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11/03/2015, 12:47 PM | #1001 |
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They say the color of your sump indicates what kind of mood you are in. Not sure how I'm feeling today:
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Wait till you try out disco mode on the tank with the radions....
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11/03/2015, 03:18 PM | #1004 |
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Catalina water truck arriving in 5 minutes. Let's get this party started
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11/03/2015, 03:40 PM | #1006 |
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You know you've made it when you have a mood lit sump haha
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11/03/2015, 03:57 PM | #1007 |
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11/03/2015, 04:35 PM | #1008 |
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No time for words- just pictures. Details later. Everything flowing well. One minor minor tiny leak. Plumber coming over to fix. Dailing in the pumps so that the flow perfectly matches the return. Everything going great!
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11/03/2015, 04:38 PM | #1010 |
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And here is the money shot. A view of the tank from my living room sofa
Sump and skimmer doing great. Water already starting to clear up. Filter socks sucking up a lot of gunk. Enjoy and thanks for tagging along.
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That last shot is epic
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11/03/2015, 07:47 PM | #1012 |
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Very awesome, congratulations on this milestone.
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11/03/2015, 08:26 PM | #1013 |
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I cant wait to see this setup a year from today! Looks great
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Congrats it's wet now the real fun can begin
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11/03/2015, 08:55 PM | #1015 |
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What a journey! good job on the tank and house. Amazing
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11/03/2015, 09:12 PM | #1016 |
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Awesome.
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11/03/2015, 09:39 PM | #1017 |
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Thank you! When the water clears up, it will be even better.
Thank you. i cant believe it took this long to get here and get this sucker filled up. I cant wait to wake up every morning for the rest of my life, have a cup of coffee and enjoy my tank. I agree. But honestly Im a bit nervous- I've spent so much time planning the plumbing, motors, tank, location, logistics etc etc, now I feel like I don't know what to do with myself. I feel unprepared to start loading the tank up. Appreciate the kind words. Thanks so much. Im grateful to have all of you follow along on my journey. Phase 1 is over. Next phase begins. You all have been so helpful in the planning phase of my tank, any and all suggestions for a successful startup are welcome and appreciated. I have my skimmer running. Its bubbling nicely. My two returns pumps I have at about 180 watts each and there is good flow. The filter socks are already starting to fill up with crap. I have a couple of tunze wave boxes that Im considering setting up. I did not do a closed loop. Wanted to run powerheads- just was afraid of a leak in the living room. I need to start my Apex automation journey. I have to start planning out the fish and decide what corals I want. I have 3 media reactors that I want to run carbon and gfo in. Everything is running quiet and smooth- its a bit effortless. The hardest and most fun thing was to clean the sediment off the inside of the acrylic. Those of you that told me to get a shorter tank- many thanks. I should have listened. But the height is worth it. This is one task that I will hire someone out for no doubt to come and clean the glass on a regular basis. Lots to do- so little time. Frankly its a bit anticlimactic, a bit overwhelming and a bit of satisfaction all at once.
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11/04/2015, 10:48 AM | #1018 |
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That tanker is crazy big haha! Lookimg really good!
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11/04/2015, 10:57 AM | #1019 |
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My only question is: why are you not on the other side of the tank in the bar having an old fashioned right now???
Time of day makes no difference on an occasion such as this
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11/04/2015, 12:07 PM | #1021 |
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Congrats on getting it wet, just did the same myself recently, it looks great. I think salt water dictates the use of rum in that drink, enjoy!
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11/04/2015, 12:31 PM | #1023 |
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Fantastic! Now, here's the hard part. Tank is full of water and looking beautiful, but you have to wait WEEKS before you can put any critters in it! Well, live critters anyway. If it were mine, there would already be a few raw shrimp floating around in there. Wait, with the size and magnificence of that system, maybe a whole lobster tail would be more fitting???
Also... We need to have a talk about stocking that bar. I know Pappy is difficult to come by, and frankly, way over priced. However, there's a LOT of room between there and Makers Mark. |
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Raw shrimp has been inserted. Bar stocking in progress. Brown mode for sump happened this morning as I awoke to find the level in the tank had dropped 8 inches only to find out one of my pump controllers had failed. They are sending me a new one asap.
Tank level back to normal as I adjusted switches and valves and flow. Luckily I had two return pumps so all is not lost. tank is cycling now. Im tempted to throw some fish in there but patience is a virtue.
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11/04/2015, 01:45 PM | #1025 |
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A tank with this volume could have nearly immediate "small" additions of fish without having to be concerned about ammonia or nitrite poisoning. Of course the issue is quarantine and a tank this size would be a nightmare to try and catch fish to fallow the tank.
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