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Thanks to the help of cdf, I got the tank lifted onto the stand after the club meeting. I was also then able to measure and cut the plumbing.

I did a dry run to make sure everything fit and then cemented down what I could tonight. It's coming along nicely and I can't wait to get water in it!

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Thanks Chris, I can't lose momentum once I have it!

I couldn't get to the bulkheads to tighten them down, so I had to jack the corners of the tank up to give me access. I knew I was keeping those old National Geographics around for a reason [emoji4]

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I put a thin layer of aquarium grade silicone between the gasket and bulkhead and around the threads. My last tank had Teflon tape, which I think caused a tiny leak and I had a salt trail for years down my piping. Hopefully the silicone path will keep it dry.

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Well it has taken me all day and a lot of new SW, but the tank is finally filled and the critters have been transferred. I probably should have acclimated everyone a little slower, but considering they're the remaining survivors of their exodus in the trough, I bet they'll make it.

Unfortunately I have to go out of town tomorrow for the week, so hopefully nothing major goes wrong [emoji52][emoji53][emoji45]

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Well it has taken me all day and a lot of new SW, but the tank is finally filled and the critters have been transferred. I probably should have acclimated everyone a little slower, but considering they're the remaining survivors of their exodus in the trough, I bet they'll make it.

Unfortunately I have to go out of town tomorrow for the week, so hopefully nothing major goes wrong [emoji52][emoji53][emoji45]

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I got your back if you need it bud. [emoji4]
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Luckily I was able to cut my work trip short and come home early. The tank looks great now that the detritus has settled! Of course I paid the price for leaving the tank alone after setting it up and had a loose hose fall out of the sump and empty the sump onto my dining room floor and surrounding areas [emoji37]. I guess I should have stayed up a little later that night and finished securing all my loose hoses so that wouldn't happen, another lesson learned in my extensive book of mistakes!

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Luckily I was able to cut my work trip short and come home early. The tank looks great now that the detritus has settled! Of course I paid the price for leaving the tank alone after setting it up and had a loose hose fall out of the sump and empty the sump onto my dining room floor and surrounding areas [emoji37]. I guess I should have stayed up a little later that night and finished securing all my loose hoses so that wouldn't happen, another lesson learned in my extensive book of mistakes!

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I thought it was that clumsy FarmerTy fella that knocked it out of there to sabotage your new tank in it's first week of existence? whistle.gif

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So setting up the tank obviously stirred up a lot of nutrients when I transferred all the rock and sand. nitrates were at about 12 ppm earlier this week and about 6 ppm today. Phosphates interestingly have gone up over the past days from about 0.12 ppm to 0.21 ppm today. The tank water looks a little cloudy and the house has "that aquarium smell". I assume it's from the bacterial bloom going on from the available nutrients and all the fresh water and room to grow. Hopefully it'll settle out soon whistle.gif

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