Booms cube-80

fishytime · #1 01-08-2009, 03:54 AM

Let me be clear. The plumbing parts that go inside your overflow do not need to be glued or taped(depending what fittings you have). All plumbing outside the tank will of course need to be either glued or taped. I didnt want the way I phrased things to cause you any problems

tang daddy · #2 01-08-2009, 04:12 AM

for the guys who said that little fish will fit through eggcrate that is correct!! however if you want to prevent gobies,pipefish and all other small dummies do the following....

Home depot sells gutter guard basically plastic mesh, 1st cut 2 pieces of gutter guard a little larger than the piece of eggcrate, 2nd lay 1 piece of gutter guard down on the eggcrate, 3rd lay the other piece of GG over the 1st piece of GG only this time staggering it so that the hole is so small that only a small piece of mysis can fit through. Hold all 3 pieces together with black zap straps and voila you got the alcatraz of overflows.

Boomboy · #3 01-08-2009, 04:29 AM

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Originally Posted by tang daddy

for the guys who said that little fish will fit through eggcrate that is correct!! however if you want to prevent gobies,pipefish and all other small dummies do the following....

Home depot sells gutter guard basically plastic mesh, 1st cut 2 pieces of gutter guard a little larger than the piece of eggcrate, 2nd lay 1 piece of gutter guard down on the eggcrate, 3rd lay the other piece of GG over the 1st piece of GG only this time staggering it so that the hole is so small that only a small piece of mysis can fit through. Hold all 3 pieces together with black zap straps and voila you got the alcatraz of overflows.

GENIUS, except i dont want a huge roll of gutter guard for such a little piece of eggcrate. but i think i will put that on my list of things to do.

Boomboy · #4 01-08-2009, 07:37 PM

So is this right?? i doubled it up. just want to make sure before i silicone it into place.

JDigital · #5 01-08-2009, 08:22 PM

Looks ok.. but it will affect your GPH running thru the system... There is alot more surface area covering the eggcrate now.

Boomboy · #6 01-08-2009, 08:25 PM

i think the water level will just be higher now, i dont think it will effect my flow. you cant really tell but its 2 inch high, and 1 ft wide. im only running about 600gph through my sump anyways. and another 600 through CL. i hope thats enough if not i can always add a powerhead in the back later on down the line.

JDigital · #7 01-08-2009, 09:43 PM

1200GPH is only going to give you about 15x turnover... I'm guessing this is softies tank?

tang daddy · #8 01-09-2009, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Boomboy

So is this right?? i doubled it up. just want to make sure before i silicone it into place.

Wow dude you work fast!!

But yea you wont have any fish making it past that.

Boomboy · #9 01-09-2009, 02:36 AM

yeah its because im not working right now, so i have to keep busy and i really want to get this thing filled with water.

and now thinking about my pumps, i kinda wish i had a stronger pump for the return, my drains can handle the flow, so at least i know in the future i can always upgrade to 1500 gph if need be.

Boomboy · #10 01-09-2009, 05:03 AM

Here it is with the background done, im liking it, but really because its deeper than im used to, im not really looking at the background alot. i also finish most of my manifold too, just waiting for my bulkhead to line it all up.

i wish i had a nice camera like alot of you, then i could actually show what the tank looks like in person all i have is a HP Photosmart hahah oh well.