THE PLYWOOD PROJECT

[Texreefer]

the room

[Texreefer]

some of the plumbing

[Texreefer]

the bones

[Texreefer]

ready to add water and live rock, which might be a couple months

[Texreefer]

hole in wall where tank will sit

[GaryP]

Very nice work. Please keep us informed of your progress. I would love to see it once it is completed. This project is taking DIY to the next level.

[hoho19]

is that "great stuff" Your using for rockwork?

[GaryP]

Yea, I was wondering if that was aragocrete or foam.

[Texreefer]

it is great stuff sprayed over an egg crate skeleton and spinkled with crushed coral. 100# of live rock will rest on the shelving.. after a few months it will be very hard to tell fake from real

[Texreefer]

water tested system today and works great except i realized i need a couple of siphon breaks my returns are too low in the water and my sump cant handle the backflow. plus i have alternating returns and when one shuts off it siphons water back out of the return.. should be an easy fix.... sure nice to see that the plywood tank i built from scratch has held water on the first test.... :D

[hoho19]

where did you get the instructions? GARF? Awesome that it held water on the first try :-D

[Texreefer]

i made my own instructions.. garfs are more for shallow propogation tanks.. this one is almost 30 inches deep

[alton]

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I use this one all the time at least for 20 years. Neat idea on the tank.

[Texreefer]

first major snag!! one of my return bulkheads is has a hairline crack and leaking. because of the foam and the construction of the plumbing, this will set me back about a week in the final setup :cry