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Looks Great Gnaw!! Can't wait to see the finished product.

Thanks guys!

Sorry, WTT?

Here he is, my Super Red @ 7" :smokey:

Yes, NICE.... I wants some.

WOW, very nice setup!! Love the clowns!!

Wow, very nice tank setup!!!

Alright, now I gotta fix something and was wondering the best way to do it. For the second time, today I found a fish in my sump. I guess it somehow got over the overflow and swam into the Durso standpipe and swoosh, down he went into the sump. Fortunately this one was still alive, unlike the little petricolas that earlier got stuck in the filter media and perished.

Anyway, I was thinking of either adding some screen or eggcrate over the overflow, but was concerned that this may make maintenance a bit more of a pain. The other thing I though of was just to put same screeen or eggcrate over the "entrance" to the durso standpipe, but this may get clogged up and block flow.

Other options or ideas???

Thanks

Boom :boom:

Hey Ryan,

You have probably already seen this, but http://www.dursostandpipes.com/?page_id=31

Cheers!!

My FX5 sucked up a bunch of sand and was making some awefull sounds last night; so, after about 1hr of cleaning it, I went over to MonsterFishKeepers, went to the DIY Forum and searched "FX5". One of the first threads (think it was pinned) was a link to an FX5 mod site - all kinds of great ideas!

Here's the link: http://innovationlandscaping.com/fx5/

hey thanks for the link :smokey:

Great Job Ryan, :bow: thanks for keep all of us posted. :thumbs:

Nice, wish I still had mine.

When I built a house 8 years ago, I talk to a structural engineer and he advised me to spend the extra $500 and put in an laminate beam to support a 230 gallon on main floor. He told me that I could probably go without, but as the house ages, could be problems later. This tank was not going to be on/against a load-bearing wall.

Beautiful Aro, where did you get this guy?

I am thinking of getting a bigger thank, somewhere in the 300 gallon range (72x36x27ish). I have seen the one at Big Als but was wondering if anyone had recommendations for other places in Edmonton where I could get something similar, with overflows and a sump. I know the stores, but am looking for people who have actually purchased from the store. The two factors that I am balancing, as always, is price versus quality. I am thinking on this one that quality is more important. Thanks for the help.

Yes, quality is important at that size. I bought mine from AquaGiant for $900, no problem except holes are in metric and had to wait 2 months. My buddy bought his at Riverfront in Calgary, built by Mitch, he paid 850, two years ago. both tanks are 280 gallons.

that would be awesome if aquagiant would do it cause then im sure id get an accurate peice. but if i can get it for cheap like 50 bucks id be happy. i just wonder if ill beable to do a decent job on cutting it out and sealing a new peice in. have resealed lots of tanks without problems, but never had to insert any new peices or anything yet

Just wondering, if Aquagiant could cut the glass, why wouldn't they fix and sell it? But that's great if you can fix it. :smokey:

Hey Boom, you make me sick! LOL!! What an awesome project you have going on. I am sure that most people here have their eyes wide open and checking this site even more frequently to see if you have any updates. I have put my project on hold till you finish yours, need to see what else I can screw up on. You obviously have done you homework and have a great set of hands. Keep the pictures coming. :thumbs: I have a small project if you are interested.

Try this place.. http://www.flexpvc.com/

Hey Drydock and Boom,

Thanks for sharing your ideas, I am setting up my first sump as well on my 300 gallon.

Drydock, any pics of your setup.

Thanks

:thumbs:

Every time a have to move a big tank, the guys at Crystal Glass have been very helpful. They let me pick them up at days end and have them back before they start work the next day. I usually buy them some coffee and some timmies.

[Check out the DIY stand plans heren http://www.garf.org/index.html

Hey Rainmaker69, that's a great site, Thanks.