kileysmama

Tested again today.

Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate .5

It's time to flip some ball valves and get the water circulating through the entire system. Jon's out on the deck finishing up the plumbing for our new aquaponics system, so once he's done with that..... Slap some filter socks onto the ends of pipes and get that baby flowing!!!!!

Here are a few pics to keep you all in the loop on our new build.


Stand skeleton.


Tank glass drilling.


Stand in the house.


Tank and stand ...

I wondered how it would feel to have an actual display tank again....... Today, that ocurred!!!!

It's not tied in yet, but my sand and rock went into the main tank tonight. It'll take a few days/week to settle, but we're in business!

Our tank is set, the stand has been completed, plumbing finalized, and WATER is going INTO the tank!!!! And coming right back out, of course, lol. Leak in two fittings on the closed loop, Jon's working on redoing them now.

Before I go to bed tonight I'm going to have fish moved into their new home. I still have to go back in next weekend and finalize rockwork, but I don't care. My fish will finally be back in a proper sized tank, which is long overdue. When I went downstairs ...

I have to admit it, I'm a bit frustrated. We picked up our new tank how long ago? About two months ago, that's when. And how much is actually done as far as getting the new setup going? Not enough, that's how much. LOL It's not all Jon's fault. We always have too many projects going on at once, and then add the three kids, work, a new puppy, and everyday life into the mix, and well....... Delayed gratification, I suppose.

Here are our curret stumbling blocks:

• New tank is

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