My Reefing Room Begins...

Great progress! When will you get it all wet?

Thanks Bud... Hard to believe I started all this back in September... feels like its been years... lol... Im hoping 2 weeks... I ordered all the bulkheads, gate valves, and locline stuff today and it all should be in next week... Dry plumb everything after that, then glue final template and hopefully test with tap water for about a week for any leaks
 
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1 wall down... 3 to go
Love the color!
 
Very nice accommodation and concept for tank. Please DO Not place at or near the window. You will have an algae farm from the UV's that penetrate shades, etc. Not to mention thermal heat and cold from window. Otherwise, this will be great!!
 
Very nice accommodation and concept for tank. Please DO Not place at or near the window. You will have an algae farm from the UV's that penetrate shades, etc. Not to mention thermal heat and cold from window. Otherwise, this will be great!!

Already ordered black out curtains...
 
Did it smell when you did it could it be done in a room with a tank already set up.
One thing to add I did 3 coats of behr wet-look sealer ontop of the rocksolid polycuramine... reason for this is because when you use the color flake it does not blend in and lay flat when applied. I let the polycuramine cure for 48 hrs and then I laid the first coat of behr down. I also used the non skid material which consists of aluminum oxide in the sealer... just added straight to the jug and shook it for 10 mins... what this did was add a satin type finish to the floor and I love how grippy it is now... the color flake looks great because it is sealed now and no bumps. I added a new coat every 4 hours... it really does look great and only cost me $150 to do myself
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Did it smell when you did it could it be done in a room with a tank already set up.

I wouldn’t recommend it with a tank thats up and running... the smell was really bad... I had to leave the window open and have 3 fans blowing out the window... one day it was super hot and we turned on the AC and it got throughout the entire house... stuff is potent too... gave me a gnarly headache for a few hours... Smell went away when I sealed it with a clear coat... glad I did it from scratch
 
It looks amazing!! Where is your canvas yo! I was stoked when I saw you order that lol

Thanks dude... Ive dedicated every spare minute I have on this room... my poor Family... I feel like Richard Dreyfuss on close encounters of the third kind, where he makes that giant mountain in his home and he so intense and sweating while hes creating it... hahahahhahaa...Gonna put that up last... its a bit big... lol
 

IF YOU HAD TO TAKE A REEFING EXAM, WOULD YOU PASS?

  • Yes!

    Votes: 32 45.7%
  • Not yet, but I have one that I want to buy in mind!

    Votes: 9 12.9%
  • No.

    Votes: 26 37.1%
  • Other (please explain).

    Votes: 3 4.3%
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