Duckhams' 75G Reef Build - Eurobraced/BeanAnimal

[Myka]

I like the rockscape! Why don't you slide a piece of black acrylic in the overflow so the pipes aren't so obvious?

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[Bugger]

Did you use rods for the rocks

[Duckhams]

Originally Posted by Myka

I like the rockscape! Why don't you slide a piece of black acrylic in the overflow so the pipes aren't so obvious?

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I do have an overflow insert that came with the tank, im just leaving it out for now so that I can play around with the flow settings on the Vectra M1 and I need to be able to see the water level in the overflow box. It will go in soon enough, don't worry!

Originally Posted by Bugger

Did you use rods for the rocks

No I didn't, it's only 2 pieces. The one on the left is almost 22" long! I got a couple of big pieces of Pukani and chiselled them with a hammer and screw driver to create the shapes, caves, ledges, etc.

[Myka]

[quote=Elliott@BigReefDepot.com;973486]I do have an overflow insert that came with the tank, im just leaving it out for now so that I can play around with the flow settings on the Vectra M1 and I need to be able to see the water level in the overflow box. It will go in soon enough, don't worry!/quote]

Oh good! I was like, "Woah, fail."

That sump setup is looking pretty slick too. I saw you have the colored PVC pipe - I might have to order some.

[Duckhams]

Originally Posted by Myka

Oh good! I was like, "Woah, fail."

That sump setup is looking pretty slick too. I saw you have the colored PVC pipe - I might have to order some.

Lol! Thanks! We have lots of the coloured PVC in stock, it's got a nice shiny finish to it, it looks so much better than the industrial stuff. All the fittings have tapered edges too which makes it look much more 'fitted' for lack of a better term. Im glad I redid the plumbing at the same time, it was totally worth it.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Elliott@BigReefDepot.com

Lol! Thanks! We have lots of the coloured PVC in stock, it's got a nice shiny finish to it, it looks so much better than the industrial stuff. All the fittings have tapered edges too which makes it look much more 'fitted' for lack of a better term. Im glad I redid the plumbing at the same time, it was totally worth it.

Yeah, I noticed those fittings look really nice, but you need gate valves, ball valves, and reducer bushings. I did all my plumbing in SCH80 which looks pretty slick too, but yours looks a lot brighter.

If you found reducers like these, that would be sweet. (I linked instead because the pic is huge)

[Duckhams]

I didn't need to use reducers anywhere on the system, but a gate valve would be much easier to adjust for the beananimal overflow. I find the ball valves work ok, and are a lot cheaper. Plus I can dial it in with the Vectra now, so a gate valve isn't as important.

If you need plumbing, email me and let me know what you're looking for and I'll package discount your order for you.