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Lunchbucket's 48"x48"x20" Reef
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Lunchbucket
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We are supposed to get 10-15" of snow tonight!!! It started about 2pm. Just hope that it doesn't affect the power 
Off to finish painting the inside of the room and move the tank inside the room and clean up the floor for the last coat of paint. I have to move to one side clean, move it to the other side, clean and I'm not sure if I can move it enough to get to all the spots. I'd like to get a nice clean, good coat of paint on the floor so it looks all pretty
Lunchbucket
Off to finish painting the inside of the room and move the tank inside the room and clean up the floor for the last coat of paint. I have to move to one side clean, move it to the other side, clean and I'm not sure if I can move it enough to get to all the spots. I'd like to get a nice clean, good coat of paint on the floor so it looks all pretty
Lunchbucket
Lunchbucket
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YEAH YEAH A THREAD SPLIT AND NO WATER IS IN THE TANK!
melev better watch out
Lunchbucket
melev better watch out
Lunchbucket
chris wright
In Memoriam
Congrat's on the split. Time for some water now:lol:
Lunchbucket
Premium Member
It was high 50's last week The weather did this a couple weeks ago, 50's then snow then 40's. The law of the calendar says it HAS to get over snow soon. I guess we are calling for high 60's mid or late next week!
bbehring - YOU SUCK w/ 80's!
melev - You can have it this time of year I'd let you.
Well I'd say it was a fairly productive night on the tank. Nothing major but some small stuff out of the way.
- Finished painting the tank room walls and ceiling
- Pulled the plywood out from under the tank and put 1 coat of paint on it. Thanks for the heads up jnarowe on primer and paint.
- Slid the tank into one corner and vacuumed and hand mopped the floor clean. Slid the tank to the other corner and vacuumed and moped there. Slid it back to the back corner and put the final coat of paint on the tank room floor.
Things to do soon:
- Let the tank room floor paint dry a couple days, move tank, paint the remaining area.
- Buy, cut, and place plywood piece for bottom of stand for sumps to sit on
- Viewing area "ledge" w/ 1x6's
- Finish painting the plywood under the tank.
Future bigger projects
- Plumbing (hope to start next week)
- Venting
- Light rack slide rails.
Which glue was supposed to be used to used for a good spay flex connection?
Any suggestions fro light rail track? Garage door tracks seem overkill
Still need to order rock. I am going with www.marcorocks.com but they are on backorder I've emailed quite a few time in teh last couple days w/ no response. Anyone have experience w/ them?
Lunchbucket
The weather did this a couple weeks ago, 50's then snow then 40's. The law of the calendar says it HAS to get over snow soon. I guess we are calling for high 60's mid or late next week! bbehring - YOU SUCK w/ 80's!
melev - You can have it this time of year I'd let you.
Well I'd say it was a fairly productive night on the tank. Nothing major but some small stuff out of the way.
- Finished painting the tank room walls and ceiling
- Pulled the plywood out from under the tank and put 1 coat of paint on it. Thanks for the heads up jnarowe on primer and paint.
- Slid the tank into one corner and vacuumed and hand mopped the floor clean. Slid the tank to the other corner and vacuumed and moped there. Slid it back to the back corner and put the final coat of paint on the tank room floor.
Things to do soon:
- Let the tank room floor paint dry a couple days, move tank, paint the remaining area.
- Buy, cut, and place plywood piece for bottom of stand for sumps to sit on
- Viewing area "ledge" w/ 1x6's
- Finish painting the plywood under the tank.
Future bigger projects
- Plumbing (hope to start next week)
- Venting
- Light rack slide rails.
Which glue was supposed to be used to used for a good spay flex connection?
Any suggestions fro light rail track? Garage door tracks seem overkill
Still need to order rock. I am going with www.marcorocks.com but they are on backorder
I've emailed quite a few time in teh last couple days w/ no response. Anyone have experience w/ them?Lunchbucket
Lunch, That storm was all talk here. We got a lot of rain, but little snow out of it. Hope you get about the same.
It's been my experience that Marcorocks slows down when they are out of stock, but once he gets a load in, he starts back up. We had really good luck dealing with him when we set my neighbors tank up and had great service
It's been my experience that Marcorocks slows down when they are out of stock, but once he gets a load in, he starts back up. We had really good luck dealing with him when we set my neighbors tank up and had great service
melev
Well-known member
I think the PVC solvent you want is red, made by Oateys. Read the labels carefully, it will list flexible plumbing/spaflex on the list of acceptable materials.
The real light racks are great if you are using a light mover. If not, something like drawer rollers work and come in various strengths and pull distances.
The real light racks are great if you are using a light mover. If not, something like drawer rollers work and come in various strengths and pull distances.
Lunchbucket
Premium Member
Well hope to do the tank "ledge" today and move the tank and paint the rest of the floor in the tank room. Also, want to get the doors sanded and primed
Lunchbucket
Lunchbucket
jacob30
Member
Here is what I use for my light rack rail:
http://www.tractorsupply.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10551_10001_48941___14249
It may be overkill but they work great. I have two rails and four rollers for my light rack.
Jacob
http://www.tractorsupply.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10551_10001_48941___14249
It may be overkill but they work great. I have two rails and four rollers for my light rack.
Jacob
jnarowe
New member
Lunchbucket
Premium Member
Nice call I have a Runnings Farm and Fleet around here I'll look for something there...never thought of a Farm supply store...duh
Lunchbucket
Lunchbucket
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I'm just starting to think about putting the wood shelf under my stand for the sumps to sit on but I only have one middle support and the outside edges to sit on.
See what I mean on the bottom?
So it will have the support of a rail that is 1/2 the size of the tank a 48"x24" rail. The middle (in between the rails)won't have anything to sit on and I'm worried over time the sump with water will bow it in the middle. I've thought about doubling the advantec subfloor to add more strength but then I thought why not just set the sumps on the concrete floor? Will help w/ cooling but the only problem is IF the concrete is not level enough I could blow the sump out. So I got to thinking why not put foam under each of sumps on the floor to help w/ any issues w/ the floor not being level.
Is there any problems w/ putting foam under the sumps? it is the 1/2" thick blue foam. I guess the only problem I see is that if the foam puts pressure on the bottom glass by touching it. I don't think the sumps would sink that much into it though.
Any advice?
Thanks
Lunchbucket
See what I mean on the bottom?
So it will have the support of a rail that is 1/2 the size of the tank a 48"x24" rail. The middle (in between the rails)won't have anything to sit on and I'm worried over time the sump with water will bow it in the middle. I've thought about doubling the advantec subfloor to add more strength but then I thought why not just set the sumps on the concrete floor? Will help w/ cooling but the only problem is IF the concrete is not level enough I could blow the sump out. So I got to thinking why not put foam under each of sumps on the floor to help w/ any issues w/ the floor not being level.
Is there any problems w/ putting foam under the sumps? it is the 1/2" thick blue foam. I guess the only problem I see is that if the foam puts pressure on the bottom glass by touching it. I don't think the sumps would sink that much into it though.
Any advice?
Thanks
Lunchbucket
