400 gallon project

[LostMind]

Wow, very nicely done. So when you inviting all the local reefers over to ooh and ahh ? :P

[Joe Reefer]

fricken EH! I love this tank already!

[X-Treme]

Just an idea to keep the doors from crashing on your head....... How bout those hydraulic "struts" that vehicles use to hold the rear glass or tailgates up? (can ya tell I'm a mechanic?)

[Delphinus]

W O W !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chowder]

Nice Set up..... Can't wait to see it full of life.... Lookin great so far.

[vanreefer]

Looking good man I am awaiting the open house to view the final product

[niloc16]

i'm hooked, definitely along for the ride on this one. very well thought out. looks unreal already. love the tons of pictures too. good job man

[untamed]

Originally Posted by X-Treme

Just an idea to keep the doors from crashing on your head....... How bout those hydraulic "struts" that vehicles use to hold the rear glass or tailgates up? (can ya tell I'm a mechanic?)

I checked those out. My largest door only weighs 17lbs and even the smallest automobile strut that I could find was too powerful. There's some math there that I can't get my head around to try to find the appropriate strut and locate it in the correct position on the door.

[Pan]

Originally Posted by untamed

I checked those out. My largest door only weighs 17lbs and even the smallest automobile strut that I could find was too powerful. There's some math there that I can't get my head around to try to find the appropriate strut and locate it in the correct position on the door.

What about the thing used on screen doors? you slide the little do-hickey in place and it stays....

[untamed]

It would seem that I neglected to explain my water change system. As it is difficult to show in photographs (and all the Herbie valves create visual confusion), here is a schematic that explains it.