Freakyy 75 build

[Freakyyfort]

Haha!!!! Gonna run trim thinking 1x4 around everything. Well it'll be cut down to 1x2 or so. Painted blue. Up top will be a 1x4 structure wrapped in same. Front side lifting hood. All trim layout the same as bottom. It'll all be a flat black with that blue for trim. Downed to detailed work so no more mess ups. Should look good when all together.

 

[Freakyyfort]

These were taken other day

 

[Freakyyfort]

After work here in about 20 miles... I'm going to pick up my 40 breeder since the 1$ gallon is going on.

 

[BoneXriffic]

Canopy will only be ....a 1x4 width high? Id reccomend like a 1x12 dpeneding on lighting to raise it above tank more. Or will it be a hanging canopy?

 

[Freakyyfort]

Haha my bad. It's gonna be around 13 or 14 high maybe more. Let's will be 12 off the water. Gonna be 1x4 structure. Lol oops

 

[Freakyyfort]

Lights*

 

[BoneXriffic]

Is the petco dollar per gallon on the 55 only the 12inch wide 55?

 

[Freakyyfort]

It's on 10 20 20l 29 40b and 55

 

[Freakyyfort]

And yes 12 in 55

 

[Freakyyfort]

Wife painted the stand. Got the sump built. Heading in the right direction. Getting closer.

 

[Freakyyfort]

Well update on the build...

Took one baffle out of sump added 2 more.
Drilled the tank... not that bad. Quitell easy.
Painted the back black
Got the bean animal plumbing done.
Single return over the top

Before the dollar gallon deal ended I picked up a 20 gallon long to replace our 2.5 gallon in the room.

 

[Freakyyfort]

Waiting on the black silicone to get here to hang the c2c overflow.. then it'll be ready for sand, rock and water.

 

[R_C]

Great work! following.

 

[Freakyyfort]

Thanks.

 

[Freakyyfort]

On the return I added a t that reduced 3/4 to 1/4 added a quick connect which will plug and play into a acclimation tank I'm going to build to sit on the ledge of stand.

Acclimation box plans..
Size not sure of yet.
Bottom drain into bucket
1/4 quick connect for return flow and drip
Either 1/2 or 3/4 hole for overflow.

Bring home new fella.. dump contents into container. Add slow drip after it fills or acclimate to where it needs to be then drain into bucket. Pull new addition out drop into a dip let sit.... while sitting wipe out acclimation box. Open the 1/4 inch line and let it run as normal tank.. grab new fella dip in freshwater clean of the dip add back to acclimation box and keep eye out for unwanted pests ... all be connected to sump and run as a continuous acclimation and or qt holding cell as I like to call it.

Thoughts....
Questions..
Concerns....
Anything?

 

[revhtree]

Looking good!

 

[Freakyyfort]

Huge shout out to @Anthony Wood for answering my questions and the use of his equipment. I'd still be on the stand if it weren't for him. Haha thanks again.

 

[Bronc]

I'd probably paint the white PVC above the stand black just to match everything else.

 

[Freakyyfort]

Thought about that since it's gonna be visible from the living room. Or enclose the back portion of the stand. Haven't figured that out yet. Didn't know if paint would leak thro pvc in the long run either..

 

[Freakyyfort]

Would you look at that beauty coming together so nicely..... the c2c. Black acrylic.. background black. Doing a black sand... have it in all my other tanks. Makes our colors stand out more.

Not long before I can give it a full run... anxiously waiting.... think at this point I'd rather wait for a Dr in a waiting room..... this hobby is killing me haha....



Last shot as its curing and what the back looks like... *ball valve inserted* previous pics didn't have one haha....

Still have to....
trim the stand... 1×2 maybe..
Paint the trim... blue
Build a canopy... suggestions on a 75?
Build some doors. anyone got advise on doors
I know there is more.. tons more.. but first is get the leak testing done and fix any errors..

Well next update will be full of test water make sure it all works properly.

Stay tuned. Tons more to come.
Thanks for viewing.