Yeah I did check with him, gonna get what I need from him. Should have water in it soon, may start making water before long.
Its ALIVE !!!! We filled it with fresh water to test everthing and to make sure everything is sealed. So far everything is working great and the SCWD is moving the water around well. Then turned the power off to see if we had plenty of "Extra" storage in the sump and it worked well...
ready to get the rock in and start its cycle. He has a 10 gal reef that we will move over when its ready  Have to thank Blake and Mike for all their help, we could have not done it without them!
im fixing to drill a 29 to make it reef ready so i may steal some of your ideas! What size should the bulkheads be for drain and return? Also what did you paint the PVC with and is there any concern of it contaminating the water?
We went with 1" bulkheads which are more than enough for the tanks pump. I just used a regular flat black spray paint and allowed plenty of time for it to completly cure. Im not really worried about anything leaching from it. Used 100% silicone to glue the overflows to the tank and allowed it to completly cure. Â By the way we added 80 pounds of marco sand and filled the tank with saltwater today. Its on its way to cycling now...
Mixing up the saltwater  Ref with 4" of sand and a little live rubble  Sump up and going  The tank has cleared up greatly since the picture was taken
Things are looking really good. My seven year old son is about to begin his journey into saltwater. We are going to be doing an easy to maintain ten gallon. Simple corals, two small fish, snails, etc. He is very excited.
Thats awesome Jason. I just got another 10 gallon yesterday for our 9 year old. Its just going to be a FO tank with a damsel or two and a HOB filter.
