NEW Tank Build !!!

[AQD_ottawa]

I am pleased to announce the new tank build can now finally start. Thanks to Dave at Concepts for the amazing tank and stand, both are the best quality I have ever seen! The tank having a one piece Euro Brace and 100% star fire with unique total clear silicon.

The tank is 36x32x24 with external overflow. The sump will be in the basement about 8 feet below the tank.

The system will run everything we distribute one way or another but also form the basis for all future marketing photos for GHL equipment, for example the Mitras. The tank will run just one single silver Mitras HV.

Here are some photos I took at 1.45am this morning after getting off a plane back from Turks and Caicos getting in the door at 1.30am!! Something was bugging me! Did I measure our door gap right? will the stand fit? 30 minutes in the garage with a jenny bar and a tape measure confirmed my thoughts. Yep I measure wrong the stand wont fit, so it has to go through the patio doors, so now I have to snow blow the side of the house and around the swimming pool and get some lads over to get the stand through the rear patio doors. But before that the stand is off to a local cabinet makers to have a little mod done to it I did not get done during manufacture.

This will be a painstaking slow build, so next update will be a while

 

[AQD_ottawa]

Unpacking continues, with a back that does not allow me to lift more than 20LB I am very reliant on my friends and employees coming over at the weekend so its a slow old job.

Need to work out what all the sump compartments are for! Sump now in basement.

Stand really dusty due to the crate being cut the shreds with a hand circular saw for speed

 

[moondoggy4]

Very nice, tagging along again! 67 here.

 

[AQD_ottawa]

The tank made it into the house today

 

[AQD_ottawa]

new photos - the lower edge will have 2" beading to hide the bottom edging

Single piece glass star fire Euro brace

 

[fishnerd]

Tank looks good Michael!


Better change your signature to
36x3232 GHL and Mitras configured

 

[AQD_ottawa]

done

 

[Rotknee]

Congrats on the new build. I really like the one piece euro bracing too!:thumbsup: I am going to go with the external "Herbie" overflow and two holes for the returns exactly the way you did yours for my next build. Are you going to use hard pvc piping throughout the build? Seeing yours made me think about flex pvc for the returns and schedule 80 for the regular and emergency drains as an option.

Uh...I know a guy that took care of me that can get you any GHL related hardware you want. Mitras, Profilux he can get it all.:lmao:

 

[AQD_ottawa]

Thats great please send me his details as the last guy I bought from had awful customer care skills :lol2::wavehand::fun4:

I am using PVC throughout avoiding flexible at all costs where possible.

 

[AQD_ottawa]

Planned work this weekend on the marine tank build

1. Get two 6' lengths of 4"x6" and bolt them together
2. Collect 1 x Floor support acro

support floor under fish tank in basement so we can still party without risk of said tank making sink hole through living room floor and becoming an uninvited guest in the basement.

If i am lucky enough I might get the Aquascaping roughed in.

Need to get work bench for sump in the basement.

 

[AQD_ottawa]

Aquascaping complete! I decided to go for a canyon in the end, its tough trying to be original without going off the wall and creating an unnatural scene. When sitting in the viewing seat the canyon draws you through, more so as it narrows to a small opening. The photos do not really show this off well as they are 2D

I also wanted to keep rock well away from any of the sides to make maintenance easy.

 

[AQD_ottawa]

We are through!

Not glued yet so looks a bit wonky

 

[Keyvan S]

Looking very nice Michael, now get the water in and mount the Mitras......:beer:


KS

 

[AQD_ottawa]

struggling with pipe run from basement ceiling to sump right now

 

[AQD_ottawa]

sump position and support strut

 

[AQD_ottawa]

Sump plumbed to tank.

The sump return line has been plumbed using 45 degrees bends to reduce the flow restriction of 90 degrees where possible.

The two drain lines have a 5% drop so there are no real dead static points that could create issues.

The return lines are now being wet tested prior to water pressure testing.

The two canisters on the wall or for GFO and Carbon.

 

[AQD_ottawa]

The tank is now half full (well nearly) the RO unit even though 100gpd is struggling due to the cold water going in, my water bill is going to be insane! I replaced the cartridges prior to filling to make sure the TDS was at 0

The sump looks cloudy due to force feeding the Marco rock chips, it has had a huge dose of bacteria courtesy of Prodibio StartUp.

 

[Keyvan S]

Looking very nice, is that the new Vertex prob holders?

KS

 

[AQD_ottawa]

Yes it is.

We are having our own made also.

 

[Keyvan S]

You better send few sampels to Derek out East so we all can see them in person...


KS