Well I got a majority of the plumbing done today, and like usual it took more than 1 trip to Lowes for parts. :lol: I don't think I have ever successfully plumbed a system by making only 1 trip to the store for parts.

I say the majority of the plumbing is done, when in fact I should be completely done, but for the 3rd time in a row I've got issue with brand new pumps. Certainly not Concepts fault, but I'm definitely having bad luck with gear lately. This pump was sealed brand new, and yet when I open it up the Union coupling was COMPLETELY different that what it should be. So that has left me hanging with the return portion of the plumbing not done until I can get back in to Concept and hopefully get the right coupling to finish the job.

Couple photos:

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/...eef/plumb4.jpg

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/...eef/plumb3.jpg

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/...eef/plumb1.jpg


And I threw in a few lbs of sand I had left over from the Office tank, just to give it that look of progress. :mrgreen:

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/...0Reef/sand.jpg

What did you use for seals at the return lines? They don't look like standard bulkheads?

:lol:

So whats the plan for inside the tank once its filled? Colourful sticks? Current-swept blobs of waterfilled cells?

They are bulkheads installed backwards. I realized once I started doing my plumbing that the "back end" of the bulkheads + 90' elbows were going to stick out to far and my down pipe would not clear the edge of 1.5" crossbeam of my stand. So I flipped them around and used the "front side" which saved me that crucial 1-1.25"

:lol: Likely a combination of mostly sticks and few cells. I can't not do SPS, so that's a for sure. I've got a bit of a coralscape in my head of certain things in certain spots.

My fish choices are going to be well thought out, and I'm still trying to narrow down my tentative list.

Every time I see your thread pop up I consider making an offer until I realize it's a build thread. That's a very nice tank it's coming along nicely.

I won't turn down an offer.......... to fund the build. :lol:

Slowly adding parts to this build.

Picked up some Seafloor Special Grade substrate (crushed coral style) and 1 of my 2 MP10wES powerheads.

Nothing interesting otherwise. Going to try and finish up my plumbing tomorrow.

Powerhead and Pizza!

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/...eef/mp10-1.jpg

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/...f/photo1-1.jpg

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/...f/photo2-1.jpg

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/...eef/photo3.jpg

Did a bit more work on the tank tonight. I started the "power center" last week I think but never ended up finishing it or cleaning up the wiring, so I took care of that tonight.

Picked up a Tunze ATO from Concepts and some Dry Rock as well. So I set that up as well as placed the rock in the tank.

Still need to finish my plumbing (just the return portion left) this weekend, but I picked up the wrong size PVC part on my way home so will have to get around to that tomorrow.

Couple photos, as crappy as they are.

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/...f/photo1-5.jpg

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/...f/photo3-4.jpg

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/...f/photo1-6.jpg

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/...f/photo2-5.jpg

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/...f/photo4-3.jpg

http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/...f/photo5-3.jpg

Looking good. I can almost taste the salt!

The Tunze only comes with the one magnet set. You sneaky bastard you split the pair and used something metal on the other side of them didn't you? I like you eggcrate mounting board too that's handy.