ugh!....lovely timing huh? Some of us really take for granted the convenience of having LFSs close by....hope you get it sorted out soon Christy.

Ordered a new impeller, should be here tomorrow hopefully :biggrin:

Did some plumbing shopping today and bought some stuff this past weekend too :mrgreen:

I ended up buying a 2" bulkhead as the tank was drilled for it previously, I'm reducing it to 1.5" because I would have to buy about 12 feet of 2" PVC and I only need about 5-6' which is a waste. So I bought a bunch of reducers instead so I can do that in the 1.5 as well I am going to run from the dart with the spaflex but up the left side of the tank with PVC (and strap it to the wall I think) before I go back to spaflex for the wavy sea like Dez has done. I think the rigidity will serve well at that end of the tank, that way if someone bumps it, it won't move.

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I'm gonna do the return plumbing with spaflex, course I totally forgot to get some while I was in Van :doh: so it should arrive Friday.

Bought a couple new corals as well from Ocean Aquatics, they had some nice stuff, it was hard to control myself :razz:

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http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...9/IMG_7542.jpg

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Thanks to Wendell at OceanAquatics, for his speedy delivery of my skimmer impeller. Got it in and its working like a charm! :mrgreen:

Trying to wrangle a few people to get the tank on the stand, tonight possibly :biggrin:

Christy, does that powerbar have Individual switches?

No its part of my Aquatronica controller system.

Progress!!


"Glass half full" (oh it goes painfully slow)
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Dart pump mounted with rubber feet to absorb any vibrations (best we could do around here)
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rubber feets (we mounted them upside down for better stability)
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Why I got a second Aquatronica Powerbar or "every electricians nightmare"
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Wavy sea mounted (stuff in background is the RODI line and a clamp holding it in place)
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Thats about it. It should really be more exciting than that. Oh I also glued most of my PVC together today. PVC glue is disgusting, now I remember why I never glue anything :razz:

As well the sump is off being drilled and should be ready Tuesday so I can get the whole system up and running then. Then its just check for leaks, fling some salt in and get some rock in there :humble:


Oh and then theres all the finishing junk :razz:

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm plumbing looks great christy

In addition to those feet on your pump, you could place the pump onto some of that wetsuit material. I have also seen mouse pads for the comp made out of the same material. It absorbs vibrations well.

Christy, how did you make out with the scratches in the glass?

I didn't really. Turns out I couldn't turn the tank around as the spot to drill the hole for the overflow would have been a mass of 2x6's and stuff so not possible. So the front of the tank is the front of the tank. For the most part there are only a few really deep scratches that you can zero in on from about 10+ feet away. The rest are "cosmetic" and I would imagine they will be less noticeable to the average joe if I can keep them clean of algae.

I wish there was something like what those windshield chip repair guys do for aquariums :neutral: