilled 20L and DIY sump

    thanks for the advice Maxx. I do have some microbubbles. I'll have submerge the loc-line more and see if it goes away.
  8. TonyMc

    My drilled 20L and DIY sump

    Thanks Dwain I appreciate the kind words. Now I just need to get it filled with corals :)
  9. TonyMc

    My drilled 20L and DIY sump

    Thanks Kevin and thanks for getting the stand so quickly for me it really looks great. I put the water in(75% old 25% new)today along with the rock. I'll post some pics of the aquascape in a bit.
  10. TonyMc

    My drilled 20L and DIY sump

    Here it is plumbed and ready. and with starboard. and the sump. Notice I had to remove the frames on the tank/sump. I hope she holds :eek:
  11. TonyMc

    gurgle stop

    bc slc has a good idea, but here's another. Get a needle valve at your LFS and drill a hole in the top of the cap on the durso to fit the needle valve in and superglue in place. Now you can adjust airflow on the fly. Works like a dream.
  12. TonyMc

    My drilled 20L and DIY sump

    Ok. Here it is with the loc-line returns I picked up from Kevinpo at Aquatic Dreams today. I was going to use black sand, but I got a piece of starboard from work for free so I think I'll go BB. Now all I have to do is pick up my stand next week and get it all setup.
  13. TonyMc

    My drilled 20L and DIY sump

    I just used some cheap stuff I bought at the grocery store LOL. I hope this peels easy because if you look in the pic those finger prints aren't on the front glass there between the back glass and the paint and it's silicon. I wiped the back down with alcohol before I painted it, but I didn't...
  14. TonyMc

    My drilled 20L and DIY sump

    I just painted the back. Now I just got to clean it up a bit and do some leak testing in a couple days after the silicon dries. I hope the glass doesn't crack when I put water in it. :shock:
  15. TonyMc

    My drilled 20L and DIY sump

    Thanks for the kind words guys. Elmo18. Hows that cap growing? I may have to put a frag of that in the new tank. ;) see you in the chat room. bradreef. Wait until I get water in the thing and it will be super cluttered. You know cheato, return pump, skimmer, heater......... :badgrin...
  16. TonyMc

    My drilled 20L and DIY sump

    The overflow is made from 6" ABS pipe that I split down the middle and drilled holes in the top. It will look alot better once I paint the back. I'm going to use a black stand with my black 150 HQI pendant(with a new 20K bulb) and black sand. I think the corals colors will really pop against...
  17. TonyMc

    My drilled 20L and DIY sump

    top of overflow and durso and sump.
  18. TonyMc

    My drilled 20L and DIY sump

    Here's progress so far on my new 20L and sump. All I need to do now is fill it with water and see how it holds up.
  19. TonyMc

    Black eggcrate

    Fisherman. Give GTS interior supply a call. They have it. I work for them here in Idaho, but the yards on the coast should have it.
  20. TonyMc

    New 20g long

    Excellent looking tank Brett. I love the 20L. I'll have my new 20L setup by next week as soon as I buy my stand. I just drilled the back for the overflow last weekend and made a surface skimmer for the overflow out of 6" ABS sliced in half. I'll paint the back to match plus I have a black...
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