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Look something good came from the temporary hijack. You've gained a new follower Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ahh good info that setup that he has is sweet too. Thank you and sorry for hijacking the thread as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The more you all post about them I have become very jealous. I also just got my first office space and I feel like it would fit very nicely and give me an excuse to take a break Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You should get it and then your NUVO might have to go to a new home. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks again it was nice to talk tanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm out of town right now when I get back in at the end of this week if it's still up I'll buy it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looks like a Boston butt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That stand is looking great in a few months when I get ready for my set up I might be asking you for some pointers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

They turned out great the moment the wings hit the table everyone went silent and they destroyed the wings. Sometimes the best compliment to the chef is when you guests can even talk to tell you they like them Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Huli Huli wings , Parmesan garlic and hot wings for my friends tonight Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just learned of a new meal to make which was pretty good. They are called a fatty. You make a bacon weave then lay down a layer of ground sausage on top of the bacon then add any fillings that you'd like on top of the sausage. I used cream cheese, cheddar cheese, onions and bell peppers you then roll it all up like a big roll sushi making sure to press the ground pork together to seal in the other goodies. Toss it on your smoker at 225 and smoke until your internal temp is at 165 takes about 3 hours. Once you're done you'll thank me. Side note for any of you that are just starting out. Invest in a thermapen thermometer. The 2 most important thing with smoking is controlling your temperature in the smoker and pulling your food at the desired internal temperature, this can't be judged by time alone as all cuts of meet are slightly different. Yes this gadget will cost you $100. Think of how much money worth of meat you'll put on your grill. 5 degrees of internal temp in some cuts is the difference between delicious, rubber or salmonella. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I was hoping you'd chime in. Are root tabs fertilizer. Not sure on the plants I have it written down but I'm not home right now Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Thanks I was happy with how it all turned out. I still need to add plants to the refugium and I would also like to add some Java fern to the wood and rocks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I got a lot done over the last week and I forgot to post my photos. So here's a recap of the last week. Got my pump in and it was time to plumb the tank. I decided to keep the Durso because I wanted a clean look and didn't want to run any plumbing out of the stand. So far it's extremely quiet the only noise that I can here come from the sump Next I grabbed some sand from an existing tank and laid in all of my rock work. It's kind of hard to tell from the photo but I was able to make lots of caves I also moved over some filter pads from two existing tanks to seed my tank with some bacteria. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So far just heaters will be house in the sump. In the main chamber I will set up a refugium I'm going to need to put in a little research into some good plants. Once the tank is set up I am going to check the flow of the water I am sure that I will need some additional flow besides the return due to the big rocks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

In my head before I put all the pieces under my tank I wanted to have put in lots of unions and use 45 degree instead of 90s. As well toss in gate valves on the lines. Well after looking at how tight everything is I think I'm going to have to run my drain with a 90 right at the tank - union - gate valve - 90 - sump. The pump can probably line directly below the return line so I was thinking to try and fit the pump - union - gate valve - Union - tank. The return I'm not so worried about because there won't be any change of direction and I think I can have the unions in a place where I can remove the plumbing if need be. The drain I'm not so sure on. With the room available The only way I can image removing the plumbing later on is to cut it all out and start over. Suggestions are welcomed Also I tossed a Union into the picture to help show scale Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Got my trigger system 20 ruby cube in and set up some lighting for the stand Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

With all this rock I know I will have some dead spots in the tank. Is there a coloring agent, food coloring, that I can put into the water to help me see flow that also won't harm my fish and can be removed with some carbon Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

As long as everything goes as planned I should get water in this weekend. Just painted the inside of the stand so that it's more bright when I get the rope lights in I didn't like the idea of seeing white when I opened the door so I kept that part black. I bought some rocks today so that I could create my aquascape Top view Front view Back view Left view The right side of the tank will be viewed the least amount so I'm not as worried how it looks. If I didn't have the wall in the way I'm sure it would look real cool. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Why must you cast such terrible doubt hahaha. That makes really good sense though. I will have to kick the idea around a bit i was wanting all the side to not show plumbing since its visible from all four. perhaps i can run some pumps and my neighbors will just have to deal with the eyesore of seeing some extra plumbing. if i understand the herbie correctly i will need to lower my original intake pipe and take off the top so that it is allowed to take as much water as possble. Then i run that pipe to a valve where i tinker with the opening to match the GPH of the downspout to the return. I want to dial the valve just right so that the water rises to the second return and allows a very small amount of water to enter it as well. The other area that i need to think about is i only have one spot on my sump for a return. on the main return could i have it go bulkhead valve then connect to a Y and on the emergency return just plumb it directly into the Y. Would i heard the gargle of the water at the y junction 3 feet below through my emergency line?

Right not I have a built in corner weir and a durso set up. Since the intake is below the surface doesn't that cut out the gargle Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I was going to look and see if i can find some. After playing with these ball valves they seem pretty still and i imagine that after a year of use it just gets worse. I wasn't planning on restricting my downward flow at all, is there a reason why you would. The tank that i bought is designed to work best at 700 GPH im not quite sure how Iim going to measure that once i get my pump on. I was thinking i would start at half open and open it up a bit more after timed intervals until i get to a point where i feel the tank is happy.

Thanks for the offer. Once I get my sump and pump in I'm going to try and dry fit it all if things don't add up I'll hit you up on some help Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm in east Vancouver Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk