if you're going to be drilling you might as well drill for 2 returns...the less lockline I see in a tank the better...then you can direct each return to a specific area in the tank

1" Bulk head for 1" pipiing.. Drills bit cut slightly larger than the specified bulkheads in my experience... Done about 10-11 holes in my time

i dont really want to do 2, just because of the way i want my flow to go. my koralia will be on a JBJ ocean pulse and be on the opposite side of the loc-line, so it'll be sort of a mini wave maker

well in that case! LOL Look forward to getting pics

haha. i look forward to having updates to take pics of.

argh
 

i change my mind way too much.

so i decided i dont want my aqua-C skimmer anymore because its not as good quality than what i could have from other skimmers approximately the same price.

So i've decided i want to get a vertex skimmer. only problem is i designed my sump to hold an aqua-C urchin(only a 6.5"x14" space). so what i would have to do is remove a baffle, and move my bubble trap over. also make my return pump exteernal (which i kinda wanted to do anyways.

pros-
-great german skimmer
-bigger fuge
-external return pump

cons-
-it kinda sucks to have to take out a baffle and a bubble trap
-lots of work and hard to do IMO

if anyone has ever removed baffles, please tell me how difficult it was. it would be super appreciated.

Two steps forward, one step back:neutral:

Update!
 

ok, so update time:

things that are new:

-I'm going skimmer less baby! atleast for now :)

-im going to have 2 return holes like randi siad earleir on in this thread (for a cleaner look)

-I'm removing 1 baffle from my sump and getting it drilled so i can have a big fuge like i want :)

-RK2's seem impossible to come by now, so i think i'll get the RKL

Finaly found a tank i want my tank to look like! (link below)

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...5&pagenumber=1

i'm thinking about changin my 'scape idea to more like that tank^^^

Thats bout all for now. oh, and all you people who are lucky enough to be able to get all these awesome frags of zoas lately..

im gonna be askin for a frag eventually! :P

Have you seen her bio-cube?( DeMartini).....simply amazing. So any eta on the water for this bad boy?

no i haven't seen that bio-cube.

my estimated time for water is about the end of april. I've been planning for that time for a while, and now that it's getting closer..

IM FREAKIN EXITED!

o yeah, my list of stuff to get:
-bucket of salt
-aquarium controller
-1 AGA (29 gallon)
-return pump
-tank ad sump drilled
-saltwater storage unit (one of those rubber maid garbage cans with a koralia in it :P)
-heater
-like 6 5gallon buckets

okay, so here's a picture of the way i want to plumb my system. please tell me if you see/know a better way to do it:
(p.s., the random box on the floor is the return pump, and the T like thing is one of those one's that make waves sorta)
EDIT: i think i might just use a regular T. anyone think the SCWD squid would be better?

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/h...1/plumbing.jpg