My 185gal build in progress (lots of pics)
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lol. Thanks 
I was actually really surprised. That's my first time building anything with acrylic... a bit of care to get your cuts bang on, and you get a really nice looking end product!
Only thing I'm not happy with is for some of the little rails that hold up the drip plate and eggcrate for the bio balls, I used polycarbonate (lexan) instead of acrylic (Plexiglas). Bonding the two different plastics together made a cloudy looking mess, instead of a nice crystal clear joint... but then I have to remind myself it's only a sump
I was actually really surprised. That's my first time building anything with acrylic... a bit of care to get your cuts bang on, and you get a really nice looking end product!
Only thing I'm not happy with is for some of the little rails that hold up the drip plate and eggcrate for the bio balls, I used polycarbonate (lexan) instead of acrylic (Plexiglas). Bonding the two different plastics together made a cloudy looking mess, instead of a nice crystal clear joint... but then I have to remind myself it's only a sump
A friend of mine has two 18' plywood tanks. He used glass from a burned out convenience store as the fronts for them.
You need to tell him to sign up and post some pics LOL!
Sump looks good! But it looks like you have a lot of empty space above that bio media... if it were me I'd raise the bottom up so there is no extra space and that would let you run your water level a bit higher. But its lookin good.
Sump looks good! But it looks like you have a lot of empty space above that bio media... if it were me I'd raise the bottom up so there is no extra space and that would let you run your water level a bit higher. But its lookin good.
Looking very good ....
How is your RUGF doing with the sand? Any sign of dead spots? I dont recall did you just place the sand over the pvc or did you put down some grating and mesh?
I'm thinking of changing from gravel over to a sand in my 75 when I do my first 3 month major cleaning ... but want to stick with an RUGF - I think I might pattern it after your project.
How is your RUGF doing with the sand? Any sign of dead spots? I dont recall did you just place the sand over the pvc or did you put down some grating and mesh?
I'm thinking of changing from gravel over to a sand in my 75 when I do my first 3 month major cleaning ... but want to stick with an RUGF - I think I might pattern it after your project.
