JDigital's 75G RR. (Updated)

JDigital · #1 09-17-2008, 05:10 AM

Small Update:

Vinyled the tank... I did the sides to hide the substructure of the rock.

And installed the CL Bulkheads:

Boomboy · #2 09-19-2008, 02:51 AM

i was thinking about the same idea, so is the bottom returns for the pvc structure?

JDigital · #3 09-19-2008, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Boomboy

i was thinking about the same idea, so is the bottom returns for the pvc structure?

No, the substructure will only be covering my 2" drain, the returns will have flared ends directing flow 'up' my two walls and around my centerpiece rock formation/overhang.

What do you think about the vinyl? Im still unsure about it..

Boomboy · #4 09-20-2008, 01:37 AM

is vinyl a piece of plastic that is coloured like what you get at petsmart or something, i would personally( just speaking for myself) just spray paint the back with krylon fusion, and i wouldnt do the sides because i like to look down the sides but if you only want to look at the front the also spray paint the sides, i think it last alot longer and you wont get salt creep between. of course that's if vinyl is what i think it is.

yeeg · #5 09-20-2008, 04:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boomboy

is vinyl a piece of plastic that is coloured like what you get at petsmart or something, i would personally( just speaking for myself) just spray paint the back with krylon fusion, and i wouldnt do the sides because i like to look down the sides but if you only want to look at the front the also spray paint the sides, i think it last alot longer and you wont get salt creep between. of course that's if vinyl is what i think it is.

This vinyl is the type that is used to make signs on cars, airplanes and such...

JDigital · #6 10-11-2008, 02:01 AM

Picked up the plumbing for my closed loop today.

Just need the actual 2" and 1 1/2" pipe.

JDigital · #7 10-17-2008, 11:46 PM

Things are a bit slow with this re-build, but I got my lighting today. Thanks to the guys at Red Coral!

I had originally ordered the Reef Optix 3 reflectors, but the shipper screwed up and sent the Lumen Max 3's instead. So I went with them instead, being the better reflector supposedly. And then the Dual 250W Galaxy Electronic Ballast.

Need to exchange one of them tho, as they came with two different reflector patterns, one is fully dimpled, the other is only dimpled in the corners. So waiting to hear back from Kevin about the 3rd one he has at the store.

Not sure which bulbs I am going to use yet... I am thinking about Ushio 14K with 1x54W KZ Fiji Purple and 1x54W Giesemann Super Actinic on TEK Retrofit units, but I'll have to see how things go.

Anyways, enough talking... PICS!!