Bill's 100gal Build

[Katchupoy]

Hmmm... dangerous? Let me see... Is it the small vertical pipe? maybe too much water and will overflow? But if you add another elbow on that small vertical pipe and point it towards the sump... and then add another 2 or 3 inches of pipe... all excess water will still end up in the sump.

 

[blk822822]

So I got rid of the noise....put some pink foam board in the stand to deaden the sound, worked great. Then I put a black trim boarder around the top of the tank so you don't see the water line and the acrylic seam. I think it looks cleaner. So heres a pic of the return pipe I made.

 

[user 26995]

Yeah, that black trim looks really nice.

 

[pandora32]

Looks clean. Coming along nicely.

 

[dawgwe1]

where did you get the black trim from. Looks very nice.....

 

[Katchupoy]

I like it Bill. Keep the pics coming...

 

[blk822822]

where did you get the black trim from. Looks very nice.....

I got the trim from an automotive trim store on line. I got it to use as rub rail on my boat and has some left over.

 

[blk822822]

Man this sucks...the tank may have to be stopped for awhile. I lost my job today. I wasn't spending pay on the build just frag sale money , but no ones buying now and I still need a heater and lighting. The sale of the old tank was to fund the lighting. So this thread may get really boring now.

 

[NemCrazy]

I can understand that man. I had to put my 4x4 cube build off do to getting hurt at work. L&I pays the bills not for a build. But you have water and sand cycling. It'll just seem like your real patient seriously though good luck.

 

[blk822822]

Well Igot a call today for an interveiw. I put an app. in with these guys a month ago and now they call me the day after loosing my job. Have an interveiw tomorrow. Better job too.

 

[user 26995]

Wow, great timing. Good luck.

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[blk822822]

well got my heaters all going and transfered of all livestock. Heres some pics.

So I'm thinking I need just alittle more rock, but not to much. I want swiming room for some fish. Right now I only have 4, a lawnmower blenny, a snowflake, a blue velvet damsel and some other kind of damsel that was yellow with a couple horizontal stips but is now dark with yellon fins.

And you can see I need more lighting.

 

[NemCrazy]

I really like the open space it creates a nice depth of field and plenty of fin room

 

[pandora32]

Tank looks great! Not sure, but it looks a lil darn to me on the left! Must be for those DEEP DEEP water corals. Jk. Are you going to run leds or going for mh?

 

[blk822822]

Tank looks great! Not sure, but it looks a lil darn to me on the left! Must be for those DEEP DEEP water corals. Jk. Are you going to run leds or going for mh?

What ever I can afford.....but for now probly another MH fixture.

 

[user 26995]

I'm with Nem. I like all the open space. Really nice looking tank.

 

[blk822822]

I'd like to get a schooling fish like chromis.....Would like to have tangs and stuff but also like having macros in the display. Maybe some anthias...

 

[NemCrazy]

If your gonna get schooling fish, my vote would be anthias. When I get a tropical tank with fin room that's what I'm gonna get. They are beautiful.

 

[blk822822]

If your gonna get schooling fish, my vote would be anthias. When I get a tropical tank with fin room that's what I'm gonna get. They are beautiful.

thats what I leaning towards , but they arn't cheap.

 

[pandora32]

Cromis cost more in the long run, imo and ime. I can never get them to last long in any of the setups ive had. I have 5 right now, but thats all thats left of the 11 i bought after 3 months. For a "for now" light fixture, you should look at oddysea lights. I bought a 72" 3 bulb 250 watt with moonlights and actinics for $465 back in december. It was/is my "for now" fixture till i scrounge up led money. If you do get one, the bulbs are...not so good...really yellow for 15k. I switched them out in the first month to 20k.