New 120G AGA Build (Rock is in, ready to stock !)

Latest Pic.


Should be full and salted by tonight.


Provided Temps are up and salinity is correct i will be starting the move tomorrow.


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Ok,


During my test run I found two minor leaks.


1.) Bulkhead on sump was dripping out from between the glass and the bulkhead, So, I just removed it, painted silicone on it with an acid-brush.

Reattached and cranked it down. Tested today, no leaks.



Also, the bulkheads for my drain on the left side of the tank was leaking a pretty good drip.

So, I am going to loosen it and silicone it as well, and the crank it back down. I have it so tight already, I don't wanna risk cracking the glass bottom, or breaking the bulkhead.

Sucky thing is that I have the plumbing glued in place, which makes the bulkhead non-removable unless I redo a lot of plumbing.

But, the pipes don't leak, only the bulkhead, I am sure a little silicone will get us going in the right direction.


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Because i will be doing this same thing pretty soon......
Can I get the run down of your wet test?
Did you use regular tap water when you wet tested?

I thought I read somewhere that it is good to run your wet test 24hrs with pumps and all.

I think I will use regular tap water as to not run the risk of contaminating my RO/DI water.

On your bulkheads... Did you use some type of lubrication for the gaskets before tightening them?
 
On the water test, I am using RO water.



My recommendation, while you are mounting the plumbing, fill the overflows about 1/3 full of water.

Moving around piping and gluing it up will unseat your seals and cause minor drips. It's nice to be able to adjust everything square while the glue is still curing.


I didn't do this and what I have now is a drip I am going to have to silicone to get a good seal. NO FUN !

Also, I just lubed up the gaskets with SP-40 (spit).




Anyway, good luck.


Brad
 
Mounted DC-8

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Live Rock Ready for it's new home (as soon as the sandstorm and charcoal storm subside from my tank move last night.)

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Finally finished cleaning up the Charcoal Mess...


Now I have rock inside...GSP, Cleaner Shrimp, Peppermints are all acclimating in a bucket.



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Brad you are making great progress and a good job of documenting as you go. Is this your first tank major tank build? Keep up the good work.
 
Thanks Washington,


This is my first full scale build. It's actually the first time in 4 attempts i have really devoted attention and planning to it as opposed to just wedging it into my space, and my budget.


So I went with a 90 used, from a Craigslister, got my hands and floors nice and wet for 6 months and dove into a slightly larger, more challenging, albeit totally doable project. The 120G (which is enormous to me.)


I realize it's a splash compared to what some of these guys are doing with 400G's, 240's, etc. OMG ...


Thanks for keeping an eye on my progress, I will be posting picks soon to document my stocking over the next few weeks.


Now, to get my wife's dining table back in place before turkey day. (now that's the REAL challange.)


Brad
 
Ask an ye shall receive.

I am taking a lot of pics this go around, because I want to look back and be motivated by the barren landscape I have now, in the future.

As I mentioned, I remain conservatively optimistic that the amount of money and time devote to this point, will be the preface to a successful captive reef.

Halides on at 11:00 a.m.

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AC Jr. doing it's job, while waiting for a repl. temp probe from Neptune Systems
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Wife made me move them too, She gets to catch them and donate
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Hellion #2, their Names are "Ike" and "Tina" Can u guess why ?
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Fish, Snail, Crab, Shrimp eater. The almighty Green Serpent

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The Lone Coral Animal, my GSP Colony, started as a Frag from Bill at Neptune's Cove
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Sally Lightfoot Crab
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Strawberry Crab out and about (a rare site)
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The sump, not final clean up but PH Probe and thermo in place
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A black turbo impersonating a flame scallop HA HA
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My fave...Cleaner shrimp named Father Guido Sarducci
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yah to say the least.


So far, he has eaten

2x giant Hawaiian Dusters.
1 x Condilactys
15+ Astrea Snails
6+ Reef Hermits

And pretty much anything else they can get their hands on.


I have 2 and the other one is actually docile...
 
Nice work...
Good luck on getting ike and tina out... lol

Do you have the rock touching the back of the glass?
And what kind of power heads are those/gph rating?
 
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