Well hi there. I just realized that I've not updated this since we got the 215 up and running. Part of that is because I did a light switch and it took longer than I'd figured to get the new ones in (Gen 2 Pros to Gen 3 Radions). Another part was the healing shoulder, which took WAY longer than I'd have liked. In fact it's still bugging me, but not nearly as bad.
At any rate, here's a BIG update for you. Lots of pictures follow, so you've been forewarned.
This was roughly the point where I started asking myself "what in the world have you gotten into?"
Starting to dry fit the plumbing. It's actually unnecessary (and potentially a bad idea, because of tight tolerances) to dry fit the Shadow overflow. But I did it anyway. The plumbing is nothing fancy. Just a modified BeanAnimal setup with a high quality gate valve on the primary line.
A bit of rock work. It turned out completely different than I'd thought, but I really like it. I love having big fish, and I envision this tank with plenty of swimming space as well as towering SPS colonies. I'm channeling my inner
@melev and hoping for some huge acros one of these days.
The left side. It's hard to see, but this actually curves quite a bit. I wanted an island, but I wanted it to be a cove of sorts.
The center. Anemone island. There are 4 on there now, and one stupid Colorado Sunburst on my back glass.
The right side. This is actually two different CeramEco pieces, but one of them broke. Fortunately the way that it broke looks great how it landed so I just left it. I've moved everything around just slightly since these photos, but the gist is the same.
FTS? FTS.
Now how about a video? Sure!
This past week, I changed out my lights to the new ones. I've not yet been able to build the canopy or skin the stand. Hopefully that happens this next week since I have help to wrestle the 4x8 plywood with the table saw. Yes, those are empty flooring boxes holding up my lights. Why do you ask?
Today I installed a new MRC CR-2 Dual calcium reactor. It replaced an aging, patched and beat-to-heck Aquatic Systems Design one that insisted on leaking into my new floor. This is before I cleaned up the wiring and tubes.
Then I took a lateral filing cabinet, painted it and filled with test kits, food, filter socks and all the other junk that used to sit on top of a table looking messy.
OK, that's all for now. But I'll leave you with one more picture. Here's what happens when you ship a coral and your insulation moves around too much. It allows the bag to rest on the heat pack. Oops!
