New Pentagon Corner Tank 220 Tank, 80 Sump/refug

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Lyghtning

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Total Volume 300G

Just spent the afternoon sanding and polishing, buffing.

Still a few scratches in this acrylic but done for the day. tomorrow a few spot sanding/polishing.

Pics to come, apparently max upload here is 102kb, gonna have to go upload them elsewhere
 
It is a great tank and yes it went to a good home, Wes, you have done an amazing job cleaning it up. I look forward to following along and seeing the progress, your off to a great start.
 
I hope i do it justice, dedication, dedication i dont think i'll let anyone down with it. :P

Tomorrow is installation of lights, and filling the tank with water/vinegar to get the pipes clean and get off some remaining algae off the power heads, pipes.

Anyone know ratio for water/vinegar for approx 300 gallons?... imagine going to the grocery store for 20 gallons of vinegar :P lol... that'll be interesting...

I'm also in the sump area going to build a sectional frag grow area, just got me some LED's being shipped, went with 200 3W LED's assorted colors/types.... need to find a place to buy heatsinks, my vendor doesnt sell the size i want, they only do rectangle, i need long and not so wide. I plan on using T5 actinic and probably 500watish LED's for penetration. my vendor only sells 8'x12' and i think the 12' width is just to wide, i'd like longer skinner bars of light so i can split blues/whites and supplemental lights into a 3 part array... supplemental will be UV/Cyan/Red/Royal Purple
 
Lights up, Filled with water, hit the overflow and got some drippy bulk heads.... redrained the tank, fixed 2/3 drippy bulk heads, working on the last one now... resealing edges with silicone just for good measure. Will post pics tomorrow
 
I always replace bulkheads with new Sched 80, they can be pricy if you need several, but this is one area you never want to go budget IME/IMO!

Also,
Be sure to not over tightening.
O ring is on the wet side.
Dry no lube on gasket.
Clean surfaces, no sand, no muck on glass, O ring and bulkhead sealing surfaces.

The nervousness will go away in time....
 
thanks bugs, i have to drain it one last time after the vinegar bath, know where i might pick up some new sched 80 bulkheads?
 
FYI....Sch 80 bulkheads require lager holes than sch 40. I do agree with using sch 80 over 40, better quality
 
azjohnny said:
FYI....Sch 80 bulkheads require lager holes than sch 40. I do agree with using sch 80 over 40, better quality
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I ran into the same problem with my build and had to make the holes larger to go the schedule 80. If you are going that route let me know and I can give you some advise if needed.
 
I used a Dremel on mine, it was suggested I not do it, but it turned out good. Took me about 30 minutes and took off just enough material to fit the bulkhead


Good thing you don't have a glass tank or you would be SOL
 
bugs713 said:
O ring is on the wet side.
Dry no lube on gasket.
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Disagree....

Gasket goes on the opposite side as the plastic nut. For most applications it will be on the wet side, but for some it could be the dry side, ie - glass-holes overflow.

Also, I always use just a slight amount of lube on the gasket. Too much is a bad thing, but just enough will keep the gasket from binding.
 
tatuaje08 said:
Disagree....

Gasket goes on the opposite side as the plastic nut. For most applications it will be on the wet side, but for some it could be the dry side, ie - glass-holes overflow.

Also, I always use just a slight amount of lube on the gasket. Too much is a bad thing, but just enough will keep the gasket from binding.
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He who put gasket on dry side will have two wet sides! :facepalm:
 
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