Jr’s 265

[jrhunter0000]

After a long year away my 5 year old son asked for a turtle. Well instead of the turtle the family agreed to get salty again!

Came across Jman selling his 265. After a long debate with the wife I decided to bite the bullet!

her only rule was that she wanted the stand white to Mach the rest of the living room. So white it is.

This past weekend me and a couple friends made the drive to pick it up!
Here’s to the start!
This weeks project is to get the stand sanded and ready for paint!

 

[Collink91]

Excited to watch you work!

 

[kullas]

Welcome back

 

[jrhunter0000]

After long sanding to make sure the paint sticks well....

Today is the day!

coat 1/3 goes on the stand.

still have to sand the doors and canopy!

 

[jrhunter0000]

Coat 1/3

 

[Eric_n_Ga]

Nice .

 

[mapleredta]

Glad to have another middle Georgia person around.

 

[jrhunter0000]

Took a extra coat but glad I put it on. Came out better than I expected!
Still have to sand and paint the canopy.

next step it to clean the tank and sump with a nice vinegar bath then I will get the tank on the stand and begin to plumb!

Return pump came in today. Decided to go with a Reef Octopus Varios 8 pump. The cor 20 and M1 was just not enough GPH!

I will let the stand dry overnight and get it moved into the house tommorow!

 

[snarky shark]

Looks great!

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[kullas]

You do good work.

 

[jrhunter0000]

After 8 gallons of vinegar and 2 baths she’s okay to bring in the house. Still some algae I can’t get off will get it scraped once I get cycling! Getting ready to put her on the stand!

 

[mapleredta]

How did you clean the overflows?

 

[jrhunter0000]

How did you clean the overflows?

I sprayed vinegar on them let it sit and took a microfiber cloth and scrubbed them. The inside sprayed vinegar and used a hose on the jet setting and it came off also took a broom handle and taped a microfiber cloth to get the bottom glass inside the overflow so the bulkheads seal well!

 

[jrhunter0000]

Well today we did a thing! Got her in the house and in the stand.
Tomorrow we will level it shim it and maybe plumb it or do the aquascape!

 

[jrhunter0000]

Today we got leveled.
drain pipes plumbed.
rock in
And let’s start some water.
Tommorow we will plumb the return... I ran out of 90 degree pvc fittings....

 

[jrhunter0000]

After 8 hours of plumbing which I swear is the worst I ever plumbed something I can say we have water flowing

 

[jrhunter0000]

Got the canopy painted and on yesterday!

got the t5 mounted and hydra 32 inside. Need to program them all this week.

 

[kullas]

Looks very nice.

 

[jrhunter0000]

Looks very nice.

Thank you my friend. Been eating all my time!

 

[kullas]

It does at first then you get to start enjoying it unless you are like me and enjoy the build