kileysmama

The setup looks great so far. I the sump area gonna stay open...or will there be an outer skin once complete? or is the plumbing going through wall/under floor? The only thing I would have done is put feet on the legs since you are on hardwood flooring. I have seen lighter things leave behind indents in the floor from sitting in one spot and compressing the wood.

If you want to get rid of the cloudiness faster you can run a piece of filter pad in a media reactor to clear it up. It works really well.

It's good to see some progress and pictures!

Wow, its going to be nice! What size tank is that?

The tank is plumbed through the floor, and the sump is in the basement. The stand will stay open the way it is, but the slats on the bottom for the shelf will get nailed into place sooner or later.

The tank size is a 205 gallon from Great Lakes Aquariums. 72x30x24

I'd love to run a filter pad in something, but none of my old hob filters fit over the lip of htis tank. They're all for smaller tanks. I have a mag 7 pulling water from mid tank and running it into a filter sock. That's the best I could come up with for now.

What is hydraulic cement, and where do you get it?

Setup looks great!

Hydraulic cement is used to block water leaks, and can actually cure under water should you need it to. We got it from Menards or Home Depot. Comes in a little milk carton-like package. The only thing you have to watch for is if you use too much at one time in an established tank, you can cause a PH spike. A few rocks here and there shouldn't be an issue, though. In our case, there isn't any livestock to worry about since this tank is still isolated from the rest of the system, and will continue to be until my small cycle is done.