Rags2Riches - The Learning Curve. 125g

[RichtheReefer21]

Ha! I figured that had to be the case.

Made it to 34 years old, holding strong.

No kids, no ring, No Problem!

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Just hit the 16 hour mark on the skimmer test run. Thing is a beast.

Just had it running in a tub holding water waiting to refill the tank at the end. Skimming like champ.

Back to work!

 

[Raege]

No ring here. The pants fit nicely.

Everyone knows that! I mean you made her let you go to the Jack and Jill just a few days ago Now that’s putting your foot down in the pants that fit nicely You have made it farther than me tho I broke early often and young lol

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Everyone knows that! I mean you made her let you go to the Jack and Jill just a few days ago Now that’s putting your foot down in the pants that fit nicely You have made it farther than me tho I broke early often and young lol

Dont forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he ever wanted...









He lived happily ever after

 

[Raege]

Nice Charlie
So how’d it go? Update update update

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Alright... everything from the tank top side is done. Tinted, drilled, plumbed.

Sump baffles are curing.

All that's left to do is the under-side plumbing to the sump chambers.

Return pump came in today.

Gonna hit the sack, and then I have to decide if I am going to refill the tank with rock, water, and inverts, and let the sand die-off get cycled on it's own without fish or coral...

Or if I am going to pull 120lbs of sand out and replace with new live sand... my corals have been in a bucket for 36 hrs, with a heater and circulation, but havent seen lights at all. Idk if I can go much longer before losing some.

Tough decisions to make now going forward. Tomorrow I will scrape the front and sides, finish the plumbing underneath, run power management, and decide what to do with the sand.

I'm dead beat. Gnite

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Cant sleep.... body is tapping out, mind is a carousel... another long day tomorrow.

Tylenol PM time.

 

[NY_Caveman]

I write when I cannot sleep. Clears all the ideas and thoughts out of my head.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Day 3... ;Shifty

After receiving advice from reefsquad... ( #r2rforlife ) on my situation with die-off in the stagnant sand bed that I left in the tank during this journey, I have made my decision.

I am going to refill the tank with my live rock, original water, and inverts that I have had in containers with heat, oxygen, and flow since Saturday Night.

Heaters, and gyres will go back in after a rinse.

Then I will wait to see what ammonia and Nitrite are at in 6-10 hrs once things resettle.

Thankfully my friend left me this puppy:

Bombs away!

 

[NY_Caveman]

Good luck brother! Make more RO/DI than you think you need!

 

[Dsnakes]

Awesome, it’s getting there!

 

[Fudsey]

Looking good ! !

 

[Raege]

Closing in almost home

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Thanks everyone!

Current living room shot....

Dining room is just fine!!!

 

[RichtheReefer21]

@Lasse

Here is the mess my friend.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

I got this. ;Wacky

 

[Hemmdog]

I got this. ;Wacky

Making moves man! Well done on the progress!

 

[Lasse]

@Lasse

Here is the mess my friend.

At least the aquarium is nice

Sincerely Lasse

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Making moves man! Well done on the progress!

Yezzzzziiiir!

At least the aquarium is nice

Sincerely Lasse

Indeed. Gotta wait till tomorrow for sump silicone to cure fully. So no final pics till then!

 

[Lasse]

I show the pictures for my wife - she said

high recognition factor

But she also said that I always succeded to stow my stuff higher on the table than you managed with - at least after 2 weeks

Sincerely Lasse