Go Big OR Go Home! Construction of a 1000 gallon System!!

Got them at US Plastics but the price has gone up to about $60. What a difference a few months make! I am sure their production costs went up because of the price of natural gas. These are really hardcore BHs!
 
I need 3" BHs for a specialized purpose so that's why I shopped around and got them at US Plastics. I bought everything else from Savko.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6800386#post6800386 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
I need 3" BHs for a specialized purpose so that's why I shopped around and got them at US Plastics. I bought everything else from Savko.
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Why did you need 3" BH again ?? How many ??
 
I am using 2 of them on my skimmer with plugs modified for air injection. I went with the 3" so I would have enough clearance to mount 4 airstones through each BH. The plug is tapped on the outside for 1/4" air line. Inside is glued a 1/2" PVC pipe which is capped and tapped for four 1/8" elbows for airstones.

This is a mod of other DIY airstone skimmers to make it much easier to clean and change stones. All I need to do is unscrew the plug to get at the stones, rather than taking apart the skimmer. Easier maintainance is a must and the biggest gripe about airstone skimmers is dealing with the stones. Taking that out of the equation makes it a better skimmer IMO.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6799070#post6799070 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 240-Reefer
Looking Great. Keep up the good work!!!
Can you please send the link for Mainards.
Ok I'm hooked
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Can you please send the link for Mainards rails for the lights
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6803392#post6803392 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 240-Reefer
Can you please send the link for Mainards rails for the lights
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Sorry for the delay! Menards is a hardware store like Home Depot or Lowes. I do not know where they have stores at outside Indiana.
These are rails that are used on large doors like barn doors. I hope that helps! Anyway, here is the link..

http://www.menards.com/
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6803450#post6803450 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 240-Reefer
Thanks
I heve been looking at this option for a while. the question is what are they made of and will they stand up
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They are metal, they should be fine as long as you have good dehumidification. I don't see any problems with them, they are well above my tank. And I have good dehumidification.
 
asnatlas - the one on the left a sched. 40 and the one on teh right a sched 80? i know the one on the right is a sched 80 but i've never had one of the ones on the left...that is why i ask. i have some schd 40 from savko.com. gotten only 1" and below so maybe the 2" look like that

Lunchbucket
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6804116#post6804116 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lunchbucket
asnatlas - the one on the left a sched. 40 and the one on teh right a sched 80? i know the one on the right is a sched 80 but i've never had one of the ones on the left...that is why i ask. i have some schd 40 from savko.com. gotten only 1" and below so maybe the 2" look like that

Lunchbucket
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Lunchbucket, you are correct, sched 40 on left and sched 80 on right... I myself have not seen a sched 40 like pictured until I received my tank from Will at AO (from Canada) so it much be a sched 40 Canadian thing :)
 
on of my buddies has some of those shorter sched 40 like we are talking about. i didn't konw if it was a over 1" thing or what. they seem short...are they?

Lunchbucket
 
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