Newbie's 180 Reef in Wall Progress (Image Intense)

[aquajohn]

If you do wrap the stand and use liquid nails(great glue) I would flash the glue when you put it together. John

 

[Briankook]

Day 3 (I will be raising my tv by about a foot)

 

[overflowin]

isn't there arsenic in the treated lumber also? i used to work in a lumber yard, and if you got a splinter from the treated wood, and didn't get it out right away you had a big nasty green blister the next day. i was told it was arsenic...that was cca, i thought it was banned but i'm not positive if it was because of the lethal poison in it.

donnie

 

[Kreeger1]

yes it did have arsenic in it and yes its banded now, the new stuff acq is treated with a copper based solution which makes every normal metal faster we used to use on it no good. Everything you screw,nail or fast to the new wood has to say acq approved even the flashing you use when you butt up to a ouse has to be copper or rubber flashing
Ugh, Erik

 

[aquajohn]

Looks good Brian.....what type of skimmer is that at the rock curing station? John

 

[Briankook]

aquajohn, it is a DIY skimmer made out of PVC. It works excellent!

 

[vermonter310]

Looks great! Whats going above the TV ? Anything?

 

[Briankook]

vermonter, I'm putting in shelving to house my a/v components. It should work out nicely.

 

[Mach's Tank]

Looks pretty good Brian.
One thing tho, it looks like the top of your wall is right in contact with the top of the tank. I'd would leave some error room in there just in case the above floor sags a little or any other changes happen. You can always trim out the difference when finished and not have to worry about any pressures on you tank.

 

[Briankook]

machs tank, there is a small space between the tank & the frame. My floor would have to sag substantially for it to be an issue. Great point.

 

[vermonter310]

Brian,

Your basement looks to be quite similar to mine. I was just wondering, In my basement about where you must be standing to take the picture I have a support collumn. Do you? I am thinking of doing something similar to what you have done so far. In my home the tank would sit at the left front of the house as your looking at it from the front and the entire back of the basement (ie. behind you in the picture) will be family room. Unfortunatly that damn collumn would be about 8 feet from the front of the tank and directly in the way from the larger portion of the room. I guess the only thing I'm wondering is if you have a collumn in the way as well and your thoughts about it.

Thanks
P.S. would love to see more pics as you make more progress.

Mike

 

[Briankook]

vermonter, it sounds like my house is designed exactly like yours. This room you are looking at is the left of the house if you are looking at the house from the front. The family room area is toward the back. I do have a support column, but it will be "boxed off" & a drop ceiling will be installed. You won't even notice it when it is done.

Here is the sump. You can also see the 2x4 frame that I built for my 65 gallon fuge which will overflow into the sump.

The lighting is hung! We built brackets & ran heavy duty cable through a bicycle pulley system. I got this idea from a few people on RC! (What would I do w/o that?)
I will be mounting the ballasts on a piece of plywood which will mount on the top of the hood/brackets. This way, I will be able to raise & lower the entire assembly, & nothing will hang down.

 

[Cody Ray]

Wow, muy bueno!

 

[Briankook]

Sump with auto top off (acrylic bracket made to hold float valve)

 

[swbean]

Will your float shut off in that position. I have the same type and the float should be horizontal to the water for proper shut off. Maybe its just the way it looks in the pic?

 

[Briankook]

swbean, the float should be vertical to the water. I already tested it & it works properly.

 

[Briankook]

Tank is filled with sand & water. Just testing all of my glue joints (missed one earlier...found out in morning...floor still drying)lol
Using Blueline HD70 & it is creating great flow with no microbubbles.
Pipe to the left going straight down will enter my refugium & it will overflow into my sump via 2 1" bulheads.

 

[swbean]

Glad to hear it works. We use them inthe ice makers at work and the float rests horizontal to the water.

 

[DaveinKY]

Brian,
Sorry if you've already coved this but, do you think that the increased salty humidity in the tank room will damage the electronics in the AV stuff and the television?

Dave

 

[Mantisshrimp248]

Looks great!
Just wondering if putting the sump directly on the floor will affect anything?