Fish's new tank project

Fish · #1 12-13-2006, 02:42 AM

Haha, ya those fellas at Gold's have been great to deal with, but....

...delivered, with water and livestock? That's more like it!

woodcarver · #2 12-13-2006, 03:56 AM

Looking pretty snappy ,Chad . Be careful with that razor blade

Thought you had gone to sleep there, for the moment .Nice to have things happening again....................Dave

Fish · #3 12-13-2006, 10:02 PM

Well I didn't like how much the closed loop intake strainer protruded into the tank so I cut it down a bit.

Here is a pic of the modified one next to stock:

Here you can see that it takes up a lot less room:

I wouldn't normally recommend reducing the size of the strainer, because that only increases the likelihood of a blockage. In this case however, I am not concerned because the bulkhead/strainer size is 1.5", but the pump is only 0.75" in/out. This modified stainer still had more surface area (I think) than a stock 3/4" strainer. Also, I am not keeping an anemone or anything in the tank that would be capable of blocking it all by itself.

- Chad

Delphinus · #4 12-14-2006, 05:52 AM

What did you use to bond the piece back on?

albert_dao · #5 12-14-2006, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delphinus

What did you use to bond the piece back on?

Isn't it obvious? He used baby blood.

Farrmanchu · #6 12-14-2006, 12:07 PM

That external Overflow box is the way to go! That's a really clean look, can't wait to see rock in there, it's gonna look like a glass box full of color. Won't take very much aquascaping to conceal intakes and such. That setup is gonna ROCK.

Delphinus · #7 12-14-2006, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by albert_dao

Isn't it obvious? He used baby blood.

Won't that lead to iron contamination?

Fish · #8 12-16-2006, 04:23 PM

There was a measurement that was out on the tank that interfered with my plumbing plans - Albert has been awesome to deal with and said that he will take the tank back and make it right.
I think that while I'm waiting, I will drill my sump for a bulkhead. It is approx 17gal sump but I need to leave room for water to drain when I shut the pump off so it will only have about 12gals of water in when operating. Do you think this will be ok for a pump rate of 730gph? Or is it too small?
Thanks,

- Chad