DIY Concrete Aquarium 5,000 gallon - Anderson Family Reef

[McPuff]

Set some fish to my brother in Michigan today! This frees up the 240 for corals… coral nippers are going to his fish only… he wanted the Blueface, Sohal, and Annularis…

Awesome! I'm up in SE Michigan. :0)

 

[JumboShrimp]

I assume he knows the box is coming, because if a package like that unexpected showed up at MY door, it’s not getting opened!! (Lol!)

 

[dca22anderson]

moved all the fish and corals from the white bin to the 240… that clears the opening so I can do the header

 

[dca22anderson]

Moved the apex and electrical and ran the future return to the 240… next up hanging the lights and plumbing the drains

 

[dca22anderson]

 

[Cell]

I love that your temporary holding tanks are like dream tanks for many others. That 240 is nice!

 

[dca22anderson]

here is a video of the move of the corals from the white bin to the 240. I have the return plumed, need to do the drain still, quick walk through of the future filter room and current holding system.

 

[Bpp124987]

Don’t collapse the house while restructuring that level!

 

[dca22anderson]

Don’t collapse the house while restructuring that level!

Fingers crossed LOL

 

[dca22anderson]

Added two 8 bulb ATI fixtures over the 240!! It’s going to look amazing!!

 

[dca22anderson]

240 gallon tied into the main holding system!

 

[Sltloser]

Sorry if this is ignorant, but what is the function of the open "standpipe" up against the wall that part the drain pipe for the 240?

 

[dca22anderson]

Sorry if this is ignorant, but what is the function of the open "standpipe" up against the wall that part the drain pipe for the 240?

I use that on gravity fed drains to maintain the proper pressure in the line kind of like a vent stack in your home… helps the water just roll down the drain (I’m sure there is a better explanation)

 

[Theo_0]

Has there been any progress for your equipment yet? You certainly have much more patience than me. Why is Bill taking so long to produce your equipment?

 

[dca22anderson]

Has there been any progress for your equipment yet? You certainly have much more patience than me. Why is Bill taking so long to produce your equipment?

I spoke to him on Thursday last week and he said he would work on it over the weekend. Checked in yesterday and no reply yet. Not sure why he is taking so long. It's been a year since I made some significant payments to him for the Skimmer, UV and Heat exchanger...

 

[najer]

I spoke to him on Thursday last week and he said he would work on it over the weekend. Checked in yesterday and no reply yet. Not sure why he is taking so long. It's been a year since I made some significant payments to him for the Skimmer, UV and Heat exchanger...

You know the other person that dissed him and got bans on various platforms, when someone is doing something more up scale they know they will pay more for things, getting stiffed is a whole different ball game!

 

[najer]

Can you tag him in a post on the filtration section here with a Q, that would be great to see?!

 

[dca22anderson]

You know the other person that dissed him and got bans on various platforms, when someone is doing something more up scale they know they will pay more for things, getting stiffed is a whole different ball game!

I've actually got most of my filtration budget already in his hands... it's not a great position to be in for sure, my order with him is so custom that most of the stuff he is ending up doing one off...

 

[najer]

I've actually got most of my filtration budget already in his hands... it's not a great position to be in for sure, my order with him is so custom that most of the stuff he is ending up doing one off...

I know where the money is due to previous posts, sucks that someone that used to have a reputation blew it with others as well as you.

 

[dca22anderson]

I know where the money is due to previous posts, sucks that someone that used to have a reputation blew it with others as well as you.

I’m still hoping that he is able to finish what I ordered… fingers crossed