Rocketman's 370g 5'x5' Square Build

Discussion in 'Show Off Your Fish Tanks!' started by rocketmandb, Jun 17, 2013.

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  1. APC

    APC Gigas Clam

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    that is awesome. It looks great already - cant wait to see it with water!
     
    APC, Mar 14, 2014
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  2. evolved

    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    Now we're talking!

    And I thought 4 people to lift my tank was bad. This is a whole different ballgame here.
     
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  3. Todd_Sails

    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    Thanks for the pictorial. Looking very nice.
     
    Todd_Sails, Mar 14, 2014
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  4. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    congratulations on getting that bad boy moved in! That was no small task :) everything looks great! I'm with others in that looking forward to seeing this build progress.
     
    oldfishkeeper, Mar 14, 2014
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  5. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    What a great tank. 8)
    Not too deep so you can keep it clean easier. I like that.
     
    Matt Rogers, Mar 14, 2014
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  6. rocketmandb

    rocketmandb Ocellaris Clown

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    A little progress today:

    Installed the bulkheads:
    [​IMG]

    Leak tested the bulkheads - passed!
    [​IMG]

    Made the manifold for the drain:
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    Installed the manifold:
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    Getting the flow diverter ready:
    [​IMG]
     
    rocketmandb, Mar 23, 2014
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  7. rocketmandb

    rocketmandb Ocellaris Clown

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    Plumbing under the tank is complete. Also, found out that the water pressure at the house is very low so I ordered an RO booster pump. Should be here Friday.

    Pic of the plumbing including the flow diverter.
    [​IMG]
     
    rocketmandb, Mar 26, 2014
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  8. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    worried about restricting the drain flow down to one pipe without a backup?
     
    ingtar_shinowa, Mar 26, 2014
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  9. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    The tank looks good. Fits the space very good. Looks like the builder did and excellent job on the tank.
     
    ReefBruh, Mar 27, 2014
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  10. rocketmandb

    rocketmandb Ocellaris Clown

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    No because the single pipe can easily handle the flow. The drain pipe is actually per code :)
     
    rocketmandb, Mar 27, 2014
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