SETTING UP THE BEAST!!! 180 GALLON in the works...

[jfolley67]

you are so right. It is amazing the amount of information you can also get online because there is so many talented people here with lots of ideas. Steve, thanks you are right, I can't wait to stock this tank but going to take my time and try and do it right! I am also always grateful for help and advice and do try to give some occasionally....

 

[jfolley67]

New pics at different "time" settings on the solaris....very cool!!

 

[NeveSSL]

Wow! That looks so awesome!

Those power cables going into the solaris remind me of the power cables we use in live sound... those things are monstrous!

Is that Vanna White? If so, where are the letters?

Looks great!

Brandon

 

[jfolley67]

yes, that is my little vanna, so she thinks!!! Yep, cables are big, but once I paint the back of the tank, you won't see 'em!!

 

[crumbletop]

Very nice, Julie!

 

[Fanof49ASU]

What do you think of the quality and build of the Solaris?
I've seen scattered reports of this to be lacking.

 

[jfolley67]

Well, first of all it is pretty heavy and it feels sturdy and put together. The computer part is very very easy to understand by just playing with it for a bit. The stands for the light are much better than the ones that came with my old orbit. You are welcome to come by (as is anyone) if you are thinking of ordering one so you can see it first hand. I have only had it a few days but I do love the colors that it gives off and that is just with auto setups. I have not done anything with a manual yet.

 

[Kalied20]

That's strange, why can't I see the pictures? They all say, "you have reached your bandwidth limit for this month"

Weird

 

[Fanof49ASU]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10500161#post10500161 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jfolley67
Well, first of all it is pretty heavy and it feels sturdy and put together. The computer part is very very easy to understand by just playing with it for a bit. The stands for the light are much better than the ones that came with my old orbit. You are welcome to come by (as is anyone) if you are thinking of ordering one so you can see it first hand. I have only had it a few days but I do love the colors that it gives off and that is just with auto setups. I have not done anything with a manual yet.

I'd do it in a heartbeat except for one thing......$$$

 

[NeveSSL]

kalied:

It doesn't mean you ran out of bandwidth. It means Julie and/or Scott did through whoever is hosting their pictures.

Julie: You may want to try photobucket. I don't think they have a bandwidth limit, but they do have a size limit of 1024x768 unless you "upgrade" your account.

Brandon

 

[jfolley67]

sorry, not sure why the pictures are HUGE either, will try and fix that tomorrow ....thanks for the advice.....

 

[jfolley67]

Here comes the plumbing....FINALLY!!!

Here comes the plumbing....FINALLY!!!

I am not sure WHAT I would have done WITHOUT Angela today......WOW, is all I can say. This girl knows her plumbing and taught me tons of stuff. Check out the pics...

[/IMG] Glue Glue and more GLUE! Just check out the acrylic "supports in the sump while the glue dries!!! We could eat right out of the sump!

[/IMG] We put down FANTASTIC stickie plastic that now lines the entire surface of the fishie closet all the way the baseboards, and the room has been painted with marine paint. Then I had this vent put in on the left so you can see where we will plug a fan that will run over the sump and out the vent strictly for ventilation in the room. We had lots of gfci plugs put in all over the closet.

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[jfolley67]

These next pics speak for themselves....we also got lucky with my st.bernard and Angela's daughter wanting to "help"!! ugh!!

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Just a BIT close to the wire in the wall, a sure sign that girl knows her stuff, the wire is still in one piece!!

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[/IMG] Scott came home JUST in time to help get the durso's done....whew!! Almost done, a few quick things still need to be done on the inside, pump hooked up and in goes the water!!!!!!! :mixed

 

[SRT80]

St. Bernards are awesome. My friend has one and it thinks its a lap dog. Glad to hear things are comin' along smooth. Too cool...

Steve

 

[crumbletop]

Very nice! Looks like Angela did her usual thing and just stood around doing nothing the whole time Are you going to leave it that far from the stairs, or are you going to push it back against the wall?

 

[jfolley67]

definitely closer to the wal!! It was pushed out at that moment because right before this they were tightening the bulkheads and had to reach down into the overflow...

 

[Angela Short]

At least we had some real cute slobbery helpers. Dog AND kid :lol: If anything leaks its not my fault, I had slobber in my eyes will be my excuse . Can't wait to see it up and running!

I am surprised we only had to do one hardware store run all day. It was kinda weird chopping holes in Julies very nice walls also!