lockrookie's 180g (build #3)

Skimmerking · #1 06-13-2012, 04:32 PM

well come on why the heck are you lugging water Jeff. dont you have a line ran from the RODI unit to the tank. come on man

lockrookie · #2 06-13-2012, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Skimmer King

well come on why the heck are you lugging water Jeff. dont you have a line ran from the RODI unit to the tank. come on man

lol yes i do but i wish to hear wood splintering as i fill it just in case the floor doesnt hold.. im paranoid..im sure it will be fine but there is always that what if. senario. once im convinced that all is good then the ro/di line will be usefull. last thing i wish to do is have the tank fall through the floor onto my wife who sits below the tank in the daycare.. i kinda wanna keep her lol. bolting t to the wall this morning for added support and adding more water tonight.

lockrookie · #3 06-14-2012, 06:38 AM

80% full.... floor isnt crackling yet...plumbing....

... there is justnever enough room from what you think should be and isnt....back to the drawing board.. it is my mission to have salt in the tank come friday

lockrookie · #4 06-15-2012, 05:25 AM

Good news:

tank is full
tank didn't fall through the floor
power heads and overfow seem quiet
did i mention the tank hasnt falen through the floor lol

Bad news:

a couple plumbing leaks easy fix
have to figure a way to reduce bubbles in sump with the amount of flow powering into tank
quiet one pump a bit louder than i would like
tank level is off by 1/8th of an inch which has the level 1/4 inch lower at one end of the 6 foot length.. may or may not empty it al un boltit and straightenthe tank out or just have hood trim cover it.. ill take a brief vid later and post

over all we are good to goish lol

lockrookie · #5 06-16-2012, 08:01 AM

plumbing issues fixed.. micro bubbles fixed...noisy pump not fixed. but as of now tank is running with ro water.. and salt going in tomorrow morning or shoud i say this morning.. contemplating throwing in prodibio startup to speed things up a bit after sand and some live rock is added just a lil leary of the product. ppl swear by it but who knows.. worth a try i guess.

gregzz4 · #6 06-16-2012, 08:34 AM

So you're not going to level the tank
Mine's not perfect either, but close enough for me

I may bolt it to the wall though ...

lockrookie · #7 06-16-2012, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by gregzz4

So you're not going to level the tank
Mine's not perfect either, but close enough for me

I may bolt it to the wall though ...

i thought about it and no. if it really bothers me ill crank the telepost up a 1/8 of an inch in the basement down the road since thats where its unlevel . the trim of the hood will hide the evidence anyways.

and ps to all the readers yes the rock wall does float a bit lol but my return plumbing is holing it down 60 pounds of rock and althat foam its quite boyant lol