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Unread 04/02/2009, 08:23 PM   #126
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Wow very impressive work!
I know this was a while ago, but you posted a picture on page three of your frogspawn which I think you called a "froghammer". Where did you get that? It's SO cool!
oh and i would love to see a full tank shot of that 40! (I know you said the shots you have are embarrassing, but I'm sure they won't be!)


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Unread 04/02/2009, 08:45 PM   #127
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Awesome build! Love that tank!

Thanks Will16! Glad you stopped by.


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Unread 04/02/2009, 11:11 PM   #128
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Wow! I'm not going to be able to have an in wall build for awhile (stupid apartment living...) but I'm definitely going to follow along just for the detail you put into documenting your procedures!

I also have a coral that looks just like you're "froghammer", though i called mine a hammerspawn. The thing grows like crazy.


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Unread 04/03/2009, 08:12 AM   #129
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Wow very impressive work!
I know this was a while ago, but you posted a picture on page three of your frogspawn which I think you called a "froghammer". Where did you get that? It's SO cool!
oh and i would love to see a full tank shot of that 40! (I know you said the shots you have are embarrassing, but I'm sure they won't be!)
Thanks RedClay! The frogspawn frag was from a local reefer here in town. I call it a froghammer because it's kind of a morph between a frogspawn and hammer coral, the way the polyps look. I'll try and get a good FTS of my 40 for you. I just couldn't get any of them to be in focus.


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Unread 04/03/2009, 08:13 AM   #130
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Wow! I'm not going to be able to have an in wall build for awhile (stupid apartment living...) but I'm definitely going to follow along just for the detail you put into documenting your procedures!

I also have a coral that looks just like you're "froghammer", though i called mine a hammerspawn. The thing grows like crazy.

Haha, hammerspawn, love it! Glad to have you around, Taqpol.


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Unread 04/03/2009, 01:31 PM   #131
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Tank will be on the stand in T-24 hrs. I'm totally stoked.


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Unread 04/03/2009, 01:35 PM   #132
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Sweet!! What is the time frame till water & rock? Do you have rock cooking now?

CLS/plumbing plans?


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Unread 04/03/2009, 03:20 PM   #133
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Just got caught up on this thread all I have to say is wow!
Your attention to detail is awesome Drummer!

Looking forward to seeing it full and running.


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Unread 04/03/2009, 08:24 PM   #134
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Sweet!! What is the time frame till water & rock? Do you have rock cooking now?

CLS/plumbing plans?

Thanks 110. No set time frame for rocks and water yet. I'm probably going to go with Marco rock for the tank but it will be a little while, so nothing cooking as of yet. I'm leaning towards two Vortechs for flow besides the return. The plumbing will be relatively simple, just drains and returns. The only 'fancy' thing I want to do is put a manifold inline for any reactors, etc... I may or may not do a refugium on the system. I've been drooling over how simple Sonny's (SunnyX) system is, and how simple he makes it look. The original idea was to have a remote refugium tank plumbed into the system off to the side of the display. Still debating....


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Unread 04/03/2009, 08:29 PM   #135
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Just got caught up on this thread all I have to say is wow!
Your attention to detail is awesome Drummer!

Looking forward to seeing it full and running.
Thanks alot for stopping in GREEFMAN. Yeah, I'll be doing the whoot dance when I get to startup this system. It will be a little while though...


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Unread 04/04/2009, 11:54 AM   #136
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Very impressive so far, drummereef. I love what you did with your 40gal as well.


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Unread 04/04/2009, 09:50 PM   #137
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Very impressive so far, drummereef. I love what you did with your 40gal as well.

Thanks a lot FadeToGrey. I appreciate your comments on the 40g.


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Unread 04/05/2009, 10:08 AM   #138
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UPDATE:


Yesterday was a good day. Had the brothers' in law over to help get the tank onto the stand. With 5 guys it went pretty darn easy. Finished it off with some BBQ. Here's the latest pics!

Doin' the dance.



From the sump side.






From the family room side. Try not to look at the drywall patching and white walls. Getting ready to do some painting.





At least I cut the plumbing holes in the right place!





Marineland tanks ship with a durso-style overflow. It's kind of a modified durso. Might try these at first but if they are loud I might do a standard durso instead.





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Unread 04/05/2009, 01:30 PM   #139
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Brett, thats my exact tank. Part of my bubble problem is the return elbow on the top has that little overflow hole in it and it is spitting bubbles into the tank.


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Unread 04/05/2009, 07:02 PM   #140
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Your arm chair is facing the wrong way

Looking good!


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Unread 04/05/2009, 07:43 PM   #141
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Wow. That pic puts things into perspective. Nice room...


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Unread 04/05/2009, 08:54 PM   #142
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Brett, thats my exact tank. Part of my bubble problem is the return elbow on the top has that little overflow hole in it and it is spitting bubbles into the tank.
Good to know, gradth. I thought the Marineland overflow plumbing was a little shady. That hole is for back siphoning in case of a power outage I'm sure. It really should be drilled into the lockline imo. I'm probably going to make my own dursos.


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Unread 04/05/2009, 09:16 PM   #143
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Your arm chair is facing the wrong way

Looking good!
Haha, you're right will! I'll make a note of that. No, I'm planning on a couple of barstools in front of the tank. Maybe a ledge for beverages, we'll see how it goes.


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Unread 04/05/2009, 09:20 PM   #144
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Nah, the chair and ottoman is where it is at. I lay on the couch and face the tank and take many, many naps


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Unread 04/05/2009, 09:22 PM   #145
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Wow. That pic puts things into perspective. Nice room...
Sorry the basement looks so sketchy right now. During this whole tank project we've been slowly remodeling too. Going to get new carpet, put up new doors/trim, and paint soon. I'll take pics as things progress. Whoever did the drywall down there when the basement was finished should have hired a contractor. Nothing a bucket of mud won't fix though.


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Unread 04/05/2009, 09:25 PM   #146
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Nah, the chair and ottoman is where it is at. I lay on the couch and face the tank and take many, many naps
I already have that on the to-do list.


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Unread 04/06/2009, 06:34 AM   #147
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At least I cut the plumbing holes in the right place!

I was terrified about this when I did the same. Everything looks great, congrats on the progress!


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Unread 04/06/2009, 10:09 AM   #148
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I was terrified about this when I did the same. Everything looks great, congrats on the progress!
Oh yeah, all week I was worried about getting the hole placement right. It took all five of us to move it, so I had to get it right the first time.


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Unread 04/06/2009, 12:23 PM   #149
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Good to know, gradth. I thought the Marineland overflow plumbing was a little shady. That hole is for back siphoning in case of a power outage I'm sure. It really should be drilled into the lockline imo. I'm probably going to make my own dursos.
You're right. My tank has the exact same overflow and that hole in the return elbow is to prevent back siphoning. I also thought that the locline should have the whole drilled because even with the whole in the elbow it still was causing too much back siphoning (once nearly causing a flooding!) so I drilled a whole in the locline.


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Unread 04/06/2009, 12:31 PM   #150
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Did you guys glue your pieces together?


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