430gal., L-shaped display

["Umm fish?"]

Howdy, SSpiro! Grab a beer. Not a lot of seating right now, but you're certainly welcome.

 

[drpaul84]

jumpin on because this build is awesome!

 

[drpaul84]

jumpin on because this build is awesome!

 

["Umm fish?"]

Not only once, but twice. Thanks!

I hope the tank lives up to it....

 

[new2sw776784]

also along for the ride not only for the tank but the awsome work that is being done quickly just hope it all works out for the best

brett

 

["Umm fish?"]

I would say thanks to you by your screen name, Brett, but I can't spell it. Even looking at it while I type.

I just put up a bunch of new photos. I tried to go through the house again and take pictures like it was a tour including silly things like views out the windows and such. So, there might be repeats of things you've already seen, but I was trying to give a good overall impression.

http://65.102.221.68/remodel.html

One thing that I did notice was that the geothermal guys had connected the unit on the 2nd floor all the way down to the basement. I'm very excited for them to get that running. They should have the drilling rig out this week to drill all of the geo holes. Believe me, I'll be taking some photos of that!

 

[new2sw776784]

awsome i want to see that as well. the name doesn't matter

 

[paulthomas]

Andy,

You probably said this already, but how many square feet is your place? It's coming along nicely.

Paul

 

["Umm fish?"]

I don't know that I ever did. I think it's somewhere around 3,000 after the addition, including the fish room/mechanical room in the basement. But, that area isn't actually inhabitable space according to the city. The new addition is something like 1,400. So we added quite a bit of space.

 

["Umm fish?"]

Annotations on the website! Oh, aren't I getting fancy? Next I might have to get graphics or something.

http://65.102.221.68/remodel.html

No sign of the tank yet. The contact person at the aquarium maker is out of town. Sigh. I asked for photos of the aquarium build, but those'll have to wait, too. Sorry. I'm trying for you here.

The builder's decided to go for a partial rough inspection and finish later with the tank, so that he can start installing insulation and drywall. They should start drilling geothermal holes next week (we had a weird snowfall this last week that threw off getting the phone lines moved so the drilling equipment could get in).

 

[NapoliNewJersey]

haha... i followed this thread from the begining dying to see the tank in the end.

I'm at the end no tank .

But now i'll be following. Can't wait to see the progress continue. Good luck to you.

 

["Umm fish?"]

Sorry to disappoint you. It sure as heck is disappointing me. I'm ready to move back in.

In fact, it's getting so bad that I almost spent a couple hundred dollars on Live Aquaria last night for fish that I'd just have to move in a few months. Patience, grasshopper....

 

["Umm fish?"]

I hope I'm not too completely incoherent. I can't sleep so I'm going to try to update my thread. We drilled for oil this week. I don't think we found any, but maybe we managed some heat. We passed the rough inspection for the water this week! Framing continues--they are siding what needs it on the rear of the house and otherwise getting ready for the masons to show up Monday after next to start laying brick. Design-wise, we spent the week trying to get figure out if the kitchen sink is far enough away from the stove. There were some unforeseen issues that wound up chipping away at the space between until it was finally just too tight. So, we finally decided to just push it six inches into the living room. Problem solved.

The big evil issue now: The tank. It's now supposed to be three _more_ weeks, and it is now late enough to be causing a lot of problems with finishing other things. But, what can you do?

A highlight. Electrical boxes and plug boxes for above the aquarium:

More photos: http://65.102.221.68/remodel.html

 

[Kentanner11]

are those redish tubes for floor warmth radiant heat? If so, I thought that there was a metal plate that they were placed into to protect the sub floor and help distribute the heat.

 

["Umm fish?"]

They are and they do. They haven't finished nailing them up yet. It's more like flashing with a center section shaped to take the tube. I'll take some a picture of them next time I go over.

The roofing company guy finished most of the roofing today. It looks like all that's left is the back mudroom. Very cool, especially as it's supposed to rain tomorrow! More wires seem to show up every day.

 

[Kentanner11]

just wondering...

 

["Umm fish?"]

Here are the photos:

Plus, I've put up some more photos:

http://65.102.221.68/remodel.html

 

[Kentanner11]

cool thanks!

 

[bchbum189]

wow thats very neat

 

["Umm fish?"]

It's a little early yet , but I wound up picking up a pair of black & white Occelaris from a local club member today. They've spawned in the past, so we'll see.

Here's a photo: