Guest January 27, 2020 Share January 27, 2020 On 1/26/2020 at 9:02 AM, sethsolomon said: Also did some rock cutting. Seth What kind of blade did you use? I was thinking of cutting a couple of my rocks, but my BF made me hesitate on the account of ruining my saw or saw blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon January 27, 2020 Author Share January 27, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, TrueTricia said: Seth What kind of blade did you use? I was thinking of cutting a couple of my rocks, but my BF made me hesitate on the account of ruining my saw or saw blade. I used a masonry blade. Make sure you have good air circulation or outside on a breezy day. It makes a huge dust storm. But it does cut through the rock like butter. Here is a link to the blade: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Diablo-12-in-x-1-8-in-x-1-in-Masonry-High-Speed-Cut-Off-Disc-DBD120125A01C/202831050 Make sure the blade has the same arbor as your saw. Edited January 27, 2020 by sethsolomon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest January 27, 2020 Share January 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, sethsolomon said: I used a masonry blade. Make sure you have good air circulation or outside on a breezy day. It makes a huge dust storm. But it does cut through the rock like butter. Here is a link to the blade: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Diablo-12-in-x-1-8-in-x-1-in-Masonry-High-Speed-Cut-Off-Disc-DBD120125A01C/202831050 Make sure the blade has the same arbor as your saw. Thank you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime January 28, 2020 Share January 28, 2020 Scape looks good, you think you can get flow around it/through it? My favorite part of the video is the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon January 28, 2020 Author Share January 28, 2020 2 hours ago, YHSublime said: Scape looks good, you think you can get flow around it/through it? My favorite part of the video is the music. Yah i think so. HAHAHAHA gotta love that pre supplied youtube music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon February 4, 2020 Author Share February 4, 2020 Got the hood painted and equipment mounted in the hood. Still working on getting all the pump wiring all situated. Running my Jebao's from my Apex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime February 4, 2020 Share February 4, 2020 What is the metal framing you're using to hold everything together up top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon February 4, 2020 Author Share February 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, YHSublime said: What is the metal framing you're using to hold everything together up top? The light fixture? That's the Aquatic life t5 LED retro. I got the 24" wide brackets for it so I can fit the radions lengthwise. Then I picked up some stainless steel T brackets from home depot to mount the moonlights on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon February 19, 2020 Author Share February 19, 2020 Sorry for not any updates in a while been really busy with this new little bean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon February 19, 2020 Author Share February 19, 2020 But I did get the tank plumbed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImGoingCoastal February 19, 2020 Share February 19, 2020 Cute pup! Congrats!Is your return going through a wall or canopy?Sent from my SM-G970U1 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon February 19, 2020 Author Share February 19, 2020 11 minutes ago, ImGoingCoastal said: Cute pup! Congrats! Is your return going through a wall or canopy? Sent from my SM-G970U1 using Tapatalk it's through the canopy. I have it unioned so I can easily remove it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime February 19, 2020 Share February 19, 2020 It looks through the canopy.Also, adorbs pup! I accept your excuses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menglish February 19, 2020 Share February 19, 2020 That is a cute little thing what do you call him/her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon February 19, 2020 Author Share February 19, 2020 Just now, menglish said: That is a cute little thing what do you call him/her? Her name is Riley. She is a Shepard Corgi mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon February 21, 2020 Author Share February 21, 2020 And got sand and some of the rock in the tank. Gonna be a few days to make enough RO to fill the tank. If anyone in the Sterling area has a bunch of RO/do water already made and would like to help fill the tank, I could really use the help. Currently only making about 5 gallons per day due to my work schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlem February 22, 2020 Share February 22, 2020 very nice. those wrasses will look very good in that open water column... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon February 26, 2020 Author Share February 26, 2020 Working on getting the tank filled. And got the 10g under the tank drilled and a mini stand built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime February 26, 2020 Share February 26, 2020 What’s the plan for the mini tank under the big one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon February 26, 2020 Author Share February 26, 2020 Just now, YHSublime said: What’s the plan for the mini tank under the big one? It's going to be a remote refugium as well as a place I can bring in leopard wrasses to observe them to make sure they are eating prepared foods. So with it being a refugium, it will have a heavy dedicated pod population. This gives me a buffer zone to get finicky wrasses eating. They can eat pods until they are comfortable with frozen food. This is a good option for both leopards and anampseese wrasses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime February 26, 2020 Share February 26, 2020 It's going to be a remote refugium as well as a place I can bring in leopard wrasses to observe them to make sure they are eating prepared foods. So with it being a refugium, it will have a heavy dedicated pod population. This gives me a buffer zone to get finicky wrasses eating. They can eat pods until they are comfortable with frozen food. This is a good option for both leopards and anampseese wrasses Nice! Good plan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menglish February 26, 2020 Share February 26, 2020 Love the way the design is coming together, Be mindful of those kink in the reactor tubing, especially if they will be run external to the sump. You may want to consider a braided tubing. Those will not kink. Alternatively, you may want to elevate them a bit more to get rid of the kink, like you did for the 10g tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menglish February 26, 2020 Share February 26, 2020 Also, do you have a way to easily remove the return pump if you have to swap it out? I did not noticed any unions around it. Also, instead of using hard PVC on the return, you can use soft silicone tubing coming off the pump. This will reduce any vibrations and noise coming off the return pump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon February 26, 2020 Author Share February 26, 2020 21 minutes ago, menglish said: Love the way the design is coming together, Be mindful of those kink in the reactor tubing, especially if they will be run external to the sump. You may want to consider a braided tubing. Those will not kink. Alternatively, you may want to elevate them a bit more to get rid of the kink, like you did for the 10g tank Yah I plan on completely replacing the fittings and tubing on that reactor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon February 26, 2020 Author Share February 26, 2020 18 minutes ago, menglish said: Also, do you have a way to easily remove the return pump if you have to swap it out? I did not noticed any unions around it. Also, instead of using hard PVC on the return, you can use soft silicone tubing coming off the pump. This will reduce any vibrations and noise coming off the return pump there is a union on the pump. I don't like using silicone tubing on return pumps. I have had too many times the tubing coming loose. the pump is actually floating and hanging on the plumbing so its not actually touching the sump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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