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Progress pics 2020-12-16
Got my new lids today. 15 mm acrylic, weighing in at 31 pounds each. Extremely!! expensive in Sweden. I will reinforce them with extra beams on top of to make them stiffer and cut a feeding whole in the middle one.
My aro still jumps and lost two additional scales so I start to feel a little bit panicky about getting the tank ready. He been less hungry the last couple of days as well. Ammonia is 0.0 and nitrite is 0.05 or just trace. I change 25% water every day so nitrates shouldn't be a problem. I will test it tomorrow.
Tomorrow I will start to mount the drivers for the lighting and hopefully do some more plumbing for the return. I'm waiting for new unions for the drains.
Got my new lids today. 15 mm acrylic, weighing in at 31 pounds each. Extremely!! expensive in Sweden. I will reinforce them with extra beams on top of to make them stiffer and cut a feeding whole in the middle one.
My aro still jumps and lost two additional scales so I start to feel a little bit panicky about getting the tank ready. He been less hungry the last couple of days as well. Ammonia is 0.0 and nitrite is 0.05 or just trace. I change 25% water every day so nitrates shouldn't be a problem. I will test it tomorrow.
Tomorrow I will start to mount the drivers for the lighting and hopefully do some more plumbing for the return. I'm waiting for new unions for the drains.
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Progress pics 2020-10-18
I glued my first acrylic lid as a test.
I have spaced the reinforcement pieces 12" apart and I have a additional plate just a hair smaller then the space between. I will then glue two horizontal strips on the beams to lock the plate in place. This will make the plate basically unmovable and I will still be able to drill/saw a 9-10" feeding/maintenance hole in the lid.
Coincidentally the width between the beams line up almost perfectly with my hanging lights ??
Since it the first time I do acrylic I just made one of the three lids and will see how it looks tomorrow. It costs to much to make mistakes ??
I received the plumbing supplies today for the drains after a small replanning. I added two unions to be able to unscrew the plumbing section just before the roller mat filter to make servicing it a breeze.
I glued my first acrylic lid as a test.
I have spaced the reinforcement pieces 12" apart and I have a additional plate just a hair smaller then the space between. I will then glue two horizontal strips on the beams to lock the plate in place. This will make the plate basically unmovable and I will still be able to drill/saw a 9-10" feeding/maintenance hole in the lid.
Coincidentally the width between the beams line up almost perfectly with my hanging lights ??
Since it the first time I do acrylic I just made one of the three lids and will see how it looks tomorrow. It costs to much to make mistakes ??
I received the plumbing supplies today for the drains after a small replanning. I added two unions to be able to unscrew the plumbing section just before the roller mat filter to make servicing it a breeze.
2021-01-06
Long time, no updates and basically nothing has happened. I've been celebrating Christmas and staring a new business but today I finally stated to do some minor work again.
I installed the drivers for the lighting and of course I had to make it hard for myself. Marine plywood reinforcement screwed to the wall and the drivers screwed on to that. I know there are some crooked drivers but it will be covered anyways so do t give a **** atm ? the room is at 25 degrees Celsius and way to hot to work in!
Soon I can hang the lighting and do the last plumbing and then I can fill.
Long time, no updates and basically nothing has happened. I've been celebrating Christmas and staring a new business but today I finally stated to do some minor work again.
I installed the drivers for the lighting and of course I had to make it hard for myself. Marine plywood reinforcement screwed to the wall and the drivers screwed on to that. I know there are some crooked drivers but it will be covered anyways so do t give a **** atm ? the room is at 25 degrees Celsius and way to hot to work in!
Soon I can hang the lighting and do the last plumbing and then I can fill.
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2020-01-09
A tiny update but I got 45 min today to measure-measure-cut and do some gluing. Primary drain soon to be done.
The drivers are all mounted and connected. Cable management to be done. Waiting for my hangers and t-slot nuts to be delivered. Just 4-5 weeks delayed at this point. Bummer...
A tiny update but I got 45 min today to measure-measure-cut and do some gluing. Primary drain soon to be done.
The drivers are all mounted and connected. Cable management to be done. Waiting for my hangers and t-slot nuts to be delivered. Just 4-5 weeks delayed at this point. Bummer...
Some bad pictures from the security cam at feeding.
2021-01-14
Primary and secondary drains are plumbed and glued except for the last down pipe which I need to tweak when it runs due to the roller filter. Might do hose for the last 5-6".
Output is done wet side. Now I need to do dry side and install unions, flow meter, reducer and pump connection. I installed a random vortex generator on the output to be more flexible about tank flow.
Tmw or early next week the hangers for the lights will arrive and hanging can commence. I got eye bolt hangers and t-slot bolts which will complete my fully three dimensional lighting support.
Slow and steady and starting to sweat over the leak test ?
Primary and secondary drains are plumbed and glued except for the last down pipe which I need to tweak when it runs due to the roller filter. Might do hose for the last 5-6".
Output is done wet side. Now I need to do dry side and install unions, flow meter, reducer and pump connection. I installed a random vortex generator on the output to be more flexible about tank flow.
Tmw or early next week the hangers for the lights will arrive and hanging can commence. I got eye bolt hangers and t-slot bolts which will complete my fully three dimensional lighting support.
Slow and steady and starting to sweat over the leak test ?
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Hi
No I'm not dead or I haven't given up on the room. It just takes a bit longer than anticipated due to life ?
I will never ever again complain on other people's updates.
This is where we are now.
I will wash sand tomorrow and start to fill water. Just if I can get these frigging light to cooperate!
I also installed an on demand heater due to the extremely large water changes.
No I'm not dead or I haven't given up on the room. It just takes a bit longer than anticipated due to life ?
I will never ever again complain on other people's updates.
This is where we are now.
I will wash sand tomorrow and start to fill water. Just if I can get these frigging light to cooperate!
I also installed an on demand heater due to the extremely large water changes.
