The making of "MY" masterpiece.

[A Railgun]

I shall start with a warning. If you dislike rambling, disorganized paragraphs or other serious grammatical errors save yourself a headache and stop here. LOL

Goals:

Track my progress.
Share what i learn.
Tally cost.
Get advise from all you expeirenced fish keepers.
Oh and share photos as i progress.

I will greatly appreciate all advice and opinions even if they r not what i want to hear. I may not always follow your advice. Dont get mad about it if i dont, but if i really mess up and u feel the need then please feel free to say i told you so.

Please dont start a heated debate in my journal.

Now lets see. Oh yes the tank. 75 gallon corner drilled Marineland.

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Stand

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Glass lids

Lighting at the moment (this will definetly change. Thinking of DIY hanging light system. still to be determined.)

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Whole picture.

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Flitration: Sump. How to properly design and execute a freshwater sump setup is where i currently am. Bought a 30 gallon aquarium to use. How i am gonna divide it up? Still planning.

Money spent:
Cost breakdown:
craigslist the brand new tank stand light glass tops bulkheads - $175
the guy delivered so i paid him $25

[Cliff]

Glad to see you are starting a journel

I'm looking forward to watching your set-up develop over time

[A Railgun]

Money spent: $265
Cost breakdown:
craigslist the brand new tank stand light glass tops bulkheads - $175
the guy delivered so i paid him $25
30 gallon tank new $59
Odd and end pvc pipe $6

[A Railgun]

Thanks Cliff. The info so far provided from you has accelerated my process a lot.

[Strider199]

I like your choice of tank Railgun.
My local Home Depute had lexan sheets of different thicknesses which I bought for sump dividers. Cut to size with a scrapper not a power tool, and gel super glued into place. I then added a tank safe silicone to seal the compartment. Has held for almost 6 months so far in my saltwater set-up.
Keep up the posts and pictures. It's a friendly site.

[A Railgun]

So this sump thing is starting to give me a headache. I may just be over thinking it.

[steeler1]

I look forward to seeing your progress on this project.

[Strider199]

So this sump thing is starting to give me a headache. I may just be over thinking it.

Google aquarium sump design or diy. There are all kinds of designs with how to's in writing and video. Mine took me around 2 weeks to get the design and materials and around 2 hours to make. Let dry for 24 hours and test compartments.

[Cliff]

So this sump thing is starting to give me a headache. I may just be over thinking it.

Strider has really hit the nail on the head here. It sure can feel like it is far to complicated at times. But I think that is only due to the fact you have never set up a sump before and you are starting to see all the options available to you.

Try viewing some youtube videos about setting up sumps. That should help

But at the end of the day you need to have a set-up that you are comfortable with. If that is a set-up with a sump, then so be it. If that is a set-up with canister filters, then so be it. Both can give you a great set-up each with different pros and cons

[KevinVA]

It seems like sumps are getting high in demand for FW tanks these days. =] This makes at least a 3rd person who wants to DIY just in this forum (at this time). Good luck! I'm really looking forward to seeing your progression and setup.