265 Gallon build

[Bill S]

Be careful about drilling the bottom - many/most are tempered. Oceanic tempers their bottoms after drilling the holes.

I like Cliff's idea on the Calfo. As for your bottom drains, what I did on mine is put 3 strainers on each of mine - about 5" apart, about 5" above the bottom sandbed. It's been running that way for a year an a half, with no problems. With the drainage spread of 3 strainers on each return, I have had NO problems with anything getting stuck to them.

[ckimble]

The Calfo overflow has got me thinking as well. I need to do some research on that one. Anyone have some good photos of one in action?

Also, no takers on the wavebox idea?

What are you going to do for an RO/DI for that beast?

Russ

I will be upgrading most likely... Got any deals for me?

[txstateunivreefer]

i asked on RC to see what ppl thought of the wavebox and alot said that from experience they would not use it on a glass tank in the future, only on acrylic.


for the calfo pm jl1199 i know he has a calfo on his 150

[Bill S]

I have an end calfo on my 215 that Ace made for me. It is SO cool - the entire top layer/sheet of the tank is skimmed every few seconds.

[ckimble]

How do you keep fish out of it?

[Bill S]

I have eggcrate around the edges of it.

[ckimble]

It's been a while since I updated this project, but got some cool stuff this last week I just wanted to show off.

First off, I have been working with Felipe at Fin-Addict on getting the tank resealed and replacing a scratched panel of glass. Basically I am going to replace what is currently the back with a new piece of glass. This will then become the front of the tank so I can flip the return and have it on the left. I will have 3 holes drilled in the old front for 2 returns and a drain for the OM 4-way. Still figuring out pricing at this point. If the repair is too expensive I am just going to buy a new 180g (72x24x24) tank and have it euro-braced and drilled at the factory.

Most of the delay up to this point has been due to the fact I have tore out all the carpet in this and several other rooms to replace with hardwood flooring. Here you can see a shot of where the tank is going. Still a lot of work ahead of me, as there will be cabinetry built around the tank.




But on to the goodies...

I just unpacked my skimmer I scored on RC for the new setup. It is a 9 month old Deltec AP851. Everybody raves about these and I can see why, very nice construction. I can't wait to see what kind of crap it pulls out of the water. Also in the shot is the OM 4-way I bought from local ARC member. Now if I can get the tank situation figured out, I should be on my way.