Haven't gotten to the plumbing yet. Still trying to get the stand put together. I've almost completed the doors and will post some pics before and after I stain it.
All of this talk about how the silicone won't stick acrylic to glass after a while has got me rethinking this whole thing. I tried cutting sheets of glass, and it didn't turn out well. So I went to my local "The Container Store" and picked up some clear plastic shoe boxes with lids to use in place of the egg crates with the pvc holding them up. I still plan on using the drip tray I made on top. It's a little larger than the lids by about an inch on one side, but I will just close off those holes since I have such good water flow through it already. The drip tray will sit on the first box, which will have the scrubbies, then cut a bunch of holes in the bottom to allow the water to drain into the next box with the biomax and other submerged media. Come to think of it, I guess I could cut out the bottom of the box completely and still use the egg crate, but I'll use that as plan B just in case I screw up with the holes I drill in the bottom of the box. Followed by more holes on the bottom and sides of the submerged media box to allow enough water flow through and around. Then with the final box being mainly for support and the bottom cut out so I can lay my heaters on the bottom.
I plan on leaving the baffles in for now, hoping that they will stay put, so I can hopefully use the center as a refugium at some point.
ORRRR......
Other idea is to use the drip tray on top, first shoebox with scrubbies, next shoebox with submerged media, then use pvc to hold up the submerged media box, remove the baffle now, use the third shoebox as its own refugium holder. Put dirt in the bottom, leave the lid off, even though the box will be way below the water line it will still allow the dirt to stay contained and not flow into the return pump area.
Ideas????
