WOW, now I will be eager to bring my truck in for maintenance service:lol:

Any new developments???

bump....still wondering how this is going.

There has been some new developments as it is coming close to opening time.

I filled the tanks (all 4 of them) with fresh water to test for leaks and run the pump. Everything was perfect except 1 bulkhead was leaking.
YOU LEARN SOMETHING EVERY DAY.
When I cut the wood out in the stand for the overflow lines I cut the wood about an inch larger around than I needed for the bulkheads. It was no problem dealing with the Bheads when no lines were attached and when no doors or tanks were in the way (hence the pic with my big butt showing(thanks again Francis)) but I couldn't get anything to get a grip in the tight spot to tighten the Bhead. I had to cut away a little extra wood and it was not an easy job. When I finally could get a wrench on it it took a 1/4 turn and lesson learned.

The canopy is finished and lights are mounted in it. A lot of thought went into the lights. I decided T5 for the heat factor and since it is a Fowlr system it is the best choice. There is under 10 feet of space to put lighting in and due to a limited width a 6 bulb TEK was not doable. I also wanted glass covers, UL rating, and reliability. I choose the Aqua medic T5 set up
http://www.aqua-medic.com/Aquastarlight_T5.shtml. My combination's were (2 x 4' and 1x 2') or ( 3 x 3' ) as it worked out neither combos would fit. What did work was 3x 2' and 1x 3' figure that LOL.

Now I wait for the plumbing and electrical to be hooked up and I can start bringing in equipment and draining out the fresh water and start the salt process.

Time to crash
Thanks for reading.
Kevin

offer still stands for when you need to move rock and everything over Kevin.
(secretly, I'm just trying to find a way to get in and see this tank ASAP)

Thanks for the update. Looking forward to seeing the latest pics.

May 08/09
 

Well Francis and I put in a good day at ST today. Thanks Carmen for covering for me at the shop.

I will list the things we accomplished today.

Electrical setup and run
Plumbing to drain and Fresh water in.
Canopy up; plumbed and lighting tested
sand in
heaters in
worked on canopy doors ( back wall that canopy fits in has huge bumps and bulges and is far from being straight)

The pump is running and all that is needed is the loc-line connectors as I am just running a straight pipe down now.

We washed the sand out but it still caused an Iraq Eclipse. The pics look blue but I am happy how it is progressing.

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...e_08-05001.jpg
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...e_08-05003.jpg
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...e_08-05006.jpg
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...e_08-05008.jpg
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...e_08-05014.jpg
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...e_08-05005.jpg
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...e_08-05002.jpg

I am back at it again tomorrow
Thanks for looking
Kevin

Looks great....

Wow, that is one nice tank. I am excited to see more photo's of this one. Good work
you guy's. Need someone to come and take care of it! he, he! Will have to make a trip
out to see this in person, I mean visit my cousin.

INCREDIBLE Kevin! You really accomplished alot! It looks fantastic!