120g build

[sharuq1]

Got them from a guy in the states who had extras. If I needed to buy more I'd just go to the Reef Shoppe though. Pretty sure Kelly can get these in.

Edit: blaahhhhhh still waiting for the fer-shnugared glass.....

[sharuq1]

*sigh* So the glass came in and we found out that we measured wrong and we are off by an inch. I don't even know what to do now.... I seriously doubt any glass place could get off only one inch.

[sharuq1]

After fretting and almost throwing in the towel on the 120 we decided to wing it and cut the glass with a tile saw. It worked and we didn't destroy the glass!

Now in the process of siliconing the overflow in. It won't be pretty, it might be crooked but I have my fingers crossed, sure hope this works.

[Monti-Man]

Yah!!!

Glad it worked for you

[sharuq1]

Took a bunch of pictures of our "build"


cutting the glass....with a tile saw.....with a pretty dull blade


working in the mess, man that stand looks rusty <gets out the spray paint>


putting in the overflow


tank is lying on its "back" as the overflow sets, view from the side

We ran into a difficulty; the Euroreef was too tall to fit under the stand in the sump. We ended up putting the sump behind the tank so we would not have to modify the skimmer to work out of sump (don't really know how at this point).


And some plumbing pics:

I used crafters mesh to make a little circle deal to ensure fish and snails don't get into the sump. This is more a temporary measure until I find an option I like better.

I could use light diffuser, but I think that the overflow is going to look very ugly once it gets coated in the inevitable algae and I'd like the snails to have free rein to munch it. Most of my fish could fit through light diffuser anyway. Also covered the seio's in it for now as I expect the anemone when placed will move and I'd like to avoid accidents.


I probably put in too many ball valves, but hey if I ever want anything turned off, it'll be off by golly!



view from the top at the back looking down on the sump

T-d off a little valve that I can attach a length of vinyl pipe to if I desire to pump water out of the tank sans bucket


the contraption we made to reduce "possible" noise


beginnings of a power centre

[fishytime]

Looks like your almost ready for water. Great job yous two.Whats the eta on the birth of your new "baby"?

[sharuq1]

Not sure on exact date really. Adley is being very impatient, so I would imagine quite soon.

Update: There is RO in the tank and just threw in some salt. Leaving it to mix and heat until tomorrow. My impeller shaft on my seio 1100 broke, which really sucks as that is pretty much my main flow generator right there. Haven't even gotten to use it yet. If anyone knows where I can get "the shaft" (*breaks out giggling* ) please pm me. No seriously though, I really need one. No...not that one......the impeller one

We tried to attempt to design some kind of pvc frame. Will post how that turns out later.

No idea how we are going to hang the lights. We were going to go with plant hangers and attach to the wall, but because the tank is now rather far from the wall due to the sump, not sure what to do.

small rant: And lastly, our landlord increased our rent to a ridiculous $1200 today. Considering the place we live in is a *insert expletive here* and not worth that much $ we are going to have to move. I have been trying to tell Adley that setting the tank up before we move is a dumb idea, but he won't listen. *sigh* Ah well, more to come. Hopefully when we move we don't lose too much.... (Haven't even started looking for a place yet.)

[fishytime]

Aw crap Kelly. Sorry to hear about your move from hell. You have to take something positive from going through something like that. Like if you ever thought maybe I shouldnt have added that coral or that fish this is your opportunity to change things. Next time yous two head down this way let me know and I will snap a couple frags off for ya.