50 gallon LPS & Zoa Reef

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by Myka

Haha, you're nuts! I'm going to wait at least 24 hours. I have to paint the bottom of the stand still anyway which needs to dry fully before I can put it down on the carpet. I should have done that during the week sometime.

I know

[Myka]

So I totally bunged up. I had this brilliant idea to use a hammer to knock the corner off the glass overflow liner to make room for the silicone joint that runs along the bottom of the tank. Yeah, I have NO idea why I did that. The annoying part is that I have all the tools needed to grind or cut that little corner off, but nooooo I had to use a hammer. Mad at self. Needless to say, I need to order a new piece of glass on Monday and there won't be any water in the tank this weekend. Sigh...

I still have to drill the return hole. I'm going to drill it for 3/4" bulkhead even though I really only need 1/2" return from the pump. I want to try it with 1/2" line and 3/4" and see if I get any "free" extra flow from using 3/4".

Here it is in it's spot. The color is pretty accurate in this pic. Doors still need clear coat. I haven't decided on background color, but will probably be black. After looking at it all set up I will definitely be making a short wrap (canopy) for the top.

[gregzz4]

I feel for ya. I busted my new chaeto tank yesterday trying to move a line. I'm not going to buy another 2mm tank but rather try making my own with 6mm and the old framing.
Stand looks great.
So I see your going to be using a scraper on some panes

[gregzz4]

Any progress ?

[Myka]

The tank has almost all of my LPS corals in it now. I put a couple juvenile Galaxy Clarkii clowns in there yesterday. I don't have the return pump hooked up yet. I painted the back and took some pics, but they seem to have been lost. I must have deleted them off my camera before my trip to Kauai. With only 2 T5 bulbs I can't get the color to my liking. I'm looking for a used 4-bulb fixture to put over the tank already.

Greg, in reference to your previous post, the European hinges hold the doors closed so I don't need magnetic latches. I'm going to buy the "soft-close" pieces for the hinges so they won't slam shut.

[gregzz4]

Excellent. Glad to hear the hinges you picked work
Lookin' forward to some pics

Figured you were out of town. Hope you had a wonderful time

[Myka]

They were hinges I bought probably 2 years ago, so I figured I may as well use them. I just couldn't use my original plan with those style hinges. Oh well, I'm still happy with the stand, and really like that it is the same color as the walls behind it. It looks very nice like that.

And thanks, our trip to Kauai was awesome.