125 new home...

[Mugwump]

...we got a wood base/footing for the tank to sit upon...shimmed and level...hung a light, ran power over there.....three sponges ready, and a 40 gal hob for debris, added circulation......ran the air line over too.....heaters are ready....just need a tank. ....considered bare bottom, but decided to perhaps use a light layer of sand, that way we can grow out cory's in there to.......?? or mix a little sand with pea gravel and add some rocks/wood..then grow out some BN's too....

[BallAquatics]

WOW, what did you clean that glass with Jon!!!   

Dennis

[P4Angels2]

he must have used the new "glass" fish!!!!

[Mugwump]

There's chance that we'll pick it tomorrow???         

[P4Angels]

Okay its tomorrow where are the new pics.   LOL

[Mugwump]

Okay its tomorrow where are the new pics.   LOL

Well it's home. A big thank you to Scott, Steve, my son Matt, and, of course, my lovely bride for all their help and support.

We partially filled it and scrubbed off the dust and a few water marks, wiped the outside down, drained it and checked the caulk etc. all was good except part of one seam which looked scraped  and rough..so I cleaned it off and re-caulked to be safe...it was likely still good, it's best to not take chances.....when I fill it again to finish cleaning and such, I'll check them again to be sure all's ok...

then a test run..then drain and peroxide flush and wipe real well....fill and toss in seeded sponges...run and then toss in a few culls.....then test and watch....couple days should do it...some where in there, I'll clean the sand up and get some tank rock from the 75 gal...I figure sand at both ends with a pea gravel center area....some rock, maybe a coupled planted pots..??

Anyway it'll be a work in progress for a 4-5 days...and then likely done all over again...LOL

[P4Angels]

Contgrats  ....  Your hard work will pay you dividends once you have it completed.  Great job and keep the photo's coming with your progress...

[P4Angels2]

Contgrats   

[b125killer]

Your Welcome Jon. I'm always more than happy to help you guy's. It was a fun day. Got to see some of Steve's nice Reptile. They look so cool. And the tank wasn't as hard to get into Jon's basement as I was thinking. Here is a pic of Jon and Jan cleaning there new tank. they were so busy cleaning.

[sschind]

Thanks again Jon and Jan and Scott for the help.,  You shouldn't have any problems.  The tank was holding water when we picked it up so you precautions should do the trick.

Hope you get many nice babies out of it.

[PaulineMi]

That looks really nice. Am looking forward to following your progress with this tank.

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[Mugwump]

Thanks again Jon and Jan and Scott for the help.,  You shouldn't have any problems.  The tank was holding water when we picked it up so you precautions should do the trick.

Hope you get many nice babies out of it.

Thanks Steve, I feel like a kid at Christmas. I guess that I'll never lose the joy of getting new things, and starting new projects, in the fish room.

[BallAquatics]

Lookin' good Jon.   

Dennis

[Mugwump]

Lookin' good Jon.   

Dennis

...thanks

[Mugwump]

A little progress report....

...got her cleaned again...filled, three sponges and a mid size hob filter, plus a seasoned HOT mag...heater's setup....squeezed a large sponge in there too...added a bit of seasoned floss to the hob filter....no leaks, everything looks good...I'm going back down now to check parameters..