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Tank Build! my 210

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by gburkart, Feb 14, 2016.

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  1. Feb 25, 2016 #21
    gburkart

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    New custom overflow box from exotic marine!

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  2. Feb 25, 2016 #22
    blackx-runner Cedar Rapids, IA

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    Nice. Did they include the wrenches, or were those extra? I assume the clear piece is a drilling template?
     
  3. Feb 25, 2016 #23
    gburkart

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    yeah the wrenches are included,and yep,the clear is the template.
     
  4. Feb 25, 2016 #24
    blackx-runner Cedar Rapids, IA

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    Nice they included all that. I don't think you would have got that with the cheaper models.
    The guy that made mine didn't include anything like that. @Turbo's Aquatics@Turbo's Aquatics
     
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  5. Feb 25, 2016 #25
    gburkart

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    all of the bulkheads were included as well.2 2" ones and 3 1.5" ones
     
  6. Feb 25, 2016 #26
    blackx-runner Cedar Rapids, IA

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    You have any experience with the bean animal (3 drain) setup?
    I had one on my small tank and it worked awesome. A little more piping involved, but well worth it IMO.
     
  7. Feb 25, 2016 #27
    gburkart

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    no i dont,but from everything i've read,its the way to go.
     
  8. Feb 25, 2016 #28
    blackx-runner Cedar Rapids, IA

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    Let me know if you need a hand with it. We can look at it Saturday on the tank tour too unless you're going crazy and trying to get it done before then.
     
  9. Feb 25, 2016 #29
    gburkart

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    lol,i may drill the tank tomorrow,but the build is going to take awhile,going to take it slow and right.i"ll take any guidance i can get lol
     
  10. Feb 25, 2016 #30
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    Just shoot me a message if you need a hand with anything. I'm off tomorrow and only plans this weekend are the tank tour, and possible getting the harley out for the first ride of the year.
     
  11. Feb 25, 2016 #31
    gburkart

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    well if you wanna ride,i"d love to get my bike out.i gotta work till 2 or so tomorrow.was gonna to watch extreme midget wrestling at mcgrath harley after the tank tour
     
  12. Feb 25, 2016 #32
    blackx-runner Cedar Rapids, IA

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    LOL I got an e-mail about that today. Wasn't so sure about spending 10 bucks to watch midgets wrestle.
     
  13. Feb 25, 2016 #33
    gburkart

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    lol its only 5 if you get tickets early
     
  14. Feb 25, 2016 #34
    Bud West Des Moines, IA

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    :eek::eek: Yeah that's why I refer people to him, he really does make a great product. He was pretty active on the RC BA thread for a while when I was going over my thoughts on extending the box off the back of the tank to bring it flush with the rim and why I thought that was important
     
  15. Feb 26, 2016 #35
    Derek Cedar Rapids

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    @gburkart@gburkart what are you going to use to circulate the water in the main display? I have a Peninsula also and have a Maxspect Gyre XF-130 at the opposite end of the overflow. It works great except it pulls all my sand to one side of the tank. I'm thinking about adding another pump but I'm not sure where would be the best to offset the sandbed movement.
    You can kind of see in the picture I've attached how the sandbed is not flat anymore.
     

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  16. Feb 26, 2016 #36
    gburkart

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    I have a jecod dc1200 return pump and to wp40's.hoping that that is enough lol
     
  17. Feb 26, 2016 #37
    Derek Cedar Rapids

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    Will you have all your pumps on the wall side of the tank or will you put the WP40's on the end of the peninsula? If I ever redo my Peninsula tank, I would like to make it a closed loop with a few outlets coming from the bottom of the tank to keep as much hidden as possible on all 3 sides.
     
  18. Feb 26, 2016 #38
    gburkart

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    i will put a wp40 on each end.i wont ever have sand in this build so i should be able to crank them up.if it doesnt provide enough flow,i'd be interested in trying one of the new crossflow pumps.
     
  19. Feb 26, 2016 #39
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    Not sure what the new crossflows go for but you could check out going with the rw series pumps too. They aren't as channeled/directional like the wp's but they move a lot of water! If you had one or two rw-20s on the overflow side they'll move water on the other end of a 6' tank!
     
  20. Feb 26, 2016 #40
    AdamLawrence Marion, IA

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    I think the cross flows are right around 140 and become available again the beginning of March from fishstreet
     
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