320g build/journey/experiment :-)

[Crepe]

Are you going to drill it? It would be heartbreaking if it cracked...

 

[maxima423]

tagging along!!!!

 

[Greenmaster]

Are you going to drill it? It would be heartbreaking if it cracked...

Look at the pictures again... top left corner... 3 large holes.

 

[Mitchell0605]

Your not going to though are you Green? It's coming drilled isn't it?

 

[thincat]

Great place to keep the family out of trouble..

 

[Apollo1K9]

Wow, just came across this thread. This :censor: is nuts! I'm definitely going to be watching your thread with baited breath, and we can both suffer in the wait of time together. (I have a 75 gallon tank/stand/Coralife 4x65W 48"/Fluval 305 combo I'm making payments on at the LFS, but won't even be able to start filling it for another 6-8 months after I get it home, lol.)

 

[Greenmaster]

Your not going to though are you Green? It's coming drilled isn't it?

As I said look at the pictures you can see the holes in the top left corner.

 

[Crepe]

Oh okay I didn't notice, the tank is so huge.

 

[Greenmaster]

Wow, just came across this thread. This :censor: is nuts! I'm definitely going to be watching your thread with baited breath, and we can both suffer in the wait of time together. (I have a 75 gallon tank/stand/Coralife 4x65W 48"/Fluval 305 combo I'm making payments on at the LFS, but won't even be able to start filling it for another 6-8 months after I get it home, lol.)

Ya I have been waiting for a long time... over 5 years since my last tank. When you get back and start a build thread let me know I'll tag along.

Great place to keep the family out of trouble..

You bet... but they started to complain... and the tank kinda amplifies the sound so I let them out.

 

[Greenmaster]

Oh okay I didn't notice, the tank is so huge.

so are the holes hehe. Ya the tank has the wow factor. Plus you had the distraction of my 3 princesses.

 

[capj64]

Wow, is right! Like everyone else, can't wait

 

[Aquarium1]

Following sorry about all the procrastination lol. This is going to be awesome!!!!!!!!

 

[capj64]

Makes me want to puke with envy

 

[Greenmaster]

Some updates as I work on the tank...
I taped off where my tank is going to be so I could silicone without stinking up my house or affecting my young children.

My door for getting in and out of my taped off area is the window.

The acrylic overflow... I bought the 2 pieces this afternoon glued them together then added it to my tank. The two left bulkheads are in the overflow the right one isn't.

A look at the full height of the chamber.

And my little helper that has to always be in the photo

 

[Apollo1K9]

Glad to see more progress! You're getting there!

 

[capj64]

How many PH's do you think you'll have to use

 

[360º]

great tank but wont having it by the windows cause it to grow lots or algae?

 

[mellowyellow]

Wow. That's huge. Keep me posted. Can't wait to see pictures step by step. Good luck!

 

[thincat]

GM, do you get any natural light coming directly onto you tank? Can you control the amount if it does?

 

[Greenmaster]

How many PH's do you think you'll have to use

PH's... sorry I'm still not up with all the abbreviations. What does PH's mean?

great tank but wont having it by the windows cause it to grow lots or algae?

...I kinda think we spend so much money on trying to create artificial sunlight that I don't mind some natural... even if it has some problems with it

Wow. That's huge. Keep me posted. Can't wait to see pictures step by step. Good luck!

I will keep them coming as I build... I can't wait to see more pictures too... it means I'm making progress.

GM, do you get any natural light coming directly onto you tank? Can you control the amount if it does?

I do get some natural light at about 5 or 6 pm and only for 2 hours maximum. If I felt it was nessasary I could put shutters on the windows...