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Thanks! I'll do that. It's been driving me crazy!

Are the holes 1" wide or are you using 1" bulkheads? For instance for a 3/4" bulk head I used I needed to make a make 1.33" in diameter. Assuming your using a threaded bulkhead you will need: MPT adapter + pipe + elbow (slip x thread) + loc-line MPT connection + loc-line. You can add a nozzle to the loc-line or not and just point it in the direction you want the flow. Also don't forget to drill a siphon break in the bottom corner of the elbow.I hope this helps Yes it does thanks. The holes are 1"and I have threaded bulkheads.

Thank you so much for the picture! That's exactly what I needed to see. So it's okay for the return pipe to be skinnier than the drain?

Yes, of course. Shows how much I don't know! There are 2 1"holes at the bottom of a single overflow box. I have the bulkheads and was planning on getting the parts to build the durso overflow and return. Only the parts in the tank. I'm not ready to figure out the underneath part yet. I'm working with bio3 on the sump, so when that happens I'll get the underneath done. I have a parts list for the durso but am completely clueless on the return part. I don't have any loc-line yet, isn't that just the part at the top where you can aim how the water comes out?

I'm planning on building a durso standpipe to get water from the display to sump, but can't find any info on how to get water from the return pump up to display, the part that's inside the overflow box attaching to the bulkhead. Is it just a piece of pvc with loc-line attached?

Tonight I got the doors hung. Earlier I had also replaced the outlet behind the tank with a gfci outlet and waterproof cover.

Here is a picture of the painted stand minus the doors which I still need to attach.<br /><br />

<br /><br /><br />It's mostly .5" birch ply and a piece or 2 of .5" pine. It was harder than I thought to find the birch but it sure looks better than the pine! With the paint though it doesn't seem to matter.<br />Well, the grain pattern can make a big difference, with stain or paint. Birch, maple or poplar are all great hardwoods to use with paint, they have a tighter grain patterns and take paint very well. Pine has a much wider grain and is more "rustic" looking when finished. Of the listed hardwoods, birch is I think the easiest to find here in Texas. Home Depot caries plywood sheets of it.<br /> <br />If you are going to stain the woods, these woods will work as well, but cherry, walnut, mahogany, etc. are more commonly used.... just my 2 cents... if it's even worth that. <br /><br /><br />I painted the stand, I didn't use stain. And yes, there is a noticeable difference in the grain between the birch and pine. I spent too much time sanding the pine because of this....if it was easier for me to cut the pieces I would've replaced the pine with birch. It's only pine on the sides though. McCoys has birch in huge sheets only and they won't cut for you. Lowe's only carries maple and pine, and I did finally get the birch at HD. Btw..the pine was not what SChrisEV suggested I use He recommended the birch and it is definitely better!<br />

It's mostly .5" birch ply and a piece or 2 of .5" pine. It was harder than I thought to find the birch but it sure looks better than the pine! With the paint though it doesn't seem to matter.

This one has a plastic center brace. I guess I'll just have to try one out in the middle and see what happens. It's not a very wide brace. Are you using the AI controller or another controller?

Here are some pictures from the stand build. I am very limited with the tools I have, basically a miter saw, drill, and jigsaw are really all I have, so I did what I could with those. I did a lot of sanding to make up for the lack of proper tools. For making the doors, all I was able to do is just put some trim around each door. It's simple but should look fine. I also decided not to put any trim on the stand and keep it simple too. I'm already pushing the length of the stand and without any trim is 1" longer than the wall it sits against. Didn't want it sticking out any more. Besides, if someone is looking in that much detail at my stand, then I know I need to work harder on the tank I have 2x6s on the front to eliminate the center brace, the back has 2 sections cut out for air flow, and it's probably way overbuilt which really eats up the space down below but having a solid stand is a higher priority for me. The stand is painted in marine top side in black. *I had a bit of a fail with the bottom. I had put it off until last because it needed a bunch of little cuts. When I went to put it in, it was too big to fit in any of the available openings. I had to cut it in half. So to anyone building a stand in the future, do the bottom piece before the end...

This build has been around 8 months in the making. Started as a 65g build but couldn't get the steel stand skinned, then turned into a 75g build for about a week, and now has turned into a 90gal build with a stand I built myself and I'm definitely sticking with this setup! Even though it took ages to get to this point I'm really happy I decided to go with a larger tank and it fits the space well. My goal for this tank is to put it together right from the beginning. Get the equipment I want to be using way down the road now instead of piecing it together and regretting it and wasting money along the way upgrading. The goal for the contents of the tank is mainly fish for my sons to enjoy. As much as I prefer coral, my 3yr old just isn't too impressed if it's not a fish or critter moving around. I'm setting up lighting and flow for coral too, of course! 90 gal tank purchased new from the Dome wooden diy stand (built with a ton of help & advice from SChrisEV and ckyuv - I couldn't have done it without you guys!!) sump tbd - working with Bio3 on this lighting - 4 kessil a360n flow - Tunze 6055 & 6095, I have a nano wavebox but haven't decided for sure to use or not return - mag 9.5 UV sterilizer - Ultra Life 16w rock - BRS various dry rock, Cerameco pieces, and LR sand - Caribsea Fiji Pink skimmer - Tunze 9006 Plumbing - - need lots of help here Apex Lite with accessories ordered with a ton of advice from victoly - Thank you! I don't have much going on with it as of today, I've just recently collected just about all the stuff I need for the build (minus the sump). So soon comes the fun part of aquascaping, plumbing, and getting it wet! Soon I'll be starting a thread asking for stocking advice. I don't know much about fish other than keeping seahorses. I also need advice on the plumbing after I get the sump figured out. Any comments or advice on the equipment list are appreciated. This is the first tank bigger than a nano that I've set up. Pics of stand build and tank to come...

Sorry to hear about your betta <br />

Welcome to the club. Those are some great shots. Sounds like you're running 2 good systems. I love the zoa garden!

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What types of macro are you looking for? Or trying to avoid?

<br /><br />Awesome, congrats!! I'm glad you resurrected this thread, it's a fun one!<br />

What size tank is that, it looks great! Where did you get the cerameco?

+1

Livestock changes are allowed, they just come out of your budget, unless you replace with the exact same thing. Or like Brian said, sell it.

I do but I'm way south

I have an AI Sol unit I'm not using but it wouldn't have a controller, so it'd be on 100 percent. Also I know the club has a MH for people to borrow, pm Mike.