Basile
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Take a shower! lol
OK Two new 75 Starfire tanks on the way and lots of possibilities and money.
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Take a shower! lol
kyle4201
Active Member
Ugh! But I was in the pool all afternoon to wash off all the salt from the ocean from all morning! ! Im clean! Lollol.
O yea, I live in sout Fl. Lol. (I'm just upset but it's going to take 2 or 3 years to see your tanks at full potential. However, seeing your diligence I know it will be worth the wait.!! ) :lurk:
O yea, I live in sout Fl. Lol. (I'm just upset but it's going to take 2 or 3 years to see your tanks at full potential. However, seeing your diligence I know it will be worth the wait.!! ) :lurk:
Basile
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I do appreciate your enthousiam lol. But like they say all good thing comes to those who know how to wait. As i'm retired or semi retired i figure i got time and i rather take the time to do it right the first time than to rush into it. I have a problem and it has to be resolve, before i proceed. And your not going to like whats coming but the air exchanger has to be put in before i can start the system, now. Its already getting -1oC here and frost is upon us here in Canada. It would of been fine in sept when i was suppose to have the tanks, but now with all the delays, its november. The airexchanger has to be put in before those babies run. So thats going to be another week or two, in the making. Depending on their schedules. Do you feel the itch yet lol. i'm ok with it. It'll give me time to finish my floor while they work on the unit, dec 1 to be realistic and prudent the water will flow, could be sooner, cause it takes just a few days for them to put it in. So between Nov 01 and dec 01 how's that? LOL Life is beautiful! Keep the popcorn comming lol. Thanks again for your interest.
StirCrayzy
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Geez Kyle, You could always go read through his last 65g thread if you're that anxious. Instant payoff!
Basile
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Foaming times
Well yesterday i did a bit of foaming in the fuge i foamed my wall . I place temporarely my wall in my main tank to see what cut i would have to make. I say temporarely because we have to move that pig again to be able to slide my sump back into position again. Oh dear...... Anyway it looks nice .
I'll foam those in after the sump is put in.
I'll be putting resin and sanding the foam on the sculpure today 2 inch of sand will cover the eggcrate making my Tonga branch stand alone.
If you use any foam Acetone will clean out the spout very well and you can use your can and spout again and again. That stuff really strong .It also very good to clean your hands
The foam will be sand today and will be blend in. I don't want dirty water to be trapped behind those panels.
The foamed worked well it went right where i wanted and is blocking any entry spot.
A nice blade will get rid of the smudge.
Smelly cat, smelly cat, or is it soft kitty?
Cat alley......behind the scenes
They shouldnt mess with the plumbing right????
Thats how thick those stands are
What a line up!The 150 G backwall
Inside the $20 external glass Wavebox, i just bought the Tunze pump and voila. I bought the sponge too to house the pump.
The top of the panel will be siliconed on this one because foam swells too much . I don't want the foam blocking my teeth.
A lurker....
The next step is to foam in the seperation with rubbles and blend in the foam and rubble with resin and sand.Thats today; Foam and rubbles will help make and secure the screen. I thought that i wouldn't need silicone on the front glass, that it would be tight enough. WRONG i'll have to put silicone after all. Can't win every time .
On the left side will be the anglers, they don't need much swimming room they rather "walk" and stalk their prey. The right side will be the seahorses territory. The extreme right panel prevent the light from the window to go in the tank.
Before foaming i made sure that every panel was flush with the glass. As you can see they are very flat.
The bottom are also very flat and smooth
The rubbles for the screen
Well yesterday i did a bit of foaming in the fuge i foamed my wall . I place temporarely my wall in my main tank to see what cut i would have to make. I say temporarely because we have to move that pig again to be able to slide my sump back into position again. Oh dear...... Anyway it looks nice .
I'll foam those in after the sump is put in.
I'll be putting resin and sanding the foam on the sculpure today 2 inch of sand will cover the eggcrate making my Tonga branch stand alone.
If you use any foam Acetone will clean out the spout very well and you can use your can and spout again and again. That stuff really strong .It also very good to clean your hands
The foam will be sand today and will be blend in. I don't want dirty water to be trapped behind those panels.
The foamed worked well it went right where i wanted and is blocking any entry spot.
A nice blade will get rid of the smudge.
Smelly cat, smelly cat, or is it soft kitty?
Cat alley......behind the scenes
They shouldnt mess with the plumbing right????
Thats how thick those stands are
What a line up!The 150 G backwall
Inside the $20 external glass Wavebox, i just bought the Tunze pump and voila. I bought the sponge too to house the pump.
The top of the panel will be siliconed on this one because foam swells too much . I don't want the foam blocking my teeth.
A lurker....
The next step is to foam in the seperation with rubbles and blend in the foam and rubble with resin and sand.Thats today; Foam and rubbles will help make and secure the screen. I thought that i wouldn't need silicone on the front glass, that it would be tight enough. WRONG i'll have to put silicone after all. Can't win every time .
On the left side will be the anglers, they don't need much swimming room they rather "walk" and stalk their prey. The right side will be the seahorses territory. The extreme right panel prevent the light from the window to go in the tank.
Before foaming i made sure that every panel was flush with the glass. As you can see they are very flat.
The bottom are also very flat and smooth
The rubbles for the screen
When will it be wet, and your build... reminds me of this quote...
happiness is a journey, not a destination; happiness is found along the way
happiness is a journey, not a destination; happiness is found along the way
Basile
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No kidding lol Yes its taking a bit more time than previously anticipated but, patience is a verue they say and in are hobby nothing good happens fast is another saying , lol. well looks like this is going to be awsome lol. I have to wait that the air-exchanger has to be put in . That takes a few days. i have to call the guys tomorrow to make the arrangements for next week or so. Its important because with all the humidity that those tanks are going to generate and the cold spells we're having now a frost can happen on my windows and we don't want that. So for a date, nov 15 about. The plumbing will be finished next week as well, now we still have to settle the sump issue thats next weekend. Followed by the plumbing then the watertests, and then the water. then dec 1 the first fish, the chromis school 7 of them they've been in quarantine for 2 months now in a macro-algae biotope with live rock and live sand that will be transfered into the big system as soon as its open then this small tank will become the QT for the next fishes after that all the remaining rock and sand will be transfered to the big system and the qt tank will be bare of any material and be a sterile QT tank with new arrivals. . The proposed stocking is school of 7 chromis- 5 anthias-1 Yellow Tang-2 Picasso clown ( the anemone a year later) another fish not sure what, open to suggestions...
Basile
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Finishing the Refugium
Ok well today was finishing the refugium decor, backwall , the separation and the substrates.
So i chose some rubbles to put in the larger openings and gaps between the separation and the ceramic panel, and then applied the foam.
I applied foam on both sides to make sure shrimps the smallest of the critters wouldn't cross over and be eaten by the anglers.
Now i didn't apply foam in the bottom like i intended to do because 3 inch of sand would help hold this as well. I just put rubbles to help lift the screen in place while the foam cures. after that i'll silicone the front edge to the front glass panel. I thought i wouldn't have too, but i have too.Their's a gap and i have to fill it.
Thats the silicone i used on top of the panels not block the teeth with foam, the same will be done for the screen.
I have 2 gallons of mud in the tank with the sand on top on one side, and on the other side its a bit mixed. The sand is Tropic Eden Tonga Reef Flakes and Tonga Reef mini-Flakes 2-1 ratio. I use mud for medicinal reason and nothing else, i still do my water changes , i do my own miracles......
The Anglers pen , 30 G
The seahorses pen 45 G
Oh yes i forgot i sanded my sculpture
I'll probably do a second coating
Don't forget to clean your spout with acetone to be able to reuse it
Ok well today was finishing the refugium decor, backwall , the separation and the substrates.
So i chose some rubbles to put in the larger openings and gaps between the separation and the ceramic panel, and then applied the foam.
I applied foam on both sides to make sure shrimps the smallest of the critters wouldn't cross over and be eaten by the anglers.
Now i didn't apply foam in the bottom like i intended to do because 3 inch of sand would help hold this as well. I just put rubbles to help lift the screen in place while the foam cures. after that i'll silicone the front edge to the front glass panel. I thought i wouldn't have too, but i have too.Their's a gap and i have to fill it.
Thats the silicone i used on top of the panels not block the teeth with foam, the same will be done for the screen.
I have 2 gallons of mud in the tank with the sand on top on one side, and on the other side its a bit mixed. The sand is Tropic Eden Tonga Reef Flakes and Tonga Reef mini-Flakes 2-1 ratio. I use mud for medicinal reason and nothing else, i still do my water changes , i do my own miracles......
The Anglers pen , 30 G
The seahorses pen 45 G
Oh yes i forgot i sanded my sculpture
I'll probably do a second coating
Don't forget to clean your spout with acetone to be able to reuse it
Gasturbineguy
Member
Nice progress there! I'm one of those guys that's never even thought about cleaning the foam in a can nozzles. I'll give that a shot sometime. Thanks for that tip! Wonder if it works on the regular household stuff as well 
Basile
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Nice progress there! I'm one of those guys that's never even thought about cleaning the foam in a can nozzles. I'll give that a shot sometime. Thanks for that tip! Wonder if it works on the regular household stuff as well
Thank you , guess who i found spoiling my sand this morning.......what punishment should i inflic do you think. Bare in mind these guys already got castrated lol. Are they intitle to some mistchivism?????
Gasturbineguy
Member
Were they trying to add material to cycle your tank faster? lol..... that is the first thing that came to mind cats + sand = rofl
BJ:
Basile
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Were they trying to add material to cycle your tank faster? lol..... that is the first thing that came to mind cats + sand = rofl
LOL no **** lol
kitty was just trying to help adding an ammonia source
adding an ammonia source
Basile
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Cats on the prowl
Look at the picture, and envision a pair of Maspect Razors LED lights side by side and hanging there on top of that tank. Now i don't know if you've seen the Razor's profile but they're shaped like a nice walkway , and perfect for the cats to climb on unfortunatly. So i plan to hook from the ceilling , the same as the LED lights, a panel of plexiglas the lenght of the tank coming down behind the tank and cutting off access to the tank, so my feline friends don't hop on my warm LED's and plunge them into the water.
By the way while i was writing this one of them was talking, yes you know, the way they are in the morning lol. Anyway all innocent and climbing slowly up and acting all innocent and looking around and walking back and forth , pacing, if i hadn't been there , i know where he'd been going, lol and as soon as i leave i'll be going in , they're so deliberate, and anyone saying they're not intelligent are crazy, they choose their timing and act so innocently before ...grrr we love them so much don't we, i do.
Look at the picture, and envision a pair of Maspect Razors LED lights side by side and hanging there on top of that tank. Now i don't know if you've seen the Razor's profile but they're shaped like a nice walkway , and perfect for the cats to climb on unfortunatly. So i plan to hook from the ceilling , the same as the LED lights, a panel of plexiglas the lenght of the tank coming down behind the tank and cutting off access to the tank, so my feline friends don't hop on my warm LED's and plunge them into the water.
By the way while i was writing this one of them was talking, yes you know, the way they are in the morning lol. Anyway all innocent and climbing slowly up and acting all innocent and looking around and walking back and forth , pacing, if i hadn't been there , i know where he'd been going, lol and as soon as i leave i'll be going in , they're so deliberate, and anyone saying they're not intelligent are crazy, they choose their timing and act so innocently before ...grrr we love them so much don't we, i do.
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Basile
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Doom and gloom
Well , i've taken the trim off the sump.I shaved the silicone off the sump following the edge of the glass and taken mesurements; here's the mesurements i get so far;(all in inches)
The top of the sump; 19 7/8
Bottom of the sump; 20 1/16
Legs of the stand, bottom 19 15/16
Legs of the stand, middle 20
Legs of the stand top 20
Inside the stand 20 1/16
We are making the last attempt tonight.
You asked me if it will fit i d o n o t k no w snif :cry1:
Well , i've taken the trim off the sump.I shaved the silicone off the sump following the edge of the glass and taken mesurements; here's the mesurements i get so far;(all in inches)
The top of the sump; 19 7/8
Bottom of the sump; 20 1/16
Legs of the stand, bottom 19 15/16
Legs of the stand, middle 20
Legs of the stand top 20
Inside the stand 20 1/16
We are making the last attempt tonight.
You asked me if it will fit i d o n o t k no w snif :cry1:
StirCrayzy
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God, I hate fractions.
I very much expected metric from the great white north!
I very much expected metric from the great white north!
Basile
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Well its a missed sump
We tried and its a missed sump. It doesn't fit between the legs and even if it did their's not room for a hair to move between the bottom braces for the sump. Concept told me they hadn't tried the sump under the stand before shipping it. OOPs not a good move. We tried removing the trim but ultimatly its no go. They said they'd build me another one if that solution didn't work, which i'm greatfull.After all sending the sump and the stand without seing if it fits, is kina strange.
We tried and its a missed sump. It doesn't fit between the legs and even if it did their's not room for a hair to move between the bottom braces for the sump. Concept told me they hadn't tried the sump under the stand before shipping it. OOPs not a good move. We tried removing the trim but ultimatly its no go. They said they'd build me another one if that solution didn't work, which i'm greatfull.After all sending the sump and the stand without seing if it fits, is kina strange.
Basile
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My Razors
If the weekend was disapointing it was still productive. I managed to installed some of my Maspect Razors light system, one was missing its hanging kit , which i'm going to claim at the store who sold it to me. It was a chore because living in a building with cement slabs 8 inches thick .....I had to drill that concrete! Those tanks will never go anywhere and certainly not those lights.
The hooks are good for 67 lb, the razors are 5.5 lb, i'm good.
When i chose the razors , it was suppose to be between two tanks; one on top of each other, the shape of the Razors made perfect sense at that time. The other factors were; at the time of the conception of the tanks, i had chosen a light to be just right for the dept of the tanks, 21". The Razor's PAR was perfect for that, plus , since it was suppose to be between two tanks i didn't want the heat to overheat the top tank above. Again the wing shape and design of the Razors proved to be perfect for it, even its operation, the fans only working when it becomes too hot made sense, still do. Yes they're still my choice even after the changes in the layout of my system; Razors Rule!!!!
I'm leaving the wall blank, to me it makes the room bigger and symbolises vastnest and makes the effect really interesting in the room
If the weekend was disapointing it was still productive. I managed to installed some of my Maspect Razors light system, one was missing its hanging kit , which i'm going to claim at the store who sold it to me. It was a chore because living in a building with cement slabs 8 inches thick .....I had to drill that concrete! Those tanks will never go anywhere and certainly not those lights.
The hooks are good for 67 lb, the razors are 5.5 lb, i'm good.
When i chose the razors , it was suppose to be between two tanks; one on top of each other, the shape of the Razors made perfect sense at that time. The other factors were; at the time of the conception of the tanks, i had chosen a light to be just right for the dept of the tanks, 21". The Razor's PAR was perfect for that, plus , since it was suppose to be between two tanks i didn't want the heat to overheat the top tank above. Again the wing shape and design of the Razors proved to be perfect for it, even its operation, the fans only working when it becomes too hot made sense, still do. Yes they're still my choice even after the changes in the layout of my system; Razors Rule!!!!
I'm leaving the wall blank, to me it makes the room bigger and symbolises vastnest and makes the effect really interesting in the room