ronau's First Try

[ronau]

Originally Posted by Scythanith

I love the pipe stays! It looks very neat and organized already. Good luck!

Thanks, I've learned a lot from seeing other set ups on here.

The Clic clamps are awesome, holds the pipe very securely and they can be release quite easily with a phillips head screwdriver.

Ron

[ronau]

Got my tank and my sump today.

70 gallon (40" x 20" x 20") DT, 3 sides Starphire, one piece Starphire eurobrace, CNC black acrylic background, transparent silicone and black vinyl bottom.

55 gallon (36" x 22" x 16") custom sump.

I got home and got to plumbing it.





Herbie



Pretty simple underneath



I haven't cleaned it yet but here is a FTS



Big thanks to the guys at Concept Aquariums, they definitely made emptying my wallet seem like it was the right thing to do....LOL.

Bigger thanks to my wife who helped me get the tank downstairs so I could start working on it.

Next I'll clean up the sump and get the reactors plumbed in, hopefully wet before the Super Bowl is over.

Thanks,

Ron

[The Grizz]

Looking good Ron!!!

[ronau]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

Looking good Ron!!!

Thanks Grizz!

Here is a pic of with the drain pipes, I like the bigger stand so I can slide my sump back and have the drain pipes come straight down without any elbows. I was planning to put the main drain valve above the union but I rushed the last couple connections and screwed it up. I was seriously considering hacking it off but them I would have to get another bulkhead and use up another union and valve.



I prefer the look of CNC'd teeth



I really like the transparent silicone, pic to compare to unsiliconed eurobrace



Thanks,

Ron