Honestly I don't even. Know how I'm gonna do it it may sound awful but I may send one of the young fellas at work over and wash it for a few bucks lol something I'm def not looking forward to:)

I'm trying to have it ready for a freshwater fill by the weekend:):)

well its been a busy day i managed to track down the elusive and infamous gate valve that doesnt seem to exist on the north end of town lol and i got the loc lines for my return put together, i have the herbie overflow all done and i have the load bearing walls in the basement finished as of five minutes ago, tank is now perfectly level all around sooooo........safe to say after a few small overflow water tests im gonna fill this bad boy up and see if it leaks and if not ima gonna fire this puppy up with some salt water and get to washing 200lbs or more of sand lolololol im going to go crazy me thinks lol:):)

over the hollidays if my house doesnt flood ill get to working on the light ring and getting my ordered stuff together........pics soon as the misses comes home from hollidays and as long as she doesn't kill me !!!!!!!!!!!!

You know who cares? You are going to cycle your tank anyhow. Give it a nice rinse with a colander to get the "chunks" out and let your tank cycle. There is the ammonia starter.

I rinsed the sand from two tanks that had been sitting a month in pails and my tank still cycled in 3 weeks.

As long as you don't plan to add anything the next day you should be fine. If it is all new sand.... it'll be a piece of cake anyhow... I never even rinsed my new sand.... dropped it right in. It'll settle on its own in a few days if you don't just dump the water at will.

thats pretty much the plan im just doing a quick rinse to wash out any of the crud that might of dried in....its from my 180g , the rest ill let my tank take care of.....theres no plans of anylivestock untill a proper cycle is done and then ill be moving my livestock from their small tanks and letting the take equal out before i think about adding to my livestock again:):) so c'mon spring lol:):)

:redface:Thanks Lenny I do try to do my best

Denny where is some more pics of this light ring I keep hearing about.:lol::lol:

haha just waiting for the misses to come home from visiting her family, i only have my camera phone and its fuzzy from scratches and dirt from work as soon as shes back ill lots of pics to post including the sump,lights,stand and more :):): its a rollercoaster ride lol:):):)

Well I better hang on tight then :puke:

Quick! We need a tank warming party at your house!

I have to ask you.... plumbed in like an orange? I am afraid to ask the origin Denny.

haha thats what the rum will do to ya bye lol:):)