Wow this night is already off the hook! Babysteps Tony! I also do all my work when everyone sleeps. Spent 3 nights now breaking my back trying to route cables in my crowded stand. Looking forward to some pics ;)

Tagging along...........patiently

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I was going to ask for an update back in like August, but I knew you'd get around to it when you were ready.:wink: Looking forward to the new pics.

So, here is the end product of the aforementioned 40 hours. I should mention that apart from redoing this several times, and even stepping down my original plans what I wanted (I wanted to do 6 circuits or 4 circuits of 20amps but gave up on that), I also ripped my tendon in my left thumb stripping some of the wires, swore, sweated, bled at times, and probably swore enough to scare a trucker. I'm not making any of this up, so, um .. I guess what I'm saying is please be kind when you critique the work. :lol:

http://photoshare.shaw.ca/image/a/d/..._p10100020.jpg

And, uh ... hmmm Ok apparently I haven't taken a picture of it with the drywall cover on it (it's just temporary, it will have to come off when the inspector comes). It, uh, looks way better with drywall and actual covers. So just imagine it looking better for now. I'll take a picture of it, uh, maybe tomorrow.

When I took down the old two "temporary" circuits I found one of the GFCI's like this. Yikes. I'm relieved those plugs are now history.

http://photoshare.shaw.ca/image/a/d/..._pa0301840.jpg

Here is my beautiful canopy for the 110g cube. I know, it's so beautiful you can't help but cry a little bit. Trust me, I know. I'm just gonna sit back and wait for the accolades to pour in now. Any moment now, I'm sure.

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...P1010005-1.jpg

Can you see the eel? I'm impressed, for a random shot you can see the eel, the dottyback, the rabbit, the tang (of course), the male bellus, and a chromis. Mind you, I'm gonna guess you might have to squint a bit since the tank part of the photo is so overexposed. Oopsadoodle. :redface: Hiding in this shot are the female bellus, the potter's, the blenny and the smaller chromis.

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...P1010006-2.jpg

Yeah, I wasn't really going for form over function. If I had put more than 20 minutes into it, I might have made it sit outside the perimeter. I just measured the outside dimensions, built the box and taped it down so no little eel could push his little head under it and still crawl out. The front panel I sliced with a table saw, put in the piano hinge and put the clips on the sides to hold it closed. Hopefully this will keep jumpers and crawlers in where they're supposed to be.

And I guess that's sort of it for "stuff I've built" for now. But, hey, since others folks have been know to post livestock pictures in build threads before the tanks are actually running, so, I might as well do it too, since I have kinda nowhere else to post the next bunch of pics. Here is just as good as any other place. :)

Golden dwarf eel poking his head out of some GSP..

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...P1010001-2.jpg

Ember blenny from Carmen..
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...P1010002-2.jpg

This was one of those 1/4" (yes, 1/4") RBTA's from Red Coral back in February. The story cracks me up: Kevin told his supplier "Please don't send huuuuge ones like the last ones you sent" and they sent these wee-little-tiny things smaller than your average majano. :lol: I was honestly afraid it wouldn't last longer than 2-3 days before disappearing forever, but it's held on. It's still pretty small but as you can see it's bigger than 1/4". I think it's really pretty with the spotting or starburst pattern or whatever that sparkle-glowy stuff ought to be called..
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...P1010001-1.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/n...P1010002-1.jpg

Thanks for looking. :)

I so have to get me one of those ember blennies man. Yours seemed like a sly little guy peeking at me from down in the rocks.

And for a 20 minute canopy that IS pretty kickbutt. You even have a locking latch on the front come on!

Have you done anything with the sump yet?

That's scary.. I've added checking out the plugs to my things to check on every once in awhile list

I think the wiring was a my least favorite part. I had to run circuits through finished basement walls.. What a pain to try and not pierce the vapor barrier.

My second mistake was placing my sump right up to the cabinet on the left. My electrical cabinet is the left hand cabinet so now if I want to run a plug into it I have to reach over and behind the sump to try and dangle the cord in front of the access hole at the back of the electrical cabinet.

Looks good Tony!

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Way to go Tony. I'm still using power bars so your electrical is far better than mine. Beautiful eel too.

Tony, Brett and Robb all showing progress on their respective tank build: The world's coming to an end, I just know it. I'm rushing out of the house right now to cross a few things off my Life-To-Do-List. Tonight is sky diving and buying a couple of hours from the Russian hooker triplets.

While you're out I'm gonna help myself to a few heaters and salt if you don't mind.

Does that cost triple the single price or is there some kind of group rate?