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#1
07-28-2010, 08:06 PM
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Thought I'd update with a couple of pics. Leak testing is done and after a significant amount of swearing the sump got squeezed into the stand and the countertop and display were put on and plumbed.
Went with a white background, I like black but we felt it would be too dark. Here's my herbie plumbing!  Kinda top down showing the return and the overflow, I'm hoping most of the return goes to the "T" on the bottom, but I wanted the loc-line up top as a siphon break and for surface agitation  Couple of FTS   In anticipation of a few comments, yes it will be pushed back against the wall and No, that's not the door we use regularly! With a little luck I'll get some water in the display tonight and possibly some rock! 
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#2
07-28-2010, 08:39 PM
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Looks good... just make sure it's against the wall before you add the water
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#3
07-29-2010, 03:18 AM
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Looks good Chris, what was all the swearing about?
Looks like the sump fit like a glove.LOAD THAT SUCKER UP!!!! 
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#4
07-29-2010, 05:26 AM
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Fitting like a glove means lots of pinched fingers sliding it through
 Hung the light and starting to think about rock and water for tomorrow!
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#5
08-02-2010, 03:55 AM
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IT'S ALIVE!!!
   White balance is off, it's not quite that blue, more of a crisp white. Will probably change out a bulb or two to get it a little bluer! Now, I Cycle and wait!
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#6
08-02-2010, 04:00 AM
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Wow that looks great... I'm about 3-4 weeks from that stage... what are you using to cycle?
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#7
08-02-2010, 05:53 PM
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Just gonna let the rock cycle itself, maybe add some food every other day to help feed the bacteria.
All the rock on the right is some choice pieces I had left over from my previous build but was completely dead. I stuck it in a salty rubbermaid a couple of weeks ago, whenever post 1 was dated. The stuff to the left I picked up at Ocean City in Calgary on Saturday. Thinking I might need to beg a handful of chaeto from someone to get some pods and brittle stars going. I'm not completely done picking up rock, Red Coral is getting a fresh shipment in towards the end of August so I think I'll probably wait till it comes in and see if I can cherry pick some stuff with great life on it.
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