spspirates 150 gallon build

[spspirate]

Its almost there!

Thanks Josh. It's been a little slow around here. Preparing for baby on the way, ordering parts waiting for them to come in saving up for the light fixture taking time with the family on vacation etc. It's delayed gratification..lol

 

[mattm]

Are you still going with the reefbrites? PA is having a 10% off sale through the end of August. I've been contemplating the switch to halide and now I'm even closer to doing it.

 

[spspirate]

Yes so far Im leaning towards the 36" ReefBrite Halide Hybrid. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[fishroomlady]

delayed gratification is the best kind

 

[TJ's Reef]

Woooot ! Woooot ! onto 28 pages and almost wet............................................. lol

Plumbing looks great Andy, going to be one sweet setup.

Cheers, Todd

 

[spspirate]

Thanks Todd. I'm learning that spa flex isn't so "flex". I may have to get the wifey's hair dryer out to make a bend. I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. Waiting on bulk heads. Should be here Monday.

 

[spspirate]

delayed gratification is the best kind

Yes it can be. The end result is still pictured in my head. I can't wait!

 

[falconerr]

Might wanna try a heat gun instead of hair dryer andy.

 

[spspirate]

Might wanna try a heat gun instead of hair dryer andy.

Yea I got one but I hope I don't need it. We'll see when the bulkheads come in.

 

[spspirate]

Drain side is finished. The oven trick really helped me out a lot. 200 degrees for 5 minutes made the spa flex a lot easier to work with. White ABS bulkheads came in and look sweet! So glad I went the extra mile tracking those things down. Now on to the return side.

 

[choff]

Beautiful build! Almost a shame to put doors on the stand to hide that sump.

 

[spspirate]

Beautiful build! Almost a shame to put doors on the stand to hide that sump.

LOL!! Thanks!

 

[Mr. D]

Boy, it would be amazing if you could rig something so that you can semi easily slide the tank out a bit for any issues that come up. This isn't even my tank and the anticipation is killing me!

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Great plumbing job, Andy! I am loving this thread! I just wanna see that thing get wet!!! LOL

 

[kschweer]

Great work on the plumbing! Can't wait to see more

 

[spspirate]

Boy, it would be amazing if you could rig something so that you can semi easily slide the tank out a bit for any issues that come up. This isn't even my tank and the anticipation is killing me!

Thanks! Im not that tall..LOL! Getting under there and around the sump is not a problem for me. Plenty of room under the stand for ATO reactors etc. For sliding the tank out once its filled the only way to work on anything if I had too (hoping I won't) would be to drain.

 

[spspirate]

Great plumbing job, Andy! I am loving this thread! I just wanna see that thing get wet!!! LOL

Thanks bro! One day it will hold salt water

 

[spspirate]

Great work on the plumbing! Can't wait to see more

Thank you. Stay tuned!

 

[TJ's Reef]

Beautiful build! Almost a shame to put doors on the stand to hide that sump.

+1 to ^that^ Andy, and with all this detail in the build so far will be a hard task to outdo the setup with what may be on the inside..... maybe at this point just throw in a couple hundred neon color dyed Tetras and Danios and save yourself the headache of a Reeftank until the beauty of the stand and plumbing has wore of a bit... ya know like a year or two.... lol


Cheers, Todd

 

[luxauterna]

+1 to ^that^ Andy, and with all this detail in the build so far will be a hard task to outdo the setup with what may be on the inside..... maybe at this point just throw in a couple hundred neon color dyed Tetras and Danios and save yourself the headache of a Reeftank until the beauty of the stand and plumbing has wore of a bit... ya know like a year or two.... lol


Cheers, Todd

hahaha