240g lee mar in-wall commences!

[aquainas]

And some more....


Evaluating re-routing some unexpected condensation lines

Support for floor above

Making room

Getting the 2 x 10 header in place.

Removed the support and no movement whatsoever

Bottom plate being leveled...What a PITA!!!!!

I will post pics tomorrow of the stand and the rough-in of the walls...woohoo:rollface:

 

[Lightsluvr]

Alrighty then!

Alrighty then!

All this has a familiar look!

You're past the point of no-return. Good to see the bride lending a hand...

LL

 

[byrdman81]

Love to see demolition of houses for the good of sw hobby. Love the progress keep the updates coming.

 

[serenity]

Whoo Hooo! Great to see some action! Keep up the work, great to see when the Wife's take interest in our hobby, I am lucky like you are but a lot aren't haha.

 

[aquainas]

Re: Alrighty then!

Re: Alrighty then!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15538343#post15538343 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lightsluvr
All this has a familiar look!

You're past the point of no-return. Good to see the bride lending a hand...

LL

We definitely are!!! I figured the right thing to do was to let her have at it while she could, since most of the other tasks were a bit more involved.

 

[aquainas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15542309#post15542309 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by byrdman81
Love to see demolition of houses for the good of sw hobby. Love the progress keep the updates coming.

Ron looks like it's your turn to put a hole in the wall...

 

[aquainas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15542520#post15542520 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by serenity
Whoo Hooo! Great to see some action! Keep up the work, great to see when the Wife's take interest in our hobby, I am lucky like you are but a lot aren't haha.

Why not? She won't let you poke a tiny hole in the wall?

Gosh it makes it all so much easier when they are in to it, but you end up wheeling and dealing when it comes to what goes into the tank. And you end up having to say numerous times....'No no no honey that's not reef safe." Though I must say she is doing a lot of homework on the different species of fish and coral, and she recognizes and points stuff out at the LFS by name.

 

[rolodex1]

looking good! Can't wait to see it up and running!

 

[aquainas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15543769#post15543769 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rolodex1
looking good! Can't wait to see it up and running!

Thanks for the kind words...We are very excited as well! It's hard being patient though, but we all know hast makes waste...

 

[aquainas]

As of yesterday we've got the stand pretty much done except for primer, the base where the sump and other equipment will sit has been screwed in. I've got a center brace to install in the middle and was waiting to put the sump in before screwing it in, though I think there's plenty of room. The wall on the left side has been framed in and partially dry walled on the outside and the wall below the tank has been covered with green board.

Three outlets have also been but in; 2 separate 20amp, one on in the ceiling the other on the side wall, and the third is a separate 15amp circuit for the ac unit. I will post pics soon as I get home.

Questions comments?

 

[aquainas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15543277#post15543277 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by aquainas
Ron looks like it's your turn to put a hole in the wall...

Sorry Kevin!... zonked from a lack of sleep the last couple days.

 

[Frick]

Lookin good. Give me a shout if you still need help with anything. I can help the plumbing go by pertty quick.

 

[aquainas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15546202#post15546202 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Frick
Lookin good. Give me a shout if you still need help with anything. I can help the plumbing go by pertty quick.

Ah yes plumbing! Get over here and help me figure out my RO/DI placement/setup.

 

[aquainas]

Update

Update

Ok time for pics!!

Finding a way to make our run to the main panel this will remain an access panel for later

Shot of the panel

Finally got it all ran from the box to the outlets locations!

Another view of things

 

[aquainas]

More pics

More pics

Getting insulation back in:

Green board going up!

Where we are now...I will try to finish the side wall drywall tonight.

 

[byrdman81]

Sorry Kevin!... zonked from a lack of sleep the last couple days.

LOL i was reading that and was thinking I think he is talking to me but im not sure ha. Build is looking good love the work. If we ever move i hope i get to do the same thing you are doing!

If someone ever gets an non swithc side end panel in for that fixture i will get it installed and finally get a thread of my tank up lol.

But back to your tank looks good so far and it is great to have wife support.

 

[Crazy One]

Everything is looking great so far aquainas.
The light rack looks very useful but maybe think about adding another rail to that so the whole rack would slide back to the wall and give more acess? (just a thought if possible)
Also with the tank in the garage you will need something to pull out the humidity, but also need to keep the temeratures stable.
I wasn't sure if you said that a chiller was going to be added or not.
I would also think about the temps climbing up everytime the garage door is opened?
Also think about how much evaporation you will have when everything is up and running, might be alot more than you thought.
So you know I;m not criticizing just throwing ideas out there so you don't make some of the same mistakes I did on my project.

 

[aquainas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15548293#post15548293 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Crazy One
Everything is looking great so far aquainas.
The light rack looks very useful but maybe think about adding another rail to that so the whole rack would slide back to the wall and give more acess? (just a thought if possible)
Also with the tank in the garage you will need something to pull out the humidity, but also need to keep the temeratures stable.
I wasn't sure if you said that a chiller was going to be added or not.
I would also think about the temps climbing up everytime the garage door is opened?
Also think about how much evaporation you will have when everything is up and running, might be alot more than you thought.
So you know I;m not criticizing just throwing ideas out there so you don't make some of the same mistakes I did on my project.

You're right on track!
The rail will actually extend out to the right of the tank so I will be able to move all the pendants out of the way if needed.

The tank will be enclosed by its own little room, if you look in the last pic you can see the left wall in place, the right side will have a wall that comes out to the garage track turn in towards the tank and then back out past it flush with the left wall. Two huge sliding doors will be constructed out of a 1"x2" frame and 1/4" ply with dense styrofoam sandwiched in the middle designed to be light and well insulated to span the entire length connecting the two side walls and completing the enclosure. Both walls are being filled with R11 and a small room ac unit built into the enclosure will control temperature and humidity, and the garage itself is going to have two exhaust fans venting to the outside.

You will soon see it all come together! Thanks for stopping by and make sure you tag along

 

[Lightsluvr]

Congrats!

Congrats!

It's looking good... sounds like you've thought about all the possibilities...

LL

 

[aquainas]

Re: Congrats!

Re: Congrats!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15548736#post15548736 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lightsluvr
It's looking good... sounds like you've thought about all the possibilities...

LL

Thanks a lot...I write everything down that pops into my head so I won't space anything. We all know how annoying it can be having to re-do stuff prematurely.

I'm about to log in to your web cam and check out your frag tank as we speak.