The 280 upgrade

[thirty6]

Cool. So when pumps go off fuge level never higher than bulk head im guessing? The plumbing of hobby messes with me frim time to time. But i really like the idea

 

[nuch]

yea i hear ya about the plumbing. sometimes i just stare at the stuff and get ideas and figure out how i can eliminate using as much electric as possible. If you look at the sump pic, i even put a ball valve coming off the return so i can eventually hook up carbon and phoshate reactors. I ran a phoshate with a little powerhead on the old tank.

 

[jpellica]

Nice Job Dennis I sorry I been so busy lately but if you need a hand let me know.

 

[Awibrandy]

I'm loving this build, ESPECIALLY the sump room.....

 

[rkaragozler]

Nuch di you do a test run on the drain side, it looks like you are going to create a lot of back pressure with all those 90 degree elbows.

 

[nuch]

a test run? lol. no just glued it up and crossed my fingers. Hey rich its actually still alot of pressure.

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

any picture updates on your tanks setup progress?

 

[nuch]

here's an elecrical shot
and some blue light shots





I'll get some more pics tomorrow and some wit the whites.

 

[nuch]

Did alittle wrapping of the base and the hood. Gonna make the doors and do some of the moldings around the edges within the next couple of days. I could'nt use the original doors and molding because i'm using the tank as a room divider and the previous owner had it pushed agianst the wall. It stinks because that was one of the selling points for me was the wood work. It was pretty nice.

 

[Mike389]

Wow tank looks great... Good job

 

[STHILL]

Great job dennis ..glad you hung in and didnt jump ship,it looks great coming along nicely

 

[nuch]

Got to do some more wood work on the stand and canopy. Got all the molding done, and I'im building my own doors. I was gonna go with some sandply for the doors, but i decided to go alittle nicer. It'll make the tank stand out more.

 

[nuch]

Got a pocket hole jig and routed the edges. Just gotta do some light sanding.

 

[nuch]

 

[jpellica]

Dude didnt know you were so talented with the wood work the Thing looks awsome

 

[marklugo23]

I seen the tank in person and wow, great rock work and wood work is crazy, everything is coming along great

 

[nuch]

doors

Finally got the doors on the cannopy and the back of the stand routed, and the inserts done and mounted.
The doors for the cannopy:

 

[nuch]

These are the doors for the rear of the tank. The only bad thing about. building a tank thats viewable for all sides is that is has to look good all the way around.

 

[nuch]

Watcha think of the smoked glass inserts for the cannopy? I thought it would look nice when the atinics come on.

 

[Mike389]

Watcha think of the smoked glass inserts for the cannopy? I thought it would look nice when the atinics come on.

Pretty cool.. deffinetley different dont think i've seen that before