Scott26's 90 Gallon Wave Front Build

[scott26]

Well I figured I would start a build thread on here since it is so much more personal on this site then most of the other I might copy it to reefcentral though.

It all started with a great purchase off craigslist I got this:
90 Gallon Aquarium
40 Gallon Sump
20 Gallon QT
24" Light PC Fixture
20 Gallon Stand
40 LBS. Base rock

All for 75.00

Then came the stand thanks to mlogsdon on CCRC.com I was able to figure out how to build a stand with a curve in it like his. And with his help it is just about done these are just some progess pictures.

 

[scott26]

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Then came time to drill the aquarium after reading up on the Bean Animal style overflow system I figured it was the best system for me mainly because of all the failsafes. You can read up on it at this link http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1310585 it is alot of reading but very useful info. Here are some pics of it set up. I didn't get a chance to take any pics while drilling sorry.

There is still alot more to come but it will be about a month before I can start cycling I am going to try and do a wet run of the system after I get my plumbing done and get a return pump.

-Scott

 

[VtheMaestro]

looks good so far. good luck

 

[WhoDey64]

Nice work on the stand, glad to see you did cross post it to RC

 

[thetonyage]

nice work, i really like the shape of that tank n stand

 

[scott26]

looks good so far. good luck

Thanks, it's been a learning curve so far.

 

[robojet]

Nice stand! Can't wait to see the progress...

 

[scott26]

Nice stand! Can't wait to see the progress...

Thanks, Just a few more months and it should be done.

I made some progress this weekend by renforcing the stand with some more 2x4's for saftey and also got the doors fiberglasses and painted the piping flat black.

Btw I went with 1" elbows and 1.5 piping out the back.

 

[scott26]

Nice work on the stand, glad to see you did cross post it to RC

Yea trying to get as many eyes on it as I can not to many wave front out there.

nice work, i really like the shape of that tank n stand

Yea it is a fun but a challege to get some of the stuff to be fitted for the wave front like the stand especally.

-Scott

 

[scott26]

I am going to be adding a calfo overflow box to this aquarium it will be 36" wide leaving me about 6" on each side for some hang off the back returns with loc line I am planning.

And I am going to use a mag 9.5 for the return pump I think I am still on the fence about wether to get that or a mag 12 considering the total tank capacity will be 120 gallon operational and about a 4' head loss.

 

[todd141]

all that for 75 bucks....I hate you...haha.

tagging along, this is a great looking tank!!!!!!

 

[lotusstar]

Such an usual shape stand and tank, awesome though. You did a great job on the stand! Good luck, I'll be following along with your progress.

 

[scott26]

all that for 75 bucks....I hate you...haha.

tagging along, this is a great looking tank!!!!!!

Such an usual shape stand and tank, awesome though. You did a great job on the stand! Good luck, I'll be following along with your progress.

Thanks, More progress pics tomm to tired for it tonight though.

 

[scott26]

Update

Update

Well I was able to get some more stuff done this past weekend and now have had time to post it up I got the tank drill as you can tell from the earlier pictures and I got most of the upper piping all fitted. After that I painted the PVC flat black to make it a little less noticable from the top since I am planning on having an open top aquarium with no canopy... at least for now.

I was also able to get the doors started and mostly finished with the help of mlosdog again. What we did was we cut about 5 5" strips of wood in half to make about 10 smaller strips we then beveled the edge on one side of each to make it a little easier for the curve of the door to form. After we got the doors shimed in placed from the front we got some fiber glass cloth and fiber glass resin and with the doors in place we applied it to the back to make the doors keep there form after we take the shims out.

It turned out pretty well I will still need to get the small cracks that are left filled with wood filler to really hide any noticable differance.

I also still need to buy one more piece of wood in order to get the middle finished.

I also renforced the stand with 4 additional 2x4 supports in each corner so there are now 3 2x4's in each corner.

And today I am going to tap the open channel standpipe cap to 3/8 pipe in order to get a jhon guest fitting to be able to fit in it.

-Scott

 

[mnml]

Awesome job on the stand, looking forward to seeing the progression.

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[Wijic]

Beautiful work! Though... is it safe to have painted PVC inside the tank?

 

[Ston3]

Wow that's a great deal for 75. Stand looks badass. Good luck.

 

[SPS_77493]

Beautiful work! Though... is it safe to have painted PVC inside the tank?

Yes.

Scott,
Great job on the stand.

 

[scott26]

Beautiful work! Though... is it safe to have painted PVC inside the tank?

It is not the typical paint it is Krylon Fusion design which is made for plastic it bonds to.

 

[scott26]

Awesome job on the stand, looking forward to seeing the progression.

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Thanks, there will be more to come.

Wow that's a great deal for 75. Stand looks badass. Good luck.

yea, dont you love craigslist.

Yes.

Scott,
Great job on the stand.

Thanks that cost twice as much as the tank so far I think I have 160 invested in the stand alone