Two new 100 G starfire glassand tank and one 80G tank incomming

Oh boy what a pair they look so cool. yes they have this double complicity kinda thing i know. lol You mean i can add the vids myself how, that be cool to know,thanks. Pm if you like. As for the video, you know i've searched for vids like this none exist its all about the finish products, no demonstrations, or walkthrough the steps, so even if i'm no video wiz or pro at this i thoutght it should be done. So i'm doing the best i can with my buddies lol.

 

Sculpture set up

Here's the room where the sculptures go; not quite done yet but in their real positions with the backwalls. The green tape is the tank edges the middle green tape is the wavebox trajectory and mid tank mark 12"




The cat wall will be behind the refugium tank stand which is almost 7 feet tall.Those are the panels going in the refugium.Only 3 are necessary.






Eye level



Left to right perspective



Right to left perspective




This is what i was explaining in the videos about having your tank as a refference for scale. You can see now my feet are too big and large, one of the sculpture could be too wide and i may have to break some feature of my ceramic wall to place one of those sculptures. The green tapes are just a refference, it could all ok but only when the tanks are here will i truely know, dangerous game to play without all the pieces. The middle green tape indicate the wavebox trajectory.




$ 1 700 worth of German ceramic on this wall i got it for $ 333., it was a good catch that day.



How can i forget, the inspector clawless....

 

I know you're showing off the sculpture pieces and set up but I just have a comment on the cat wall. I don't think I've ever seen anything like that - it is sooo cool!! Are you planning on keeping it there when the refugium is set up? I'd be worried about the cats jumping around so close to the tank.

Everything looks really nice Mud! Can't wait to see this all come together!!

 

Well on the original desing the whole set up was suppose to be on the opposite wall. But since the whole mess with the floors, i've switched the refugium to the cats walkway wall. I'm not about to deprive them of their excersise and fun . So the stand will be in front of the catwalk. Near the top i'll just screw some plexi glass to prevent them from putting their nose in. The top of the tank is only 13" from the ceiling. So their's not much room for them to do much harm . Same with the plumbing. All fasten to the wall i don't see any problem either. For now anyway.

 

The arrival

The arrival of the tanks, the stand didn't make the connection.....are we pleased???Nooooo....









Open crate???







I keep the wraped up untill ready to be used. They seem fine and the way they where protected no worries. Those babies were heavy!!!!! The 75 g refugium and the 65 g sump here



And the monster 150 G in perfect condition , i'm goin to work on the overflow and its easier like that and monday she'll be put on right side up on her stand. All the guys were looking at her overflow and the wavebox , pretty neat design. They loved the glued press resin wood panel on the bottom idea.




How can we forget Lulu and Theo, making their inspections





I'll have more and better pics later time for bed cheers!

 

[QUOTE How long do you anticipate it taking you to get water in it?[/QUOTE]

I have the same philosophy as are hobby, nothing good happens fast. It'll take the time it takes. I still have to replace the structure of my first sculpture, and do the finishing touches, on both sculptures. Do my fittings on all 3 tanks. put the tanks on the stands, and do the plumbing, and testing it.So no pressure. Today i'm going to buy some pvc and fittings. Tomorrow will be the sculptures refits structure. All and all i say 10 day before water start flowing in there, 15 days before we start cycling, in a month i should be able to put corals and macro algae in there. 6 weeks the first fish.

 

very, very nice Mud! You have to be psyched with all your planning on this. I have a feeling you will have a show stopper when you get everything set up. I'm still having a little trouble envisioning the final look so am anxiously following.

Congrats! Seems your kitties are loving the novelty that they can climb on. Too cute!

 

Mistakes in this hobby costs too much , so yes planning is essential. As for the cats they'll have also a withdrawal syndrom too, when their wont be anything new to inspect . Now and for most of the summer new things have been poping in for their particular pleasure of unwrapping with their claws and teeth , i leave them that to play with and they love to pull and tear the packages. I'll have to leave bags of stuff laying around the house to satisfy their curiosity i'm affraid,lol.

 

Mud do you have the stands yet? Did I miss that?

Congrats on getting the tanks!

 

No they're comming sometime next week.But its ok it gives me some time to do some of the plumbing on the tanks anyway. The cats are all over the place, lol. The 150 G is like a small piano man holy crap. I had a 65G the last time. Now the sump is that, the fuge is bigger 75 G and the main one is scary , its like OMG am i gona mesure up to this lol. Its a good thing i've got help around but still . And it was a "B" to move..... I was concern about the bottom of my tank with sculpture.....not anymore!;D