75g build.

It does look really nice! Also, finally got some water running through this thing. The overflow works like a champ and is SOOOO quiet. Minus the little trickle from the secondary it's dead quiet. The pump also hums quite a bit but I just need to place the pump on some rubber to dampen the noise. Tank is already drained again so I can take it off the stand and finish painting the stand and a few other small touches i.e mount the american dj power strip, paint the plumbing. I also need to level the tank some, I noticed that part of the overflow wasn't skimming as much. Soon.... very soon.



 
It's not ideal but it'll work for now.


8 TDS after RO membrane.


The money shot, 0 TDS. So happy there is no more hauling buckets up stairs for me.
 
Yeah man that was the old method for me. Which wasn't too bad when I was only doing a 5g/week water change but, when it comes to filling this thing up I realized it's going to take somewhere around 14 buckets of water, which didn't seem too appealing carrying all that up the stairs plus, I always no fore certain where the water is coming from. And also for emergencies. I think everyone should look into an RO/DI. They even make smaller ones which are pretty nice.
 
Got quite a lot done this weekend.Ive made about 65-70 gallons of water. Got the tank off the stand so I could finish painted the stand. Was going to paint the plumbing today but the "sunshine state" wouldn't allow me to do that today. Got the ATO mounted to the sump, which involved cutting a slit in the bracing in the acrylic sump. Stand is 100% done and just waiting to dry so I can put the tank back on the stand. I'm going to paint the plumbing tomorrow, I dont care if it's raining or not, I'll paint it indoors. This thing WILL be cycling by next weekend, if not mid week. A few pics. I know I've done more, I just can't think right now.

Got a cool little LED light from Home depot, it's not super bright but it's enough light for seeing if I need to do something.


Stand all painted.

 
Hopefully this is this the last time I have to put this tank on the stand for awhile. Tank looks so much better on the stand with it fully painted. And the sump looks great under the light...soon..........very, very soon.




 
It should have saltwater in it here in a few hours actually. Just have to wait for the plumbing to dry for an hour or so. The pieces that will be exposed to water are just going to have to get replaced with painted pieces once they fully cure because Im way too anxious to get water in it.
 
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