my new 90 setup

[Abengochea]

Ive been planning out the setup of my new 90 and finally started working on it this week. Here is the progress so far since I decided to take a break on getting high on pvc glue. Let me know what you think.... especially u manny!!

 

[REDDAWG43]

Look Maw.....No cracks.

 

[thesaent14]

loco i like it its coming really nice

 

[Abengochea]

thanks manny! u think I have enough holes? lol

 

[ninjamini]

What is that clear plastic at the bottom of the tank where the sand goes?

 

[Abengochea]

those are rock lifts made out of acrylic. The idea is to elevate the rock in order to have good flow under them and not let dietris (sp?) settle underneath it. Some people make them out of pvc but I got a guy in oregon to make it for me out of the acrylic so it would be invisible

 

[ninjamini]

Thats what I figured. But they look tall. Is the sand going to cover it? If so thats one deep sand bed. Great idea though. Do alot of folks do that? I have herd of egg crate to lift the rock off the glass but I have not seen that.

 

[Abengochea]

well total height of the lifts are 4" from the glass to the top of the pegs. I will cover the base and just leave the pegs exposed. So Im planning atleast 1" of sand.... maybe more. The beauty of the pegs is that they are removable and I can shorten them if I wanted to.

 

[Abengochea]

 

[matt21ocean]

real nice that tank is going to have great flow! the six inlet holes are those close loop?

 

[Abengochea]

yeah, basically everything u are looking at is part of the closed loop. 2 drains and 6 returns

 

[REDDAWG43]

Gotta love the clean look.....no powerheads.

 

[matt21ocean]

who drilled the holes 4 you?

 

[REDDAWG43]

Matt I believe Armando drills his own holes.
He is the one that taught me how to drill aquariums.

 

[ninjamini]

Here is a question. With a 600 GPH overflow and all those returns how are you increasing the flow of the system over 600gh?

 

[Rogger Castells]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9597106#post9597106 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ninjamini
Here is a question. With a 600 GPH overflow and all those returns how are you increasing the flow of the system over 600gh?

it wont matter I believe that is a close loop, Nice tank Armando, I see lots of frags coming in!

 

[AJtheReefer]

Looking awesome. Can't wait to see the project as it progresses

 

[Abengochea]

Im going to have roughly 600 gph going through the sump but within the main tank it will be 4200 gph. Yeah I do drill my own tank since I dont want to pay all that much money for each hole. It wouldve almost cost me as much as I paid for the tank to get it drilled at 20 bux a pop.

 

[matt21ocean]

Do you do that with a drill press or a hand drill? and where did you get your hole saw bits (know of any good deals on them) also do you use that diamond carbide dust when you drill?...all the questions because I have a tank I would like to drill like yours and do a closed loop but a $20 a pop..... You know

 

[Abengochea]

well I got the bits off some guy on ebay that sells them. http://stores.ebay.com/THK-Diamond-Tools
I did it buy hand. The trick is to use a lot of water and take ur time. Also u want to start at an angle in order to prevent the bit from dancing on the glass and going all over the place