Chadderboxx 240 build

[Swine]

Stop it!!!!!!!! Send me some!!!!! Seriously, that looks awesome. I cook a bunch of steak every Sunday for the work week. Was too lazy this Sunday though... Lol

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[nitrox36]

Lol, your killing us...looks like a road trip! Lol

 

[chadderboxx]

Lol, your killing us...looks like a road trip! Lol

Good come down the 28 & 29 that's when I setting up the 240g lol ill bring some home and cook for y'all see if I know what I'm doing being a chef and all. Lol


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[PaulKreider]

Lol this is what I do for a living. If y'all are in Tampa stop by. KFC don't have nothing on me. Lol

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Where do you work?? I'm up there every now and then!

 

[chadderboxx]

Where do you work?? I'm up there every now and then!

Council oak at the hard rock. Here's the menu

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[PaulKreider]

Well thats a bank buster!

 

[chadderboxx]

Well thats a bank buster!

Lol I have to pay for this hobby/life somehow lol. And truthfully those prices are great prices for what you get. I run 52% food cost. For y'all that are in food. Industry They know that's that is insane high. But on the flip side it's the best meal you will ever eat.

So I went to go cut the last pice of acrylic and it was 30x36 all I had to do is cut it length in half.... Ya me in a rich ended up with a 18x36 and 12x36 lol whoops that was a 50$ mistake! Go figure


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[chadderboxx]

Ok just got back from grand cayman, keys, and Cozumel. What a fun trip dived in the keys, snorkel in Cozumel. Saw a a huge queen trigger at least 20" and a black grouper as big as me about 25 feet down. Fun time ill post later with our cam got to find the cord.
In the mean time sump is built and hold water beautiful received my return pump and biopellet reactor also so this coming weekend is planned date.


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[chadderboxx]

Some tide pools I love these things.

3L for 56$ WHAT!!!!

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[chadderboxx]

So I didn't get the tank installed this week. Bummer but I did work on the canopy here's the progress. I had to cut the front 2 times I was 1/2 " short. Forgot to account for the blade. Now yes I know the canopy is long I did this for a reason. So it's flush against the wall. I will have a insert the runs from the bottom of the canopy to the floor on a hinge so I can have Access to the back and plumbing. Ran out of 1x2 for the doors have to make a hd run. But this is just me stalling till I can get all the guys ready I have 4 now need. 1 more for this comeing weekend.

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[chadderboxx]

Now you see it

Now you don't

Also I'm am attempting to DIY live rock. The only problem EVERYONE only had gray Portland cement. I can NOT find white. So plan B is to use PVC primer to make it look like purple algae on the rock.

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[Bluesaltwater87]

how much are you planing on making? when i made my DIY live rock i made about 200+ lbs of rock from one bag and some gravel and play sand. and for a 240 gallon how much you needing to make?

 

[Lilmatty5dimes]

Also I'm am attempting to DIY live rock. The only problem EVERYONE only had gray Portland cement. I can NOT find white. So plan B is to use PVC primer to make it look like purple algae on the rock.

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dang to bad your on the other coast. I've got 70lbs of white portland sitting on the porch you could have had the only bag.

 

[chadderboxx]

how much are you planing on making? when i made my DIY live rock i made about 200+ lbs of rock from one bag and some gravel and play sand. and for a 240 gallon how much you needing to make?

I have 6 pieces right now. im guessing i have over 100 # im planning on 250-300# so i have
94# cement
10# oyster
40# sand
I'm useing
1.5 aragonite sand
1.5 crush oyster shell
1 Portland cement




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[chadderboxx]

dang to bad your on the other coast. I've got 70lbs of white portland sitting on the porch you could have had the only bag.

Lol you would of made my day! I looked and call everywhere for it. My local hd said they just sold the last bag a week ago. Go figure and they Discontinued stocking it and won't special order.


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[Bluesaltwater87]

Just remember to get a really good set of real live rock to stick in there to seed it. than after about 3 or 4 weeks it will jump with life.

 

[chadderboxx]

Just remember to get a really good set of real live rock to stick in there to seed it. than after about 3 or 4 weeks it will jump with life.

Ya I'm planning on useing my current live rock also around 100# from my 75g. I'm still on the fence about sand. To use or not to use that is the question


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[Lilmatty5dimes]

Lol you would of made my day! I looked and call everywhere for it. My local hd said they just sold the last bag a week ago. Go figure and they Discontinued stocking it and won't special order.


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Dang that sucks. I can't wait to start making some pieces. Going to be fun. Had another reefer make a nice flat shelve piece and turned out great. Now for some caves and stuff.

Ya I'm planning on useing my current live rock also around 100# from my 75g. I'm still on the fence about sand. To use or not to use that is the question


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If you replace your sand I know so done selling sand for $30-35 for 40lbs to your door. If your interested let me know. It's pre-rinsed white

 

[chadderboxx]

Dang that sucks. I can't wait to start making some pieces. Going to be fun. Had another reefer make a nice flat shelve piece and turned out great. Now for some caves and stuff.



If you replace your sand I know so done selling sand for $30-35 for 40lbs to your door. If your interested let me know. It's pre-rinsed white

Will do, and it's fun it's not hard at all and you get the. Satisfaction of DIY. I just made this one shelf piece I think it's the show stopper. Ill post some pics in a little bit


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[chadderboxx]

What do y'all think??

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