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dsieber  Insufferable Know It All Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Total posts: 7036 Location: Lakewood Co. Gender: Male
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| mrcrab wrote: | | stevetheplumb wrote: | | Hey I am not so slow after all. |
Don't kid yourself...  |
Ditto that, Chris does not have all your Credit Card bills with nothing to show but an empty tank...
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| CWright Drunken reefer Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Total posts: 10835 Location: Where ever there's a VB Gender: Male
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:56:37 AM Post subject: |
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 Yeah, but I got the bills It's good to be getting stuff done.
I've got the tank to about half full now, but I've decided to fill it right up and test it out. IF the resin is set properly, which it should be, it should take the pressure. I only worry about the point loads from not having the floor level. The 2nd lot of resin I put in the overflow box cracked and failed. I will fill the tank with water, then re-do the resin in the fucked up area. I'll make time to get some pic's tommorrow.
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| CWright Drunken reefer Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Total posts: 10835 Location: Where ever there's a VB Gender: Male
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:33:43 PM Post subject: |
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I got a few pic's of the tank last night.
Here's the tank in the shed,
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii180/blacjack01/marine%20items/020.jpg
A few wet shots,
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii180/blacjack01/marine%20items/021.jpg
A bit hard to see, but where you can see the container, that's the water level. It's about 2" below the level for the overflow.
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii180/blacjack01/marine%20items/025.jpg
The duct tape is the water level,
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii180/blacjack01/marine%20items/026.jpg
The left side of the overflow box is finished, but I have to re-do the right side, as the resin didn't take
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii180/blacjack01/marine%20items/024.jpg
I've now got to pump the water out. I've bought new hose fittings, as the ones that came with the hose leak I plan to move the tank into our old room where there's a heater. I need to fix up the outside of the tank. It's taken a few knocks since I've had limited space and had to move it by myself. Now hopefully when I move it, it can stay in 1 spot untill it's finished.
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tecofishInsufferable Know It All Gender: Unknown
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| Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:56:53 AM Post subject: |
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| Looking really good. What are you planning for the outside? Natural wood, tile, or is this going inwall?
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| CWright Drunken reefer Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Total posts: 10835 Location: Where ever there's a VB Gender: Male
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| Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 01:43:27 AM Post subject: |
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| It's getting there This tank is more an experiment on idea's atm, but I'm thinking of painting the outside. It'll be a free standing tank, just a very plain stand so I can get things moving on it. When I do set it up, it'll be in my current fish room, which will later be renovated and turned into my office. I'll move the tanks out into my rumpus room, which I plan to convert to my dedicated fish tank room. I'm thinking of doing an in wall tank for this. The plywood tank will probably be converted to a softies tank, and have some fish I wouldn't have in a reef tank. I've always wanted a lionfish, and I think it would look good with the softies, and maybe some small angels.
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tecofishInsufferable Know It All Gender: Unknown
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| Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:01:39 PM Post subject: |
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| That sounds like a pretty cool plan. At least the tank wont need major maintainance and your husbandry wont have to be super high. Sometimes I wish I didnt have sps and need to stay on top of my waterchanges so much.
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dsieberInsufferable Know It All Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Total posts: 7036 Location: Lakewood Co. Gender: Male
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| Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 05:16:17 PM Post subject: |
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| CWright wrote: | | It's getting there This tank is more an experiment on idea's atm, but I'm thinking of painting the outside. It'll be a free standing tank, just a very plain stand so I can get things moving on it. When I do set it up, it'll be in my current fish room, which will later be renovated and turned into my office. I'll move the tanks out into my rumpus room, which I plan to convert to my dedicated fish tank room. I'm thinking of doing an in wall tank for this. The plywood tank will probably be converted to a softies tank, and have some fish I wouldn't have in a reef tank. I've always wanted a lionfish, and I think it would look good with the softies, and maybe some small angels. |
Lion fish... Boo Hiss  my fuzzy dwarf Lion ate 4 fish before I sold it back the the LFS for a $15 profit (if you do not include the $95 worth of fish it ate)  . Your Small angels may become expensive fish food.
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mrcrabInsufferable Know It All Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Total posts: 10638 Gender: Unknown
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| Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 08:45:56 PM Post subject: |
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| Chris, maybe next time you might lash out and turn the lights on before taking pics...
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| CWright Drunken reefer Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Total posts: 10835 Location: Where ever there's a VB Gender: Male
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| Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:09:21 PM Post subject: |
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Good point Dave
The light's are on Barry, but it was night time, and the lights aren't good. When I move the tank, the lights will be better for taking photo's. I'll try to move the tank soon, and take some new pictures.
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| CWright Drunken reefer Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Total posts: 10835 Location: Where ever there's a VB Gender: Male
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| Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:20:56 PM Post subject: |
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| tecofish wrote: | | That sounds like a pretty cool plan. At least the tank wont need major maintainance and your husbandry wont have to be super high. Sometimes I wish I didnt have sps and need to stay on top of my waterchanges so much. |
I still like to do water changes, so I have to have some gear nearby. When I move the tank, I'll do some planning on how to run bulkheads or ducts to hide plumbing and electricals to keep it neat. As for SPS, I like them, so I want to keep a few, but not many. The dosing doesn't worry me to much, but I don't want to big a demand on the system.
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