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 ...

[gregzz4]

Oh, BTW, glad you finally got your crate

[ensquire]

Made
some progress today.
Stand is assembled and has second coat of paint....



Managed to yank the black plastic off the top of the tank, gave myself a heart attack when one side made a big popping sound as I was reefing on it. thought "Here we go again, breaking another one"
But all was good.



Pretty sure I know the answer here , BUT,
When I put the eurobrace on, should I stop at the edges and leave the top of the overflow wide open ???? There should still be lots of support with the braces not spanning the entire length and width. Right LOL And lastly, the tank is 48" L x 24" H x 18" D. would you put a center cross brace ?????



One more coat of paint to go on while I wait for my Plumbing fixtures to arrive.. Sure wish I could just get this stuff locally DAG NAB IT

[ensquire]

Anyone ??? LOL