Looks great Mike, coming together real nice.

Looks great!

Love that aquascaping!

I have not been on here for a while, just reading your whole thread tonight Mike. Nice job on the whole set up! The tank really looks nice. You did a great job on this build!!

Brad

The shot of the 3 tangs cruising together is awesome. They must be happy stretching out in there.

What's the deal with the rolling track for the lights? Are you actually able to gain decent access to either side with the length of track you have there? Or is that some sort of light mover?

Can't wait to see them doors on.

amazing tank!

Good looking tank, I like your cabinets. are you going to cover the lights or leave it open?

Brett the tangs love the long tank I guess :mrgreen: The light rail allows me to 3 MH over a 8 foot spand and not use 4 or 5 that would take to light them if you have a SPS. However i have all LPS , leathers and softies. as you can see the rail allows the light to get all the sides that are not totally lit. I like it.

I can't wait to get the edoors on too man. especially the Tower with the sump so i can have it a little quiet. Wow that Deltec is quite loud with the air sucking need to make it quiet with a air defuser.

Yes i'm in the process of building them , just taking a break from all of this. let the stand and tank settle too. As no one and nothing died with the transfer too.

Brad it not hard actually i used all the same water and rock and live sand from the tank. So after that i let it settle and continued to moved stuff over so there couldnt be a cycle well there is always a cycle someway. Nothing to be worried about .

That is one sexy 8'er man, nice scaping work and that clam :shocked!: look forward to a FTS with the doors finished.

that is amazing mike man looks like it could be a totm one day soon:):)

NICE !!!

Tank looks great Mike, the tangs should enjoy the extra room to cruise :biggrin:

Looks great Mike!

thanks man trying to keep up with your 8 footer too see we have twins. :mrgreen:

I highly doubt it to many other better then mine. thanks for the kind words Byyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy:wink:

Thanks Laurie I was watching LU Lu swim up and down then I started moving back and forward from one side to the other and LIps AKA sailfin tang is flying back and forth.

My 8'er will be growing this year to 250ish DT with the same 65gal sump:biggrin:

Very Nice tank and cabinet work.

Werll Im still waiting on getting the doors done. the Electrical worked out perfect not a trip nor nothing so im pretty happy with that. Im still looking at Supplement lighting. thought about 2x60" VHO's may be.

oh well something will pop in to the brain tonight when im laying there,

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My daughter says Dad let me take one of you working, the great one here AKA the "master tiler"
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Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Finished.
I hate sloped floors,
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Looks Fantastic!

WOW!! Tanks looking really good!! If you ever decide to frag your acans again i will take some. This way i have a reason to come out and see this tank in person :biggrin:


Daniel

nice job on the tile really coming together fast:)

Daniel I did that for some one in Winnipeg and that guy after telling me that he wanted certain ones and i cut them up i lost about 800dollars in the Acans he never came out so m still leary on cutting them .. as of now but hey if you are wanting to come out and may be see what you like sure. we can kill 2 birds with one stone. soriano has a water cylinder that i need brought out. I have some Fiji Leathers and other goodies that i could sweeten the deal if you decide to come out with the cylinder. PM me

Tile looks great Mike it really matches that stain nicely! Are you placing some sort of transition between the tile and the carpet?

hey Mike, looks good, what were you using to stick the tile to the floor?

Steve

I think that i will be going with a lighter tan color Grout too

thanks Brett the track that i'm using is between the carpet and the tile after im done I will be putting in the rubber slide that covers the tile and carpet edge.

Its the Acrylic pro adhesive I have been using it ever since I have been tiling, Its just like mortar, but adhere's faster and betterto work with IME, dont get me wrong I use mortar ,but if I can use that i will.

Hmm.. never heard of it. just thought it looked more like mastic and was hoping it wasnt. I'll have to look up that stuff. how is it for filling iregulatities in the surface?

Steve

never mind, I just looked it up and it is mastic. wrong stuff for floor tiles man, hopefully it works good for you as it is a small area.

this is right from the instructions
"Do not use in critical water exposure areas"

this is the problem with mastics, they get soft again when they get wet, and take forever to dry as they need O2 to cure, hence why there not recomended for areas that can get wet.

Steve

I have been using this for a very long time, thanks however yuou have to let it harden and then its pretty much rock solid. you can use it in the bathrooms you can't use it on the floor where there is water all the time. the maker states it can be in a bathroom , you just need to unsure you seal the grout lines and its its softer tile you need to seal both sides.....

Is there any grout you can use in high moisture areas?? Especially saltwater....moisture? I have watched a number of builds, yours looks great by the way, and either concrete with a sealer and drain, or I suppose a good quality lino seem to be the more frequent choice. I am very much a flooring dummy when it comes to what should or should not be done so I am wondering why you chose tile versus ______? Or is there a sealer you could put over tile to make it waterproof or at the very least, very water resistant?

you can put sealers over the grout to stop the water. I find that ceramic tiles in a room can be slippery. they say that you can use the non stick floors with the sand grout in there. its suppose to work realyl well on salt water spills.

Stircrazy I gave you the wrong stuff once i get home i will get you the name , But i know it can be used around water just not as a floor like a shower

This high performance, pro-formula adhesive offers benefits to both the professional user and DIY customer. AcrylPro® spreads quickly and easily and offers extended open times for adjusting tile. It also provides higher bond strengths required for 12" x 12" (30 x 30 cm) ceramic floor tile installations and exceptional durability in wet areas. Offers maximum resistance to intermittent water exposure as defined by ANSI A136.1, Type I.

yup, epoxy grout. but you better be darn sure you like the color :wink:

totaly water proof, but you have to do it quickly and clean up excess quick as once it sets up it is a pain. this is what I used for my bar top as it won't stain, adsorbe water, ect.. by far the best solution for showers, counter tops ect.. but it does take a bit more faness to work with.. I layed out a 2X3 foot board with left over / off cut tiles which I mortered down and then practiced on that so I could get an idea of the working time and such.

Steve

yup and like I said you are doing a small area and as long as you wipe up spills quickly you'll be fine. I was going to use that stuff from HD originaly but the sales man steared me away from it.

Steve

Finally it been a long time. thank god. still need to hang them wanted to see what it would look like

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will clear stain them tomorrow

That's gonna be purdy! Is the shelf on the far left not getting a door?

ya it is Brett the door is 15" and for some reason I made it 16" so need to make another one

I need some clarification on your overflow, how much of it flows threw your skimmer. It is hard to tell from the pics. I want to do an external skimmer on the 250, as well as 2 NextReef MR2's. That way I can keep the sump size down a little and have more room.

Also what is the flow rate of your return pump? Have been looking at lastlights pump he has for sale. And thinking of doing 8 - 1" returns after my 4way so they would alternate 4 on, 4 off.

Oh ya love the cabinet work looks awesome by the way:biggrin:

Tank and cabinetry is looking great Mike.

Chris