72x30x18 DIY build thread

[danieyella]

Got it. So water loading this week. I love feeling bloated.

I drink so much water it's ridiculous, I feel you on the bloated. The gabapentin was leaving me feeling dehydrated with over 96oz of water a day - minimum. Matt started mixing an electrolyte powder for me and it helps if I start the day with 16oz of water mixed with that but it tastes meh (I think salt, magnesium, potassium?) I'm not drinking so incredibly much and I'm not feeling so bloated from it all either. I recently started trying some of the marketed hydration mixes and I'm still trying to find one I like that doesn't have fake sugar in it or a ton of actual sugar...

 

[Nate Chalk]

I drink so much water it's ridiculous, I feel you on the bloated. The gabapentin was leaving me feeling dehydrated with over 96oz of water a day - minimum. Matt started mixing an electrolyte powder for me and it helps if I start the day with 16oz of water mixed with that but it tastes meh (I think salt, magnesium, potassium?) I'm not drinking so incredibly much and I'm not feeling so bloated from it all either. I recently started trying some of the marketed hydration mixes and I'm still trying to find one I like that doesn't have fake sugar in it or a ton of actual sugar...

Nuun is the no sugar one we have. It's decently nice.

 

[Stang67]

That's the only way to camp as far as I'm concerned

There will be no primitive camping. No thank you. I am tenting it but I will have an air mattress. Dogs will be charged and smores. But I will require a shower toilet and electric. I am no heathen.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Think this is my stopping point. Tired. Looks really good. Have the straight downs with the unions and the ends that I'm connecting to soft tubing.

Then we mark the joints, and start glue.

Cure 24-48 hours or longer. Then run fw through into a bucket for a couple gallons to flush. Then we connect to the main show

Run no lights or anything for a couple weeks. Since nothing is here or ready.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Can still easily reach with my skinny arms back there to the main gate. Perfect!

 

[Nate Chalk]

There will be no primitive camping. No thank you. I am tenting it but I will have an air mattress. Dogs will be charged and smores. But I will require a shower toilet and electric. I am no heathen.

Toilet is a nice to have for sure. Shower can leave it. Definitely don't need electric. For camping . Probably way better for diving I assume there's life saving stuff that requires it.

 

[Stang67]

Toilet is a nice to have for sure. Shower can leave it. Definitely don't need electric. For camping . Probably way better for diving I assume there's life saving stuff that requires it.

Yes my air mattress.

 

[Nate Chalk]

This one to leave my thinking . Probably need to shorten that bottom run so the union has a little more clearance.

Maybe not

 

[Nate Chalk]

Yes my air mattress.

O yeah we do the back packing mattresses

 

[danieyella]

Nuun is the no sugar one we have. It's decently nice.

I'll look that one up for the next attempt, finishing off the one I have now because I can't bring myself to throw things away even if they're not great tasting - if they are working either way.

 

[Nate Chalk]

I'll look that one up for the next attempt, finishing off the one I have now because I can't bring myself to throw things away even if they're not great tasting - if they are working either way.

Me as well lol be careful though it'll convince yourself it's good to get through it and end up reordering

 

[Projects with Sam]

nice! you can run them right down to the sump! awesome!

 

[Nate Chalk]

The End of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Ocean Cleanup removes 200,000 kilograms of plastic from the Pacific Ocean

youtube.com

Pretty cool

 

[Nate Chalk]

Alk is up to 7.2 from 6.8 last night.

Slow and steady )

 

[Nate Chalk]

Okay #Cronies need a finalized opinion and thoughts before I glue this up.

This is how I planned to end the plumbing and running soft hose from these barb tips to the sump.

Will this work?

Lowest drain has a gate on it. the higher drain will be the emergency. and the return is fed by a small pump.

 

[Projects with Sam]

Okay #Cronies need a finalized opinion and thoughts before I glue this up.

This is how I planned to end the plumbing and running soft hose from these barb tips to the sump.

Will this work?

Lowest drain has a gate on it. the higher drain will be the emergency. and the return is fed by a small pump.

That is a lot of weight for the bulkheads to support.
You may need to find a way to support those pipes from the wall.

go into larger hoses not smaller to prevent a possible bottleneck. Its probably fine because given how much water you're flowing; just be aware those barb-ends can sometimes be bottlenecks.
those look like 3/4" pipe going into 5/8" hose.

 

[Stang67]

Clamps like these are great for a little extra support.

 

[Nate Chalk]

That is a lot of weight for the bulkheads to support.
You may need to find a way to support those pipes from the wall.

go into larger hoses not smaller to prevent a possible bottleneck. Its probably fine because given how much water you're flowing; just be aware those barb-ends can sometimes be bottlenecks.
those look like 3/4" pipe going into 5/8" hose.

Was thinking of staple to the wall with fishing line or something.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Haul from @SBB Corals

5 hours on the rack looking happy .

 

[SBB Corals]

Haul from @SBB Corals

5 hours on the rack looking happy .

Love seeing them!