The not so slow 75 gallon Tattoo Shop build...NEW PICS FEB 3 2011

Rbacchiega · #1 10-01-2010, 11:35 PM

ha ha tank has 15 gallons water. We're going to go with bottled RO/DI water and add Instant Ocean Salt for the first bit..mainly because bottled pre mixed is 8 dollars for 4 gallons...so we'll hit the store tomorrow and buy another 60 or so gallons and wait for the rock/sand to get here before we add anymore...wooooopah!

lockrookie · #2 10-01-2010, 11:48 PM

its 30 bucks for 4.4 gallons here for pre mixed but its ocean collected...if that makes a difference

Rbacchiega · #3 10-01-2010, 11:50 PM

ha ha! woooooow. I figure we'll go throught the 160 gallon bucket of salt I just bought and then once that's done used pre-mixed for water changes....I am lazy.

lockrookie · #4 10-01-2010, 11:57 PM

i get my salt IO 160 bucket from petsmart for 49.00 and when on sale i buy two 39.00 a pail. just have towatch for the sale they really dont advertise it.

Rbacchiega · #5 10-02-2010, 01:45 AM

JHC I love Jersey! trading two hours tattoo time for a MRC3 skimmer with pump...assuming I can fit it under the stand.....*fingers crossed*

Zoaelite · #6 10-02-2010, 01:48 AM

Where do you keep finding all of these people to trade with?!?? Is this whole entire forum tattooed like crazy also?

Rbacchiega · #7 10-02-2010, 01:52 AM

ha ha there's quite a few of them! Alot of them remember Ernie's old shop that burned down last year....lots of them have been clients of his for 20+years....so they're eager to help....dear god I hope there's enough clearance under the stand....mind you...I could always plumb it externally and have it sitting beside the tank...and build a fancy little fake wall thing around it.....oh sweet jesus.

Rbacchiega · #8 10-05-2010, 05:31 PM

might have a deal on 2 Vortech MP20s instead of the 3 Koralia 3s....hmmmmm. Side not...aparently my siliconing skills leave much to be desired...I missed a spot..one stupid little spot...and THAT'S where the one drip left in this system is. JHC.

Delphinus · #9 10-05-2010, 05:50 PM

Sometimes you can fix a drip by putting PVC primer and cement over the spot. Of course you'll probably want the line to be dry though and then wait a day for it to gas off before water again.. can you put PVC plugs into the bulkheads so that you can drain the lines without draining the tank? That's probably what I'd do.

Good luck!

Nice deal on the Vortechs. Maybe I need to learn tattooing so I can have something I can barter with. When I encounter someone who has something I'd like and willing to trade I'll offer up stuff like "Well, I can surely program your Modbus protocol driver six ways from Sunday!" and then they all look at me funny and the conversation usually ends.

Rbacchiega · #10 10-05-2010, 06:06 PM

the lines are closed with the ball valves, so not too worried about it...just waiting for it to stop dripping and dry out then another glorious glob of silicone should do it. Thank GOD no body looks at the back of a tank.