Chapter 2: 50g Lowboy LPS

[Rainblood]

What type of paint? semi-gloss?

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[snarky shark]

Is that water resistant? Just thinking longevity of the wood. You may also want to paint under the tank itself. It looked like it was still raw wood.

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[ZapataInc]

Yeah i was going to say that $17 for a gallon of paint is not expensive but for a pint....yup. And I bought some of that for my daughters' room but in black and made part of a wall a chalk board.

 

[Rainblood]

That tiny can was $20. While nice - I doubt water resistant.

 

[Rainblood]

Acrylic cut. Didn’t explode.
Let’s see if we can get this sucker welded and silicones in this weekend...

 

[Rainblood]

This is a huge pile of acrylic dust. Especially considering the fact that I am still wearing half of it

 

[kullas]

Its coming right along. Weld it together silicone it in place and water

 

[Rainblood]

Where do you find fittings to fit these return nozzles? I stopped by Lowe’s and none of the pvc or cpvc fittings worked. The guy told me to try Petsmart and they didn’t have any plumbing fittings at all.

 

[YoungReefer10g]

Loc-Line

Bulk Reef Supply - Saltwater Aquarium Supplies for Reef Tanks

www.bulkreefsupply.com

 

[Rainblood]

Shout out to Kullas for hooking me up with some weld on. AIO is almost done.
I thought I could use regular pvc for the return but that, obviously, would’ve been too easy.

 

[Rainblood]

Fits like a glove

 

[Rainblood]

I plan to go bare bottoms on the frag tank but will add a 2” lip on the opposite side for sand. Most of the wrasses I like are the sand sleeping kind. While I’ve read that they will sleep in caves in the absence of sand....I’d feel like a complete butthole.

 

[kullas]

Looks great. I'm guessing you had enough solvent. I can hear the water running from here

 

[dball711]

I use CPVC fittings on all mine. Cheap, easy to find and can be made to work on almost any pumps.

 

[Rainblood]

Moved the tank to the kitchen to silicone. Surprisingly the tape was a GD nightmare...I would’ve been better off just not taping it off.
Anyhow, everything is siliconed in place and soon...water. And then fish.

 

[kullas]

I didn't tape mine. It's not perfect but not bad plus its inside the sump.

 

[Rainblood]

How long did you wait for the silicone to dry before adding water? It’ll probably take me half a day to make enough to fill the tank.

 

[Rainblood]

I wonder how sturdy this glass is...

 

[dball711]

Looking good! Glass should be sturdy enough.

 

[Rainblood]

Water going in...
AIO not leaking. Woohoo!