Christy's 180 build

christyf5 · #1 11-17-2009, 05:50 PM

LOL, yeah right. Stalled out due to plumbing issues (and lack of availability as well as lack of brain so some will be shipped later this week and some I have to drive to Duncan for). Hopefully that will be rectified soon.

lngrhaul · #2 11-18-2009, 02:56 AM

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lack of brain so some will be shipped later this week and some I have to drive to Duncan for).

I need me some new brains as well - where do you get yours and how much??

christyf5 · #3 11-18-2009, 03:09 AM

Ugh, my skimmer just died. Pump needs a new impeller (I hope its just that). I wish I could fit the big skimmer into the stand. Crap, I was just in Van too

fishytime · #4 11-18-2009, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by christyf5

Ugh, my skimmer just died. Pump needs a new impeller (I hope its just that). I wish I could fit the big skimmer into the stand. Crap, I was just in Van too

ugh!....lovely timing huh? Some of us really take for granted the convenience of having LFSs close by....hope you get it sorted out soon Christy.

christyf5 · #5 11-19-2009, 03:58 AM

Ordered a new impeller, should be here tomorrow hopefully

Did some plumbing shopping today and bought some stuff this past weekend too

I ended up buying a 2" bulkhead as the tank was drilled for it previously, I'm reducing it to 1.5" because I would have to buy about 12 feet of 2" PVC and I only need about 5-6' which is a waste. So I bought a bunch of reducers instead so I can do that in the 1.5 as well I am going to run from the dart with the spaflex but up the left side of the tank with PVC (and strap it to the wall I think) before I go back to spaflex for the wavy sea like Dez has done. I think the rigidity will serve well at that end of the tank, that way if someone bumps it, it won't move.

I'm gonna do the return plumbing with spaflex, course I totally forgot to get some while I was in Van

so it should arrive Friday.

Bought a couple new corals as well from Ocean Aquatics, they had some nice stuff, it was hard to control myself

christyf5 · #6 11-20-2009, 08:43 PM

Thanks to Wendell at OceanAquatics, for his speedy delivery of my skimmer impeller. Got it in and its working like a charm!

Trying to wrangle a few people to get the tank on the stand, tonight possibly

PoonTang · #7 11-20-2009, 10:13 PM

Christy, does that powerbar have Individual switches?