Fish building/man cave build!

[tharbin]

The the tunze light the magnetic stick looking one?

Those eco chic lights from Tunze are really nice. I have one of the fuge lights, two of the original marine lights and one of the freshwater lights. They are really useful and waterproof. The marine ones will even grow coral in a small enough tank.

 

[dantimdad]

The the tunze light the magnetic stick looking one?

Yes. First time trying one. We shall see.

 

[dantimdad]

Those eco chic lights from Tunze are really nice. I have one of the fuge lights, two of the original marine lights and one of the freshwater lights. They are really useful and waterproof. The marine ones will even grow coral in a small enough tank.

Good deal. Glad I didn't goof up ordering it.

 

[dantimdad]

The tank is drilled, the holes patched, the overflow fitted and the stand is done except for the shelves and panels.

I came up with a way of mounting power strips that will work very well.

There isn't a lot of spare room in the stand so I am having to get really creative.

I also designed and printed some brackets to hold the back light on the stand. It'll shine through the frosted back.

Once I get the shelves done, I will go ahead and do one last cleaning, run the plumbing, setup the 7 stage and fill with RODI.

Pictures incoming.

 

[08TRDOFFROAD]

Those unfortunately don't have a load rating except to say light duty.

Do you have a link to the ones you used that hold the weight?

These are what I ordered.

 

[dantimdad]

These are what I ordered.

Sodium nitrate? I think the link is broken. lol.

 

[08TRDOFFROAD]

Sodium nitrate? I think the link is broken. lol.

Doh...let's try again.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0DPFVJYMD?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

 

[dantimdad]

I gotta tell ya, I really like the overflow box I made. I’m still gonna ease the edges but I’m super happy

 

[That Crusso Kid]

No I use ink bird as a backup to the one that comes with the H2Pro titanium heaters. I have never had the H2Pro ones fail, but you never know. I also have an audible alarm that sends a message to my phone just in case.

The number one actual failure I have had over the years is heaters and return pumps. If you put the alarm probe in the tank, not the sump, you will also know if they return pump fails because the temp will drop because the heaters are in the sump.

BTW, the tank is drilled and overflow mounted.

I am going back over the fasteners on the stand to make sure they are tight and adding two more cross bars.

The Tunze fuge light came in yesterday. Nicely made and really bright considering the wattage.

I may, eventually switch to the Tunze reactor someone so nicely gave me. If I do that, then the fuge section will become a frag setup.

You still have that reactor? I thought you had gotten rid of it.

 

[dantimdad]

You still have that reactor? I thought you had gotten rid of it.

It was a gift. Not getting rid of it.

 

[dantimdad]

Workbench/desk extension done. (I will take pics after the cleanup)

Now to start organizing stuff so I can get room to setup the tank.

Believe it or not, I have zero 1" pvc pipe. Tons of fittings. I will have to go to Lowes soon.

I also need to go to 5 below and get a yoga mat for under the tank and under the sump. It has a thin Matt attached to the tank but not enough.

 

[That Crusso Kid]

It was a gift. Not getting rid of it.

Awwww man, making a guy almost feel some feelings over here.

FWIW - I still have the steak knives. Yep, they made the move with us to FL. When we were moving, the wife asked, "Can we get rid of these?" To which I replied, "Absolutely not!"

Workbench/desk extension done. (I will take pics after the cleanup)

Now to start organizing stuff so I can get room to setup the tank.

Believe it or not, I have zero 1" pvc pipe. Tons of fittings. I will have to go to Lowes soon.

I also need to go to 5 below and get a yoga mat for under the tank and under the sump. It has a thin Matt attached to the tank but not enough.

Thanks for clarifying why you were getting the yoga mat. If it was for actual yoga use then we'd all know you died and someone else was using your account.

 

[dantimdad]

Awwww man, making a guy almost feel some feelings over here.

FWIW - I still have the steak knives. Yep, they made the move with us to FL. When we were moving, the wife asked, "Can we get rid of these?" To which I replied, "Absolutely not!"


Thanks for clarifying why you were getting the yoga mat. If it was for actual yoga use then we'd all know you died and someone else was using your account.

IF I wasn't dead already, the yoga would do it for sure. lol

 

[08TRDOFFROAD]

Workbench/desk extension done. (I will take pics after the cleanup)

Now to start organizing stuff so I can get room to setup the tank.

Believe it or not, I have zero 1" pvc pipe. Tons of fittings. I will have to go to Lowes soon.

I also need to go to 5 below and get a yoga mat for under the tank and under the sump. It has a thin Matt attached to the tank but not enough.

Still waiting for pics...nudge...nudge...

 

[dantimdad]

Still waiting for pics...nudge...nudge...

Gotta finish cleaning up. It’s coming along