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Thank you!Nice start.....
Marty's 8' 300g/sump room build. ~750g system
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My kind of fridge!Oh right. I love the Torpedo as well.
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Finished painting the cabinets and got first coat on most of the doors..kinda ran out of space lol.
One more night of painting then I can mount doors and start the plumbing process.
One more night of painting then I can mount doors and start the plumbing process.
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Finished painting the cabinets and got first coat on most of the doors..kinda ran out of space lol.
One more night of painting then I can mount doors and start the plumbing process.
I would have thought you'd complete the plumbing then put the doors on once finished. Seems you would have more wiggle room. Then again, I'm a bigger guy who might need more room than you. (6'3.5" , 250lbs)
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I had also thought of that and have been debating. Now that you say it too that's prob the better idea, I guess I'm just so excited to see the "finished project" that I'm getting ahead of myself lol. Wooosaaaaa
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Just read your thread from the beginning. Definitely following along. Looks wonderful so far!
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I’m jealous of the carpentry skills ;Wideyed
Turning out sweet!
Turning out sweet!
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Thank you! Its been a ton of work so far but its finally paying off.. I'm so close to setting up all my new toys I got lol. It will get more fun!
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I appreciate that
I had a buddy who is a contractor help me with structural things as I'm a mechanic by trade, but I did all the outsides and trim and I gotta say I've kinda impressed myself!
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Got the vents installed in the canopy and getting ready to clean tank right now
After $500 on plumbing at Lowes, I hope I got everything I need to get this baby connected and sump room plumbed.
Gonna be a long day of smelling PVC cement but I'm ready for it! Will update after
After $500 on plumbing at Lowes, I hope I got everything I need to get this baby connected and sump room plumbed.
Gonna be a long day of smelling PVC cement but I'm ready for it! Will update after
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Got the vents installed in the canopy and getting ready to clean tank right now
After $500 on plumbing at Lowes, I hope I got everything I need to get this baby connected and sump room plumbed.
Gonna be a long day of smelling PVC cement but I'm ready for it! Will update after
Now that's what I'm talkin' bout!
You'll end up being 6" short on pipe and 1 45degree elbow! Lol
Hey, you going to use Weld-on or Oatey for cementing everything?
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Awesome! Keep it going
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lol im already short a coupling and an elbow..got tank and room connected getting started on room now.. Good thing is I have a bunch of stuff to bring back so I should end up with close to 80 in money back at Lowes
I'll post more pics when I'm finished for nightAs for cement I'm using the oatley heavy duty PVC cement and the clear PVC cleaner. I got all purpose high strength for connecting the PVC union to the ABYZZ since that's a different plastic. The pump will be in place tonight and I'll be adding the baffles sometime over next couple nights. Got a 40b with baffles in it now I'll harvest then got a glass cutter so I can dismantle tank for more glass if I need. Gonna do a 3 chamber sump
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Can’t wait to see all this hard work become our beautiful reef!
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Got 95% of plumbing between tank and room done, was short a few needed pieces (obviously -__-) so will finish tomorrow or next day. Added 320lbs of sand (240bimini pink/80 special grade) and the 3 boxes of branch rock I got. This is NOT my scape nor all my rock but wanted to get the boxes out of this room so I threw them in here. Started filling the tank with my new RODI unit temporarily hooked up to my downstairs bathroom. By time tank fills in couple days I'll have plumbing wrapped up and I have a guy hooking my electric to the box Thursday so hopefully I'll have water flowing this weekend!...atleast in the main tank and sump, i will work on the 90s this weekend too as well. Fingers crossed!
I'm off wed/Thurs and will be putting in a lot of work. Gonna get the beam hung that will support my lights and be that much closerrrrr
I'm off wed/Thurs and will be putting in a lot of work. Gonna get the beam hung that will support my lights and be that much closerrrrr
crusso1993
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Got 95% of plumbing between tank and room done, was short a few needed pieces (obviously -__-) so will finish tomorrow or next day. Added 320lbs of sand (240bimini pink/80 special grade) and the 3 boxes of branch rock I got. This is NOT my scape nor all my rock but wanted to get the boxes out of this room so I threw them in here. Started filling the tank with my new RODI unit temporarily hooked up to my downstairs bathroom. By time tank fills in couple days I'll have plumbing wrapped up and I have a guy hooking my electric to the box Thursday so hopefully I'll have water flowing this weekend!...atleast in the main tank and sump, i will work on the 90s this weekend too as well. Fingers crossed!
I'm off wed/Thurs and will be putting in a lot of work. Gonna get the beam hung that will support my lights and be that much closerrrrr
Soooooo close!
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Ik I can't frikkin wait dude! Trying to not let my excitement get the best of me and do these last steps the right way. Even after I get tank plumbed and water running I got a ton of work in room with all the equipment and wiring and all that. As long as I can get water flowing this weekend I'll be happy, goal is to be fully running by end of month, all equipment both auxiliary tanks, everything.
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