Saltysabers 54gal corner

It getting close to holding some saltwater. I have been collecting parts for two years and it is all coming together. Let me know if you see anything I may have missed. There is an equipment list of what i have in a previous post. I am actually a bit nervous about adding the saltwater.

 

Plumbing a corner tank.

There were some definite challenges plumbing a corner tank. There is not much room to play under a corner tank stand. I had hoped in the beginning to be able to hard plumb the lines with pvc but the more I looked at it I had to go with a hybrid. The return I made up myself I wanted to split to return flow a long both sides of the back of the tank. The drain is a megaflow drain. Looking forward to H2O. I will keep you posted.

 

Yeh, plumbing small tanks with solid pvc is a nightmare man. I would definitely go with either strictly vinyl or a combo of pvc and vinyl.

but looking good. Did ya drill the glass yourself or was it predrilled?

 

Can't wait to see it all together.

 

Looking good can't wait to see it wet.

 

It was a pre drilled tank I got from a lfs they have a corner tank on display. That store began my saltwater journey. It felt weird painting clear glass black. I went with flat black. I am very happy I did. Two coats with 24 hours between coats should do it.

 

Yup, or 2 cans of black spray paint ;p

 

I finished gluing up my last few fittings today and test fit the tank all good so far. I am happy that I have it hard plumbed with pvc untill after the ball valves. I am going flex from there to the sump.