pilot_bell777
Fri, 16th Sep 2005, 11:04 PM
WELLLLLLL......I got half the new plumbing done tonight.
Got the 1" and the 3/4" bulkheads drilled into the sump/fuge for the return and the skimmer. Plumbed in the skimmer and the return with the scwd, etc.....(well it's all dry fitted and not glued right now)
Got to go to home depot tomorrow and buy more parts! LOL
wife said she isn't standing in the plumbing isle again! LOL :lol
All I have to do now is plumb the return from the skimmer and the drain.
This project has turned out to be WAY more than I intended it to! (they always do...)
So far: I got the tank, fuge/sump, stand/canopy, odds and ends from Tim (his corner tank) and here is what I've done to date.
Stripped, sanded, stained, and added new hardware to the stand and canopy.
Soaked tank in Viniger and spent countless hours scrubbing old coraline out of the tank. (so I could sand out the sratches)
Drove tank down to SA and Pete fixed a seam for me.
Pulled all old silicone out, will reseal with Weld On 16 instead.
Sanded and buffed out scratches from the acrylic to look like glass again. (waiting on another kit to finish this but looks AWESOME so far)
Cut out center between fuge/sump and added three baffels for a bubble trap.
Drilled 3/4" holes and added bulkheads to the tank for the closed loop.
Bought pump (IWAKI, was rusted). Took pump apart, got wire brush and drill and cleaned off ALL the rust and also managed to scrub the rust off my arm with the wire brush along with the skin. Painted with rust proof paint (pump, not my arm), put back to gether and gave a good cleaning to, runs like brand new. (Thanks Alex!)
Installed a RO/DI unit under my sink awaiting for my tank to actually come IN the house but the ice and water from the fridge taste awesome, LOL
Drilled the two bulkheads into the sump/fuge. Ran plumbing for "IN" of skimmer, Ran plumbing for return pump, scwd, closed loop, etc.
Still left to do:
Seal all bulkheads
Glue all plumbing
Finish Acrylic sanding/polishing
Run return plumbing from skimmer
Layin pond liner throughout stand.
Seal tank with Weld On 16
Going to do:
rebuild canopy
Everything looks brand new now! Dang looking at it this way, this was a LOT! LOL My neighbor keeps asking me if I'm finished with it yet. He looked at the plumbing tonight and was cracking jokes that there was more pluming in my stand than in is home! LOL
I've documented the entire process with pictures and will post when done!
So close....can almost feel the frags........
LOL
I'm enjoying it though! :lol
Got the 1" and the 3/4" bulkheads drilled into the sump/fuge for the return and the skimmer. Plumbed in the skimmer and the return with the scwd, etc.....(well it's all dry fitted and not glued right now)
Got to go to home depot tomorrow and buy more parts! LOL
wife said she isn't standing in the plumbing isle again! LOL :lol
All I have to do now is plumb the return from the skimmer and the drain.
This project has turned out to be WAY more than I intended it to! (they always do...)
So far: I got the tank, fuge/sump, stand/canopy, odds and ends from Tim (his corner tank) and here is what I've done to date.
Stripped, sanded, stained, and added new hardware to the stand and canopy.
Soaked tank in Viniger and spent countless hours scrubbing old coraline out of the tank. (so I could sand out the sratches)
Drove tank down to SA and Pete fixed a seam for me.
Pulled all old silicone out, will reseal with Weld On 16 instead.
Sanded and buffed out scratches from the acrylic to look like glass again. (waiting on another kit to finish this but looks AWESOME so far)
Cut out center between fuge/sump and added three baffels for a bubble trap.
Drilled 3/4" holes and added bulkheads to the tank for the closed loop.
Bought pump (IWAKI, was rusted). Took pump apart, got wire brush and drill and cleaned off ALL the rust and also managed to scrub the rust off my arm with the wire brush along with the skin. Painted with rust proof paint (pump, not my arm), put back to gether and gave a good cleaning to, runs like brand new. (Thanks Alex!)
Installed a RO/DI unit under my sink awaiting for my tank to actually come IN the house but the ice and water from the fridge taste awesome, LOL
Drilled the two bulkheads into the sump/fuge. Ran plumbing for "IN" of skimmer, Ran plumbing for return pump, scwd, closed loop, etc.
Still left to do:
Seal all bulkheads
Glue all plumbing
Finish Acrylic sanding/polishing
Run return plumbing from skimmer
Layin pond liner throughout stand.
Seal tank with Weld On 16
Going to do:
rebuild canopy
Everything looks brand new now! Dang looking at it this way, this was a LOT! LOL My neighbor keeps asking me if I'm finished with it yet. He looked at the plumbing tonight and was cracking jokes that there was more pluming in my stand than in is home! LOL
I've documented the entire process with pictures and will post when done!
So close....can almost feel the frags........
LOL
I'm enjoying it though! :lol