It has been a few weeks since I last updated. I will admit, it is slow, but progress is being made.
Remember, this is still initial stages, so "finished" look is not here yet. Further, I am just finally figuring out my daughters camera.
The back and ends of the 180g and the two backs of both corner tanks have been painted with tremclad flat black.
Most of the work has been in the basement. i finally decided on the location for the sump and fuge. They are located on the wall directly below the display tanks.
The tanks are side by side.
I drilled one end of each tank for two inch bulkheads. The tanks are connected to a sequence hammerhead via a T fitting:
The return for the hammerhead is located about 4 feet directly below the hole that goes to the display tanks are.
I added two additional 1.5 inch bulkeads to the opposite end of the sump. I am not sure how I will use them, but I can guarantee that after I get things running, I would say "I wish I had drilled a couple holes".
I then started working on the plumbing layout. Let me tell you, there is a lot of plumbing in a multi tank system. I ended up ordering a number of items from BWI. I expect they will arrive this week and then will get going on the plumbing next weekend.
My next step is to design the cabinets for the two corner units and then build them. I will be working on these this week. I hope to have them ready by the end of next weekend.
My goal is to have water in the tank my mid April for leak tests. If all goes as planned, I will be putting base rock and live rock in before the end of May.
That's it for now.