Moving on up 20L to 29 (with a 170 mile move in the middle)

[Nathan4Wvu]

With my first year of college complete I have decided to move a tank from my home in Charleston to Morgantown WV about 175 miles. In the process I have also decided to move from a 20l to a 29 gallon.

AGA self drilled 2- 2" bulkheads
1- SE 250 watt MH ARO ballast
2-65 watt power compact
1- custom black canopy
1 -custom black stand
coral life superskimmer 65
mag 3 return

Don't want to keep you waiting any longer!!!!

 

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Questions ??? What do you think more to come im still unpacking

 

[skippy23]

that is one kick butt fan you got there lol
looks good so far man
ill have to check it out this fall

 

[an-enemy]

how many gph do those 2" blukheads have. i was thinking of doing the same to my 29.

 

[kabal2]

wow is comming along pretty good, i will like to see that tank in a few months, good job

 

[Kogo]

so... how do you think that blue paint will hold up on the PVC inside your tank?

 

[dogstar74]

Not too worried about the Krylon on the PVC, but I am concerned that you painted UNDER the bulkheads. If I were to do this same thing, (which I have plans to do exactly that) I would tape off the part of the glass that the bulkheads will fit and paint around them. That way the glass would be sealed. Hmmm, now that i have typed that, I guess the seal will be against the inside of the glass rather than the back and the outside ring is simply there to hold the seal against the inside glass..... Um.. Er.. Carry on then.

And I do believe the kind of spray paint that you wanted to buy was Krylon FUSION. As it has a chemical bond to plastics which will last against marine environments. I hope you have good luck with just the regular Krylon. I don't forsee any problems.

Nice Set up, You're living my dream!

 

[gfk]

i will be doing the same with a 20 H but i had a corner overflow built... i just need to drill my tank out, but im being lazy. i dont have my stand or canopy built yet either. thanks for hte pics ill use them for reference.

looks good

 

[Nathan4Wvu]

skippy23- Those two bulkheads willl handle about 900-1000gph from what i read 2" will hold 500 ph each.

Im not to worried about the paint on the pipe in the tank its going to be covered with corline soon i hope soit it falls off i can just put come black ones on there

As for the paint under the bulkheads they are well siliconed and have had not leaks so far


Im going to have to do somthing about those down pipes they are so loud does any one have any ideas how to quiet it down?? the bulkheads are slurping to any ideas??

Skimmer should be here soon and the MH lights should be here today!!!

 

[Nathan4Wvu]

I don't think the tank is going to have a cycle i moveed all the sand in my 20l with it and also about 15 gallons of the water. It has a small spike in ammonia but i think it is about ready for some livestock!!!!!

 

[Nathan4Wvu]

LIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Nathan4Wvu]

The ballat is ARO and will run any 250 watt mh bulb se or de its only 99.99 from hello lights

 

[Nathan4Wvu]

So far its running pretty cool with out the big fan that one is for emerencys only lol it about 76.1 the two top pics are old the tank has been filled and running for 3 days