Well,
After finishing the base of my stand (man that thing is big compared to my tank) the UPS man showed up and it was like christmas but better.
Everything was packaged perfect, and nothing was left out. BTW I never knew a mag 12 weighed so darn much...WOW.
I might get a change to work on the cabinet a little tomorrow, if not then it will have to wait till later in the week.
now for the.....
MAJOR SCORE. I had to go to a going away party for one of my employee's tonight, and while walking through the host's house I spotted an empty 55g tank, because thats what we reefers do (And in this room we have an empty 55g tank and an olympic swimming pool filled with quarters.......WOW how much you want for that 55g tank?). So of couse I asked what his plans were, he had none, I asked his price he said 20, I said Ill make room in the explorer.
End result, is that I can now scrap the rubbermaid tubs in favor of the single 55g sump. Also this will bring my total water volume up closer to 90 gallons. Lastly I was planning on just using two rubbermaids, and adding a refugium later, but I think I will go ahead and devide this little gem into 3 chambers and add the refugium from the start.
Im thinking 1st chamber, skimmer, 2nd chamber return, 3rd chamber, slow moving higher divider refugium, with the return water feeding a very slow 10 gallons per hour or so into this chamber, and overflowing back into the return chamber......ideas? comments?
Once again I have to thank everyone on this board. I read other boards for 4 years and gained an amazing amount of technical knowledge, but it doesn't come close to the support, encouragement, atmosphere, and planning feedback that I have gotten here in a few short months of reading, and weeks of posting.
THANKS ALL
Dave
After finishing the base of my stand (man that thing is big compared to my tank) the UPS man showed up and it was like christmas but better.
Everything was packaged perfect, and nothing was left out. BTW I never knew a mag 12 weighed so darn much...WOW.
I might get a change to work on the cabinet a little tomorrow, if not then it will have to wait till later in the week.
now for the.....
MAJOR SCORE. I had to go to a going away party for one of my employee's tonight, and while walking through the host's house I spotted an empty 55g tank, because thats what we reefers do (And in this room we have an empty 55g tank and an olympic swimming pool filled with quarters.......WOW how much you want for that 55g tank?). So of couse I asked what his plans were, he had none, I asked his price he said 20, I said Ill make room in the explorer.
End result, is that I can now scrap the rubbermaid tubs in favor of the single 55g sump. Also this will bring my total water volume up closer to 90 gallons. Lastly I was planning on just using two rubbermaids, and adding a refugium later, but I think I will go ahead and devide this little gem into 3 chambers and add the refugium from the start.
Im thinking 1st chamber, skimmer, 2nd chamber return, 3rd chamber, slow moving higher divider refugium, with the return water feeding a very slow 10 gallons per hour or so into this chamber, and overflowing back into the return chamber......ideas? comments?
Once again I have to thank everyone on this board. I read other boards for 4 years and gained an amazing amount of technical knowledge, but it doesn't come close to the support, encouragement, atmosphere, and planning feedback that I have gotten here in a few short months of reading, and weeks of posting.
THANKS ALL
Dave
