Making my 800 gal bigger.

LOL, I'm not going to be making the DVD for a while yet... but I'll let everyone know who's following these threads...

I had a small confrence to go to this morning but when I got home I got this incredible burst of energy... I went out back and cut the top off a tree I cut down last year and put it in the tank! LOL It's 9' long, and the picture isn't all that great because of the bubbles on the glass... I couldn't find my magna sweep:flamed:

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Not only that but I got a half a ton of wash stone and brought most of it down to get ready to rinse it It was fun carying two five gallon pails full down stairs at a time... 12 buckets should do it...

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AND I also brought in all of the decor that was under the pond liner outside the back door...

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I'm begining to think there's seriously somethng wrong with me:headshake2:

As for the tank, the pump is dialed in and working well, things might change with that once all the jets are in but I'll deal with it... I plugged the pump back in at 6:45 am this morning and the heater had gotten the sump water up to 80*. After being gone for four hours the tank it's self climed 11* up to 72*... Then I decided to shut the thermostat off, there was no real reason to heat the tank up just to drain it Saturday AM... After I'm done posting it's down to the fish room for a few hours to start cleaning gravel, then I've got parent teacher confrences to night... I hate when life gets in the way of fun stuff... anyone wanna come over and rinse a half a ton of gravel?
 
This is just the test fill. It will be:

Drained
Vacuumed
Wiped down
Undergravel jets put in
Decorated

All of which will be a lot easier if it doesn't have water in it LOL

At the end of the day the fish will be going in:werd:

Nice ! Congrats. About the tree.. Are you sure it wont leach poisonous tannins ? I have heard certain wood should not be in aquariums. Just a thought:)
 
Make sure you give your wife and the kid(s) a hug.

I keep thinking about Close Encounters of the Third Kind with Richard Dreyfuss building the alien landing ship area out of mashed potatoes at the dinner table.:)
 
Do you think any tannins will be an issue in 1550 gallons of water? What happens in the wild when a tree falls in? Not to mention I do 1/3 water changes weekly... Stop making me nervous... Stop it... you and my wife.... LOL I'll do some research since that's what I preach LOL
lol im sorry man. :help:
 
u still need help with washing that gravel????? lol
 
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