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No, not quite yet. I'll probably start my own after Thanksgiving.

Humidity has been between 55% and 64%.

So, what, no dump under construction on the table?

Looking good Marc. One question, what's the humidity like in there with all those open top holding "tanks"?

Hey Marc thanks for the update i am sure we all have been waiting for one. As for the mess i think all great things are born from one and the bigger the mess the better it will be. :P lol

The only thing that could make it better is a "mermaid" shot

+1 Midnight!!..."sexy" definately describes that beast!! can't wait to see it wet Marc!

I have seen the shark bites and pex used in a commercial installation a lot. The buildings water pressure delivered by the city was strong enough to push water to the roof 11 stories up and still have plenty of pressure.

About freezing, no matter what you have for pipe be it plastic, copper, steel or pex it will break when frozen and under pressure. I actually would prefer to have something with a little give rather than something rigid.

But that is my opinion, I have used it in my normal course of a day before and had no problems, issues, or concerns. If I did have any questions about it at all I wouldn't recommend it. But it is just one alternative to sweat soldering, I have done it and saw a pro even end up with leaks.

We use pex in hotels here in the arctic that are shut down and subjected to temperatures of -45F in the winter. They drain them as best they can, but there's always low spots that hold water. A copper system will need to be repaired every spring, pex survives. And it should only harden that quick if exposed to sunlight, if you've got sunlight in your walls, the plumbing is probably the least of your worries.

Pex will burst if subjected to freezing I've seen it all the time and yes I've seen shark bite brand fittings fail I'm a master plumber and electrician in the commercial trade and see this kind of stuff fail all the time there's nothing like the old school solid pipe to do it the right way

Nice Marc!!! That's going to be awesome! That is a monster tank for sure; tanks going to look good with all the livestock you have. ;-)

Reef Addicts and Carpet don't mix very well do they? Hey, at least you got the baptism out of the way lol.

I agree about those shark bite fittings being for temporary or short term use. They do have O-rings in them that do wear out over time and would need to be replaced so they should never be used and closed up within a wall for permanent or long term use.

Sometimes if you're sweating a valve and the valve gets too hot it will have a tendancy to melt the seals. A simple fix would be to unscrew the nut that holds the valve stem in place and pull out the valve. Replacing the seals should be as simple as swapping out the bushing and o-ring with new ones which you should be able to find at one of your local hardware stores. Or you could always replace the valves with new ones. I prefere compression valves, myself.

we're in different climates Silver, Pex doesn't burst if it freezes.
I've accidently tested my shark bites to 170 psi with no leaks. Sure you're not seeing the Gator bites? Those are cheap knock offs sold by Lowes.

Awww my nice shiney new studs we worked so hard on are all covered up!!!

NO NO to shark bite fittings they should only be used for temp repair not perment replacment also they are not legal for perment use especaily in commical app I see those shark bite fittings fail all day long when used for long term. Also pex pipe what a poor excuse for plumbing thats even worse than shark bite fittings copper last 100x longer than pex I have to repair that crap all the time it gets hard and brittle after a couple of years. Just do your plumbing right and use copper dont cut corners!

hmmmm...I seem to remember unfinished parts from the previous reef... Got Wood Trim? LMAO

I think you should just turn your living room into a crazy labyrinth of frag and species tanks. It would be a "good" crazy.

"The mad scientist Melev; what a name, what a living room. "

I'm not sure if you realized or not, but you're missing some portions of walls there

Looks good man. As much as I hate to say this, I'm kinda glad you got a new tank so that I can see how terrible I am at this considering our tanks are going together at about the same time LOL

your living room reminds me of when I was remodeling my house

They seem to be doing fine, Carl. How's your little project going?

There should be a beam of light coming down from heaven spotlighting that monster.
Looks awesome Marc!