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reefwithareefer 04-13-2015 12:47 AM

Really nice job with everything. I have direct sunlight on my tank for about 4 hrs. Just makes a little more cleaning at this point.

reeferfulton 04-13-2015 02:56 AM

great job. that looks so clean !!

daplatapus 04-22-2015 12:42 AM

Minor update...
Got my electric float switches in the mail the other day for my water change station. Had some time today to get a few last things buttoned up. Float switches installed in both barrels. In the FW barrel to the left they will control the RO/DI coming on and off via an Apex break out box. Then in the SW barrel the high one will kick out the pump filling the barrel from the FW barrel and the lower one will kick out my Stenner pump from doing anymore water changes. I'm also thinking of setting up an alarm on the Apex if that ever happens, to alert me I need to re-fill my SW.
I still need to wire all that up, but I'll work on that while the tank is cycling etc. I also just painted that board on the wall between the FW barrel and the sink. That's where I'm hanging my RO/DI system.

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Automatic water change Stenner pump installed and piped.

http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3cfqizlw.jpg

And the sump with pumps installed and ready:

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And finally a buddy was driving by a large retail outlet and saw all their display shelving and tables outside so he thought that was strange. Went in and asked, turned out they were replacing everything and were throwing all the old ones out!!! So he picked up several truck loads of shelving and 3 tables. I talked him out of one of them :D
Plan is to set up my QT tanks and gear on it.

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Looks like this baby will get wet by the end of the week :biggrin: :mrgreen: :bounce: :Banane30: :Banane40:

WarDog 04-22-2015 12:47 AM

Water soon!?! Can't wait, looks awesome and the shelving is a good score!

daplatapus 04-25-2015 10:22 PM

Got my RO/DI system moved over this aft

http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/...psjxbi7yvt.jpg

Uhmmmm I'm thinking I may have neglected my filter change a bit too long :(

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And we're making water !!!!!!! This may take a while, lol

http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7xwqxjth.jpg

WarDog 04-25-2015 11:17 PM

Congrats Dom! Mounted filter looks awesome, nice work!
So you should have all your water made in 4 days? Lol.

daplatapus 04-25-2015 11:23 PM

Lol, I figure 3 at least. My system I think is 100 gpd and I figure I need 300 gal

daplatapus 04-27-2015 04:23 AM

160 gallons down, 150 or so to go. Made 100 gallons of SW and pumped it all into the sump. Moved the other 60 gal FW into the SW barrel so the RODI can run over night.
30 hours in of making water so far. Wife is getting sick of listening to the booster pump, lol.
At this rate, I'll probably fire it all up Wed night

daplatapus 04-27-2015 02:54 PM

40 hrs in - 230 gallons...

Aquattro 04-27-2015 02:59 PM

so exciting!! :)


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