well the tank is holding water, have about 500 gallons in it. will have it completely filled tomorrow hopefully.
one of the problems i had with my last tank was anaerobic gas pockets building up in the sand. i put together a pvc grid with some holes drilled in it that im going to plumb up to a large air pump that will run twice a day for a few minutes to help move the sand around.
Sump plumbing is almost complete. drains into a 50 gallon rubbermade trashcan that is going to be filled with some sort of bio media topped with filter floss or some type of mechanical filter material. also plan on having a dedicated carbon reactor and purigen reactor in the sump as well. just waiting on pumps to finish off the plumbing.
there will be a 2 x 8 structure that will be attached to the tank functioning as a basking/land area which im hoping to incorporate a waterfall/stream into the main tank as well.
going to start working a 3d background as well. might try to diy something but not sure yet. any suggestions on background choices that dont break the bank?