Grizz's 300 gal 8'er / LED Heat sink build / Opinions on LED lay out needed

lastlight · #1 07-28-2011, 07:08 PM

Looking good man. I like the coast-to-coast but I'd seriously do my best to eliminate that center overlfow eating up your real-estate. why not just drill drains on the back of the tank and 90 up to create standpipes?

The Grizz · #2 07-28-2011, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

Looking good man. I like the coast-to-coast but I'd seriously do my best to eliminate that center overlfow eating up your real-estate. why not just drill drains on the back of the tank and 90 up to create standpipes?

I was trying to figure out if something like that would work. Maybe I could drill 2 holes at each end, put in a 1 1/2" bulkhead then 90 down, tee them together with a 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 3" tee, run a short 3" PVC to my sump with a gate valve to control the flow.

Coleus · #3 07-28-2011, 07:47 PM

looks great but still don't know why can't you use the whole width so instead 8 feet you go for 12 feet

The Grizz · #4 07-28-2011, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Coleus

looks great but still don't know why can't you use the whole width so instead 8 feet you go for 12 feet

The wife want me to have some storage space for all my fish related crap & if I go 12' I don't have the room for the towers I want to build. There are a couple lights & a thermostat on the wall that I don't want to have to relocate if I can help it, there is also a closet on the left end of the tank where the door swings out 2' where we keep all our movies & holiday decor which I really can't block or the wife would put an end to the whole new tank.