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08/01/2016, 11:11 AM | #76 |
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Worked on the mixing station this weekend.
The white drum over the washing machine will hold rejected water from the RO/DI unit. I don't like to waste too much water so the white drum will be connected to the cold water intake on the washing machine. I hope it will work and there isn't a specific amount of pressure the washing machine needs to operate with.
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Got a utility sink. Need to get that hooked up now.
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Carpenter came through this weekend:
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Things are starting to shape up. Picking out granite this week!
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Updated mixing station pic:
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08/08/2016, 02:15 PM | #81 |
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So does the rejected water from the RO work on the washer like you had hoped?
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idk yet... needed 10ft of ro tubing to get to it... as of right now its on order and I will let you know this week.
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Wow. way to go. Looks like a lot of hard work!
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Added a 45ft hose and put my first ~100 gallons of sw in the tank
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Didn't work on to much fish stuff this past weekend. I put up wainscot and chair rail....
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08/30/2016, 03:11 PM | #87 |
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Granite guys came today to install.
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Thanks for making one of the best tank build threads! Lots of great photos and timeline. Keep it up!
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Recently the hardest part of the basement has been these skirt boards and wainscot going up the stairs... Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk
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Bar is looking better Tank is kinda aquascaped... Probably adding more rock on the right Started cycling with some live rock and bottled bacteria... Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk
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Looks like you are putting in a lot of time and effort. Always appreciated a good plan
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Idk if you can see it but oak trim was added to the bottom of the top cabinets because I couldn't frame the whole thing in granite... forgot to grab the trim board for the left side of the tank... It got left at the shop. Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk
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Non fish related pictures and post: Finally finished nailing in the wainscot, skirt board, and chair rail! I don't want to go up steps with that stuff ever again. It took 2 people probably 10 hours to template and cut them somewhat acuratly... Now hopefully I can get back to fish stuff. Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk
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Built a step behind the tank. I am only 5 11... going to make it look nice tomorrow. The step makes life so much easier... I don't know why it took me this long to do this. Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk
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Made it pretty er...
Don't worry if it looks like it's a different height from left to right. The floor slopes a whole inch and since the tank is shimmed up about an inch I built the step to match. Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk
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What's the material you used to top off the step?
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Horse stall mat... really durable and has many applications in the aquarium hobby. Used it under the sump and pumps. Its a good for insulation and vibration.
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Great results. Awesome job. Very impressive.
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