My 150g build thread
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Ok, Last night I got the electrical boxes installed in the walls, tonight I got everything wired up and the breakers installed in the box, and just a note I DID IT ALL MYSELF =) Not bad for never doing any elecrical before. I didn't take any pictures because I'm just too hot and sweaty and Football is on =)
Tomorrow the tank WILL be IN THE HOUSE =) Woo!
Tomorrow the tank WILL be IN THE HOUSE =) Woo!
Why is it that the tank seems so much bigger one its in the house! I mean I mesured out the area where the tank was going to be but it just seems a lot bigger now that it is actually in the house! Tomorrow I will be working on plumbing and finall cleaning. I do need to touch up a spot on the stand where we rubbed some paint off trying to get the tank in to the stand one in the house and also a spot on the front of the top trip of the tank, not sure how that got dinged but it just needs a dab or two of paint to be back to normal.
Pictures tomorrow I swear! =)
Pictures tomorrow I swear! =)
The tank has arrived! In the living room at least! =)
Sorry can't get any better angles on the tank yet the furnature is still all in disarray since I was working on PLUMBING all day =)
The sump/fuge
The drain lines are still setteling but I was able to leak test the return lines since I finished those first. The fitting that attackes to the bulkhead in the first picture inside bulkhead is leaking. Tomorrow I'll take it appart and apply a generous amount of teflon tape and try again.
Tomorrow I will be hanging the light fixture, cleaning the tank and may add sand and start filling with water and rock =)
Sorry can't get any better angles on the tank yet the furnature is still all in disarray since I was working on PLUMBING all day =)
The sump/fuge
The drain lines are still setteling but I was able to leak test the return lines since I finished those first. The fitting that attackes to the bulkhead in the first picture inside bulkhead is leaking. Tomorrow I'll take it appart and apply a generous amount of teflon tape and try again.
Tomorrow I will be hanging the light fixture, cleaning the tank and may add sand and start filling with water and rock =)
Just finished leak testing the drain plumbing, had a leaky fitting there as well, found a flaw in my plumbing, I didn't have a union on the straight pipe coming out of the tank, I had to cut the pipe to fix the leak and then installed a union. If the other side ever starts leaking I have a union on hand to put in place to... like the saying goes... if it aint broke, don't fix it =)
I wish I was filling the tank straight up, then I could leave it go when I go to work tomorrow. However I have to fill a BRUTE trash can and wheel it over to the tank and pump it into the tank. So no more water during the day tomorrow, my RO/DI unit is 100gpd and at about 200g total volume that makes for 3-4 days of filling or so.
it will be worth it though!
oldreefer76
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Looks great, is the sump plumbed into a closet?
Wow yea, filling a tank with 2 liter jugs would not be fun at all!
Thanks OldReefer, It is plumbed into a spair bedroom that is directly behind the tank. It gives me plenty of space to setup QT tank, Auto top off tank, and salt water mixing tank. I have pictures of all that which I will post tomorrow.
Thanks OldReefer, It is plumbed into a spair bedroom that is directly behind the tank. It gives me plenty of space to setup QT tank, Auto top off tank, and salt water mixing tank. I have pictures of all that which I will post tomorrow.
oldreefer76
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looking forward to the pics
oldreefer76
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ahh take and show the pics, it all looks great so far
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