Fudsey's 135.4 Box of Water

[GoVols]

This is a tough crowd. Expecting a Reef 365 badge by Monday

 

[SPR1968]

Just read most of the thread and following along. It’s a great time building a new tank up, gives me ideas!

 

[najer]

Nice to see it in place!

 

[siggy]

Nice Water Box.....Nice Catch!

 

[Chrisfish]

Looking forward to seeing it filled

 

[Fudsey]

Me too

Got to get some adapters to tie it into my basement plumbing. They should be here Friday. So unfortunately it's going to sit here until then without water. I'll be messing with the scape now and see how that is going to go. At least now I can do it in the tank and get a better feel for it.

 

[Fudsey]

OK Anyone got a 32mm 90 elbow they want to get rid of? I just can't fathom paying $15 for a single 90 to CoralVue. I have found a 3 pack on Amazon but they are white and I would like grey for that 1 piece. I can get them form the UK but that will take longer than a week. I'll have to wait till next weekend for the BRS order

While I think this tank is SWEET.... I have serious questions about the plumbing. Why use (or have used) metric plumbing for a tank that's sold in a standard plumbing area. Now while I know this tank is geared towards using as the sump under the tank, I would think options to change to standard PVC would be intuitive.

If anyone has one LMK please. I'll work something out with you via paypal. I'd rather give someone here that money than CoralVue.

The emergency overflow thanks you

 

[HolisticBear]

The plumbing being metric is because it's the 'old' model, yes? Everything about the old model (tank size, plumbing) is metric, but they moved to 'standard' sizes with their new tanks

 

[najer]

*cough*, metric because we are still in the EU, not long now, can't wait to be back to feet and inches again!

 

[Fudsey]

I think the 2017 models were imported from elsewhere that's why metric.... maybe? I just don't know.

On to better things. I got some AF Stone Fix to really make the scape mostly whole. It's 3 pieces right now so I can bring it up from the basement but it is also very stable. I think, if I can get it up here and get it back together, I will leave it as 3 pieces. Would be easier to take apart again, if needed.

This is going to be the right side. Drying now but should have it in the tank later.

What do you think ??

 

[Scurvy]

Looks good! Pardon my rough images but maybe add a small 3 inch piece or so where the black outline is the jets out a bit into the void? A hammer or torch (Anything Really) mounted there to look like its floating could be cool. I do like the open feel of it!

 

[Fudsey]

I may do that when I start breaking apart my live rock that is in the holding tank. I ran out of pieces that were cleaned. This is all I got till I start on that stuff.

 

[najer]

Love it, little island popping out of the sand mid arch sand level, little garden rock for something?!

 

[Fudsey]

Was thinking about my GSP rock right there

 

[JoshH]

OK Anyone got a 32mm 90 elbow they want to get rid of? I just can't fathom paying $15 for a single 90 to CoralVue. I have found a 3 pack on Amazon but they are white and I would like grey for that 1 piece. I can get them form the UK but that will take longer than a week. I'll have to wait till next weekend for the BRS order

While I think this tank is SWEET.... I have serious questions about the plumbing. Why use (or have used) metric plumbing for a tank that's sold in a standard plumbing area. Now while I know this tank is geared towards using as the sump under the tank, I would think options to change to standard PVC would be intuitive.

If anyone has one LMK please. I'll work something out with you via paypal. I'd rather give someone here that money than CoralVue.

The emergency overflow thanks you

Amazon + spray paint = happy emergency overflow?

 

[Fudsey]

It may come down to that

 

[Reefer1978]

Buy the right fitting and wait. I tried the whole krylon fusion - seems formula changed last few years and spray paint doesn't cure to plastic well.

 

[Fudsey]

Uggg even from Amazon it looks like it will take more than a week to get here.....

I might have to break down and buy it from CoralVue

 

[Reefer1978]

Here's an idea - use white - set it place, order grey or black at the same time and just swap it when it comes in...

 

[Reefer1978]

If you spray paint - it takes a week to fully cure anyway... same timeframe.