My back in hobby build
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milsaltnewbie07
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Good question, well my friend i will have to open the whole in the wall i made to put it there. Frankly i know this is a hassle, but its just dry wall easily fixed and and have plenty in my shed lol. I was gonna put an acces door like a bud of mine has made of carbon fiber or acrylic but wife wasnt having it. She prefers it to be good looking and not practical lmao. So im S. O. L in a way
milsaltnewbie07
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so i finished up the trim today, and thinking about adding the rock in tomorrow along with maybe some small hardy fish to poop and speed up my cycle. I did use cycle booster, so im hoping this will greatly help. I have also ran into some issues like , were the hell will i put the ATO. I have no space under my stand to put one, so i guess i have no choice but to do it the old fashion way.... bucket with water everyday lol
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Stylo328
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You can place the ato in a remote location. Use a Tunze Osmolator and extend the cables to the return pump. You'd be surprised how far you can go as long as it's horizontal distance and not vertical, producing head pressure. Maybe your wife will let you place it in a nearby cabinet. Then you can install the r/o under the sink.
WhoDey64
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This because topping off by hand gets old quick...
Looks awesome by the way, very nice. See you found the DJ switch as well!
milsaltnewbie07
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Ty
means a lot that you guys like it. Hey it was her idea to put it there. I wanted it in our spare room, were i had my old rsm 250.
Thatz were i have the problem, i have the space for the r. O under sink or even the laundry that's right of the tank but i dont want to have a hose in the middle of my kitchen running to the tank. That would be ghetto lol. I thought about running it up the attic and to the tank but dont know of a pump that strong
Yea topping off blowssss big time. I knew this was gonna be an issue..
Sure did sam ash. Ty
rovster
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For the ATO, consider running an RO line from a unit say in the garage through the ceiling, and to a float valve in the sump. Contact Marke, I think he did it that way. No resovoirs, straight to sump.
Looking awesome. If you are going to bury the MP, consider adhering the dry side to the glass. It's really only the wet side you have to remove for service every few months.
Looking awesome. If you are going to bury the MP, consider adhering the dry side to the glass. It's really only the wet side you have to remove for service every few months.
milsaltnewbie07
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Thanks , will try to see how he did it and do the same. I have the laundry about 4 feet from the tank so would be perfect. As far as the MP, i did glue it to the glass so it would fall.
milsaltnewbie07
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Wouldn't fall***
cullyisgully
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nice set up man
milsaltnewbie07
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TYTY, to the both of you. SOrry i havent posted any new pics, but figured who the h*ll wants to see a tank with no fish or corals just rocks lol.j/k. well here is a pic of the aquascape, i still have to paint trim and some touch ups here and there . Waiting on the dang doors... Tomorrow im testing water and adding first fish. Nothing crazy just want him to poop a little bit lol. I might even swing by my buddys and pick up some sps frags, hoping they make it. I got a question to you Bubble Magus Peeps, how high do u have the water level on this thing. I have my BM nac 5.5 at 8in, is that good or should i lower or raise it? ill have some pics fo the fish and corals tomorrow promise.. :0
milsaltnewbie07
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didnt realize it was this dang difficult to take pics with leds. wow
brians4671
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Wwoooww very nice!
Ocean Mang
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Very nice build! You are doing an awesome job! Have you considered redoing your upper drywall and trim to cover the water line? Personally I don't like being able to see the water line.
milsaltnewbie07
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Ty. I have since my wife doesn't like it either, but doesn't really bother me at all. However i think it would be a pain due to all the dust from the sanding lol we will see
milsaltnewbie07
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Did a water test today everything looked pretty stable. So i added these 3 bad boys or girls.
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