My Very First Journal - Gina's 150 gallon upgrade

[Bblinks]

Coming along nicely Gina! Keep up the good work.

[Coasting]

Tomorrow while I'm out I'm going to look for a good sturdy step ladder.....

I can reach the bottom.... But currently I'm using a step stool on top of a dining room chair It's safe, I swear.....




Gave everything a wipe down today so I could start putting my rock in.... Then realised I only have 5 zap straps....
Did a few rocks together.... Managed to punch myself in the face while pulling one tighter with the wrong kind of pliers.... lesson learned.
So going to go buy some more zap straps tomorrow as well... and perhaps a big Rubbermaid to use as a sump until I get my shit together
And maybe look for my aquascape putty stuff....



My doser arrived today as well Hurroh! I have a serious addiction to buying all my stuff direct.... But its soooooo much cheaper....
Still waiting for my test kits to arrive however (Canadian retailer), gotta do this properly!
Definitely don't enjoy coming home to see dead colonies when a solution is this simple.




Tomorrow I plan to finish my rock, get the plumbing together, add my sand, ADD WATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WarDog]

Looks pretty cool, following along. Is that its final spot, or are you moving the old tank?

[Coasting]

Originally Posted by WarDog

Looks pretty cool, following along. Is that its final spot, or are you moving the old tank?

It was initially going to go on the other side of the living room, but we decided to put it in that corner where my current tank is, just turned 90 degrees. So it will stay facing the way it is, just be pushed into the corner when I take my old one down. It will fit perfectly between the corner and where the curtains start which only border the window.

This way its on a separate breaker from the TV and all the other living room electronics.
And its still in the corner of 2 load bearing walls.

I'm hoping with a few people we can still slide it the 2 feet further once its mostly full. Its got some nice felt pads on the bottom of the stand + Laminate floors....






Jeeze plumbing pliers leave a damn big bruise!

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by Coasting

Jeeze plumbing pliers leave a damn big bruise!

Ouch.

Did 'that guy' come through with the sump yet?

[Coasting]

Originally Posted by WarDog

Ouch.

Did 'that guy' come through with the sump yet?

Nope.
That would be why I'm going to find a Rubbermaid tomorrow That and I still don't know where the roll of plastic sheeting we had has gone.... I was going to put that under the sump to collect all the water I will likely end up spilling.
Even something temporary will work fine for now.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Any natural sunlight coming through that window and into the tank will cause a major algae problem. Keep this in mind when positioning the tank next to a window.