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I'm not sure I want to know what shipping is from Texas to Alaska on something that size.

Phil

Yes, once you go black you never go back? I like it too, there are no purple primer stains and it just looks sexy. It is difficult when gluing to tell if the piece was primed or not. Phil, Marc is begging for more people to order some Model F sumps which would work for your narrow tank.

Wow! That thing really is a monster. looking nice, I'm envious.

Phil

Looking great. I really like the look of the black pvc and spa flex. Wishing I would have ordered some for my set up. As it turns out, I would have had plenty of time for it. Seeing yours come together is making me recatch the bug to finish my upgrade.

One pump is for the tanks return. The second will be running a manifold which is not complete at this time. I am waiting on 1 reactor to come in and I have to get some valves that I forgot to order. I also have to find a way to get from 1inch pipe to 1/4 vinyl tubing. However, the pumps are plumbed for redundancy so that if one need to pulled offline the other can run moth the return and the manifold.

Very nice. I noticed the dual pumps and I'm curious to learn more. Obviously, you likely get redundancy at the expense of power and higher pump and electricity costs. Sound right? Anything else I'm missing? Do you consider that design a luxury, or has it saved your bacon a time or two already?

Ouch...glad you got it sorted, but man that's some bad luck...end result looks real nice though

Nice job - it was a good solution to his needs.

Can't believe the sump dropped like that. I've actually seen a big one look like that - it was a guy moving from California to Texas, and the trailer came off the hitch and the ball slammed through the sump's end wall. I ended up routing off the end and gluing a new piece to the four walls. He picked it up and I never heard from him again.

He was supposed to do some welding for me, now that I think about it. Grrrrr.

Alright, ordered one kit. We'll see, it does sound like it has four rollers.

I really don't remember. It was $70-$75, if I recall correctly. I needed four rollers and two rails. I also bought threaded rod at Home Depot to get the height I wanted, which was 12". This is what their site says:

150-lb. Capacity Track Sets—Include two pieces of track that require 1 3/4" to 2 3/8" clearance from ceiling to top of door. Track is made from 0.056" thick aluminum. Hangers are top-mount, four-wheel units with up to 5/8" vertical adjustment. Both pairs of hangers have a 150-lb. capacity. Wheels are plastic.

Sounds like one set had everything.

Marc, do you just order the one kit or do you need two kits? Also, do you need extra rollers if it is one kit?

Blake, I am originally from Tacoma, so I know all about perfect weather. I don't think I will ever get acclimated to the weather in the south. Unfortunately my mother is moving to nm in August, so I will have no reason to head back that way.

Having relocated to the PNW nearly 11 years ago, the last time I went back to Chattanooga to visit family, the heat/humidity combination was miserable, and I grew up in the south. That said, I can remember as a kid staying with my grandmother over near the old Crockett Field (in Charlotte) and with fans and the large oak trees in her neighborhood the weather was tolerable in the summer. So I understand where you're coming from.

Originally Posted by Midnight

Marc, why i got you, could you try to find the link for the closet roller kit you used? That is if you remember where you got it from.

Here's my blog entry: http://www.reefaddicts.com/entry.php...t-rack-project

Rolling kit at McMaster Part # 1223A22: http://www.mcmaster.com/nav/enter.asp?partnum=1223A22

I don't see the point in butting the reflectors together. Think of them as individual spot lights. And the space between the lights, I affixed black acrylic and put my ballasts there.

http://www.reefaddicts.com/entry.php...th-MH-and-VHOs

We are in an old neighborhood with lots of tree cover. Hand I can keep the garage temp down by using a fan.

Coming along nicely!!! Surprised you can stand the NC heat and humidity with the heat loss you must be suffering through the garage.

Marc, why i got you, could you try to find the link for the closet roller kit you used? That is if you remember where you got it from.

Kool, thanks Marc I wasn't sure if I should make them perfect center or if they should closer do to light spread characteristics?

That looks really good.

For the lights, you have a tank that is 72" long and (3) 16" pendants. To center them, you'd have 6" at each end and between them.

6 + 16 + 6 + 16 + 6 + 16 + 6 = 72.

Awesome... I can only dream of an in wall tank... When I came home with the 265 gal tank my husband said I could keep it only under one condition ... that when we sell the house the tank stays with the house... I agreed of course only because the next house will have the space for an in wall build LOL