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05-20-2008, 04:41 AM
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#251 (permalink)
| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Columbus, Indiana Age: 23
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Originally Posted by Otty  Looks like a work shop down there with one heck of a bathroom to use.  | LOL how true!! Good thing it's tucked away or it would stick out like a sore thumb! _________ 55 gallon slowly growing reef aquarium, 85 lbs. live rock, 2 1/2" sandbed, 1 False Percula Clown, 1 Sixline Wrasse, 1 Mandarin Goby, Tetratec PF500 filter, 2 110 watt URI Super Actinic VHO actinics, 2 250 watt metal halides with Reef Optix 2 reflectors powered by Blue Wave 3 ballast, born 1/3/08 My Tank Thread My Tank Video  | 
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05-20-2008, 05:00 AM
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#252 (permalink)
| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Columbus Indiana
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You guys aren't kidding. I think the Mrs. is getting tired of stepping over my wreckage. You know it's bad when the dogs are uncertain on where to step.... How clean did you expect the nuclear blast to be???
On a brighter note I got the contraption wired up last night that will allow my lighthouse controller to turn all 3 of my MH's on and off. Nice safety feature if the water gets too hot as well as being able to use the built in timer on the lighthouse. Wish I could have gotten some pictures but my camera is on the fritz.
Going to install the bulkheads tonight and see if I can't get the overflows glued in.
Definitely a work in process. _________ Kris
180 gallon AGA display re-born on 7-1-08. If I listed all of my equipment my wife would know what I've spent on this thing. Don't want to sign divorce papers.  My 180 Tank Thread | |
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05-20-2008, 05:04 AM
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#253 (permalink)
| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Columbus, Indiana Age: 23
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Originally Posted by KOgle You guys aren't kidding. I think the Mrs. is getting tired of stepping over my wreckage. You know it's bad when the dogs are uncertain on where to step.... How clean did you expect the nuclear blast to be???
On a brighter note I got the contraption wired up last night that will allow my lighthouse controller to turn all 3 of my MH's on and off. Nice safety feature if the water gets too hot as well as being able to use the built in timer on the lighthouse. Wish I could have gotten some pictures but my camera is on the fritz.
Going to install the bulkheads tonight and see if I can't get the overflows glued in.
Definitely a work in process. | Probably a good thing, if the loveseat was still positioned right in front of the TV about 50% of the work would be getting done A lot harder to ignore the work at hand when it is all you can see! Keep up the good work, can't wait to see it all done! You remembered to turn off the RO before it flooded the basement again didn't you?! | |
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05-20-2008, 05:09 AM
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#254 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Originally Posted by KOgle Going to install the bulkheads tonight and see if I can't get the overflows glued in. | Just remember the "Roger" advice I gave you on tightening the bulkheads.  _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | |
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05-20-2008, 05:52 AM
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#255 (permalink)
| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
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Originally Posted by Otty Just remember the "Roger" advice I gave you on tightening the bulkheads. | What was that Otty? 3 in 1 and plumbers putty? | |
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05-20-2008, 11:03 AM
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#256 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
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Originally Posted by KOgle What was that Otty? 3 in 1 and plumbers putty? | Yep! | |
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05-20-2008, 11:51 AM
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#257 (permalink)
| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Columbus, Indiana Age: 23
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Originally Posted by KOgle Man I swear I'm still not right amcarrig...  | Shoot, what Scott did didn't change anything, you haven't been right since I met ya | |
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05-20-2008, 12:15 PM
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#258 (permalink)
| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Columbus Indiana
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Originally Posted by bmshehan | Aren't you still in need of RO water??? What if Scott decided to give that RO away as a door prize at the first IRC meeting??? Better be nice to those who make it possible for your fishes to swim in something besides their own pee... | |
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05-21-2008, 07:45 AM
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#259 (permalink)
| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Columbus Indiana
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Well gang the glob of paint was dry enough on the tank last night that I was able to start installing the bulkheads. Tightened down the first one and strip...
tried another one and got it almost tight and strip...
tried another one with the same result. Got to thinking I was overtightening them so I did one by hand and guess what .... strip. Got to really looking at these things and the nut you tighten on the bulkhead was so loose it would rattle when you shook the bulkhead. The nut barely catches the threads. Needless to say I won't be trusting my investment to these.
Called Marine Depot this morning and their going to refund my money once they get the bad bulkheads back. They're even sending me a label so I don't have to pay shipping.
Ended up ordering different bulkheads from our trusty sponser Premium Aquatics.... I'll let you know how it goes....  | |
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05-28-2008, 05:16 AM
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#260 (permalink)
| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Columbus Indiana
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Well I got the bulkheads in from Premium Aquatics and 2 of the 11 were a different style and the nuts that secure them are very loose. Almost like using a metric nut on a standard bolt... I didn't even try to use them. I'm going to drive up to PA this evening and exchange them.
On a brighter note I got my braces glued in for the overflows last night, got the tank cleaned really well, built my durso standpipes. Also got the last DIY metal halide wired into the canopy, got all of the DIY ballasts wired up including the quick disconnects for quick and easy canopy removal, got the 9 good bulkheads I had installed, and I think that's it....
Going to glue in the overflows tonight, install the rest of the plumbing as well as the bulkhead I'm waiting on and hopefully get this thing back on the stand tonight...
I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to do my aquascaping... | |
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