My Shallow Dream Build 60" × 30" × 17"

count krunk · Jun 26, 2020

awesome!!

I agree water is in the tank that is intended to be made into salt water thus by the implied contract entered into here (witnessed by the users of R2R) you are, good sir, REQUIRED to change your tank status!

One night wife and I were drinking and we went our separate ways. She passed out drunk and I took a MH hood and drilled a hole in the side and soldered up the wire connection on it haha.

JoshH · Jun 26, 2020

fishguy242 said:
WHAT..WHAT..WATER.!!!!looking great
p.s. yes i cheated ...congrats

Lol!!! YES WATER!!! It's only been about 15 months since recieving the tank and it finally has saltwater in it

count krunk said:
awesome!!

I agree water is in the tank that is intended to be made into salt water thus by the implied contract entered into here (witnessed by the users of R2R) you are, good sir, REQUIRED to change your tank status!

One night wife and I were drinking and we went our separate ways. She passed out drunk and I took a MH hood and drilled a hole in the side and soldered up the wire connection on it haha.

Wait a minute here, contract? What??? I must have missed something here ;Watching;Watching;Watching;Nailbiting;Nailbiting;Nailbiting;Nailbiting;Writing;Writing;Writing

Lowell Lemon · Jun 26, 2020

That is a great looking tank and sump. You do nice work sir on all the trim and stand!

JoshH · Jun 26, 2020

Lowell Lemon said:
That is a great looking tank and sump. You do nice work sir on all the trim and stand!

Thank you @Lowell Lemon

it's a work in progress still but this is obviously a HUGE step forward. I'm surprised how well it has turned out if I'm being honest.

JoshH · Jun 27, 2020

35 Gallons in and I think I'm going to call it a night, Thanks for stopping by everyone!!

Now officially at the point where we are at the volume of my last largest tank. And still have a loooooong way to go!

samnaz · Jun 27, 2020

Killed it with the scape btw.

JoshH · Jun 27, 2020

samnaz said:
Killed it with the scape btw.

Thanks! It turned out almost exactly the way I wanted it too, I did want a bit more of an overhang on the end but figured it might be a little much as the shelf already takes up a large amount of space...

this is me · Jun 30, 2020

what the heck?? 44 pages and 18months. I thought I would see a tank full of corals and fish but only get a tank that is not even 1/3 full?

this is me · Jun 30, 2020

JoshH said:
You know, with all of this craziness going on here. I've had a chance recently to sit back and reflect on what really matters most. And that's family. Whether it be our own, or our R2R Family. What matters is we are here for each other when needed. I hope through all of this, everyone doesn't lose sight of that.

I've recently been given some news that means come early January our family is going to be getting a little bigger...

I hope everyone stays safe in these difficult times

Congrats!! You've played a good game. ;Joyful;Joyful

In all seriousness, it'll be a game of smiles, laughters, and a lot of sleepness nights.

JoshH · Jun 30, 2020

this is me said:
what the heck?? 44 pages and 18months. I thought I would see a tank full of corals and fish but only get a tank that is not even 1/3 full?

Hey I said at the beginning it would be a slow one

JUST topped off the tank as much as I could until the overflow is plumbed in. 110 Gallons is where we are at

fishguy242 · Jun 30, 2020

YEAH""..and 3 days ..nothing as soon as finally gets wet..

JoshH · Jun 30, 2020

fishguy242 said:
YEAH""..and 3 days ..nothing as soon as finally gets wet..

Hey if you want to come and finish coating and sanding the drywall in the sump room by all means you're welcome to

count krunk · Jun 30, 2020

finishing drywall SUCKSS!!!

JoshH · Jun 30, 2020

count krunk said:
finishing drywall SUCKSS!!!

Why yes, yes it does!! I did it for years though ;Bored My brother owns a Drywall company so worked there for a bit but he has all the fancy tools. Coating with just knifes and trowels blows the big one.

count krunk · Jun 30, 2020

Are you going to texture it? Personally I like the look of just flat smooth surface and it cuts out a step with finishing. I try to think about everything I do from a reduce reuse recycle POV and adding something to the wall just for a teeny bit of texture doesn't make the cut for me.

JoshH · Jun 30, 2020

count krunk said:
Are you going to texture it? Personally I like the look of just flat smooth surface and it cuts out a step with finishing. I try to think about everything I do from a reduce reuse recycle POV and adding something to the wall just for a teeny bit of texture doesn't make the cut for me.

As in a spray texture? No. I hate popcorn ceilings with a passion, they look like garbage and are literally the cheapest way to finish a ceiling. Depending on the texture it actually takes more steps to finish a flat ceiling than a spray texture, less material though.

I like flat ceilings too, troweled flat ceilings are the best. I don't have motivation to trowel everything though or the 3 foot trowel. So I'm not doing that lol

Dolelo96 · Jun 30, 2020

JoshH said:
Hey I said at the beginning it would be a slow one

JUST topped off the tank as much as I could until the overflow is plumbed in. 110 Gallons is where we are at

Really looks amazing..love the scape!