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Hole in the wall

#1 User is offline   gray 

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Posted 25 February 2009 - 09:21 PM

Hi guys
started my hole in the wall project today

cleaned out my garage and ordered new tank 48"x 36"x 24" :good: :D

it starts B) :wOOt2:

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48"x36"x24" main tank 45"x26"x 26" sump
laguna 7500 return pump, ocean runner 6500
tunze ts 24 kit
Grotech hea 250 skimmer, deltec 601 calcium reactor tmc, controller-monitor
deltec fr509 reactor
2x 400 watt luminarc 10 k 2x 54 ati actinic , sanders 200 mg ozone . orp controller
ro auto top up & ball valve sp3000 kit
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Posted 25 February 2009 - 09:41 PM

nice one. keep the pics comming

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Various sump designs

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Posted 25 February 2009 - 10:00 PM

Looking forward to the updates, 4x3x2 nice size tank too.

Where did you order your tank from and how much was it?
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Posted 25 February 2009 - 10:11 PM

View PostSLAPPY, on Feb 25 2009, 10:00 PM, said:

Looking forward to the updates, 4x3x2 nice size tank too.

Where did you order your tank from and how much was it?


can i say slappy
as there not sponsors
gray

dont want to upset anyone :wOOt2:
48"x36"x24" main tank 45"x26"x 26" sump
laguna 7500 return pump, ocean runner 6500
tunze ts 24 kit
Grotech hea 250 skimmer, deltec 601 calcium reactor tmc, controller-monitor
deltec fr509 reactor
2x 400 watt luminarc 10 k 2x 54 ati actinic , sanders 200 mg ozone . orp controller
ro auto top up & ball valve sp3000 kit
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Posted 25 February 2009 - 10:28 PM

Looks good but the rockwork isnt very interesting.
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Posted 25 February 2009 - 10:30 PM

View Postgray, on Feb 25 2009, 10:11 PM, said:

can i say slappy
as there not sponsors
gray

dont want to upset anyone :wOOt2:



Pm me.
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Posted 25 February 2009 - 10:36 PM

pm sent :wOOt2:
48"x36"x24" main tank 45"x26"x 26" sump
laguna 7500 return pump, ocean runner 6500
tunze ts 24 kit
Grotech hea 250 skimmer, deltec 601 calcium reactor tmc, controller-monitor
deltec fr509 reactor
2x 400 watt luminarc 10 k 2x 54 ati actinic , sanders 200 mg ozone . orp controller
ro auto top up & ball valve sp3000 kit
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Posted 25 February 2009 - 11:20 PM

Could of got a six footer on that wall :wOOt2:

You dont need furniture in the lounge lol
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Posted 25 February 2009 - 11:36 PM

As above keep the pics coming .
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Posted 26 February 2009 - 06:39 AM

tried to get bigger dave ;) pushing my luck with the boss as it is :burp:

trouble is i have to offset the tank to the left of the garage wall to keep it central the other side in the lounge ,
these things matter to women apperantly :lol:

going to keep pics rolling guys
cheers
gray :P
48"x36"x24" main tank 45"x26"x 26" sump
laguna 7500 return pump, ocean runner 6500
tunze ts 24 kit
Grotech hea 250 skimmer, deltec 601 calcium reactor tmc, controller-monitor
deltec fr509 reactor
2x 400 watt luminarc 10 k 2x 54 ati actinic , sanders 200 mg ozone . orp controller
ro auto top up & ball valve sp3000 kit
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Posted 26 February 2009 - 09:09 AM

Keep the pics rolling in ,love to see progress pic with new builds


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Posted 26 February 2009 - 04:11 PM

no worries jas

think of the corals i can get in this baby :burp: :lol:

gray :P
48"x36"x24" main tank 45"x26"x 26" sump
laguna 7500 return pump, ocean runner 6500
tunze ts 24 kit
Grotech hea 250 skimmer, deltec 601 calcium reactor tmc, controller-monitor
deltec fr509 reactor
2x 400 watt luminarc 10 k 2x 54 ati actinic , sanders 200 mg ozone . orp controller
ro auto top up & ball valve sp3000 kit
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Posted 28 February 2009 - 09:59 PM

update

hole cut and lintel in :rock3:

small incident drilled through leccy cable :blush: :D

mesh cleaned up
wife made me dust and hoover the whole house

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48"x36"x24" main tank 45"x26"x 26" sump
laguna 7500 return pump, ocean runner 6500
tunze ts 24 kit
Grotech hea 250 skimmer, deltec 601 calcium reactor tmc, controller-monitor
deltec fr509 reactor
2x 400 watt luminarc 10 k 2x 54 ati actinic , sanders 200 mg ozone . orp controller
ro auto top up & ball valve sp3000 kit
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Posted 01 March 2009 - 09:45 AM

hello gray, very interesting, one word of advice, get tank in quick before wife decides it would make good serving hatch, keep going m8, will be worth it . cheers, norman. :D :blush: :P :rock3: :D
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Posted 01 March 2009 - 10:32 AM

Looking good Gray,

Keep the pics coming
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Posted 01 March 2009 - 05:43 PM

hey gray, you will find it hard to hide in a 10ft x 8ft shed, better start running m8. cheers, norman. :cool3: :D ;) ps, never known a woman to fight fair, hope u got a&e on standby when she finds out.
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Posted 15 March 2009 - 09:14 PM

update guys
hole is plastered and painted , she's happy now :D now on to the important stuff :)


stand is build , build it 2 foot wide than tank going to build permanent access all the way round :D

sump installed 46"x26"x26" just starting baffle walls :o drilled throgh external wall sump will have overflow weirs to waste outside
ro pipework in and new filters and inline tds meter arrived ( great service ro man )

all grey pvc pipework bought for main tank , man you can spend alot on a few bits of pipe :(

skimmer bought went to wales yesterday to collect ;) big beastie :P
called in taunton aquarium cntre , very , very nice :D stunning fish

electrics next
cheers

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48"x36"x24" main tank 45"x26"x 26" sump
laguna 7500 return pump, ocean runner 6500
tunze ts 24 kit
Grotech hea 250 skimmer, deltec 601 calcium reactor tmc, controller-monitor
deltec fr509 reactor
2x 400 watt luminarc 10 k 2x 54 ati actinic , sanders 200 mg ozone . orp controller
ro auto top up & ball valve sp3000 kit
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Posted 15 March 2009 - 09:19 PM

Looking good Gray, how tall is that skimmer?
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Posted 15 March 2009 - 09:22 PM

View PostSLAPPY, on Mar 15 2009, 09:19 PM, said:

Looking good Gray, how tall is that skimmer?
thanks mate

48" slappy

48"x36"x24" main tank 45"x26"x 26" sump
laguna 7500 return pump, ocean runner 6500
tunze ts 24 kit
Grotech hea 250 skimmer, deltec 601 calcium reactor tmc, controller-monitor
deltec fr509 reactor
2x 400 watt luminarc 10 k 2x 54 ati actinic , sanders 200 mg ozone . orp controller
ro auto top up & ball valve sp3000 kit
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Posted 15 March 2009 - 11:24 PM

Looks good gray, a lot of work ahead of you I think, enjoyable work though :)
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