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[Meshmez]

Nice work! That turned out really well.

Thanks! It's really hard to show depth in video or pics. I'm really happy with it in person.

 

[Da_Neefer]

Thanks! It's really hard to show depth in video or pics. I'm really happy with it in person.

You’re welcome. Judging from Randy at BRS bare bottom start on his dream tank I’d say definitely do sand. Maybe remove it after a year.

 

[Qwiv]

Can you get that one piece of rock out that blocked the view into the cave out of the way. It makes a sweet vanishing point perspective. It’s the end of The piece on the right side island, smack in the middle of the tank, touching the bottom.

was hoping to see a clean view into the cave and that little piece blocks the view.

 

[Meshmez]

Like this?

 

[Qwiv]

The view under the overhang into the cave was going to be quite Architectual. Let me find a better frame

 

[Meshmez]

The view under the overhang into the cave was going to be quite Architectual. Let me find a better frame

 

[Qwiv]

Looks like if you panned the camera down, that would be a nice view if the piece rock i colored black want there

 

[Qwiv]

Yah, that looks awesome. Nice scape!

 

[Qwiv]

Here it is with that little piece gone

 

[Meshmez]

Yah, that looks awesome. Nice scape!

Thanks, ya I can't really get rid of that without really changing the whole structure there. But in person I think you get a lot more of what you're talking about than shows up in video/pics

 

[Meshmez]

Drain plumbing done! Now to figure out how to support the return.

 

[Meshmez]

Trying to figure out how to support the return.. I want to use silicone up through the sump, and then attach to hard plumbing hanging there. Any ideas? The roof of the stand is pvc board. I don't really want to screw to the cross braces, and they aren't really in the right orientation.

 

[Da_Neefer]

Trying to figure out how to support the return.. I want to use silicone up through the sump, and then attach to hard plumbing hanging there. Any ideas? The roof of the stand is pvc board. I don't really want to screw to the cross braces, and they aren't really in the right orientation.

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Flat piece of wood/acrylic/plastic attached to the "roof" using double sided Gorilla tape? Screw a piece of strapping or pipe support into it and I think it would support the pipes weight without detaching.

https://www.grainger.com/product/NVENT-CADDY-Tube-And-Pipe-Clamp-Non-Metallic-1RVA1

 

[Meshmez]

Flat piece of wood/acrylic/plastic attached to the "roof" using double sided Gorilla tape? Screw a piece of strapping or pipe support into it and I think it would support the pipes weight without detaching.

https://www.grainger.com/product/NVENT-CADDY-Tube-And-Pipe-Clamp-Non-Metallic-1RVA1

Ya, I'm thinking of 3d printing brackets that fit in the t channel to mount wood to the roof. At that point I would probably use some sort of plastic strapping to hold the pipe.

 

[Meshmez]

Gotta love 3d printers!

 

[Coral reefer]

I was gonna say the sticky cord holder things that vortechs come with glued to the top and zip ties. This is nicer looking

 

[Meshmez]

Plumbing done! Stand doors on! I think it's ready to get wet and wild this weekend!

 

[NanoCrazed]

Makes me almost want to get a new tank!

 

[Meshmez]

About 1/3 of the way there! Making more rodi now...

 

[Da_Neefer]

About 1/3 of the way there! Making more rodi now...
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Got yours wet before mine hehe Grats!