I have a challenge for you: find a master freshwater aquascaper and collaborate with him on the aquascape for that tank. The aquascaping of reef tanks is the most underdeveloped part of the hobby, and it would help to bring it more to centre stage.
Looks great, just a note the bulk heads your using have raise edges. For grip, when you go to tighten it it will not smash the gasket. The raised edges will bottom out on the pvc tank bottom
Good eye and thanks for looking out, but the bulkhead actually does fit in the hole with those ridges, just barely, but it's going to smash that bulkhead good and tight
Wow if I could give this 50 thumbs up I would! Not only original content on real life situations when chopping up a perfectly new aquarium but also great advise on the specific decisions that will effect everything for years to come. Seriously amazing content and great reminders for consideration to anyone who hasn't had this experience yet.
Man that must have been noisy in that tank with the router. Great idea putting an acrylic bottom on the tank so that things like this can be done. Great video Jake, can't wait for the plumbing.
Alternatively..There’s also “double arbors” available that can be used. This allows you to have a 1” holesaw as inner guide and the 1-78” dia as the one that cuts.
You killed it! I can't wait to see what you do with this monster tank 🤔 I'm trying to figure out these holes on the bottom how it will work through the substrate? I'll be seeing it soon I guess. Thanks Jake! 👍🌿🍃🌿
What if you have or develop a leak before the valve? Wouldn't it make more sense to hard plumb that instead of threads, when you'd have to drain the tank to mess with them?
thats what i thought. top part of the bulkhead can be threaded because if that leaks it would go into a closed system. bottom part of the bulkhead if thats threaded, better hope it never drips, id glue that part in for sure.
Hopefully he treats this as a working build series and we don't just get periodic updates on what he's done over the last few weeks. I want to watch every step of how you build a tank this large
@@lunaticrider209 ive tried with a gurgle buster and its still a loud sound on the drain us so loud. I didnt put a valve is that the only way? Ive tried slowing the flow since i have a dc pump but what ends up happening is the U tube starts catching air bubbles again.
Wouldn't be much of a video if I simply installed MP60s now would it? No the real reason is I want to do something different, and the closed loops will create a different kind of forceful flow, and will be invisible
