GoToSleep's 700g Build Thread (& complete remodel)

Holy Cow, MasterCraft boats are right pricey! My tank is probably more along the Bayliner scale of things or maybe a gently used Ski Nautique.

 

Throw a manta ray in there as well

 

I love to waterski / wakeboard and I own a reef tank. The way my plywood 193g is built, it is basically built like a reverse boat
Both are expensive.

Here is my resto modded Correct Craft Martinique

 

Nautiques (Correct Craft) are actually the best Ski boats, even though CC's and MC's are priced about the same.

I am biased though....

 

If you could I sure would appreciate it!

I will be making my drain pipes for my build this week.

 

agree 110%.. Nothing pulls you out of the water like a Nautique, and the hull design is unmatched..

 

eh, if it doesnt have a trolling motor on it it's a waste

 

A friend of mine has a MC tricked out for wake boarding. The ballasting system is absolutly amazing. He's bing into videoing so on his overhead rack he's got a several camera mounts and a 10k speaker/stereo. He's boarding into late fall. So by then the water temps are down into the 40's. A bit to cold for my taste though.

Matt;D

 

Here is a link to a random site with a good picture. You should be able to find these in most any home improvement store / hardware store.

PVC expansion couplings from FAMOUS PLUMBING SUPPLY

If the twist the center part the device kind of locks in place but if you loosen it up just a little bit you can slide it in or out. This is how I have mine set so that I can change the length without having to reach down into the overflow to losen up the collar. Also, I did not cement my overflows in place -- since the connections are underwater anyway, I don't worry if they're 100% leak free. This makes it easy for me to get them out of their if I'd ever need to change anything. Of course I would close the ball valves on my drains before pulling out the overflow pipes lest I dump a ton of water down into my sump. I think that my overflows hold 16gal of water each.

 

Woohoo... I've got 200gal of salt water ready to go in the tank. I started Sunday night and 40 hours later the vat is full. I actually had a little Christening ceremony this morning when I opened the ball valve at the bottom of the tank and found that one of the fittings wasn't cemented very well and was leaking. Thankfully, I didn't skimp on valves. I just closed the valve, recemented the joint, and 2 hours later everything was good to go. I would be nice to transfer this water tot he tank and get going on another batch but I'm going to be patient and get my aquascaping done before I put hundreds of gallons of water in there. I think that this will make my life easier in the long run.