110g build

[thefickens]

Moving my 60g reef to my 110g. I'm sure I have a lot more questions but this is what I can think of for now.

Stand questions:
I am building a stand from scratch. I know how to do basic carpentry but is there anything special I should know or need to do when building the stand? I will be building the stand around my 55g sump. Should I attach the canopy to the stand or have it separate to where you lift it up and put it on? Is it better to leave the Canopy open top for airflow or close it off and cut holes for little fans?

Plumbing questions:
My first plumb job wasn't the greatest but it works. So I will be redoing that and hopefully it works better. the problems I have is that I used flexible spa tube on the drain and it has a permanent bend in it so it pushes against the side of the sump putting pressure on the bulkhead. Is there better tube I can use? Then on the return I used the same tubing and tried to only use 45 degree angles but when attached to the return pump it pushes the pump against the glass and causes it to vibrate and makes noise. Am I better off using hard PVC and 90 degree angles?

Tank Questions:
Now for the tank. Since it's a lot larger should I do 2 overflows on either back corner and what size drains? Or do one middle drain? And how many returns should I do and what size? The tank I have looks like the previous owner attempted to redo the silicone on it but did a poor job. The tank is sealed and no leaks but should I redo the silicone anyway?

[thefickens]

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[thefickens]

No one?

[saltybalz]

As far as your canopy goes i would say thats more of a personal preference thing (ie. what looks better to you). I would not how ever make it attached to the stand, might be a pain to move or take apart if for any reason you had to do so. A tank will breath better without a canopy but running fans in the canopy will work just fine as well.
I personally like to use hard plumbing for the reasons you stated you were having trouble with flex hose, and personaly i think it looks better to. You can use 45 with hard plumbing as well where permited to get away from 90s but i have 90s on both drain and return of my plumbing and it doesnt give me any trouble or enouigh resistance that i can notice.
As far as your over flows go you can run either, both are effective and work good. Could also think about runnin a coast to coast bean animal over flow. If you ran one drain/middle over flow i would say 1.5 for the drain and a .75 return would more then likley do the trick. I know there are over flow calculators on line that could help you with the exact reccomended size bassed on you return pump gph.
Hope i could help!

[thefickens]

I have heard of this bean animal overflow but don't understand the concept at all. Is there a source that breaks it down Barney style to understand it so I could DIY and not just be guesstimating everything?

[saltybalz]

http://www.beananimal.com/projects/silent-and-fail-safe-aquarium-overflow-system.aspx

[thefickens]

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[thefickens]

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Just trim and stain left

[Auggie]

Looking good! I, also, have a glass 110g that I will be building up soon. Still in the "collection" phase of ordering and gathering all equipment and materials. I will also be implementing a Bean Animal overflow and will need to drill my used tank...

Still need to pick a skimmer and lights.

[thefickens]

Luckily I bought a skimmer rated for 200 gallons when i set up my 60g so it will be perfect for my build. And the lights I got are good for a larger tank. So all I have to do is the stand, tank re siliconing, tank drilled and plumbing. How much longer until you start your build? R u doing from ground up?

[Auggie]

Yes, going from the ground up: custom stand and canopy that I'm building myself. I have everything except the maple board lumber for skinning the stand and canopy, bagged sand, and the aforementioned skimmer and lights. I have all plumbing, test kits, tools, even a fully complete 20 gallon quarantine setup with both power filter, nano skimmer and even PC lights (not really needed for fish QT). I even have all the equipment and material for an outside water production and storage station utilizing two 58 gallon barrels and a Iwaki MD-20 pump. All controlled by a ProfiLux 3 eX.

I need to dry aquascape my 75 pounds of Pukani so I can then cure and potentially treat with lanthanam chloride in a 54 gallon Rubbermaid tote. At that point I will probably then start assembling the cabinetry. I will probably soon start the fishless cycle of my QT using DrTim's One and Only, then get a pair of clowns into it. Hopefully, by the time the rock is fully cured then cycled in the DT, the clowns will be ready to put into the DT.

[thefickens]

So I resiliconed the tank yesterday and on one area I pulled the tape a bit late and it pulled up the silicone a bit. Does this mean I need to redo the whole freakin tank or can I just do that one area

[Auggie]

Depending upon how much was "lifted" (could you possibly cut out the separated portion if it's just a small section?). I'm thinking re-do. Once the silicon bead has lost it's bond to the glass, it's just a matter of time before it can lead to further separation due to water current, cleaning (accidentally scraping into the separation when removing algae, for example).

Sucks but might as well do it now while the tank is empty.

[thefickens]

I could cut out the section cause it's small but I read that the "old" silicone won't adhere well to the "new" silicone. But the "new" silicone is only like 24 hrs old. Lol

[Auggie]

When I mention "re-do" if you decide to re-do the silicone, I mean you have to remove all the new silicone you added!

And when I mention "cut out the separated section" I was making the assumption that the separation was only isolated peripherally (on the edges of the silicone bead) and does not go all the way to the glass seam. If it does, then you have to re-do ALL of it...

[Auggie]

So how is your build going?

A sudden need for a housing change has put a hold on my own 110g build. The houses I've looked at so far have not been conducive either for my 5 foot tank or my planned automatic top-off and water changes to an external water station :( I'm still looking but I may have to settle on setting up my stored 34g Solana.

[thefickens]

So how is your build going?

A sudden need for a housing change has put a hold on my own 110g build. The houses I've looked at so far have not been conducive either for my 5 foot tank or my planned automatic top-off and water changes to an external water station :( I'm still looking but I may have to settle on setting up my stored 34g Solana.

My build is a bit on hold. I have a serious Dino problem so that's costing money and I don't want to transfer tanks till this Dino is gone.

Ya finding a house for exactly what u want is hard. Too bad I'm not selling or renting my house yet. It's perfect for both our builds. Where r u looking for houses

[Auggie]

I'm interested in the area from Santee all the way to the border. My main requirements are 2+ bedroom and 1.5+ bath. Prefer garage. No apartments.

[thefickens]

What kind of clam is this? And what area are we supposed to post coral ID's??
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