stoneroller Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Well, cool. Let's see what you are calling a hyme. I think I got one of those in high school!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 Well now i know how you got your screen name...LOL. JK, its not something you can smoke. Its also called a rod end. I sanded and tained the canopy tonight so the polyurethane will go on tomorow night, then paint the inside white. Cant wai to get the actuators in tomorow hopefully. They were in Colorado at 3am this morning. Well, cool. Let's see what you are calling a hyme. I think I got one of those in high school!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 well the lift works like a champ. I will remove it tomorow and prime and paint it then re-install it. It will have to be adjusted onc the lights are mounted in it but i pre weighted the canopy with what i thought my fixture weighed and it works fine. I can slep a little better knowing my project actually worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nu2brewing Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 You all have to see this tank in person. The thing is awesome, I've been there helping him put glass together and with the lift system. It's a mixture of aqautics & engineering! I know he's itching to get water in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 here is what the lift looks like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballistic.reefer Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 amazing. just amazing. nicely done jeremy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 I am in awe at the amount of planning that has gone into the building of this tank. It is coming out superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneroller Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 SCROTATE that pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 well not alot of news, im waiting on a PVC fitting to come in then the tank plumbing will be done and i can move the tank back to the wall. Then i can water test it...YAAAA!!! Next month im gonna have to buy buckets of salt, sandbed, and liverock (100#s) Then just start the new tank.....Hopefully all goes well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 so i got back from my trip to Iowa for a wedding, MAN as it a crazy 5 days. Between having a mud flap off of a semi hit the front of the Pathfinder and tear the front bumper and getting side swipped at 70mph all is good. Wedding went of w/o a hitch. When i returned my PVC fittings were here so i finished up the plumbing today, got the tank sat back on the ground and aganst the wall. The pic of the trailer is where we stayed for 5 days in Iowa, the other is of the arrangements of the sump area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 The shelves and baskets are a nice touch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasonHoff Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 i really like the baskets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myvirtue Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 looking good. hope your doing well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 im doing well, r u over there? The shelves will house the CO2 bottle and CA Reactor, the baskets will hold dry goods and dosing stuff. The pic of the trailer is just for laughs, it was in a field behind my cousins farm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 i took the plunge today...WATER TEST...it all went well, it holds water and the aquarium doesnt leak. I have a drip from one of the ball valves on the drain that i will have to address but other than that All is Good. Now i need to save for sand,salt, and liverock. Im gonna let the tank set for a day or to with water in it just to make sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atxmandarin Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 whooooo that thing is sweeeeeet, an impressive build thus far man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 How are you going to block the light from the window? dimb question I'm sure. . . Dave- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 the window? the one to the right? It doesnt get any direct sunlight and it has 90% solarscreen and blinds so i think its covered. Im more worried about the kitchen lighting. But thats just me. Live rock,salt, and sand will be here hopefully this week depending on how the holiday goes and shipping. Anyways sorry its at a boring point right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishypets Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Why would you worry about the kitchen light? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 mmmm cause there wont be 12hrs of true darkness, not that big a deal but with my current tank it only has light when the lights are on basically. Im not realy that worried though. I got the salt and sand and right know the ro/di water is being put in. It should be about full tomorow afternoon. gotta clean the sand and pour the salt in once its close to the level i want it at. The LR should be here friday. Getting realy happy to see it coming together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 So i guess it been awhile since an update, i drained the tap water out and filed the tank with RO/DI water and put the sand in the bottom. Man even pre washing the sand didnt help the cloudiness. So i turned the tank on and let it run, OOOPPPPSSSS, i need a bigger return pump. The mag 18 isnt enough so i purchased a mag 24. All in all the tank runs great but the intank flow outta the returns isnt enough for what i wanted (hence the reason for a bigger pump). Alright on to the next thing, my liverock arrived today from California via FIJI. All i can say is $275 for 100#s and free shipping. The rock looked great with a mixture of large to small. I put it in a Brute trash can with a powerhead at the bottom and a powerhead at the top for flow. Now the waiting game of doing water changes on it and watchn the levels till they go down. REALY gettn excited now. The 100#s i just purchased and the 125#s in my current tank should be plenty of LR for the job. The new skimmer i bought works great also, i am letting it run to break it in. Guess for now its just the WAITING.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneroller Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Try a flow eductor or accelerator for increasing the velocity from your returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teg Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Can you let me know how that new Skimz is working? is it up to the hype that so many people are giving it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 i just have it running right nw to break it in with RODI water that is in the new tank. Seems to work, easy to adjust. Im calling them on the air control cause to me it makes NO difference on foam no matter where the air adjustment is set. VERY HAPPY with the price and skimmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Were did you buy the glass at/ from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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