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Shouldn't have but I did... red planet, Jason fox flame, vivid bumblebee tri color validia and Miami hurricane chalice (just for you frank) that thing has long sweepers...
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Shouldn't have but I did... red planet, Jason fox flame, vivid bumblebee tri color validia and Miami hurricane chalice (just for you frank) that thing has long sweepers...
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EXCELLENT additions!
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Bottom has been sealed. Top trim has been finished. All nails wood filled and sanded, all gaps filled in, hopefully finish bottom trim today, get a few supplies, and plumb tomorrow... :)

Still need to make the corner trim peices.

May not get wet until next weekend at this rate.
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The stand looks great @Fishy65, I really love it!!
Thank you... im not a details guy... so this has been difficult for me. I'm more of a cut some wood get it level screw it together kind of guy. This has been a definite game of patience. But I have enjoyed it...
 
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Near disaster in the current frag tank Tuesday. Despite a nem gaurd the largest bubble tip nem found the power head. It gave itself a substantial hair cut. The water was cloudy and there were bits of nem everywhere. I did a 15 gallon water change, vacuumed out the nem peices and tried to get some carbon going. I did not lose any fish. I did lose 1 teal trumpet, a torch, a chalice, 2 acros, and all my pink Hyacinth birdsnest (fine yesterday rtn today). Everything else looks as good as it has been. Here is a pic from yesterday.
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Today I got the plumbing stuff for the new system. I got the drains roughed in. I'll make final adjustments and actually glue it tomorrow.
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I thought I bought extra Ts and elbows and unions. Turns out... not enough elbows.
This is going to be a weird plumbing job. My return pump might be a bit to big to many gph..... the exit from the pump is 1.5 inches. The returns and loc line are 3/4 inch... so 50% reduction. What I plan to do is T off the return before reducing and put water back into the first sump chamber. I'll control how much with a valve. I run natural systems. Water movement only. No mechanical no skimmer. Lots of rock (in sump).
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PROJECT TIME
Today I got the plumbing stuff for the new system. I got the returns roughed in. I'll make final adjustments and actually glue it tomorrow.
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I thought I bought extra Ts and elbows and unions. Turns out... not enough elbows.
This is going to be a weird plumbing job. My return pump might be a bit to big to many gph..... the exit from the pump is 1.5 inches. The returns and loc line are 3/4 inch... so 50% reduction. What I plan to do is T off the return before reducing and put water back into the first sump chamber. I'll control how much with a valve. I run natural systems. Water movement only. No mechanical no skimmer. Lots of rock (in sump).
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