tat2z_21
tat2z_21
Sweet hopefully you will bring a zen like state with you that will leak over hee and will me to a successful finish. So far this whole build has been both fun, and chaotic. More chaos then fun. But all in all it has been a blast.
Upgrade to 180 from 75 on a budget. :)
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thatguy559
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let me know if you need some help over there 2 brains are better then one
tat2z_21
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Hey Justin,
I will be moving the tank from the garage to the living room. Think you might be able to help out with that. I am trying to figure out how to eliminate the amount of time everything is tubbed. I know that I have to finish the plumbing but I have gotten it as far as I can with out the tank in the living room being moved. I was told that I should give the PVC time to cure but that means that I would have to tub my livestock for a day or two. Any advice.
I will be moving the tank from the garage to the living room. Think you might be able to help out with that. I am trying to figure out how to eliminate the amount of time everything is tubbed. I know that I have to finish the plumbing but I have gotten it as far as I can with out the tank in the living room being moved. I was told that I should give the PVC time to cure but that means that I would have to tub my livestock for a day or two. Any advice.
bigblue141
Salty Squid
If you get the water proof (blue) PVC cement about 6-8 hours of cure time will do. I'm not really doing anything this week other than Wed & Thur, so if you'd like another set of hands to move your tank, holler.
thatguy559
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the blue potable pvc glue sets in 1 hour.
tat2z_21
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Is it pressure ready though within that hour. I am not to worried about the drain side, more of the return.
thatguy559
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yeah its rated 75psi after 1 hour.
tat2z_21
tat2z_21
Sweet I just did not want to tub the stuff in my tank for too long. So that is a bit of relief. Looks like I will be breaking it down next week and trying to get it done. I do appreciate all of the help through this.
tat2z_21
tat2z_21
So I finally got the tank up and in the house. I also pretty much have everything ready for hopefully a water filled tank tomorrow. Here are some pics of the chaos.
NWDiver
Swimming with the fishes
Nice pictures! So, water filled and good to go?
bigblue141
Salty Squid
Looks like a lot of work. I can't wait for an 8 footer!
tat2z_21
tat2z_21
Water - check
Rock in - check
corals in - check
wiring for controller - not completed yet because I have to buy 2 new ballasts. I have 2 crappy odyssea ballasts (the silver ones) that I need to replace. So I have not completed the entire wiring situation. Everything is up and running but I still need to get this done before I can put the doors on. Looks like a noodle factory blew up and landed under my stand.
Leak check - still battling 2 pinhole leaks in my system. They are at about a drop every 10 to 15 minutes. So I am going to let things cool down for a minute and get happy in the new set up before I cut out the portions that need to be fixed. Not bad though for my veryfirst plumbing job. It isn't pretty but functional. I now know what to expect when I do my next (wife said that I am not allowed to say these words ever again "UPGRADE")
Rock in - check
corals in - check
wiring for controller - not completed yet because I have to buy 2 new ballasts. I have 2 crappy odyssea ballasts (the silver ones) that I need to replace. So I have not completed the entire wiring situation. Everything is up and running but I still need to get this done before I can put the doors on. Looks like a noodle factory blew up and landed under my stand.
Leak check - still battling 2 pinhole leaks in my system. They are at about a drop every 10 to 15 minutes. So I am going to let things cool down for a minute and get happy in the new set up before I cut out the portions that need to be fixed. Not bad though for my veryfirst plumbing job. It isn't pretty but functional. I now know what to expect when I do my next (wife said that I am not allowed to say these words ever again "UPGRADE")
tat2z_21
tat2z_21
I will post some pictures of it up and running here in just a minute.
thatguy559
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wheres the pictures!!!!!!!!!!
thatguy559
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give us an update!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! with pictures
tat2z_21
tat2z_21
So the tank has been up and running now for about 2 months with little tweeks here and a few tweeks there. But so far only a few minor issues. Ican not seem to get my final grow out area clear of red slime. It seems to me that I have quite a bit of flow going through there, and I added a koralia 4. I am not sure if it is just because it is the lowest point of the tank that all of the nutrients are building up in there. I just can not seem to get rid of it. So I think at this point I am going to continue to do my normal water changes and monitor it and see where it goes. I have included some pictures of the final tank setup.
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bigblue141
Salty Squid
Just leave it be. It's probably a little bit to do with a cycle. I had a little bit of slime show up after my move from Mill Creek into the 120.
It showed up about a month after I had the tank set up, hung out for about 3 weeks then it just disappeared.
I'm nervous what's going to happen to my tank after this move as I'm not going to be there to monitor it until spring!!!
It showed up about a month after I had the tank set up, hung out for about 3 weeks then it just disappeared.
I'm nervous what's going to happen to my tank after this move as I'm not going to be there to monitor it until spring!!!
Krish
RF STAFF
Things look good!!! On the red slime, I'd just siphon off what you can when you do your water changes and hopefully in time it will correct itself as things find its balance. 
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