IPisces
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Well this is going to be a slow build.
I picked this tank up a few months ago. Yeah, believe it or not, its not set up yet.
Anyway, I wanted to be safe and had a guy come out yesterday and add support under my house for it. I still need to repaint the stand. I'm not doing anything fancy, sorry! Its getting repainted semi-gloss black. I also need to get the tank outside to fill it up and make sure it is sound before filling it up in my living room. So, I need to wait for a nice weekend. And someone to help me move it. I am also putting 3/4" sheet of plywood and a sheet of foam on the stand to set the tank on. Is there a certain type of foam I should use?
The tank is 6' x 2' x 2'. The back and both sides are black. There is a dual overflow on the right side.
There are seven holes drilled across the top back for 1" bulkheads, two holes drilled for 2" bulheads, one hole at bottom center of the back for a 1" bulkhead and one hole for a 3/4" bulkhead at the bottom left corner of the back.
The one on the bottom left corner will be used for draining for water changes.
The two large holes for 2" bulkheads are the exhaust for the closed loop.
I am planning on using 5 of the holes up top and the one hole bottom center for the closed loop.
Then the last two up top for returns from the sump.
I am wondering, on the closed loop, should I put a union and a ball valve on each of the 6 returns? Thinking about it, I dont think that is really necessary, but if anyone has any suggestions, let me know.
I am putting one on both the intake line and return line just off the pump so I can get the pump off the system. The pump I have is a reeflow dart 3500 I believe. I'll post a pick of it later.
I have planned to use an eheim 1262 pump for return pump. I'm thinking I might need a larger pump though. I have a UV sterilizer that I was thinking about hooking up to it. Along with a reactor for carbon and one for phosban.
Anyway, here is the tank and stand. It needs to be cleaned. It has silicone around every hole that needs to be cleaned off. And some sand and crap that I need to vacuum out.
I picked this tank up a few months ago. Yeah, believe it or not, its not set up yet.
Anyway, I wanted to be safe and had a guy come out yesterday and add support under my house for it. I still need to repaint the stand. I'm not doing anything fancy, sorry! Its getting repainted semi-gloss black. I also need to get the tank outside to fill it up and make sure it is sound before filling it up in my living room. So, I need to wait for a nice weekend. And someone to help me move it. I am also putting 3/4" sheet of plywood and a sheet of foam on the stand to set the tank on. Is there a certain type of foam I should use?
The tank is 6' x 2' x 2'. The back and both sides are black. There is a dual overflow on the right side.
There are seven holes drilled across the top back for 1" bulkheads, two holes drilled for 2" bulheads, one hole at bottom center of the back for a 1" bulkhead and one hole for a 3/4" bulkhead at the bottom left corner of the back.
The one on the bottom left corner will be used for draining for water changes.
The two large holes for 2" bulkheads are the exhaust for the closed loop.
I am planning on using 5 of the holes up top and the one hole bottom center for the closed loop.
Then the last two up top for returns from the sump.
I am wondering, on the closed loop, should I put a union and a ball valve on each of the 6 returns? Thinking about it, I dont think that is really necessary, but if anyone has any suggestions, let me know.
I am putting one on both the intake line and return line just off the pump so I can get the pump off the system. The pump I have is a reeflow dart 3500 I believe. I'll post a pick of it later.
I have planned to use an eheim 1262 pump for return pump. I'm thinking I might need a larger pump though. I have a UV sterilizer that I was thinking about hooking up to it. Along with a reactor for carbon and one for phosban.
Anyway, here is the tank and stand. It needs to be cleaned. It has silicone around every hole that needs to be cleaned off. And some sand and crap that I need to vacuum out.
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