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Haha! At least it was an "almost dropped it on my toe"... that "almost" means a lot. 
So, good news and bad news today. I got my parts in to put the Bubble Blaster 5000 on my skimmer body. Sweet! The bad news... my clown fish got too close to the pump and, well, she didn't make it.
I'm kinda bummed, but such is reefing. I may wait until I get the tank up and going before I add any more fish. That may be in just a week or two, though, so shouldn't be a huge deal. Depends on whether I can afford to buy salt after Christmas or not. Haha!
We also moved the sump from its temporary position into what should be its permanent position. My wife and I are also planning on adding our utility sink in the garage, which is going to be awesome! I've also decided to take that challenge on myself, so I'm stoked. Hardest part should be soldering the copper pipes, and I'll be practicing that ahead of time.
Here's a pic of the new sump in place:
The master plan at the moment has the utility sink going where the brute is in this picture with the shelf to the left of that being removed and a water mixing station being installed there. I am also planning on building a platform above the sump and a shelf above the utility sink for various things. Thinking about putting a remote deep sandbed on the platform, along with possibly a dedicated refugium, algae scrubber, pellet reactor (which may actually go in the sump), etc. Not entirely sure just yet, but essentially space and room to experiment. I will also be plumbing a drain from the tank directly into the sink for water changes. I am also considering a way to use relays to do automatic water changes. Should be pretty simple. We'll see, though. many things to figure out along the way.
Tomorrow I will be plumbing my RO/DI in and getting it going so I don't have to use the water hose any more... its generally too cold for that now (although today has been an exception).
Anyway, enough rambling for tonight. I feel like I'm getting some momentum, which is awesome! Hopefully an Apex and lights will be in my future.
Brandon
So, good news and bad news today. I got my parts in to put the Bubble Blaster 5000 on my skimmer body. Sweet! The bad news... my clown fish got too close to the pump and, well, she didn't make it.
I'm kinda bummed, but such is reefing. I may wait until I get the tank up and going before I add any more fish. That may be in just a week or two, though, so shouldn't be a huge deal. Depends on whether I can afford to buy salt after Christmas or not. Haha!We also moved the sump from its temporary position into what should be its permanent position. My wife and I are also planning on adding our utility sink in the garage, which is going to be awesome! I've also decided to take that challenge on myself, so I'm stoked. Hardest part should be soldering the copper pipes, and I'll be practicing that ahead of time.
Here's a pic of the new sump in place:
The master plan at the moment has the utility sink going where the brute is in this picture with the shelf to the left of that being removed and a water mixing station being installed there. I am also planning on building a platform above the sump and a shelf above the utility sink for various things. Thinking about putting a remote deep sandbed on the platform, along with possibly a dedicated refugium, algae scrubber, pellet reactor (which may actually go in the sump), etc. Not entirely sure just yet, but essentially space and room to experiment. I will also be plumbing a drain from the tank directly into the sink for water changes. I am also considering a way to use relays to do automatic water changes. Should be pretty simple. We'll see, though. many things to figure out along the way.
Tomorrow I will be plumbing my RO/DI in and getting it going so I don't have to use the water hose any more... its generally too cold for that now (although today has been an exception).
Anyway, enough rambling for tonight. I feel like I'm getting some momentum, which is awesome! Hopefully an Apex and lights will be in my future.
Brandon
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