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Awesome. Good work
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Thanks, guys! I got my game plan together for today. First, clean the glass. Then drain the tank. Then fill it up with the one brute of RO/DI water that I have made, then do that about 5 or 6 more times until the tank is full and I have one more brute full. This last part will not all happen today, but over the course of the week. 
I may actually make water 24/7 with a float valve to turn it off. I'll figure that out later today...
Brandon
I may actually make water 24/7 with a float valve to turn it off. I'll figure that out later today...Brandon
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I had thought about that, and may still do it. Originally, I didn't want to do that because I would have to go through the wall with the RO/DI. However, if my extra line that I have will fit, I'll go ahead and do that. That will also allow me to do my permanent plumbing today.
So, on another note... just had my first flood today. Apparently if you disconnect one of your return lines, the water goes all over your hardwood floors when you turn your pump on. T_T Needless to say, I was freaking out... lol My wife was actually the calm one. Thank God for the shop vac that was already in the room and lots of towels.
On the bright side, I don't need to vaccum up the floor around the tank any more. Ha!
Brandon
So, on another note... just had my first flood today. Apparently if you disconnect one of your return lines, the water goes all over your hardwood floors when you turn your pump on. T_T Needless to say, I was freaking out... lol My wife was actually the calm one. Thank God for the shop vac that was already in the room and lots of towels.
On the bright side, I don't need to vaccum up the floor around the tank any more. Ha!Brandon
I had thought about that, and may still do it. Originally, I didn't want to do that because I would have to go through the wall with the RO/DI. However, if my extra line that I have will fit, I'll go ahead and do that. That will also allow me to do my permanent plumbing today.
So, on another note... just had my first flood today. Apparently if you disconnect one of your return lines, the water goes all over your hardwood floors when you turn your pump on. T_T Needless to say, I was freaking out... lol My wife was actually the calm one. Thank God for the shop vac that was already in the room and lots of towels.
Brandon
Lol...
I knew it was only a matter of time
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I'm doing all I can try try and keep it one of the few.
Brandon
Personally I've quit trying and realized that as long as I'm running a reef tank I'm going to have wet floors. My better half doesn't like that so much.....
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I can't quit trying... wood floors are too expensive.
Got some more done today...
Cleaned the tank and drained it back down...
And started filling it back up...
Despite the way the sand looks, I did rinse all of it. It seemed like a neverending process, so it certainly wasn't perfectly clear, but it should work well. I think I've got about 160 lbs or so in there. I still need to put some egg crate on the right-hand side so the rocks don't sit directly onto the glass. The left side has cutting boards down. I thought I had enough to cover the whole tank, but apparently I do not.
I am tired, but this weekend has been full of great progress. Cannot thank Rick and his wife enough for coming over and hanging out all day yesterday. Good times and got tank stuff done!
Now to let the RO/DI do its thing. Let the waiting begin! :ranger:
Brandon
Got some more done today...
Cleaned the tank and drained it back down...
And started filling it back up...
Despite the way the sand looks, I did rinse all of it. It seemed like a neverending process, so it certainly wasn't perfectly clear, but it should work well. I think I've got about 160 lbs or so in there. I still need to put some egg crate on the right-hand side so the rocks don't sit directly onto the glass. The left side has cutting boards down. I thought I had enough to cover the whole tank, but apparently I do not.
I am tired, but this weekend has been full of great progress. Cannot thank Rick and his wife enough for coming over and hanging out all day yesterday. Good times and got tank stuff done!
Now to let the RO/DI do its thing. Let the waiting begin! :ranger:
Brandon
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schooleyosis
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Good progress man! Wish I were local to have been able to come over and play.
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Thanks man. Hope the sand cleansing went well. At least it's really nice outdoors
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It went as well as it could have. It was still rinsing sand and then heaving heavy buckets of it into the tank.
I've got the RO/DI going 24/7 right now to fill it up. I also may have a shipment of 50g of water coming from a very helpful fellow by the name of Nate. Once that gets here, I'll heat it up, mix it up, and plumb it together to get everything flowing. I'm hoping to be up and running by Sunday, but it may be sooner if I'm lucky.
Brandon
I've got the RO/DI going 24/7 right now to fill it up. I also may have a shipment of 50g of water coming from a very helpful fellow by the name of Nate. Once that gets here, I'll heat it up, mix it up, and plumb it together to get everything flowing.
I'm hoping to be up and running by Sunday, but it may be sooner if I'm lucky.Brandon
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Sweet.
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Annnnnd we have salt! It felt kind of strange dumping an entire box of salt into a single Brute (that was acting as a sump for the moment). Its clearing up as it mixes. I just went ahead and dumped all 4 bags in. I'll see what it reads on the refractometer tomorrow and adjust from there.
Clearing up (I didn't heat the water before adding the salt, so its cloudy from being cold):
Getting so, so close!
Brandon
Clearing up (I didn't heat the water before adding the salt, so its cloudy from being cold):
Getting so, so close!
Brandon
