00w's almost built it and other stuff

[kevgib67]

I have really appreciated your feedback and know that many of us newbie’s are desperate to find seasoned reefers who will help, not judge, and recommend within a person’s budget and knowledge!

I miss you Jennifer!:crying-face:

 

[00W]

Getting ready....
20 gallons of water ready, temp perfect.
Going to pump the water from the old 75 across the room 8 feet.
Always good to have a spare pump.

You can see the haze on this tank from here. Something I didn't notice.
So don't buy a tank in the dark sitting on someone's lawn....

Would have bought it anyways....
Here it is running 30 minutes later.

 

[00W]

You notice I kept the stand setup from the old tank.
I prefer no cabinet.
That's just me.
With all the bracing and bars I finally took care of my spaghetti wiring.
That's nice.

 

[00W]

Still hazy.
We'll get to that later.
Hopefully what I do will help someone else.
I can't even see what's going on here. :crying-face:
What's going on with my aiptasia?:thinking-face:;)

 

[00W]

This is 5 days later.
Much better but notice the haze on the glass.
I can see everyone now after using some wet/dry sandpaper by hand.
This is with just 2000 grit.
More on that in a bit. :thinking-face:;)

 

[00W]

Okay got my new magnet and my Mighty Magnet scratch removal kit.

 

[00W]

These are the coolest things I've ever seen!
Just cut out a section fitting the magnet and it sticks to the velcro.
Supposedly you need a strong magnet to do this.
Shouldn't be a problem the Tiger Shark is the strongest magnet I've ever used.

 

[00W]

3000 grit followed by 3400.
Each panel doesn't take more than 15 minutes.
You can see the reflection but also the haze.

 

[00W]

Ok so here's 4000 grit.
Little tougher to sand and much more time consuming.
But look at the results.

Next will be 6000.
I'm pretty stoked with it now compared to how bad it was but I'd love to see it even better. ;)

 

[kevgib67]

Ok so here's 4000 grit.
Little tougher to sand and much more time consuming.
But look at the results.

Next will be 6000.
I'm pretty stoked with it now compared to how bad it was but I'd love to see it even better. ;)

Wow Joel, looks fantastic!

 

[00W]

6000 grit on the side and front.
Stiff, hard to move the magnet, but worth the work.

Slight haze left but,really, good to go.
I'm going to do 8000 and we'll see.
The acrylic is so clear from the front.

 

[00W]

 

[*GAREEF*]

Before I start, I must thank my wife for anything and everything that follows.
After 20 years together, she understood what this means to me, no matter how messed up the house got and is getting.
I grew up a block from the beach, so this saltwater thing has always followed me.
Wherever I have been, I've had a saltwater tank.
I live at the top of Idaho and large tanks are harder to find anywhere close to me. I found a bunch 6 or 7 hours from me but I don't have time for that. So after 3 or 4 months of searching I found one 30 minutes away!
I was so excited so my son and I piled into the truck with pillows, blankets and tie downs and went cruising.
The two of us actually lifted this thing into the truck with the stand, tied it down and away we went.

We were starving I think.
Today was raining so it was D-day.
My 75 has been running for 5 years in the same spot. Next to it is my 20 rescue tank.
One of them has to move so that was next.

I like all those wires on the ground (not) but so far I've gotten no water on the floor. I absolutely can't believe that honestly. Nobody was too happy about moving but all is well now. Luckily I had lots of plumbing parts and I use flexible pipe not pvc so,with some mods both tanks are running fine on the same sump. These tanks are older and the inhabitants are pretty forgiving.
My wife said out with the crappy stand it came with so I decided to go a different route.
After 10 minutes I got the new stand together.

It's still raining so I decided we'd better move the tank in.

Enough for tonight will update more as I go.
Hopefully this thread will help anyone on a budget and let people know anything in this hobby can be done.
I never thought I'd be here now so I'm excited.
The tank is probably a Seapora 135 with internal overflow but the kid I bought it from, who was nice as I've ever met did not know its originality.

I can feel your excitement!
Great post reminds me of me.

 

[tbrown]

Hey hey hey! Look what I found!

 

[smitten with ocean life]

i never saw this! love it! what a great way to shine it up! looks amazing!

 

[kevgib67]

Hey hey hey! Look what I found!

i never saw this! love it! what a great way to shine it up! looks amazing!

Dang, I guess it’s not our little secret anymore Joel.

 

[kevgib67]

I didn’t recognize any of the pictures but just wanted to double check. Anyone have a picture on here?