Recent content by JJsBoas

PVC glued most of my plumbing on my 150 build, but busted the 1 1/2" Spears gate valve for my herbie overflow when it fell off my work table because of my bonehead mistake.:frusty::frusty::frusty: Dang expensive arse mistake :bawling: Then tried to make myself feel better and ordered a Fluval...

JJ = my old nickname as a kid. Boas = I used to keep and breed boa constrictor morphs for well over 10 years or so. Surprisingly, the extra funds helped me pay for some graduate school expenses. Had a blast with the boa hobby, but had to sell off my collection prior to the birth of my daughter...

Oh man, I wish I had the skills to have done proper blueprints or renderings on Google Sketchup or something. But honestly, I used the basic stand template from that huge DIY thread on RC and added some other neat things I liked from other stand build threads I found online. I did do a ghetto...

I wish it were that simple, but the tank is a standard 150 gal Visio with the plastic rim around the top and bottom. My understanding is that it's a big no-no to use styrofoam under rimmed tanks, especially to try and compensate for a uneven gaps between the stand and tank itself. It it were a...

Haha...Thanks? I'll take that as a compliment.

Man, that's awesome!!! All that with just epoxy putty and superglue gel, and no drilling or rods? Excellent work!! Can't wait to see it in your new tank.

I'm liking the depth (front to back) of the rock work as seen from the top view of the video. Lots of spots for coral placement. Good work.

So thought I would have this thing running by now, but life and some screw ups on my part have thrown a hiccup into this build progress. My baby boy was born earlier this month so the tank had to wait until things settled down and my wife and I got used to our new routine with a newborn and...

Sounds like you've got a great plan. Hope things go smoothly. I'll be following along. I've got a similar plumbing job planned for my tank build. Looking forward to the progress pics.

Hey Nick, I know this information is probably buries some where in your thread, but what was the ratio of LEDs (for example: cool whites, neutral whites, blues, violets, royal blues, etc.) you used for your DIY setup? I'd like to do something similar and just want to see how feasible it'll be...

#2, 5, or 16 gets my vote. I like the little caves on the bottom of each of those configurations. Also lots choices for coral placement.

Would you mind putting up pics of your sump setup? Trying to finalize plans on my sump and filtration. Also, LOL on the choice of red PVC because I plan on doing the same for my setup. Totally for $hit$ and giggles on my part because I simply think it'll look cool since it'll stand out nicely...

So I made some decent progress on the stand build and got it into the house with the help of some buddies. I decided to paint it semi-gloss dark gray/black. Here are some pics prior to front door assembly. Paint is drying after several coats. My apologies for the crappy iphone pics...

Are either or both 40 breeders still available by any chance? Jay

Thanks for the rock Damian!!! Good to meet you. Whatever I don't end up using I'll be sure to pass along. Thanks again!!!