It just doesnt make since.......

by **fihsboy** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:11 pm

Im in the process of getting myself a new tank and having it drilled. I just dont have the cash yet. I bought my new lights, built a hood, built a stand, bought a protein skimmer, bought a new return pump with a little more umph, and spent 80 bucks on lights for the new fixture. all in the last three weeks. with a $8 an hour job. haha. Needless to say my dads birthday was this week my girlfriends 18th is next week and with all that.......im poor. Ohh and i have my car payment and insurance due next week. So no more additions for my tank for about two months. Which SUCKS :( Unless I run into a lump sum of money of course. But I overbuilt my stand so I could hold up to a 70 gallon tall. But in all honesty I think im going to stay small...my 29 could be bad ass if I work at it. Always better to overbuild than to have it fall to pieces. I have some plexiglass hanging around from my sump...... Im going to do that for sure! Thats a good idea for now. :) you truely are THE saltwaterpimp.

by **saltwaterpimp** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:41 pm

i try...good luck bud...

by **fihsboy** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:06 am

hey what do you think about drilling 6 holes in the back top of the aquarium. evenly spaced. for one inch bulkheads. Making a closed loop with a 1" drain to the pump to the squid to two outputs for powerheads. And then two drains for the sump and one return. Two drains for security.

by **saltwaterpimp** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:23 am

so 2 syphon
2 emergency in the filter box,

2 in the back of glass for return , with the squid hooked to these.
sorry mabie im just ....purple haze

by **fihsboy** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:45 pm

Wellll
2 drains to sump
1 drain to pump for the closed system
2 outputs for closed system
1 output from sump.

by **saltwaterpimp** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:41 pm

it should work but dont over compicate things, my next tank will have a coast to coast over flow with 4 3/4 inch holes or 1 inch idk. and 4 return holes on the back of glass, dont forget ball valves ,check valves, unions

by **fihsboy** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:12 pm

Of course. :) I was thinking about just getting a nice strong sump pump and drilling just four holes....two outputs and two drains.....BUT then my sump will be getting that insane amount of flow too....I dont want that much flow in my sump. Its a refuge not a shoreline. its a pretty basic set up though. This is basically what I had in mind with the back of my tank set up.

by **saltwaterpimp** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:03 pm

in your sump if you seperate it like so skimmer,baffle,return pump,baffle,refugium. you can run each drain pipe with ballvalves one to skimmer and one to refugium, the ball valve will controll the flow how you need it..

by **fihsboy** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 1:14 am

HA! NOW THERES AN IDEA! I like your thinking. has anyone ever told you your genious?

by **Snowboss4492** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 1:31 am

easy.....we don't want pimp juice all over the place...LMAO

what are you useing to draw those diagrams????

Boss

It just doesnt make since.......

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It just doesnt make since.......

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