Squire's 90 Gallon Build, Now With Salt Water

[ensquire]

Only took me 45 minutes to tear down Greg's crate to get to the tank.
Put first coat on CIL Marine Paint on top of the primer. Last tank was all black, and the first thing I noticed was salt creep on the inside of the stand. So this ones gonna be all white inside.





Here is my first look at the tank and it's in awesome shape....







So, it's time for my first discussion on the build. The overflow is drilled with 2 holes for a 1 1/2" and a 1" bulkhead. It also has a hole drilled at the top of the overflow for another 1" bulkhead for the return. So basically what I have is a setup for a durso standpipe . My concerns are all about safety, as far as overflowing the display if there is a blockage. I had a beananimal previous and it was quiet and worry free. and it would be very easy set up a herbie and just drill a couple of holes for the returns thru the back or even over the top.
Suggestions and opinions expected here LOL





Went hunting for fittings and valves today, HAHHAHHAHA that was funny. Online shopping it is.

[The Grizz]

45 mins? What took you so long

I have Durso's in all 3 of my tanks and have never had them plug up at all. I have occasionally reached in to see if there is anything in or around them but come up empty. As for sound I don't here a thing from them, the hardest part is getting the right size breather hole drilled in to the cap so what I did was drilled a hole big enough for a 3/8" PVC air valve to be able to fine tune it. Just an idea for you to think about.

[Nano]

I scored a chunk of 3/8" airline today as well, just have to find a cap and valve to control the flow, I like the durso, its easy, and very quiet, I dont hear anything at all. durso all the way

[ensquire]

45 mins? What took you so long

CHEAP CORDLESS
Has anyone cut off the black trim?
what is the best method???

[gregzz4]

Nice paint. Good thing you posted pics, or we'd say it never happened
Lots of ribbin' ya from here too ... what took ya so long to break it down?
Cheap cordless ... BAAAHHH ... you should have been so excited to open it up that, well, you get the idea
Seriously though, Durso ... Herbie ... hmmm
You have the holes to run a Herbie with a return inside your overflow. Lucky you. Check it out, you might be happy ...

[ensquire]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

If you don't put a piece of air line in the hole it will spray every where, the air line will control it.

Depends where you put the hole but I think your idea would be cleaner.


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[bignose]

Nice pump how does the controller work?

[gridley]

I just read through your tank journal. From my completly inexperienced perspective it is looking good. I'm looking forward to following along.

[ensquire]

Originally Posted by bignose

Nice pump how does the controller work?

I will fire it up this weekend and let you know, It has a +, - button to ramp the power up and down and it has a feeding button that shuts it down for a short time

Originally Posted by gridley

I just read through your tank journal. From my completly inexperienced perspective it is looking good. I'm looking forward to following along.

Thank you, not a lot of experience here. Second attempt, so i hope I learned a few things from past mistakes.
I have been following your thread as well, great job on the stand .

[ensquire]

Hooked up the Waveline DC5000 tonite and I must say that I like what it does so far. Started it at it's lowest setting and started to ramp it up. There are 6 speeds and by the 4th light I was surpassing the Quiet One 4000. Up all the way and I had a large ripple going across the top of the tank.
The remote is a nice feature and there is a 10 minute feed mode that shuts the pump down.
If quiet operation is the goal then you might want to check this pump out, had to stick my head into sump space to try to hear it. The durso drain is far louder than this pump. I will have to see about fixing that drain noise a bit.