Blackthunda77's 80 Gal to 195 Gal upgrade!
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blackthunda77
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Yes it's similar to your closet just a little smaller. Thinking about 1-2 of those 30 gal food containers/barrels I see on craigslist all the time.
AquamanE
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Youll need 2. One for RO/DI, then one for the SW bin. The Ro?DI one higher than the SW bin. An easy way is building a 2x4' stand. or a few cinder blocks.
You now have a 200, so 35G brutes every two weeks will work perfectly. thats 70 gallons a month-= ~30% per month.
blackthunda77
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toggle bolts my friend. LOL. I plan on possibly putting a small quarantine tank on there and i wouldnt trust the cheaper plastic screw in anchors. Even so, i still will probably have to add some sort of center support.
AquamanE
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John- I agree with Mike , that those are indeed ancient tools, (they require a huge hole) but at the same time they will hold ANYTHING!:hmm5:
Good job.
blackthunda77
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I use these alot at work when installing wall boards for IT equipment, rack mount servers, ups's etc. Any of those other plastic "pretty ones" dont cut it. 
I will be using them again when installing my floating canopy, however, they will be completely hidden.
I will be using them again when installing my floating canopy, however, they will be completely hidden.
blackthunda77
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Studs are 16" apart usually. The brackets are only 20" long so only one, two studs max would have been able to be used. Besides, this is an inside closet so the studs are metal. I don't trust bare screws in metal studs for that much weight unless I put those same anchors in the metal studs. But then were back to square one with using the big wall anchors.
blackthunda77
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Overflow covers complete
Overflow covers complete
Had some time this past weekend to fabricate my overflow covers. I think they came out very nice.
Overflow covers complete
Had some time this past weekend to fabricate my overflow covers. I think they came out very nice.
blackthunda77
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Magic. LOL. They are just sitting there. I will most likely have to add some tabs on the back glass to have the back part of the covers rest on. Theres really no support other than the front and side of the overflows.
blackthunda77
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Light sanding and a couple coats of krylon fusion.
blackthunda77
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Back to Basics...
Back to Basics...
Been slacking on the build thread for a while. However there's not much to report at the moment. Definitely finished cycling as all the diatoms and cyano are gone and the rocks are getting the green dusting of corraline on them. Sold off my LEDs and went back to my MHs. Energy savings for me was only about $5 when factoring in only the lights. If i factor in the fact that the heater went on about 2-3 times more when i had the LEDs it was probably a wash, or maybe even cost more running the LEDs since i don't run a chiller at all.
Money's been tight with the new house and all so no new livestock or equipment. I sold off some frags of my favia so that allowed me to buy replacement filters for my RO unit and a desperately needed booster pump. I finally set up my 275 gal water container in the water house and have been making RODI water for the past couple days. Its taking alot longer since i dont have the correct PSI. Hoping the booster pump will take care of that. Its a 125GPD unit so i should be able to fill up that container in about 2 days. Right now its been going for 3 days and im only at 150 gal, so im assuming with the current PSI im only able to make about 50 GPD.
I also just got back my APEX from Neptune last night. Been without it for about a week and a half. It started going on the fritz a couple weeks ago. The probes were giving me random readings like 1.6 ph and 36 degree F. I thought it was the probes but after speaking with the rep it was the base unit that was going bad. The eb8 would not function anymore and the display unit was just staying black. $60 later (plus shipping) im back up and running. Im not too happy that i had to spend the $$$ to get it fixed, but it could be worse, and im very happy with Neptunes Cust Service.
Back to Basics...
Been slacking on the build thread for a while. However there's not much to report at the moment. Definitely finished cycling as all the diatoms and cyano are gone and the rocks are getting the green dusting of corraline on them. Sold off my LEDs and went back to my MHs. Energy savings for me was only about $5 when factoring in only the lights. If i factor in the fact that the heater went on about 2-3 times more when i had the LEDs it was probably a wash, or maybe even cost more running the LEDs since i don't run a chiller at all.
Money's been tight with the new house and all so no new livestock or equipment. I sold off some frags of my favia so that allowed me to buy replacement filters for my RO unit and a desperately needed booster pump. I finally set up my 275 gal water container in the water house and have been making RODI water for the past couple days. Its taking alot longer since i dont have the correct PSI. Hoping the booster pump will take care of that. Its a 125GPD unit so i should be able to fill up that container in about 2 days. Right now its been going for 3 days and im only at 150 gal, so im assuming with the current PSI im only able to make about 50 GPD.
I also just got back my APEX from Neptune last night. Been without it for about a week and a half. It started going on the fritz a couple weeks ago. The probes were giving me random readings like 1.6 ph and 36 degree F. I thought it was the probes but after speaking with the rep it was the base unit that was going bad. The eb8 would not function anymore and the display unit was just staying black. $60 later (plus shipping) im back up and running. Im not too happy that i had to spend the $$$ to get it fixed, but it could be worse, and im very happy with Neptunes Cust Service.
blackthunda77
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According to them it was the base unit. The part where all the cables, and probes plug into. It was causing my probes to display wacky readings, not able to connect to the unit remotely or locally, display unit turning on but only displaying blank screen. And finally, the unit wouldnt boot up. It would stay stuck with a flashing yellow light (boot loader).
blackthunda77
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The new house is very well insulated and has a cat walk around the whole house so all the windows are essentially away from direct sunlight.
That and the fact that the roof is metal i guess helps keep the house cool. With the AC off even when the outside hits the 90s the house hovers around 79-80F. With the LEDs the temp would hover around 77 during the day and 75-76 at night. I like to keep the tank in the 78-80F range.
That and the fact that the roof is metal i guess helps keep the house cool. With the AC off even when the outside hits the 90s the house hovers around 79-80F. With the LEDs the temp would hover around 77 during the day and 75-76 at night. I like to keep the tank in the 78-80F range.
blackthunda77
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Well Hello there....
Well Hello there....
Well Hello there....
