75 Gallon Project (Transfer Complete)

I would return on the same side to give 3 viewing panes. Use power heads to circulate.

 

Just put them on the same side.With it pointing away from the overflow.Powerheads are what makes up the majority of current in most tanks.The return just needs to get the water back to the tank .You can tweak the direction it shoots as needed later.I like to use this return to agitate the surface of the water to prevent proteins from forming.This allows you to run the ph's a little deeper in the tank.depending on the kind you use of course.

 

Thanks for the suggestions. Now is a waiting game for parts, and a free day off to tackle the drilling.

 

Hole Saw arrived, and I grabbed a few plumbing parts to get some overflow dimensions together. One issue I've run into (more of a limiting factor) to accomplish what I want, I only have 13" between the legs of the stand for plumbing.
so I made myself a little diagram.

blue area is the width of the tank (inside) and the length of the overflow box. (a coast to coast of one end of the tank)
green indicates maximum spacing for pipes and plumbing to fit between supports. If i leave 2 inches from rim/trim of tank to the TOP of the 60mm, (2.375") hole it will will give me 1.625" from hole bottom to the bottom of a 6" tall overflow. Once an elbow is attached there will be about .375" or 3/8" between a down turned 90 elbow and the bottom of the overflow. The flange sizes of these bulkheads are estimated and what appears to be the wall thickness of the PVC pipe is more to show the dimension of the hole in the glass.


From what I've read, the distance between these holes should not compromise the glass but if I needed to separate them a little more, I could always throw some angles on the pipes and bring them back together before going into the cabinet.
Shooting for Monday to start drilling

 

Well, I did have plans to drill my tank on Monday but now I'm stuck in the hospital for a few days to follow protocol for a some antibiotics.
So with plenty of time on my hands I decided to do a little planning and set up an illustrative guide to finish my plumbing, once I'm finally able..... the struggle continues haha.

 

Made a little bit of progress this week.
Tank drilled, and bulkheads installed. Working on cutting all the plumbing and pipe supports.

I had not properly prepared myself for the mess that would ensue. Im pretty sure I maxed out the hole saw after these 3, Don't think I could cut 4 if I tried.

 

Great job!!! I'm going to follow this because I plan on upgrading my tank from 36 G to maybe 75, 90 or 110 G. It depends on cost and what the wifey is ok with.. Not in that order..LoL

I plan to do one that will seperate two rooms.. When you 1st walk in to our home on your right side is a mini wall that is 55" L X 15" W X 37" H. This separates the foyer and living room with couch backed up to it on living room side. I plan on tearing existing fixture and building my own cabinet. This way once tank is in when you 1st walk in its on your right side. When you walk around the tank you can sit on the couch with tank to your back and fireplace in front of you across the living room.

Please keep us posted as you go along.. I can't wait for final results

 

That sounds like a great future build. I am reminded of trying to move a large sofa into a space very similar to what you described, so just don't cut yourself short on room to pivot furniture through the front door when the wifey wants the new living room set. If I had a tank and a sweet fireplace to relax in front of, I fear I would never get ANYTHING done... ever.

 

On a side note. I've had this little nano cube with a few pieces of LR and some CC sitting in a corner cycling since June 13th, while I patiently sit and log numbers. She is running with essentially no filtration, however my Reef Keeper Lite is keep some parameters in check. i.e. temp, flow, lighting. and alas its nearly completed. I will be using this to seed the 75 once it is up and running.

 

I love Oryo's description of his possible upcoming tank - fireplace with a tank entry - sounds perfect! It looks like you're pretty close to cycled - have you set up the new tank or are those numbers on your cube? I'm sorry I haven't commented on this build but plumbing and building are like speaking greek to me lol - your progress looks great and nice job on the hole drilling!