JDigital's 75G RR. (Updated)

[Boomboy]

Make sure you keep us updated with lots of pictures, cant wait till see this puppy with water.

[JDigital]

Well.. I hit a roadblock tonight with my return plumbing... I over looked how long the final section, with 2 ball valves to control the return bulkheads flow, a reducer T... in short... my bulkhead holes weren't drilled wide enough apart and I can't fit the T with ball valves between them...

Hmm.. gotta figure something out now..

I pretty much copied fishytime's plumbing...



I got one idea, and that is to T it off down lower, to 90 corners, run the ball valves vertically, and then 90s into the 90's at the bulkheads... but worried its going to affect my flow too much with the 4 extra 90's.

[JDigital]

Bit of an update:

Probably doing some of this *** backwards, but I added water to the 75 last night, mostly to leak test my bulk heads and to start getting my salinity up to par...




Tonight I got my LR, PR's, transferred over to the 75. Also emptied out the sand and cleaned the "old" 54 so I could start getting the baffles in, but I got some glass cut a TAD too long (we're talking like 1/8"-1/4" too long.. DOH!!)





And I also swung by Red Coral Aquariums this afternoon, and picked up a few new goodies. Thanks Alot Kevin!!




Until I can get the glass sanded/grinded down to fit, I'm kinda at a stand still.. Again!

[Boomboy]

your farther along than me im at a stand still, want to spend money on equipment but have to be wise how i spend my money. looks good so far its coming along nicely.

[phillybean]

Hey JD, nice build!

For the glass, I made the same mistake, having them cut too long. I ended up putting them in on an angle. It was a big harder to silicone in place, however came out nice and I think I was able to swing more space for my fuge. The narrow part of my skimmer doesn't need as much room as where the pump and everything still fits. Here are some pics:

[JDigital]

Originally Posted by phillybean

Hey JD, nice build!

For the glass, I made the same mistake, having them cut too long. I ended up putting them in on an angle. It was a big harder to silicone in place, however came out nice and I think I was able to swing more space for my fuge. The narrow part of my skimmer doesn't need as much room as where the pump and everything still fits. Here are some pics:

Haha! I thought about the angle thing, but I am a picky SOB on things, and having my baffle straight seems to be one of those things. I borrowed a drill bit from Red Coral, and I am currently half way through grinding down the extra 1/4"... What a pain in the butt!!!!!! 2 more panels! 2 MORE!!!

I'll be back.......

[Zylumn]

Come on !!! Come on!!! the suspense is killing me.
Kevin

[JDigital]

All my LR is finally bought and aquascaped. I got a 70-75lbs, 3 way mix if I remember right of Fiji, Tonga and one other than starts with an M.... Kevin, you remember?

Anyways, the pics.

FTS:


Right Hand Tank Shot:


Left Hand Tank Shot:


Right End Tank Shot (No Lighting, was taken in the pitch black):


And the Tank in "Fish Eye Vision"

[JDigital]

Couple shots of my first corals in my tank.

[fragNplug]

i have the same stand as you do expept for my hamster, sticker on it said good for 250pnds only.
and as i side note your photos are amazing everywhere i see them.