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Well, finally some movement. We've had our offer accepted on a house and are now going through escrow and inspections. Assuming things move without huge speed-bumps we'll be moving in October. I have an inspection with a structural engineer today to look at the house and also scope out a spot...

So an update and a rather drastic change of events. We've decided to postpone setting up the tank due to house hunt. Doesnt make any sense to fill this thing up and start it up if i have to break it down and move it in a few months. Stay tuned...

No, it's made out of the same material as the stand. 3/4" maple hardwood and 1/2" maple ply Without the lights it's under 40lbs.

Canopy looks good! Will hang after rocks go in.

Update: This build, as any is not without minor setbacks. After 40 gallons of RO in the display i found a small leak going into the internal overflow. No big deal, per manufacturer's suggestion, i added some more silicone to the area and now i wait for it to set 48 hrs..

First 40 gallons of ro in!

Final adapter for return pump has arrived today and i'll start filling it with RO water this evening. Cross your fingers for no leaks. :D

they're far from where i live. with gas and or shipping HD is cheap enough for the couple of feet i need :P

Thanks! You can get white flex pvc (formally called spa flex) at Home Depot. However there is also a black version that I've used in the past and you can get that online. Flies like regular PVC :) but it's not as flexible as you think. Required heat gun or gas stove to get really flexy.

Update: Plumbing dry fitting just about done. Just waiting for a pvc adapter to go from the pump (Aqua excel dc10000 with a max 2800 gph) to flex pvc. The pump uses British standard threading and those adapters are special order. I'm going to be running bean animal overflow. I still need to...

I dipped the Tyree Red Dragon i got from JF on friday in Coral RX, and it's looking happy with polyps out as of last night.

Oh, ever have any leaks or salt creep with using the threaded fittings? Do you use teflon tape or something else on the thread?

I think i'll just switch that valve to female threaded instead of female slip slip with teflon tape on the thread.

purple hornets?

The pipe does bottom out on both ends of this particular valve. However I have two more that I can try.

So, I am working on test fitting all my plumbing and i've noticed something peculiar about the Cepex true union ball valves (i have the 1" slip/slip versions) When fitting both schedule 80 and schedule 40 pipe into it, it is very loose, so loose it doesn't hold on test fit. Anyone else notice...

I will be doing some leveling later this weekend. So far, based on just the bubble level placed on the top and sides of the tank, the tank is very close to being level. If anything it'll need only a little bit here and there. The tank stand is on top of vinyl flooring in the kitchen. I feel...

It's going to be peninsula. Well only paint the overflow and any part that overlaps with the wall.

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And the dogs aren't all fun and games. The small one tore up some of the kitchen floor last night.