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How did the partner ever let you use the master bath like that?
Is that temp or permanent home for your reservoir? My wife would slap me for even considering that ha ha ha.
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Looks like someone's been on a major spending spree
Bring your wife over for a visit some time Gregg and we'll talk some more about reefing BTW, all your ex-fw fish are doing great, including the Sterbai family.
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That 55g pail is heavy...
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You blue pail is going to be heavy and may cave in the stand over time if left full..,at 55g, it is about 800lb. Let us know your progress... Maybe we can have a burnaby tour when setup by spring...i count about 6 member including me within the upper deer lake / your area. Brw, howvmuch rock is being put in. Regs Msjboy |
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Hiya yourself
I'm starting off with 40lbs of base and somewhere around 25-30lbs of LR. Haven't bought the LR yet, but it's almost time. As for the drum, your math is a bit off. 55g x 10lbs (which is very generous) is only 550lbs. Freshwater, on average, only weighs 8.34lbs/g @ 32F. You are saying the water weighs 14.55lbs That is a closer estimation for a loaded aquarium. Because of the not yet pictured emergency overflow, there will only ever be 40g at a time in my 45g drum, so less than 350lbs. If you look close enough at the picture, you'll see I braced the counter with 2 x 6s and the drum sits on a piece of 3/4" ply. It would easily hold double what I'm asking it to do. But thanks for the concern , it never hurts to point things out EDIT: OOPS, it is a 55g Drum 55*8.34=458.7 so it potentially could weigh 460lbs. But the build is still strong enough Last edited by gregzz4; 01-14-2012 at 07:32 PM. |
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Got the drum finished and updated the pic in the first post
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You were very careful with the primer. The plumbing looks so clean maybe the wife won't even notice the barrel?
If you've got matching 2x6 or whatever on the other side of the barrel (hard to see) that thing will hold a bunch of those barrels. |
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Ha, ya that's a permanent spot. My wife never uses the ensuite. Just lucky I guess.
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