After many hours trying to figure out how to run the plumbing from the bulkheads I found another 75 pre-drilled on the bottom… so upgrade again …
And still no water. But now looks much better. (other 75 still for sale)
So now with the final (and yes I mean final) tank on top I fitted the temp sump & skimmer into the bottom
Now once again lets skip a few (many many) months into the future and end up a couple of months ago.
Got to OA and started picking up the “final” touches.
Then came the big push when my dad came to town for a short visit and I dragged him (and his many different talents) into finally getting water into the large glass box in his living room.
We painted and caulked the stand to make it completely water proof. Up to the point of filling the bottom to check for leaks. (Which came in really handy later)
We mounted the American DJ power bar onto the side
Then drilled a hole near the top and bottom so we can easily feed plugs through the side.
