yeah i wish, saturday is the day, i still want to fool around with somethings then its time to geter goin

this is where i drool and dream of a new display tank. very nice

Wow - the tank looks awesome.

<edit - figured it out>

Also - what thickness of glass was the tank built with?

Looking forward to more pics.

Lookin' dope man. Get'er dirty!

Yeah I am soo pleased with the build, this is truley a dream tank.

Thanks Brad, the glass is 1/2 starphire, this is my first time with starphire and it is well worth the xtra bling.

Saturday its going to get abit dir-tay.

ok time to start a new build thread.
man that looks awesome.

Looking pretty sweet John, gonna be a beauty once its all filled up. Great idea with the vortech wall.

Looks very sweet, I see you have two filter socks but only one drain. Why is that?

nvm: I see what you are doing

Looks awesome John. Can't wait to see everything back in there from your old tank.

Great looking tank John!!! Can you explain the vortek false wall thing to me, I'm sitting here a little confused :neutral:?

thanks guys, i cant wait to get water in it.

@ Tai, there are two drains one for each filter sock, the pictures you cannot see this, but i will try andn take some more tomorrow which show in better detail.

stylo pocci reef here we go :razz:

Thanks Levi

I wanted to try and have all pumps hidden as much as possible, so with the two vortechs, they will be placed in the top two holes, with the bottom ones sucking water, i have four smaller holes drilled in the over flow to take water from there as well.

I see TOTM already :drum:. Looking great, and a great idea with the Vortech wall.

Thanks Stacey, I am getting really excited about filling this guy up.

here are a few pics of what was done today.

loc line return,

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/r...0/IMG_4048.jpg

ocean runner, thanks Kevin @ Red Coral

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/r...0/IMG_4049.jpg

and a few pics of one of the vortechs.

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/r...IMG_4051-1.jpg

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/r...IMG_4053-1.jpg

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/r...IMG_4054-1.jpg

wow haven't been in here for a bit. so thats why you were buying fittings today. looking awesome dude

WOW! Now I understand, great concept can't wait to see it in action!

yeah, finally got it all done, at least this will just get water flowing, then there will be some more add on's.

did ya pick anything up ?

Its an awesome concept I love it, speaking of concept, Big thanks to Concept aquariums for doing my tank build. Great guys to work with, and great finished product.

They still around??
I thought I heard they shut down a while back?!? :confused:

Concept Aquariums is a new company here in Calgary.

huh... no kidding.
They a full store or just build tanks? They got a website?

They are just getting started, my tank is their first build.

And for their first build, I am super stoked, as I think the designs will only get better, guess I should start saving for a new tank now. :lol:

Lookin good there Johnny-bi......one question though......why a durso?

Very cool, I like how the vortech's in place.

Thanks Doug Bi. I didnt have a gate value, so we went with the durso.

Thanks, I should have water in it by tomorrow, hopefully, haha.

its a cool upgrade. i need to read back and refresh whats going on with your tank

just some CUC. giving it a couple more weeks till i throw in a RBTA and all my other stuff i got kicking around.

fyi, next time i see you i promise nothing will be wrong with me ha ha

yeah I am stoked on this build,

I didnt recognize ya without the shinner, lol.

This is looking great...but it needs it's own thread. I was behind on reading posts and started reading from the beginning...only to get to a totally new tank!

Sorry and Thanks. I have been meaning to edit the first page of this thread and put up some links, I prefer to keep it all together.

Kien I am going to steal your idea, of the chapters on your thread.

huh wha.. what? Did someone say my name?

Hey, while I have your attention, can someone tell me why everyone is "Bi" around here?? Not that I'm judging! Just curious (but not that kind of "curious").. again, not that I', judging..

Bi, as in "I's da bi dat bults da boat, an I's da Bi dat sail's er" :lol:

Bi is like sayin mang :lol:

Nice singing voice there john.

after a few shots of coral snow, I'll sing anything

shameful.......all the most advanced equipment(ATI, BK), brand new tank......and then 90s plumbing??? you forget the way to RC or something?:razz:.....just messin whicha man....

LOL., before I was just using a straight stand pipe. What era was that from, haha.

water is going into the tank, might have pics up later.

well a quick picture less update.

I got water, salt, aquascape and started the zeo system last night.

so hopefully with the 14 day cycle i can start to get things stocked here quickly.

The vortech wall works like a charm, its awesome, i just need to make a plug to cover the bottom intake holes. I have a design in mind and should have this done within the next few days.

The skimmer is over flowing like mad, but I think this is due to being brand new mixed salt, and epoxy used for the aquscape.
I am chatting with Mike, the skimmer guru, and he gave me a few ideas that i will try out tonight after work.

And I cannot believe how clear starphire glass is, its way way different that I had ever expected, I am so happy with this tank.

pictures will come tomorrow, after I finish the electrical, I have amillion cords that I have to hid. :razz:

dude.. you do know that this thread is in the Pictures forum, right??? :biggrin:

:lol::lol::lol:

see i didnt know that you were using putty either. That is going to explain on why its over flowing too. open the skimmer full on the water level run it as low in the chamber as you can. and open the volute to about 4-5 turns out this is goign to allow the skimmer to run super dry and pull the trace elements out of the water from the putty.

ok cool, so its ok to have it overflowing for abit.