Diy three ten

[NC2WA]

LOL LOL, in a weird about way yes it is..

 

[halmus]

Tagging along and taking notes. Thanks for sharing the progress Dave

 

[DonW]

All that skill and still haven't mastered the broom. Look great, gunna be a nice tank.

Don

 

[Peppie]

Tagging along and taking notes. Thanks for sharing the progress Dave

It is a good idea to take notes. There will be a 20 page test when all is said and done.
Hang in there is will take awhile.
You may need to get some more pencils and a ream of paper.

 

[Peppie]

All that skill and still haven't mastered the broom. Look great, gunna be a nice tank.

Don

WOW!!!
DON WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN???
Thanks for looking in on my build. I must admit my broom skills are not what they should be. Maybe you could stop by and show me a few needed tips??

 

[Peppie]

Finished up the internal weir.
Have to give thanks to "Gryphon" The acrylic 120 he gave me produced the 3/8'' material that was used for this weir build.
I changed the dimensions from the moch up, I made it deeper, wider, longer, That covers it "Its Bigger"

Sitting on top the euro, just so you can see the design


Round over on the lips, both front and back




Down inside


I will be able to get inside of the weir


Yard stick for reference






This is so cool, I can get IN my tank to take a pic of something IN my tank LOL

 

[Gryphon]

Its good to see some good use come out of that old tank!

 

[Peppie]

Maybe I should change my Board Name to " The Acrylic Wisperer" LOL

 

[Scooterman]

Maybe so!!!! :der:

Maybe I should change my Board Name to " The Acrylic Wisperer" LOL

 

[kpiotrowski]

Maybe I should change my Board Name to " The Acrylic Wisperer" LOL

how about akrillic wispererer

 

[Peppie]

Maybe so!!!! :der:

That is too funny!
Now I need to figure out how to change my avatar to this

 

[Peppie]

So I needed to figure out how to see my plumbing in place, without really doing the plumbing.
First I need a starting point. I decided to use 1 1/2'' lines for the drains and the emerg.
Drilled some holes for uniseals in the bottom of the weir


Lets see..... what do I have that is about 1 1/2''in diam., needs to be flexible, but yet hold its shape? I got nothin.
A little rootin around in the shop and garage, and I came up with this.
3/4'' foam backing rod, tie wire, and some tape.



Peerrrrfact!!



This will save a huge amount of time.
After about 10 mins of bending and snipping this is what I came up with
for the shape of the drain lines




I have to be sure I miss the framing members on the stand before I drill the bottom

 

[Spinner]

Are you using 1 1/2" flex pvc in your tank? Should be fine if you want to.......Before drilling bottom I would think about how the behind overflow pipes will look/work? You wouldn't want a big can't reach dead spot behind plumbing/rock structure? I know you goy it just throwing thinking questions out there Digging your over flow "The Acrylic Whiskers" is it:gossip:

 

[Peppie]

I am considering using the flex for the interior plumbing. I think I can zip tie it to egg crate to keep the form I need.

I will have a lock line nozzle directed towards the dead spot behind the plumbing wall. Not sure yet if I will conceal the back of the plumbing pipe. Room behind the pipe needs to be enough to run an algae magnet between it and the back/side of the tank.

Thanks for throwing things at me, never know when I have a brain fart going with some of these situations.

This overflow system is very simple compared to the "other one" going on the opposite side of the tank

 

[Scooterman]

You better be careful what you wish!!!!

That is too funny!
Now I need to figure out how to change my avatar to this

 

[Peppie]

LMAO,
Scoot you have made my day complete!!!
I feel like a new man.

 

[NC2WA]

Dave, love the pic and name change (which is actually spelled correctly)

 

[Peppie]

Dave, love the pic and name change (which is actually spelled correctly)

Well Thank You Kirk,

I does seem kinda fitting.

I doubled checked the spelling after Kevin posted. LOL

 

[Scooterman]

I'f you want me to change the name back just shoot me a pm , I was just messing with ya!

 

[Peppie]

Here is a moch-up of my moch-up.
Looks like the flex pipe, zip tied to a sheet of acrylic is going to work just fine.


I will use 1/4'' acrylic sheet and then trim it to shape