move to new house

[wiszmaster]

I am in the process of moving into my new house - and will have lots of room for all the equipment in the garage. Hoping to get the tank started before x'mas - if everything goes well, and money situation works out well.

Just as i got the RO water run across the house, by drilling holes everywhere, and cutting up drywall & fixing most of it - i move ... urg. but this time it will all be easier - the tank is going against the wall that meets the garage - one large hole & i'll be there.

[coralfarmer84]

sounds good..... good thing you don't have to move an up and running tank be thankful for that.

[wiszmaster]

lol. i know. i wouldn't wish it upon anybody ... especially not what happened to you!

i just bought a whole house RO system ... cost me another fortune. should be here by mid of next week.

[playa0069u]

it may have cost you alot but thats awesome. I would do anything 4 that(well maybe not anything lol) not only for my fish but thinkn of how much healthier that is for everything!

[coralfarmer84]

only thing i hate about my RO is how much waste water it produces. It just kills me how much water goes down the drain

[wiszmaster]

alright - we're ALL moved in ... last piece of furniture was moved in yesterday ... LONG week! the tank area actually looks very good.

I'm going to build a small 'room' in the garage where all of the equipment will be ... maybe about 7' x 3' .. more like a closet.

i'll try to get some pics one of these days.

[wiszmaster]

well... the whole house RO is on - and working like a champ ... the product measures @ about 25 PPM of TDS ... before it was @ about 1200-1400 PPM TDS .. the waste is testing @ about 2800 PPM TDS.
took 7 trips to the stores for plumbing supplies, and a LOT of messing around, and creativity to make the plumbing work ... but its done!

this weekend i will try to get my tank setup, everything minus the final sump/fuge & the lights.

any idea where i can find the large rubbermaid containers that folks like to use for sumps?

[wiszmaster]

ok .. a few pictures of the new place ... the interiors are a few months old - from when the house was still under construction.

http://stormreadybuilders.com/uploads/photos/164.jpg

where the tank is/is going to be:
http://stormreadybuilders.com/uploads/photos/55.jpg

kitchen:
http://stormreadybuilders.com/uploads/photos/58.jpg


Virtual Tour:
http://swfl-hosting.com/vtours/Tour_Venetian/index.html

[playa0069u]

1 word. WOW or maybe DAMN.! that is a beautiful home.

[coralfarmer84]

nice place... now take some time get comfy and start plumbing lol I want to see the tank up by the first of the year

[wiszmaster]

This weekend was very productive - no, the tank is not plumbed yet - but will be soon.

1. Ran power in the garage
2. Got shelves & hooks/hangers up on the wall to take stuff off the floor & out of the future 'fish room' corner wall.

i picked up a 6" hole saw - Hopefully i will do that tonight - & get things plumbed tomorrow?!

[wiszmaster]

oh boy!
I opened a can of worms when i used that 6" hole saw to connect the living room to the garage for the piping & misc. stuff. ..... i ended up cutting 2 power cables that weren't supposed to be there ... then i ripped off about 32 sqft of drywall & replacing that with sandyply plywood as walls! i'll get them up today, and drill the holes in them for the access, and power - tomorrow i'll coat them with polyurathane (sp?).

this is a never ending project? why do i always make things so damn difficult? i should've bought a damn 10g tank & called it a day! lol

[wiszmaster]

remind 'me' to never let myself get to work with a saw, nail and/or screw gun ... and or other tools ... i'll end up remodelling a brand new house. lol

$500 later in tools & supplies - i replaced the drywall w/ plywood, created 10 power outlets (5 CGFI/5 normal) & still haven't gottena chance to plumb anything up yet - i'll be going into work late tomorrow to get that done - and tomorrow night i'll be picking up LR & LS .... hopefully by midnight ill be back in fort myers .... sucks that its this cold now - i might have to get some heaters until i build the insulated closet/room for the sump/fuge & equiptment.

also have to pick up some polyurathane tomorrow ... do they sell it @ home depot?


more tomorrow.

[pmike25]

also have to pick up some polyurathane tomorrow ... do they sell it @ home depot?

Yes sir they do, in the staining isle usually!!! :D

[wiszmaster]

alright. then i'm GOOD TO GO - i hope ... how long does that stuff need to dry?

how many coats did you put on your stand/canopy?

[pmike25]

I put on 3 coats and it takes about 8 hrs or so to dry, but depends on the type!!! Can ya call me to let me know what is going on as far as ya swinging by!! Thanks man.. :D I gotta head out and start the day, I work for myself so ya can call me anytime!!!

[wiszmaster]

just got home - everything made it ... lost some water, but doesn't look like all too much - will be able to see tomorrow.

Nice to have met you, and your wife!
g'nite!

[pmike25]

WOW man, look at the time ya got home!!!! Holy Crap :D

Glad everything made it alright and it was nice meeting everyone also..GL and dont be shy to add pics :D

[wiszmaster]

geezus .... we just unloaded the truck ... myself & a coworker. we thought we had a good drip on the sand tote ... DROP to the ground. hasn't moved since, and i doubt it will anytime soon. lol.

lindsey took the camera ... so no pics :-(

now i'm going to work.

Thanks again mike!

[keinreis]

Damn I think that tote of sand did me in! My back is aching today.

[pmike25]

LOL man that sand tote was HEAVY as Hel*!!!! Hope ya guys are feeling better!!!

Man its time to get some plastic containers and make a zillion trips with the sand till it weight alittle less that 250lbs!!! :eek2:
No problem and thanks again for getting everything, made it a heck of alot easier for me!!!!

[wiszmaster]

haha. i think that is what i will be doing ....
Thanks again scott for helping ... we'll BBQ one of these weekends when i have stuff running.

[wiszmaster]

ohk!
been working on this since 5.30pm ... just finished - pump is running now @ 12:45AM .. already have 1 plumbing leak with the return bulkhead ... the one i didn't replace. :-(


mike,

i was about 40 gallons short! but perfect on the sand - maybe even a little too much ... but its a nice deep sandbed.
alot of the leftover colonies didn't survive ... a few did. i've already picked out some of the small stars, and found a few snails.
I used about 1/4 RODI water to fill the missing and the remaining 3/4 with tap water - which for me is RO water anyway ... but its @ about 15-30 PPM TDS ... pretty good.

the sand tote empty + some water from the other totes:
http://marcoprechel.com/gallery2/d/7034-1/PICT0516.JPG

This is all sand, rock & water:
http://marcoprechel.com/gallery2/d/7043-1/PICT0519.JPG

SIX of these b1tches .... my back HURTS!
http://marcoprechel.com/gallery2/d/7049-4/PICT0521.JPG


running with water:
http://marcoprechel.com/gallery2/d/7052-1/PICT0522.JPG

[pmike25]

Nice man ...Looking great so far,,,,

Boy yesterday was worse than when ya were here. I had a guy get the tank and he helped me move that stand,,,man that stand weight about double of the tank, or at least it felt that way!!!LOL Everything is out of my living room and in the garage now!!! And we moved the room around last night!!!

Keep us posted on this man, looking great :D

[wiszmaster]

oh man ... i was up & fiddlin around with this till 2am again .... tank cleared up a bit .. but still dirty ...

i've got to stop by the store & get one of those long turkey baster/feeder things ... i need to dust off the rocks, and whats left of the corals before they die too.

now that everything is transfered & has settled .. there is a nice layer of 'silt' on the sand ... how do i go about that?

this morning:
http://marcoprechel.com/gallery2/d/7075-1/PICT0523.JPG

http://marcoprechel.com/gallery2/d/7069-1/PICT0525.JPG

the garage wall:
http://marcoprechel.com/gallery2/d/7060-2/PICT0528.JPG

[wiszmaster]

i guess since there is a bit of corals left on the roack .. i better get my lights going .... i found @ least 2 of the xenias are still alive ... but others that are right next to them were dead. :-(

how can you tell if the kenya trees (name?) are still alive? do they extend/flower/bloom/open up?

[keinreis]

Lights and those xenia will come back and become annoying! I am sure more survived then you think! after some time under lights things will open back up. get those things set-up and quit being a baby about yur back! that tote was not that heavy! oh whait maybee it was.

[wiszmaster]

to be honest .. since i've had the tank for about 6 months now ... i was thinking that it was never going to get setup ...

[pmike25]

LOl ya guys are too funny, still ragging on each other about ya backs!!! :lol:

Yeah man the Kenya trees will extend and youll be able to tell if there alive, Im sure most things made it, it just might take alittle for them to become comfy with the new tank and crapola like that, but one thing is ya should get those lights on soon!!!!

[wiszmaster]

i know .. i need to get them soon ... i'll have to fumble with them tonight ... i think my 3 VHOs still work,but my PCs are dead. ... i'll convert the lights over to T5's ... but my canopy is not tall enough to fit MHs in there ... that'd craze & crack the acrylic i'm sure

[wiszmaster]

Mike,

this is the guy i was tlaking abotu with the room divider:

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4638543#post4638543

nice looking setup he has - lots of time & money invested - but the way it should be done.

[pmike25]

LOL yeah if there too close the braces might have a melt down!!! I know of a person who is selling some 3x400 wattersMH full fixture with pcs!! If ya dont use them for the tank ya and ya girl can go tanning under them ;).....hmmmmmm wounder whos selling them:D

[pmike25]

Yeah man thats a nice tank for sure!!! I hope he fills the nail holes in the trim though!!!!...Thanks for that link, I just looked at page 9!!!

[wiszmaster]

lol ... they were a bit long though ... this is what i've been eyeing for a few months ... btu held off on buying until the tank was filled:

http://reefgeek.com/products/categories/lighting/104435.html

[pmike25]

Right those will work for sure!!!! T5s are cool, only reason I have the Mhs are because of the shimmering affect !!! but my next tank will be t5s, im kinda done with the shimmering faze!!!

[wiszmaster]

sump is another issue to tackle ....

glasscages want $420 + shipping, or $420 + $40 if i pick up from orlando when they attend a show on 11/4-11/5 (2 weeks from tomorrow) ..... thats ready to go, laid out the way i want. 48x20x16

but there is a guy in naples that has a 500g tank ... he had a sump built & it didn't fit - john @ Glass Ocean is dealing with him ... .& he wants $450 for a 53x24x24 w/out anything inside ...


i like the dimentions better of the local tank/sump ... but i'll have to make my own inside & drill it myself .. which is fine. & i could get it sooner.

[wiszmaster]

well the tank water is crystal clear now ... or very close to it.
i have my 3 VHOs running fine now ... everything is sleeping ... lots of stuff did make it after all.

[wiszmaster]

so far i have found:

Kenya Tree
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/kenyatree.jpg

Xenia: (shown is the pulsing xenia)
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/xenia.jpg

some feather dusters:
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/featherduster.jpg


tomorrow i need to make sure to pickup some food ... what should i pick up, and how often shoudl i feed?

[wiszmaster]

and we have some Zoanthids ...

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/blue_zoos.jpg