- Location
- Elizabeth, NJ
Nice craftmanship on the stand. Love the color too.
keep the pics coming.
keep the pics coming.
JonnyJ's Release back into the wild! 33Gallon Shallow Rimless Build
- Thread starter JonnyJ
- Start date
- Location
- Bay ridge, Brooklyn
That is one interesting setup. Keep up with updates Johny
- Location
- New York City
Hello, nice tank. I was going to order the same tank and I still might. But, are you sure its only 33 gallons. I ask this because from Glasscages website it indicates from the measurements you listed that your tank is actually a 40 gallon Long rimless.
Did you get the starphire glass?
Funny you say they posted it as a 40 long. Guy I bought it off of stated it was 33.
Just some things to note. The silicone work is sloppy. And they made the overflow huge.
It is 36x18x12h
A 30 breeder is 36 3/16 x18 1/4 x12 5/16th
A 40 breeder is 36x18x16
So I'm still sticking with the 30ish statement!
Just some things to note. The silicone work is sloppy. And they made the overflow huge.
It is 36x18x12h
A 30 breeder is 36 3/16 x18 1/4 x12 5/16th
A 40 breeder is 36x18x16
So I'm still sticking with the 30ish statement!
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- Location
- Staten Island
According to the MR calculator it is 34g minus the space your overflow takes up
- Location
- New York City
Oh ok I see. I think the guy you bought it from didn't even know. If Glasscage has it as a 40 then you got yourself a 40. However, when you fill her up you will surely find out what you got, just make a record of the gallons you put in. Also, if anything, you got a better deal on your tank than you thought. lol.
Yea I heard they do sloppy work but can be somewhat clean up after a few hours of silicone trimming.
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- Location
- New York City
According to the MR calculator it is 34g minus the space your overflow takes up
Wow that is interesting. A overflow takes up 6 gallons? :tub:
- Location
- Staten Island
Depending on the size, YES. Although I don not think his overflow is that big.
The tank will finally be up tomorrow morning.
I Spent almost 4 hours cleaning my 75lbs or so of sand. The smell was ruthless when i opened the bucket earlier. It had been in a 10gal bucket since saturday. I had planned to have the tank set up last sunday but couldn't. I had to strain it and continiously rinse it over and over. There was literally hundreds of dead nas snails and tiny ceriths. This sand was from a 5 yr old system. When I say hundreds I mean it. Hours of work - next time I'll just buy new sand. back is sore and my house stinks lol.
I was going to leave it for the cycle but didn't want to risk having that smell present for any longer
I Spent almost 4 hours cleaning my 75lbs or so of sand. The smell was ruthless when i opened the bucket earlier. It had been in a 10gal bucket since saturday. I had planned to have the tank set up last sunday but couldn't. I had to strain it and continiously rinse it over and over. There was literally hundreds of dead nas snails and tiny ceriths. This sand was from a 5 yr old system. When I say hundreds I mean it. Hours of work - next time I'll just buy new sand. back is sore and my house stinks lol.
I was going to leave it for the cycle but didn't want to risk having that smell present for any longer
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Couldn't set up the tank today but the plumbing and light kit is all done.
Just want to say thanks to Richie for the help. I couldn't have done it without him considering he did it ALL.
We had so many issues but Richie worked his magic and everything is done. Still have some odds and ends to finish but coming along nicely.
Some of the issues:
Bulk heads too small with a possibility of leaking. [glasscages made huge holes for sm. ass bulkheads. The orings were almost the same size as the holes and we didn't want to risk a leak. Solution: We had to replace the bulkheads with different sizes which changed the whole approach on the plumbing.
Return pump would not fit in the sump as planned. The return chamber was built with a 3inch width...Solution: Drilled the sump, added a bulkhead and plumbed my eheim to work as an external pump. which i could not have been happier about. Less heat, less vibration.
Stand Had to be altered to fit the Plumbing. Also realized that since my tank is rimless and built a certain way that we need to skin the top of my stand so the tank sits on a platform with 3/4inch plywood and foam to balance the tank correctly. Solution: So here i am staining the edges of the plywood at midnight on Xmas eve! lol hopefully it will all be dried and polyd by sunday. Maybe add a trim. not sure yet. aggravated lol
Light tree: seems like it comes out to far. it was mounted correctly but it seems like its going to leave my fixture off center. My tank is 18 inches and it seems like the center will be at the front edge of my tank. What are these things made for 36inch deep tanks? Solution: DONT KNOW
Return LOCKLINE wasn't going to sit flush Solution: dremel out so it will sit flush with the tank height for aesthetic reasons. Still want to tee off the lockline into 2.
All in all i couldn't be happier
Tank should be up soon
Some pictures
That tv will be mounted this week and the dresser is going to be moved to a different secton
Just want to say thanks to Richie for the help. I couldn't have done it without him considering he did it ALL.
We had so many issues but Richie worked his magic and everything is done. Still have some odds and ends to finish but coming along nicely.
Some of the issues:
Bulk heads too small with a possibility of leaking. [glasscages made huge holes for sm. ass bulkheads. The orings were almost the same size as the holes and we didn't want to risk a leak. Solution: We had to replace the bulkheads with different sizes which changed the whole approach on the plumbing.
Return pump would not fit in the sump as planned. The return chamber was built with a 3inch width...Solution: Drilled the sump, added a bulkhead and plumbed my eheim to work as an external pump. which i could not have been happier about. Less heat, less vibration.
Stand Had to be altered to fit the Plumbing. Also realized that since my tank is rimless and built a certain way that we need to skin the top of my stand so the tank sits on a platform with 3/4inch plywood and foam to balance the tank correctly. Solution: So here i am staining the edges of the plywood at midnight on Xmas eve! lol hopefully it will all be dried and polyd by sunday. Maybe add a trim. not sure yet. aggravated lol
Light tree: seems like it comes out to far. it was mounted correctly but it seems like its going to leave my fixture off center. My tank is 18 inches and it seems like the center will be at the front edge of my tank. What are these things made for 36inch deep tanks? Solution: DONT KNOW
Return LOCKLINE wasn't going to sit flush Solution: dremel out so it will sit flush with the tank height for aesthetic reasons. Still want to tee off the lockline into 2.
All in all i couldn't be happier
Tank should be up soon
Some pictures
That tv will be mounted this week and the dresser is going to be moved to a different secton
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- Location
- New York City
Looking good. First pic make my neck sore. Hehe...
- Location
- Elizabeth, NJ
+1, Richie is one of the nicest guys I've met here on MR.
Btw. This tank is coming along very nice.
Btw. This tank is coming along very nice.
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Ok so the tank is up and running.
A lot of issues like with all tanks. The overflow that glasscages sent with this tank kept the waterline literally less than a half inch from the top because the overflow weirs were too high. Also had an issue with the tank not being perfectly level so i added some shims. I had to make the weirs lower in order to keep the water line a little over an inch.
Also installed a ball valve in the return because it was way to powerful.
Added Sand, Saltwater and a heater. Let it run all day
Rock will be added tonight or tomorrow!
If anyone was wondering this is directly infront of my bed lol.. that dresser will be removed. Tv will be mounted and i will add a top off reservoir and supply matching stand.
Pictures will be replaced with high res in a few days. these are just to get them up.
A lot of issues like with all tanks. The overflow that glasscages sent with this tank kept the waterline literally less than a half inch from the top because the overflow weirs were too high. Also had an issue with the tank not being perfectly level so i added some shims. I had to make the weirs lower in order to keep the water line a little over an inch.
Also installed a ball valve in the return because it was way to powerful.
Added Sand, Saltwater and a heater. Let it run all day
Rock will be added tonight or tomorrow!
If anyone was wondering this is directly infront of my bed lol.. that dresser will be removed. Tv will be mounted and i will add a top off reservoir and supply matching stand.
Pictures will be replaced with high res in a few days. these are just to get them up.
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- Location
- FREEPORT,LONG ISLAND
Looks great John!!!
no filter sock??
no filter sock??
- Location
- Elizabeth, NJ
Sweet... Coming along nicely.
- Location
- Elizabeth, NJ
Hey Jonny, where did you get that sum/fuge from ? Looks sweet and nicely designed.
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