Oh right on! Thanks Glenn. I will remember that! you just get it at home depot/rona?

PS: Again, thanks for the tank tour. I'm looking forward to coming back and photographing it for you. :mrgreen:

yep..HD down the hill from you has it...

The tear down is coming along, Tank is empty as of today, just need to get some help to move the tanks outside so I can drill some new bulkheads for my Closed Loop. I'm going to be running a Reeflo Dart on the CL, to 4 seperate returns in the floor of the tank. My sump return is going to return back where it was originally.

Picked up a Bulk Reef Supply RO unit from Red Coral couple days ago, and a Dual TDS meter, finally got it installed today with no leaks. TDS reading as of today is 000ppm :mrgreen: I wasn't gonna start this tank with a single drop of tap water.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ROUnitwTDS.jpg

im in calgary too and i am very pleased to hear you get 0 ppm with this filter.
how much did you pay for it?

I payed $109.99. I was pretty happy to see 0ppm too.. was expecting 1 or 2ppm... It does fluctuate between 0 and 1.. but mostly 95% of the time i check it, its reading 0..

Ordered my ligthing today:

Galaxy Dual 250W Electronic Ballast:
http://www.tfjpetcenter.com/ProductImages/galax250.jpg

2x Reef Optix 3 Plus Double-End HQI Reflectors:
http://www.prairiereefsupplies.ca/im...ectors_ro3.jpg

Drilled the bulkheads for my closed loop today in the pouring rain.. :mrgreen: 2" drain and 4x 1" returns, will be running on a Reeflo Dart.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...nk/CLbulks.jpg

Also picked up some Adhesive vinyl today from a fellow reefer (thanks Glen). So will attempt to put that on tomorrow.

Small Update:

Vinyled the tank... I did the sides to hide the substructure of the rock.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ackground1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ackground2.jpg


And installed the CL Bulkheads:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...20Tank/CL1.jpg

i was thinking about the same idea, so is the bottom returns for the pvc structure?

No, the substructure will only be covering my 2" drain, the returns will have flared ends directing flow 'up' my two walls and around my centerpiece rock formation/overhang.

What do you think about the vinyl? Im still unsure about it..

is vinyl a piece of plastic that is coloured like what you get at petsmart or something, i would personally( just speaking for myself) just spray paint the back with krylon fusion, and i wouldnt do the sides because i like to look down the sides but if you only want to look at the front the also spray paint the sides, i think it last alot longer and you wont get salt creep between. of course that's if vinyl is what i think it is.