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[Lance]

Originally Posted by lastlight

I think we've all had these mishaps haha. We should compile some sort of book. foreward by lance.

Yup, I wrote the book on mishaps, screw-ups and general idiocy!

[Lance]

Originally Posted by lastlight

I tipped over my can of pvc glue (the grey crap) in the MIDDLE of the living room carpet last night. That was a 60 minute 'break' from plumbing. Miraculously you can barely see where it pooled but I deserve awards for the messes I make in my haste.

I've never spilled anything like that, but when I was plumbing the big tank I got a drop of the Weld On P70 Primer in my eye. Holy Crap did that hurt! I rushed to the bathroom and rinsed my eye repeatedly. The white of the eye had turned a bright scarlet that lasted 6 hours or so. That stuff is nasty! Wear eye protection when working with it.

[lastlight]

The fact that you never went to see a doctor (to likely keep on with the plumbing) is worthy of much respect lance.

[Lance]

Originally Posted by lastlight

The fact that you never went to see a doctor (to likely keep on with the plumbing) is worthy of much respect lance.

You may call it respect, my wife calls it being a stubborn dumb ass!

[lastlight]

Controller is totally fine and now keeping the new tank topped up nicely! Heaved a heavy sigh of relief there. Thing smells like basmati now too.

In typical me style we drove out of town today to have dinner with my folks while the system ran it's first day full of water. Not sure why I do that but once again no problem when I opened the door tonight.

[lastlight]

Well finally got most of the stand done. The new rock in there is just cycling...haven't scaped it yet nor added my livestock or corals. The stand appears to be white but it is a nice off-white/creme sorta colour.





My to-do list:

- let tank/rock stabilize
- remove light from Solana and mount in new canopy
- get a switched dj power bar and make everything tidy
- plumb in waterchange tank downstairs
- aquascape/incorporate my old rocks (which all frags are glued to...fun!)
- paint up a few remaining things like the canopy supports and my drain pipes

[Lance]

[lastlight]

Forgot to share a funny little story.

I don't have a garage anymore and I can't fit a 4x8 sheet of ply down these stairs so for a long time they were sitting in the livingroom up against the window! Anyways I was in a hurry to get them cut up and out of there and using the patio table in the back yard...cutting the overhang on the table. Got a little too close and *POP* the glass top (yeah I am SMRT) was decorating the ground! I got the same look I did when I spilled the pvc glue in the middle of the living room.

[muck]

Looks pretty nice to me Brett!
What did it cost you to build the stand/cap?

[lastlight]

Cheap cheap mostly. These are guesses I don't recall exactly...

2 sheets of 1/2" ply - $72 (Used 1 and maybe 1/4 of the other)
paint and primer - $30
24' of moulding - $20
wood filler - $5
drawer slides - $30

So maybe $150 ish?