jacksonpt
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I've been planning (i.e. over thinking) this for a long time now, and I finally got started on the actual build.
The plan is to replace my beat up 30long with a shiny new 38. I have a very restricted footprint to work in, thus the odd size. I'm still going back and forth on how I want to setup the sump, but everything else is pretty well set.
After about 10 years of home ownership, I've come to the conclusion that most household/DIY projects I take on end up working just fine, but looking like they were DIYed. So when fit/finish/appearance is important, I do the smart thing and outsource it. I had the stand and canopy built by a friend and requested that the inside of the canopy be covered with formica.
I drilled the new tank last night. I went back and forth for a long time about how to overflow it... custom box or glass holes, and if glass holes, which one(s). I couldn't get a custom box made up that I was excited about for a reasonable price, so I went with tried and true glass holes. Once everything is said and done, I could be running ~900-1000gph, so a single 700gph box wouldn't be big enough. A 1200gph box is bigger than I wanted, so I went with 2 700gph boxes. They take up a bit less room compared to a single 1200, and hopefully will be quieter. We'll see.
Painting has begun... I'm using a black appliance spray paint by Rustoleum. It doesn't coat very evenly (maybe it's operator error?), so I'm doing several very thin coats. So far I've got 4 coats down, doing 4 more tonight and then I'll see how it looks.
The plan is to replace my beat up 30long with a shiny new 38. I have a very restricted footprint to work in, thus the odd size. I'm still going back and forth on how I want to setup the sump, but everything else is pretty well set.
After about 10 years of home ownership, I've come to the conclusion that most household/DIY projects I take on end up working just fine, but looking like they were DIYed. So when fit/finish/appearance is important, I do the smart thing and outsource it. I had the stand and canopy built by a friend and requested that the inside of the canopy be covered with formica.
I drilled the new tank last night. I went back and forth for a long time about how to overflow it... custom box or glass holes, and if glass holes, which one(s). I couldn't get a custom box made up that I was excited about for a reasonable price, so I went with tried and true glass holes. Once everything is said and done, I could be running ~900-1000gph, so a single 700gph box wouldn't be big enough. A 1200gph box is bigger than I wanted, so I went with 2 700gph boxes. They take up a bit less room compared to a single 1200, and hopefully will be quieter. We'll see.
Painting has begun... I'm using a black appliance spray paint by Rustoleum. It doesn't coat very evenly (maybe it's operator error?), so I'm doing several very thin coats. So far I've got 4 coats down, doing 4 more tonight and then I'll see how it looks.
