Custom corner drop off tank diy

[Fudsey]

Congrats ! !

 

[Johnson]

Good Job
After the water test you should wait 2 to 3 weeks before filling. Acrylic will absorb water for a long time.
And to Quote Mr Floyd R Turbo
You can leak-test fill in about 72 hours. As far as filling for use, this is when you would want to wait 2 weeks; that's for 1/4" material. For every 1/8" thickness you add, add a week. So 3/8" = 3 weeks, 1/2" = 4 weeks, etc. I might be a week off there though, will have to check my notes.

The reason is that softened acrylic adsorbs water faster than the acrylic panels, and this can cause additional expansion of the joints and possibly also discoloration (whitening) but most importantly, it takes strength away from the joints.

Hmm that I did not know. Thank you for the info. By the time I plumb it and what not it'll probably be a few weeks.

 

[Johnson]

ITS HOME!!!!

 

[dantimdad]

View attachment 965625 View attachment 965626 well that's as full as she's gonna get It's holding

OK, where is the mermaid shot of you in it? ;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious

 

[dantimdad]

ITS HOME!!!! View attachment 972228 View attachment 972229

That looks awesome! Well done!

 

[Johnson]

OK, where is the mermaid shot of you in it? ;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious

I forgot!! I'll have to get it when I get home.

 

[dantimdad]

NO! I WAS JUST KIDDING!

 

[Hella_Reef]

ITS HOME!!!! View attachment 972228 View attachment 972229

Looks bad a**

 

[Erica-Renee]

OK, where is the mermaid shot of you in it? ;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious

I told you i am only a Mermaid when in the Ocean

 

[Pntbll687]

Awesome build!! Read through the whole thread, and honestly I'm impressed you stuck with it after 2yrs.

Great to see some people from NEPA on here

 

[Muttley000]

Looks great! Please hire someone else for mermaid shot though lol

 

[Johnson]

Awesome build!! Read through the whole thread, and honestly I'm impressed you stuck with it after 2yrs.

Great to see some people from NEPA on here

Yea it's been a long trip so far and I'm sure I'm not over the hill just yet.

 

[Johnson]

Next fun part is plumbing it in. which I'm not 100% sure on how I want to go yet if any ones got some pointers or easy ways to go about it. I was thinking for the return to come up in the back corner and split it. Then tee off at each return up with the gate valve low enough to be able to reach it from underneath. As far as the drains I'm scratching my head.

 

[dantimdad]

post a pic of the holes you have drilled for the drain if you have them.

If you haven't drilled them yet, get a fijicube or similar overflow and use their template and plumbing instructions.

 

[Pntbll687]

Next fun part is plumbing it in. which I'm not 100% sure on how I want to go yet if any ones got some pointers or easy ways to go about it. I was thinking for the return to come up in the back corner and split it. Then tee off at each return up with the gate valve low enough to be able to reach it from underneath. As far as the drains I'm scratching my head.

Where is your sump going to be?

 

[Johnson]

I'm

post a pic of the holes you have drilled for the drain if you have them.

If you haven't drilled them yet, get a fijicube or similar overflow and use their template and plumbing instructions.

I'm already drilled for an eshoppes eclipse overflow. I just don't know what to plumb the over flows for I think they can accommodate a durso or Herbie style drain.

 

[Johnson]

Where is your sump going to be?

In the basement.

 

[Pntbll687]

In the basement.

I would think about doing a manifold style return. Where all the gate valve are next to one another. This way your not walking around the tank and reaching around corners to adjust flow (mainly because if you adjust one, you may have to adjust others). If the plumbing is coming up through the floor it could be below the tank. If the plumbing is coming up inside the wall, well I'm not sure where I would put it then

 

[ngoodermuth]

This is an awesome build... can’t wait to see how you rock-scape it!

 

[MauiMarineAquarium (MMA)]

I just read the entire threat 15mins ago. Wow and my wife calls me persistent.
Way to keep the dream alive. Good luck.