New Aquarium for St Jude Children's Hospital (800+G)
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grannybj
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Keaton adding sand
Keaton pushing the sand under the rocks and into the crevives
Ready for water...
half full of water....how exciting !!!
That is all the pictures I have for now..I am sure Scott has more to post . I am also sure we will be posting more once the sand settles .
I think this is a great thing that alot of ppl have come together to do. Alot of the kids that unfortunately have to enter this hospital
need something to brighten there day up. Maybe this will be the thing that keeps them going and becoming stronger and there so-called ray of light for a brighter future.
Tracy
need something to brighten there day up. Maybe this will be the thing that keeps them going and becoming stronger and there so-called ray of light for a brighter future.
Tracy
grannybj
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I think our original plan was to have the rock come up and hide the CONCRETE we used to fill in around where we cut the acrylic panels for the plumbing to come through . We still have enough rock to do that once we start adding the corals. The remainder of the rock is in the sump until needed. For now we are all holding our breath until the surge tanks are fired up ..that will be the test of all tests on the aquascaping. Of course we all believe that all that will happen is the sand will level out and it will all be beautiful . I have personally seen the surge tanks in action during the freshwater testing and all I have to say is A-W-E-S-O-M-E...with a little of "won't that make it hard to keep everything in place" thrown in. My next scheduled visit to the tank will be this Friday . I will get more pictures then. The sand should be settled enough to see just what it looks like.
bshumake
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I want to thank all the club members who came in on Sunday to get the tank set up and running: Mr. Arbuckle, Gary, Eric and Lauren, the Burchfiel family, Keaton and Mary Lynne,Steve, and BJ. All of you did an awesome job and I greatly appreciate it! Apparently the tank being full has rumored around the hospital and I'm already getting a lot of "see it first" requests. Thanks again everyone!
spazz
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the o ring was in the sink the last time i had seen it. hope it didnt get lost......
is the water clearing up now so you can see into the tank better?
you may want to re check the pumps for any stray shavings that may get in there and plug the pumps once you get it full of water and have everything circulating around.
is the water clearing up now so you can see into the tank better?
you may want to re check the pumps for any stray shavings that may get in there and plug the pumps once you get it full of water and have everything circulating around.
bshumake
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Oh no. I have the ring. Gollum made a dash at it but its MY PRECIOUS!
I realized it was not on when I hooked the surge pumps up in preparation and opened the valve. OH, the return pump valve is like the salt mixing vlave was, not seating properly, and i'll need to replace it. You get those at McMaster?
John Curren has already called me today about the tank. Wondering where the fish, coral, etc are. Why the lights aren't on. He was nervous but since I've explained everything to him he's better now.
waterpologirl
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Wow. So neat, and for a great cause. Keep us posted.
SERVO
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Little late to jump on this one but I too have to send accolades!
I really had to laugh at the comment about the MJ mods. I doubt you'll have many areas of dead space with that surge system and those TUNZE pumps.
It is great to see a system of such magnitude set up from the beginning. Too bad most major aquariums don't have something along the lines of what you are doing!
I hope that you have all the luck keeping your tank parasite free!!
I really had to laugh at the comment about the MJ mods. I doubt you'll have many areas of dead space with that surge system and those TUNZE pumps.
It is great to see a system of such magnitude set up from the beginning. Too bad most major aquariums don't have something along the lines of what you are doing!
I hope that you have all the luck keeping your tank parasite free!!
spazz
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the quarantine tank and hospital tank are not in the room yet. there in another building where they are housing corals and fish for the big tank. once those corals and fish are moved to the main tank that system will be installed in the room where it can be set up perminantly. each system will have its own skimmer and uv sterilizer. it will also be hooked to the main computer so it can monitor the system. this will help to keep parisites out of the main display. if barrott sotres all the corals and fish in the hospital and quarantine tanks for 4-6 weeks before placing them in the main tank he can keep the chances low of ever introducing parisites to the main tank. we tried to think of everything that would cause this system tto be shut down for long periods of time and then figured out ways to prevent those from happening. this was very carefully thought out so it stays runnig for at least 10 years with no major problems that would cause it to be shut down or rebuilt.
Johan Susanto
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very nice system
