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02-25-2009, 12:12 AM
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We'll let it go just this once!!! Just kidding, no worries. And hey it was nice meeting you at the store today. Looking forward to this build.
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-- Tony My next hobby will be flooding my basement while repeatedly banging my head against a brick wall and tearing up $100 bills. Whee! 
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02-25-2009, 01:15 AM
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Look forward to following your tank build. Some dandy pics already. 
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02-27-2009, 01:07 AM
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Update
OK so I had some time yesterday and was able to build the stand.... I am not sure what look I want to have yet for the finished product so for now it will stay this way. I was also able to get all of the plumbing completed and the tank placed in its new home. Here are some pics of the progress so far.
Tank.... I was running some water through everything here to test for leaks and much to my surprise everything was still dry after 2 hours....   Sump shot.... My skimmer came in yesterday ..... it is the Hydor Performer 700  Full tank shot...  Thats all for now. Cheers Lawrence Last edited by Pazil; 03-03-2009 at 12:10 AM.
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03-03-2009, 12:09 AM
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Quick Update..... Finally mixed enough RO/DI water to fill the tank and sump. Everything is now running. I will move the wavemaker over to the new tank after it finishes cycling and I move all of the inhabitants from the 34g cube over.
I stopped into Red Coral Yesterday and purchased about 105lbs of LR. Here is how the final aquascaping will stay ...... I will also be adding the 40 lbs. of LR from the smaller tank to add to the towers and add some sand (also from the smaller tank).... when that time comes (approx. 20lbs) I just want to add enough to cover the bottom for looks. No Flash... my camera skills are seriously lacking  Flash on  Sump.... the skimmer is breaking in.  I still have not decided entirely on what to do with the stand... but it is looking like I will re-tile the fireplace mantle and tile the stand to match. I have left a ledge on the couch side of the tank for my coffee while admiring the new addition. Cheers Lawrence
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03-08-2009, 04:39 AM
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Well had some time today to redo the sump plumbing returns to increase the flow I weas getting out of the DART pump. I changed the piping to now have a 1.5" return all the way up to the bulkheads (with a tee) and then reduce to 1" and immediately to .75" and back into the tank. This, I would estimate has at least doubled the flow from the returns over the previous setup. Thanks to Mr. OM for the heads up on this and a HUGE thanks to Kevin at Red Coral for all the help in getting this sorted out, he certainly went above and beyond what I have ever seen a business owner do for customer service.
While I was redoing the plumbing I added a few extra .75" outlets for future needs. The tank seems to be cycling at a rapid pace. The ammonia levels have peaked and dropped to 0, Nitrites have peaked and are now down to .25 and nitrates are now on the rise. Hopefully I will be able to start a slow transition from the bio cube to the new tank in the next week or two. Here is a shot of the new plumbing.  Cheers Lawrence
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