Its about time! 265g build started.

Not much of an update but thought I would throw up a pic of the skimmer and wet-dry/sump that came with the tank. Not sure what I can do with the sump but it looks to be about a 30g. I don't figure the skimmer will work long term but it might be ok till I start stocking with a lot of fish. Its an aquafoamaster #2 Its 8" dia. and about 30" high. I have no idea what pump was used on it. I've been thinking about just throwing a large NW pump on it and see how it does. I have also thought about trying a mod and making it recirc. but I'm just not sure what I should do with it till I can get something better. When I do upgrade I'll just move this one over to another tank.

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Worked on building the wall this evening. I still have to make the small partition on the far side of the tank to close it in and figure out what I want to do with the area over the front of the tank. I want to work it out so that I can have access from the front. I'm thinking of a hinged fold up door or make it look like a canopy top with cabinet type doors. Doesn't look like much yet, but its getting there.

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Update time again! Put in a hard weekend. Finished the framing on the fish room and Electric on the game room side, sheetrock, and doors. Well the pic's tell the story.

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Time for a project update. I haven't got to work on the tank itself much but I have been working. I have put up the furring strips and insulated the walls alone with running the electric. I know it looks like a mess but I hope to start hanging sheetrock this weekend.

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Progress looks great. Having a fish room is going to be awesome! Everyone that is cramming their equipment in their tiny stands will be jealous, I know I will be. :)
 
Finely an update that has to do with the tank. I didn't like the overflow and return system that came with the tank so I went to Lowes and picked up some parts and put together a dry run of what I think I'm going to do.

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Now that I have the overflow pipes in place and measured out I should be able to call around and get some prices on the glass to install as the overflow boxes.

Sometime this week or next I hope to get the fish room cleaned out and pickup my stock tank and start laying out everything. I'm looking at a 100g stock tank for a sump/frag. 75g glass tank as a refug plus a 33g 48x12x12 frag and a 50g 48x22x12 frag tank. I'll try and get a layout of the room up as soon as I figure it out.

In the mean time I still have to hang the sheet rock on the ceiling and mud all the joints so I still have my work cut out for me. I do have the motivation to get this done though because to finish the upstairs I have to get the other tank broke down and to do that I have to get the 265 running.
 
Got some more done with the tank today. Picked up the glass for the over flows and siliconed it together last night. This evening I installed the overflows. Here is a pic Crissy took thinking it was funny.

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Here is a pic of the tank with them installed.

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Those are glass overflows or plexi/acrylic? Just curious, I don't see any "teeth" cut in them. Are they just placed at the height you want the water level?
 
They are 1/2" glass painted black. 1/2" glass I found out is not cheap! They are cut at the height I want the water. Egg crate will be added to the top to keep livestock out. As far as the returns go I have some ideas brewing in my head.
 
Thanks for the info. I'm gonna have to do something similar I think. I do like the idea of using acrylic and cutting the "teeth" in it though.
 
Be careful with the acrylic in a glass tank if it will be responsible for pressure. Silicon doesn't bond with it like glass. Acrylic works well enough for sumps though.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14484701#post14484701 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by spinnerbayt
As far as the returns go I have some ideas brewing in my head.
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Have you considered sealing those holes off and running your return up the back on the outside?
 
Yeah, I thought about doing that but I think I'm going to use them. I have a couple ideas that I'm going to play around with and see how it does.
 
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