Upgrade Time (125 gal Freshwater to Saltwater)

[Bdonaldson]

I did get the one pictured with the controller.

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[Bdonaldson]

Picked up my wood yesterday for the stand. Had to by a sheet and have it cut down to size. Wow hardwood sure is expensive.
This being Father's Day weekend I won't be able to work on the stand until next weekend. Can't wait to get it repaired and repainted. Then on to the sump build.

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[Bdonaldson]

Oh by the way Happy Fathers Day to all the Father's

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[paul87]

Hardwood is high. Heck, regular lumber can add up with the quickness. Glad to see this progressing though.

 

[Bdonaldson]

Thank you Paul. I am looking forward getting the stand completed and planning the sump build.

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[Bdonaldson]

Has anyone found a good droid aquarium maintenance app?

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[Sniperhank]

I use aquaplanner, but not sure if it is available for nom iPhones.


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[paul87]

I use aquarium note for Android.

 

[SeanMonster]

I use aquaplanner, but not sure if it is available for nom iPhones.


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I love AquaPlanner.


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[paul87]

I love AquaPlanner.


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I didn't see it in the Android market, just looked for it.

 

[Bdonaldson]

Finally some progress on my stand. Here is a couple of pics.


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[Bdonaldson]

I didn't see it in the Android market, just looked for it.

aqua planner is for iPhone and iPads. That might be the one i used when I had a iPhone.

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[Bdonaldson]

OK I put the trim on counter sank the nails. Now to fill the holes with the wood putty and sanding it all down.

For tomorrow:
A good wipe down then and painting it.

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[Bdonaldson]

Forgot pics.


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[Bdonaldson]

Just some details of what I have done so far:
I removed the bottom piece of wood as well as the supporting pieces. Bought a sheet of 3/4 inch Birch wood had them cut two pieces to fit the size of the bottom of the cabinet.

Screwed the first piece down then the second one and nailed the trim on. Sanded and painted the outside of the stand.

The new wood will replace the bad piece of wood that i removed plus it will add 1 1/2 inches to the height of the stand overall.

Still to do:
Paint the inside of the stand and put two coats of polyurethane. Then it's done.

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[Sniperhank]

Looks good. Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[Bdonaldson]

Thanks Hank. I should have it finished this weekend.

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[Bdonaldson]

I gave a question about my sump build. My plan is to connect two 20 gallon long aquariums (end to end) to use as my sump. My question is how big of a whole should I drill so the water can flow from one tank to the other tank? And do I need more than one whole?

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[redsea]

Forgot pics.


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Wow! Looks great!

 

[Bdonaldson]

Thank you redsea. I will finish painting it this weekend. I will upload pics after it's done.

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