Spitfires 6' 120 reef build

[Kryptic4L]

Can't wait to see this resurrection. These almost always turn out to be phenomenal builds.

I think the Laguna will be a awesome start, I wouldn't trust the speedwaves based solely on the box they come in. What an ugly box, looks like it was manufactured to gather dust which would vastly improve there appearance

[Cubeman]

I like a build with some sweat equity!

[daplatapus]

Originally Posted by lastlight

i had the 4200. a lot of pump to trust without a threaded connection. it never really sat well with me! you're right about the noise they're good for that.

I ran a Laguna 2900 for almost a year on my tank with no issues. I have 12' of head pressure so the flow wasn't outrageous. Probably in the neighbourhood of 1200-1400 gph. So I wasn't thrilled with the lack of a threaded connection either. WHat I did was cut the barbed adapter down to the largest size possible (1 1/4" I think) and PVC glued it right to a piece of spa flex that I had to warm up a bit to get it on. Worked like a charm You still have that quick connect with that little "O" ring to worry about, but I was running it internal, never had any problems with it at all.

[spit.fire]

Originally Posted by daplatapus

I ran a Laguna 2900 for almost a year on my tank with no issues. I have 12' of head pressure so the flow wasn't outrageous. Probably in the neighbourhood of 1200-1400 gph. So I wasn't thrilled with the lack of a threaded connection either. WHat I did was cut the barbed adapter down to the largest size possible (1 1/4" I think) and PVC glued it right to a piece of spa flex that I had to warm up a bit to get it on. Worked like a charm You still have that quick connect with that little "O" ring to worry about, but I was running it internal, never had any problems with it at all.

Only problem I ever had with my 2900 was the one time I bumped it when I was working in my sump and ended up with 2900gph shooting at my face.... And my mouth was open...


Other than that one time I've never had any issues

[spit.fire]

Originally Posted by Kryptic4L

Can't wait to see this resurrection. These almost always turn out to be phenomenal builds.

I think the Laguna will be a awesome start, I wouldn't trust the speedwaves based solely on the box they come in. What an ugly box, looks like it was manufactured to gather dust which would vastly improve there appearance

Haha ill have to agree about the box

We set one up in my friends store so we'll see how it performs there, so far were pretty happy with it tho

[spit.fire]

So today looks like its gonna involve alot of sanding, some painting (air sprayer) and hopefully some gluing of glass

Got some new bottom trim in the other day and top will be trim less

[spit.fire]

Picture time

Sanded the stand
Painted the inside


Ran out of glue



Some new "frags"

[Skimmerking]

coming together dude looking good

[spit.fire]

Add strikes again... Turned my mangrove tank into a stand alone non-photosynthetic + acan tank


Gonna run a 54w custom led fixture over it once my parts arrive

[msjboy]

you should put in a tinted glass door on that and that should be sleek design seeing the sump and refugium lights


msjboy