93 Cube for under a grand. It can be done... I think. UPDATED GRAND TOTAL! :)

[count krunk]

Oh yeah haha. Yes I had to install a moisture and sound proofing barrier under my laminate flooring. It was directly on concrete as well

 

[crusso1993]

I've seen that show Dexter...watch out for that @crusso1993 fella...

Although I loved the Dexter series, the ending was a big disappointment.

 

[dantimdad]

 

[Lowell Lemon]

Nothing like 12' of under water garden! Have a great day!

 

[Fudsey]

Need some fish in there

 

[dantimdad]

Nothing like 12' of under water garden! Have a great day!

you too!

 

[dantimdad]

I am exhausted! 13 days to go and the. I can rest... sort of.

plumbing almost there. Missing a few parts.

doors hung on the floating walls. All 55s filled with water. 12 foot stand painted. Everyone did an incredible job today.

going back tonight after dinner to get a start on the flooring and sherry to finish painting the last two doors on the planted tanks stand.

tomorrow is floor thrash.

 

[dantimdad]

 

[Victoria M]

Wow! That is a great photo of you and the planted tank.

 

[crusso1993]

Wow! That is a great photo of you and the planted tank.

I don't know that I'd go so far as to say it's a great pic. However, made a minor modification which results in a major improvement. Enjoy!

 

[Victoria M]

Rotten stinken’ I tell you.

 

[dantimdad]

It's getting there. We decided to run CO2 on the planted tank. The front window is in (FINALLY!) and the flooring is about a third of the way done.

Water test this evening on the troughs (Had to wait for them to cure)

All four 55s are setup. The plumbing is 90% done on the floating tanks and I have the bulkheads done on the shark pool and it put back in the stand for the final time.

Those crates are going to be for various kinds of hardscape material.

I am worried that we are not going to have enough RODI made up, heated and turned into salt water in time enough for live stock shipments. We totally underestimated time on some things.

 

[Victoria M]

It's getting there. We decided to run CO2 on the planted tank. The front window is in (FINALLY!) and the flooring is about a third of the way done.

Water test this evening on the troughs (Had to wait for them to cure)

All four 55s are setup. The plumbing is 90% done on the floating tanks and I have the bulkheads done on the shark pool and it put back in the stand for the final time.

Those crates are going to be for various kinds of hardscape material.

I am worried that we are not going to have enough RODI made up, heated and turned into salt water in time enough for live stock shipments. We totally underestimated time on some things.

It will be ok. Grab some egg crate for dividers if you have to.... You will come up with a plan. Will one of your business neighbors let you hook up an ro di filter temporarily?

 

[Victoria M]

Looks awesome!

 

[najer]

Love the floor.

 

[dantimdad]

Borrowing an RODI unit from @Brew12 and have one we bought new cartidges for. Will get them hooked up today and running. Should get around 200 gallons a day. Not enough but it'll have to do. We may only have one coral table setup for opening.

 

[Victoria M]

Do you have multiple water sources?

 

[dantimdad]

yes. We now have a plan.

Thanks to quick thinking by @crusso1993 and my wife, we have a plan.

We have decided to use one trough against the wall for opening. I have ordered two high wattage stainless steel immersion heaters to bring the rodi up to temp quickly and then switch to regular titanium heaters on controllers when we add salt. We should be able to get the water up to temp very quickly and get the commercial bacteria dosed and everything ready to go.

I have over a 100 pounds of coralline covered cycled rock ready to transfer to the 240 and put on top of about 100 pounds of dead rock. I also have about 40 pounds of live sand.

 

[crusso1993]

yes. We now have a plan.

Thanks to quick thinking by @crusso1993 and my wife, we have a plan.

We have decided to use one trough against the wall for opening. I have ordered two high wattage stainless steel immersion heaters to bring the rodi up to temp quickly and then switch to regular titanium heaters on controllers when we add salt. We should be able to get the water up to temp very quickly and get the commercial bacteria dosed and everything ready to go.

I have over a 100 pounds of coralline covered cycled rock ready to transfer to the 240 and put on top of about 100 pounds of dead rock. I also have about 40 pounds of live sand.

Always happy to help unless, well, it doesn't work. In that case, I always deny any and all involvement!

 

[dantimdad]

Always happy to help unless, well, it doesn't work. In that case, I always deny any and all involvement!

A true hero.