dgtlwar

I know I've been MIA . What started out as a tank upgrade has turned into a near full basement overhaul. Once, I get a lot of the construction debris cleared out I'll start posting again. Glen

I've been so busy for the past few weeks. I'll post an update before the end of the week.

That's whats missing with this setup! I guess I could extend the pump out a little and add a ball valve.

Maybe I'm doing it wrong, there may be a better way of doing it. I don't need to refill too often so I never really looked into it.

I saw this earlier today while at the shop. Looks great. I can't decide if I want to get into yet another expensive coral

Hey Hunter, I have that one but in medium, it's online now. Works great, but it's a pain to refill without spilling some water one the floor . I have to set to mix for 2 minutes every two hours or so, so the water stays pretty saturated.

Thanks Steve. It's coming along. I get to work in short burtst between semesters, but I need to pick up the pace since I'll be hosting thanksgiving this year. I still haven't purchased the standpipes, I need to measure the existing ones before I place he order. Decided not to run the frag tank off the main pump. I like the option of cutting the circulation for feeding. The last pieces of equiptment I'm waiting on is power modules for the Apex. Then I can finally clean up the wiring mess in the stand.

Just a few new pictures, I should be done building next month hopefully. Side View Full tank shot Fish and Frags

I'll be by tomorrow.

I'll take one. Glen

Great thread. Glad to see another "techie" here.

No problem. The origina. Cables were too short and flimsy for my liking. John I still need to learn how to use the Apex myself

I posted this on RC earlier, but it may be useful to someone here. If you have any fitment issues with the Aquasurf cables it's not too difficult to make your own. HOSA MIDI cable. Pins 1-5 starting on the left Strip the outer shielding, on this particular cable, ping 3 is the ground, you only need about half of the copper. On the AquaSurf cable only pins 2, 3, and 5 are used. So I cut the other cables down at the insulation. You need to be very careful not to short out and pins because #3 isn't shielded. Pinout RJ45 connector with clip facing down: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 5 3 x 2 5 3 x 2 Works like a champ now and actually fits without any tape or rubberbands.

The stand will be build into the wall with doors. I plan on tacking that in a couple weeks when I get a break from school. Yeah it did fill up fast. I wish I had about two more feet

Thanks! I've been out of it for a while. Here are a few updates. I finally have lights over the tank. I can't run them until the electrician finishes up though :( Random livestock photos.

I actually have a single four foot pendant. I have a center brace so three lights is a no go. My tank is only five feet. Is yours six?

The same formica, I'm just waiting to get the strips back from the shop. I didn't order them yet, but I plan on it. I don't really care for the look of the white pipes.

I hope it comes out as god as yours.

Ditto on that. I picked my tank up yesterday. This thing is amazing! it's only 20x30x12 but it's 1" and 1.25" all around with polished edges. You can't beat that.

That's exactly the plan. Man, I stole so many ideas from you LOL. I was going to call you for the move, but this was a spur of the moment move haha. We pretty much grabbed a couple people off of the street.

BRK all the way! I didn't have access to a truck when my tank arrived, John packed it in his truck brought to my house and even helped with getting it into the basement! You can't beat that!

Wow, I decided to go with just two 400w halides. I plan on running a 250 over the frag tank.

I'm getting two 20A breakers installed. My electrician is away on travel, so it might be a while . I'm maxed out in the basement. I had to move my printer because I couldn't print anything during the day when when my halides were running.

LOL, I just noticed the third party in the tank. What do yo have planned for lighting?

Congrats on getting it on the stand. I see you went the smart route and used more than four people. Don't you just love the depth?