I love it, Denny! How exciting!
I have no patience at all. Looking at that tank-ful of water makes me want to roll up my sleeves. Now it's the waiting for the sand to cycle, huh?
That's the worse time. People should go on a mini vacation so that they don't rush into the aquascaping and adding lifestock before it's ready.
Never know how people can stand no doing anything until it's fully cycled!
Merry Christmas!

no kidding eh lol well its easy for me as i already have 4 small tanks running lol but yeah the next step for me is to turn this badboy salty lol i grabbed a bucket and i figured i had enough here to make it but im short because i didnt count my sump in so after i rob all the water i can without disturbing the other tanks im still gonna be short like 30-40gallons so i may just get it to where i can which will probably be around 1.020 and get my rock in there ill be adding some eggcrate first and then some rock nothing scaped just in there in a pile for cycling.after that i will add my sand i dont want sand under my rocks in this tank honestly all of my previous tanks have been like that and it starts to sag and get messy down there after a few years so no sand under my rock in this tank:):)

im also hoping the rock will make up for some water that i cant mix im just not sure how much it will be lol :):)

Thank Denny, it was my pleasure to assist you in the build. It is always nice to see thing's I have built for people, can't wait to see it all done. I knew I should have stuck a Grizz Welding sticker on it :lol::lol:

Everything looks like to is coming together nicely.

thanks greg its really coming together now im almost ready for a cycle soon theres still some stuff i want to do first ,im painting tonight and im hoping i can get it all looking nice for when the misses comes home that ways i may be able to promote her to " reefsafe with caution" lol :):)


merry christmas buddy and best wishes for the new year:):)

Same to you Denny, see you some time in the new year for some of those sweet zoa / paly frags.:wink:

So, good timimg for the Boxing day sales, then.
Should be a few pails of salt on for cheaper.
So easy to buy us reefers gifts... just a few buckets of salt is always appreciated, eh?
I'd be careful putting you LR into such lower salinity. I'd wait another day until I get to another pail of salt first. You already have your sand to cycle off, you want the LR to help do that, not to have critters die off in them, too.
Good luck. And I wish that one day, too, I'll be having so much fun with such a huge tank to play with. All it takes is money!

thats the joys of having split tank lol one side lower one side where it needs to be...... but..... i have enough salt as it seems, i just disconnected the sump for a bit theres still some stuff i want to do down there anyways and that pinhole leak has started again in the bulkhead, not the bulkhead its self but one pvc join down so ill get to fixing that after it dries.:):) no more purchases for me untill after new years unfortunately ive already went way over budget for this month lol:):)

uh oh im bored watch out meow:):)
 

ok so im bored i had a long nap and now i cant sleep sooooo im on a mission ill tell you in the morn what im up too but sparks are flying tonight lol :):)

ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!!grrr:):)
 

still plugging away im putting the phase sweat and blood into literally as you may have noticed my title.......well as dumb as i am i just put a 1/4" drillbit right through my hand so to say the least lots of cursing and lots of blood :):) always the luck well no pain no gain i shaaapossse:)

What no picture's !!!!!!! :twised: