Our 375g reef tank build & fish room - Page 5

Ed Reef · 09/14/2008, 07:33 AM

Sound cool...any pictures??

edandsandy · 09/18/2008, 02:48 PM

Not yet, soon they are pouring the footers for the room tomorrow, then I'll post some pictures

edandsandy · 09/21/2008, 09:02 AM

We had a delay in pouring the footers due to the weather here and we have to wait for the building inspector to inspect the footers before the concrete is poured.
Sooo...... the inspector is supposed to be here Monday and the concrete is supposed to be poured on Tuesday.

We ordered the new tank of Friday.

It will be delivered on the 29th of this month. HOWEVER it won't be ready for water until the middle of October

Beth at Glasscages.com advised us to wait because the seams are not will not be fully cured. I couldn't wait until the middle of November for the new tank to arrive

Our local reef club meeting is at our home in November, hopefully we will enjoy the room and tank.

We changed the design a little on the tank. We decided not to go with a CLS....... lots of other options like the Tunze's
Ed was worried about having too many holes drilled into the tank, since this will be OUR tank now, I had to let him have SOME kind of say in the design

We will have a center over flow with 5 holes drilled 3 1-1/2" for the return and 2 1" for drain. We have 2 sea swirls now so that should help keep the corners clean and we also have 2 6102 Tunze's with a controller.
We also decided not to build a steel stand, instead we will construct a stand using 4X4 and concrete blocks. We had to make some kind of stand for the tank rest on since the delivery is sooner than we expected. So that's is not the reason for a new stand

edandsandy · 09/22/2008, 07:58 AM

Our footer might get delayed again

it has been raining most of the morning here

maybe, just maybe, it will clear up enough for this afternoon's pour!

Ed Reef · 09/22/2008, 07:24 PM

Mmm...sorry to hear that Sandy as I can imagine you must be anxious to get things started

edandsandy · 09/23/2008, 05:10 PM

Our footer's are dug and the plumber came today and did a lot of plumbing!

tomorrow the inspector will be here and Thursday the slab will be poured!

I'm going to have the GC completely close the room in before he come's into the rest of the house, so I will be able to move the 120 into a temp. spot in the fish room instead of the middle of our game room.

Our tank is being delayed, they don't won't to ship that soon after manufacturing

well better safe than sorry...

Now Ed is having them ship the tank to our home, instead of us driving almost 2 hours for pick up.

alpine · 09/23/2008, 09:24 PM

Hey Sandy how is the customer service with GC going?I have read nothing but horror stories about there customer after customers have taken delivery of there tanks.I really hope you dont have to go thru anything like that.Personally I would have never even given them the chance to upset me.

Make sure you inspect the tank with a microscope before you take delivery of it.If you find something wrong with it afterwords,you may not get the customer service you may be expecting. Also if you need some extra hands moving it in,I got two of them that are here to help.

edandsandy · 09/24/2008, 03:55 PM

Thanks alpine,
So far so good on the customer service...

edandsandy · 09/24/2008, 04:16 PM

Here are a few pictures of the progress so far........
before we broke ground

lay out of the room

form boards in

footers, this is the east side of the room where the double doors are going...

layout for the plumbing; center floor drain and 2 sinks

TandN · 09/24/2008, 05:37 PM

cant wait to see more

Ed Reef · 09/24/2008, 07:43 PM

Finally some pictures....!! About time too

edandsandy · 09/25/2008, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ed Reef
Finally some pictures....!! About time too

Thanks Ed,
I wasn't sure if any one wanted to see "dirt"

I keep the pics. coming

Ed Reef · 09/25/2008, 06:58 AM

Heeey 'dirt' is part of the whole fun in this hobby - what do you think we all love pictures of gunk from our skimmer...

edandsandy · 09/25/2008, 07:38 AM

mmmmmmmmmmmm nog, sound good!

Bax · 09/25/2008, 12:04 PM

I wish I could have a floor drain and two! Did you say two sinks!

Awesome!

edandsandy · 09/26/2008, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bax
I wish I could have a floor drain and two! Did you say two sinks!

Awesome!

Yes, I'm very excited about the floor drain too!
I don't have to worry about spilling water ever again.
YES, I said 2 sinks..... I wanted 1 sink for all of the fish stuff and 1 sink to wash my hands.

I have 2 little bitty dogs 1 weighs 6 lbs and the other is 8 lbs.
I was thinking about bathing them in the other sink too!
Not sure if that is a good idea or not

anyone have an opinion on this?

edandsandy · 09/26/2008, 02:36 PM

This morning the footers did not pass inspection because the plastic was not in the footers.

So the concrete guys had to come back out put the plastic in the footers, call the inspector again, it passed that time , and the new slab was poured!

the contractor (GC) changed the depth of the concrete slab to 8" deep under the tank, instead of 6" deep which is to code.

So now the concrete will cure all weekend and next week they start framing the room.

The doors and windows have been ordered so it looks like everything is on schedule, God and weather permitting.

amehel0 · 09/26/2008, 03:48 PM

so are you gunna jump throught the window to get in the fish room?

edandsandy · 09/26/2008, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by amehel0
so are you gunna jump throught the window to get in the fish room?

No, we will have a sliding door from the game room into the fish room.

edandsandy · 09/28/2008, 08:34 AM

here is the concrete slab for the fish room completed...

erics3000 · 09/28/2008, 11:11 AM

Nice...I think there is enough room for a 600.. heehehehhe

edandsandy · 09/29/2008, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by erics3000
Nice...I think there is enough room for a 600.. heehehehhe

I wish!
I don't think Ed will let me have a tank that size

edandsandy · 09/29/2008, 07:44 PM

This morning the building material arrived, the driver backed his BIG truck down the driveway and the bed lifted and off came the material

after that excitement the plumber came.. his job is tough, the city would not let us connect to the existing waste lines so he had to dig up a good part of my front yard and under the driveway, yes I said under the driveway, then along the drive way, under another concrete wall to tie into the new waste line.... they were here over 8 hours and their still not done... MAN did I feel sorry for him and my wallet!

here is what it looks like so far.....

the front of the house

along the drive way...

Tomorrow they start framing...

erics3000 · 09/29/2008, 09:27 PM

That is crazy...I would love to see the look on your neighboors when they ask what your up too and you tell them you are hooking up a fish tank..HHEEHHEHE

Whay part of Fl you in??

edandsandy · 09/30/2008, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by erics3000
That is crazy...I would love to see the look on your neighboors when they ask what your up too and you tell them you are hooking up a fish tank..HHEEHHEHE

Whay part of Fl you in??

You are certainly right about our neighbors, they know that we have 2 tanks and that I maintain them..
they see me outside cleaning stuff outside all the time..
so actually, they are happy for me to see!...
they are almost excited as much as I am about this whole thing becoming automated.
also they are happy to see Ed go REEF!... when they do come over every ones looks at my tank not his hehehehe

I live in Atlantic Beach.

09/14/2008, 07:33 AM	#101
Ed Reef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Currently Based in China Posts: 4,060	Sound cool...any pictures?? __________________ Ed ~ Art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can only be explored by those willing to take the risks. ~ Current Tank Info: Ed Reef’s Shallow Crest Inspired ART

09/18/2008, 02:48 PM	#102
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	Not yet, soon they are pouring the footers for the room tomorrow, then I'll post some pictures __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

09/21/2008, 09:02 AM	#103
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	We had a delay in pouring the footers due to the weather here and we have to wait for the building inspector to inspect the footers before the concrete is poured. Sooo...... the inspector is supposed to be here Monday and the concrete is supposed to be poured on Tuesday. We ordered the new tank of Friday. It will be delivered on the 29th of this month. HOWEVER it won't be ready for water until the middle of October Beth at Glasscages.com advised us to wait because the seams are not will not be fully cured. I couldn't wait until the middle of November for the new tank to arrive Our local reef club meeting is at our home in November, hopefully we will enjoy the room and tank. We changed the design a little on the tank. We decided not to go with a CLS....... lots of other options like the Tunze's Ed was worried about having too many holes drilled into the tank, since this will be OUR tank now, I had to let him have SOME kind of say in the design We will have a center over flow with 5 holes drilled 3 1-1/2" for the return and 2 1" for drain. We have 2 sea swirls now so that should help keep the corners clean and we also have 2 6102 Tunze's with a controller. We also decided not to build a steel stand, instead we will construct a stand using 4X4 and concrete blocks. We had to make some kind of stand for the tank rest on since the delivery is sooner than we expected. So that's is not the reason for a new stand __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

09/22/2008, 07:58 AM	#104
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	Our footer might get delayed again it has been raining most of the morning here maybe, just maybe, it will clear up enough for this afternoon's pour! __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

09/22/2008, 07:24 PM	#105
Ed Reef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Currently Based in China Posts: 4,060	Mmm...sorry to hear that Sandy as I can imagine you must be anxious to get things started __________________ Ed ~ Art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can only be explored by those willing to take the risks. ~ Current Tank Info: Ed Reef’s Shallow Crest Inspired ART

09/23/2008, 05:10 PM	#106
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	Our footer's are dug and the plumber came today and did a lot of plumbing! tomorrow the inspector will be here and Thursday the slab will be poured! I'm going to have the GC completely close the room in before he come's into the rest of the house, so I will be able to move the 120 into a temp. spot in the fish room instead of the middle of our game room. Our tank is being delayed, they don't won't to ship that soon after manufacturing well better safe than sorry... Now Ed is having them ship the tank to our home, instead of us driving almost 2 hours for pick up. __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

09/23/2008, 09:24 PM	#107
alpine Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Jacksonville,FL Posts: 1,156	Hey Sandy how is the customer service with GC going?I have read nothing but horror stories about there customer after customers have taken delivery of there tanks.I really hope you dont have to go thru anything like that.Personally I would have never even given them the chance to upset me. Make sure you inspect the tank with a microscope before you take delivery of it.If you find something wrong with it afterwords,you may not get the customer service you may be expecting. Also if you need some extra hands moving it in,I got two of them that are here to help. __________________ Jorge We are the Reef Central....It is useless to resist. We will assimilate you into our collective. Resistance is futile.

09/24/2008, 03:55 PM	#108
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	Thanks alpine, So far so good on the customer service... __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

09/24/2008, 04:16 PM	#109
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	Here are a few pictures of the progress so far........ before we broke ground lay out of the room form boards in footers, this is the east side of the room where the double doors are going... layout for the plumbing; center floor drain and 2 sinks __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

09/24/2008, 05:37 PM	#110
TandN Registered Member. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 2,009	cant wait to see more

09/24/2008, 07:43 PM	#111
Ed Reef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Currently Based in China Posts: 4,060	Finally some pictures....!! About time too __________________ Ed ~ Art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can only be explored by those willing to take the risks. ~ Current Tank Info: Ed Reef’s Shallow Crest Inspired ART

09/25/2008, 06:58 AM	#113
Ed Reef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Currently Based in China Posts: 4,060	Heeey 'dirt' is part of the whole fun in this hobby - what do you think we all love pictures of gunk from our skimmer... __________________ Ed ~ Art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can only be explored by those willing to take the risks. ~ Current Tank Info: Ed Reef’s Shallow Crest Inspired ART

09/25/2008, 07:38 AM	#114
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	mmmmmmmmmmmm nog, sound good! __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

09/25/2008, 12:04 PM	#115
Bax Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,619	I wish I could have a floor drain and two! Did you say two sinks! Awesome! __________________ 150 gallon Perfecto with 1500 gph GH overflow / DIY stand-wine bar / Dart Return / SRO XP3000 Ext skimmer / 75 g frag / 40 g fuge / 40 g DIY sump / Orphek P156 & Kessil 150A Current Tank Info: 150 DT/ 40B fuge/ 75g frag/ 40 g sump/ SRO XP 3000 Ext/ TUNZEs & VorTechs circulation/Dart return/ MTC Pro Cal/ UV & Oz

09/26/2008, 02:36 PM	#117
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	This morning the footers did not pass inspection because the plastic was not in the footers. So the concrete guys had to come back out put the plastic in the footers, call the inspector again, it passed that time , and the new slab was poured! the contractor (GC) changed the depth of the concrete slab to 8" deep under the tank, instead of 6" deep which is to code. So now the concrete will cure all weekend and next week they start framing the room. The doors and windows have been ordered so it looks like everything is on schedule, God and weather permitting. __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

09/26/2008, 03:48 PM	#118
amehel0 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia Posts: 232	so are you gunna jump throught the window to get in the fish room? __________________ AUSSIE NATIVE PREDATORY FISH ROK!! 1100g 170g 90g 40g Current Tank Info: 170g 90g packed with aussie natives highly filtered, 40g a few natives and a few oddballs, i mainly keep predatory fish and 1100g is a pond and has barramundi and mor enatives in it

09/28/2008, 08:34 AM	#120
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	here is the concrete slab for the fish room completed... __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

09/28/2008, 11:11 AM	#121
erics3000 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Palm Bay FL Posts: 2,957	Nice...I think there is enough room for a 600.. heehehehhe __________________ Eric (Red House for my 300 display 600 system) Current Tank Info: 600 gallon system with 300 display

09/29/2008, 07:44 PM	#123
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	This morning the building material arrived, the driver backed his BIG truck down the driveway and the bed lifted and off came the material after that excitement the plumber came.. his job is tough, the city would not let us connect to the existing waste lines so he had to dig up a good part of my front yard and under the driveway, yes I said under the driveway, then along the drive way, under another concrete wall to tie into the new waste line.... they were here over 8 hours and their still not done... MAN did I feel sorry for him and my wallet! here is what it looks like so far..... the front of the house along the drive way... Tomorrow they start framing... __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

09/29/2008, 09:27 PM	#124
erics3000 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Palm Bay FL Posts: 2,957	That is crazy...I would love to see the look on your neighboors when they ask what your up too and you tell them you are hooking up a fish tank..HHEEHHEHE Whay part of Fl you in?? __________________ Eric (Red House for my 300 display 600 system) Current Tank Info: 600 gallon system with 300 display