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Any Leaks ?

No leaks! May or may not have danced like a crazy person for a minute!



All GB's ready for gravel! Not looking forward to that tomorrow! About 1200 litres of gravel too move.... On a positive note at least I'll get to watch my system every night, I'm missing that!


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Just like to say I'm super impressed and inspired by your work

It's all coming together! And rather quickly too. I think there's a lot of us very impressed by your work :-)


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I can see you doing that dance
Nice work mate.. Will be great to actually get to come out & check it all out

Thanks team!

Reasonably happy with progress.... Then it starts raining!





Not happy Jan!

I've got piping to do weather gods! Maybe my little dance was seen as a rain dance?


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Piping not as neat or logical as I'd hoped, but I had to get framed built by my brother before he went in for surgery so just had to let him build it and work around it. Got lucky on a few things meeting up!



Got water flowing from 2nd FT to sump overnight, for no other reason then I can feel like it's started!



SLO to sump return pipe. Milk crate was only there so I could really push into uniseal, not structural ahaha



Unfortunately 2nd FT has a few leaks. Minor, but still disappointing, wait for biofilm or silicon do we reckon?

Big move of rock and water from home system tomorrow, big day ahead, wish me luck! Hope all bacteria survive!

P.S. Go Wallabies!


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Half the rocks are in, other half on the way! Turned pump on and no major issues. Pretty chuffed I worked it all out to work ahaha.



Returning water from FT on right (put a filter bag over top to pick up any debris I missed on build), pump overflow on left.

I love the sound of moving water!



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Congratulations - big moment. I too love the sound of running water - I put a mattress on the sump lid and lay there in the sun

Thanks Jay, hopefully customers like it as much!



Fish went from a crystal clear tank to a dirty one, .

All rock moved.... Thankfully


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Won't take long to clear up with all your crazy filters :-) I'm sure they'll be happy as in no time.


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Hopefully! Though may have to upgrade, now that I have combined all flow from GB's and FT's, it's a lot of water! Not sure if my diy can handle!

Having fun listening to water though!


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Your setup almost makes me want to visit the inlaws so I can pop over for a brew!

Is their brew particularly good or do I remind you of an old person? Haha


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Been a few days, been a busy little bee!



Above is water clarity after it starting out as mud soup, after three days. Pretty happy with how clear it is. And yes I cheated and bought some full size silvers, more "wow factor" for customers. Have also placed an order for fingerlings.



Growbeds still looking a little sparse as above.... But .......



Got all of these for $50.... From most nurseries and big box store it'd be over $200 I reckon, will update on exactly on what plants when I plant them into system.





First tank no issues on window, second tank can't get it to stop! If this lot doesn't work, biofilm it is! Excuse the poor siliconeing, I make a better coffee then I do using tools.



Should hopefully get these clad up tomorrow.



Way overdue for a tidy up!

Thanks!


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