Brian Tesch Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Awesome setup, good job on integrating the system in, definitely the coolest refugium I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtarmitage Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 Well, had my first rookie mistake with this tank...been trying to figure out what was going on with my tank this week. Lesson learned: pay attention which bottle is which when you put the caps back on. Dumped 1/4 of the big BRS bottle of what I thought was magnesium into the tank. Discovered today as I was starting to set up my new-to-me doser that I had actually dumped in was the calcium component...😲 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 39 minutes ago, jtarmitage said: Well, had my first rookie mistake with this tank...been trying to figure out what was going on with my tank this week. Lesson learned: pay attention which bottle is which when you put the caps back on. Dumped 1/4 of the big BRS bottle of what I thought was magnesium into the tank. Discovered today as I was starting to set up my new-to-me doser that I had actually dumped in was the calcium component...😲 Ouch! Hate when things like that happen... as if it isn't hard enough already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtarmitage Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 (edited) A little more progress. Got the mixing station set up. Now turning a few ball valves will move the fresh RODI to the salt bin. Add salt and the pump and inline heater will get it prepped, then another v salve will send it to the tank. 😁 Also got the manifold installed, my carbon and gfo reactors installed, and built a couple of shelves for the doser and chemicals. Still need to tidy up the wires, but 1 thing at a time lol. Edited April 29, 2018 by jtarmitage 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salted_Waffles Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Really liking this setup!👌 Making long for the day I can set up a drilled tank and play with all the plumbing myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Looking really sharp Brian! I should just have you come over and reorganize my setup for me😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtarmitage Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 Picked up a frag tank. It had a leaky overflow box that was just a bit big to fit the space I had, so it was time to bust out the saw... Then a patch to close up the hole and a few hours of polishing, a new hole in the side for a drain, and voila.. And in place. Still need to plumb it and get a bit of foam under it just for peace of mind and to hide the plywood and give it a cleaner look. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtarmitage Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 Not much to update yet. Frag tank is still not online as s I got sidetracked remodeling a pair of bathrooms. Half way through tiling the first shower. Had to pull the tub to build a shower to take a bit of space from this bathroom to expand my shower a tad. Takes awhile as I'm learning as I go lol. With that being said, there will be a bit of a change with the tank coming up next month 😁 For now, its back to tiling for me...😐 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtarmitage Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 Sorry for the lack of updates. Been working on getting a different display tank for the last 6 months and finally picked it up last night. It'll be a bit before I get it ready to go, but here's a teaser...also, who has info on buffing out a scratch on a glass tank? I think I saw a conversation awhile back about cesium oxide, but would love more details before I run off and try it lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabbyCrabs Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 3m makes glass polishing kits. Key is to use a lot of running water while doing it. I used to have to polish original glass for muscle car restorations. It's a pain and takes a lot of elbow grease. Don't concentrate in the area of the scratch or you will see a defect area when done. Kinda blend it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 44 minutes ago, jtarmitage said: Sorry for the lack of updates. Been working on getting a different display tank for the last 6 months and finally picked it up last night. It'll be a bit before I get it ready to go, but here's a teaser...also, who has info on buffing out a scratch on a glass tank? I think I saw a conversation awhile back about cesium oxide, but would love more details before I run off and try it lol Yay you got it !!! Finally ! I can’t wait to see what you do. You do nice work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtarmitage Posted November 24, 2018 Author Share Posted November 24, 2018 Mid transfer chaos.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 looks great! love how you did the woodwork and polishing of tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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