Greg's 75g

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

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.

Ya you're not kidding. I already spent all the fw money.
We'll definately have to come by one of these days.

[msjboy]

Hi,

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

[gregzz4]

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

Originally Posted by msjboy

Hi,

You blue pail is going to be heavy and may cave in the stand over time if left full..,at 55g...

55*8.34=458.7 so it potentially could weigh 460lbs. But the build is still strong enough

[gregzz4]

Got the drum finished and updated the pic in the first post

[lastlight]

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.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by lastlight

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.

Thanks. Good thing she only uses the main commode
It was actually Primer/Cement recommended by the Irrigation guy. It's an ugly grey and it's quite messy. It leaves a big skin on the inside. I'll grab some primer and clear cement today.
The 2x setup is 2 studs under a header and yes, on each side. Really, REALLY hard to get a good pic in that room. I had the camera against the jamb. It's even a 28" door, which I had to take off to squeeze the drum in.

[gregzz4]

With Quagmire's voice in mind ... aalllriight
The RO/DI is finished. I updated the pics
The filters are currently flushing and then I'll start making water. And not the yellow kind
Looks like I'll be able to buy some live rock next week
I'm pretty sure I have come up with a solution for mounting the sump socks and hope to work on that this weekend. I grabbed some plex today just in case
Wow, so much left to do. I've still got to finish the light mod, get comfortable mixing salt, pre-set 8 heaters, bah, you guys don't need to hear all this. You know what's involved
At least these are things we LIKE to do
Maybe the tank and stand will arrive next week too so I can get on the plumbing and house wiring. I still have to cut a hole to the sump in my office

[gregzz4]

I'm gettin' close to buying Live rocks, but I can't find any close to home
Come on guys, .....
Sell me some rocks in GVRD