The Reef Central Corner Club Thread

[Slammed01]

Getting there

 

[Slammed01]

Ran out of time so had to spray it... So far so good. Should have rolled the front tho as my took the primer OK but the black could have been better.

 

[myram]

Looking good.
I was going to build my canopy that way too, but ended up being much easier the way I did mine with the tools I have access too.

 

[Slammed01]

This wasn't bad, remembering how I built my Bowfront front was the hard part. Trying to get it up and running next weekend maybe!

 

[StaySalty]

Anyone know where I can buy a canopy for a 92 corner

 

[myram]

No where.............you have to make it.

 

[StaySalty]

No where.............you have to make it.

Ugh. That's probably not gonna happen. Wonder how much it would cost to get this built locally.

 

[myram]

They aren't bad to build, the sides and top are the easy part. It's the curved front that is the tough part.
I went with a piece of stainless steel for my curved front, I have a full metal shop at my work so it was just so much easier to use that material......and it won't rust.

 

[StaySalty]

They aren't bad to build, the sides and top are the easy part. It's the curved front that is the tough part.
I went with a piece of stainless steel for my curved front, I have a full metal shop at my work so it was just so much easier to use that material......and it won't rust.

Yeah I pretty much have zero DIY skills lol. I don't absolutely need a canopy but it would have made it much easier to do a custom lighting setup.

 

[Slammed01]

I trimmed my return to 20 3/4 as recommended, do I need to trim more or am I OK?

 

[myram]

Looks fine to me. You want it locked into the notch in the plastic, but not too tall so it's above the tank rim.

 

[Slammed01]

The nozzle is angled all the way down and still about 1/4-1/2" gap in the notch. The elbow hole is prob 1/2 up the overflow slats too on the 90*

 

[myram]

I'd cut the 1/2" off to make it snug on the bottom........but that's just my touch of OCD......LOL

 

[Slammed01]

Agreed, it's Def tight in the bulkhead as I took it out and installed with same result lol. I'm a rook with all this but learning a lot and a lot easier than expected

 

[myram]

I mean cut the 1/2" off so the bottom of the loc line is tight to the top of the overflow.

 

[Slammed01]

Loc line as in shorten the return pipe I trimmed?

 

[myram]

Yes, the vertical pvc pipe

 

[Im14abeer]

Looks good to me. If it were mine, I'd change those outlets to the fan shaped ones though. Don't forget to either drill siphon breaks or set them at the very top of the tank.

 

[Slammed01]

Where do I get the fan outlets?

 

[Slammed01]