300 pounds of sand ? Guess that's personal preference but I got about 120 pounds in mine and that is more than enough for complete coverage but some people like a deeper sand bed.
300 gallon setup/sump build
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Definitely want a deeper sand bed. Nothing crazy but between 1 and 2 inches.
I have about 60 lbs on a 150 and its barely 1/2 inch
I have about 60 lbs on a 150 and its barely 1/2 inch
I gotcha. Yea with my rays moving stuff around all the time I just keep a thin layer. I would think 300 lbs would be plenty for a nice deep 2" bed.
Looks like they have a decent selection. Do they ship fast? Im unnecessarily particular of the look of my plumbing...funtion first of course. So I go to this specialty plumbing store and was told Spears is not too far from me...what? Dont know if its manufacturing or distribution, but you oreder through a plumbing specialty then go pick up. I've not bought anything yet.
They have a rush delivery thats something like same or next day but i would say shipping is just about on par with all other suppliers.
In my area there is nothing...zilch plus he had black pvc which was a bonus. Guys name is eric very cool spent about 20 to 30 min on the phone with me running through all the fitting to make sure i ordered correctly.
How do you feel about moving the return bulkhead to the sides rather than the corners ?
Can you remind where the overflows will be? What's your reasoning for moving the return from back corners to side again?
Two overflows both 6 inches off the corner of the tank. I wasnt sure how i was going to set the returns up. Im either going to do loc lines out of the bulkhead or some tee's and loclines (like a spray bar) but moving the return towards the middle instead of back in the corner would allow me to avoid using 1 90° on each return depending on which set up i went with, and maybe play with the direction of the flow a bit more.
Was thinking with the return in the corner the overflow would block one of the loc lines or at the least restrict where i could direct the flow. Sorry for rambling
IMO, I do like your idea having them to the sides. Aside from the point about avoiding restriction from the overflow box being in the way, and, you could create circular water motion. One end pointing parrallel to the water surface and the other end going further down the tank pointing at a 45*. Of water flow, but also depends of you stock likes it.
One downside is the plumbing will be exposed on the ends rather than the covered back - or do I have the wrong picture in my mind? What does the builder recommend? BTW, you dont really need a 90* if on the back. The loclines could handle the turn. Unless you're talking about the 90 from the back to the bulkhead ?
One downside is the plumbing will be exposed on the ends rather than the covered back - or do I have the wrong picture in my mind? What does the builder recommend? BTW, you dont really need a 90* if on the back. The loclines could handle the turn. Unless you're talking about the 90 from the back to the bulkhead ?
