Mason is actually just over the border from Townsend, MA - about a half-hour west of Nashua, NH.
I'll try to take a few photos tonight if I'm home before the lights start going out. Nothing has really changed in the display tank since 9/80 but the corals have grown considerably even after everything within 2-3" of the water line got cooked when my sump power strip came unplugged over the winter and shut down the return (but not the halides) for at least a few hours.
Here are pics from the recent wet test of the basement sump:
And of course, the reason for wet testing before going forth with the real-deal:
The plumbing coming off that bulkhead was too rigid and not exactly square with the glass. The bulkhead seal was leaking so I tightened it a little and crack. Oh well, fortunately it is a relatively cheap tank and GlassCages is delivering in Boston next month.
If anyone is in need of a 48" x 18" x 17" 65 gallon tank and wants to try their hand at replacing a pane - come and get it. I took the top frame off and cut away the silicone from the inside before I decided it was going to be more trouble than it was worth.
I'll try to take a few photos tonight if I'm home before the lights start going out. Nothing has really changed in the display tank since 9/80 but the corals have grown considerably even after everything within 2-3" of the water line got cooked when my sump power strip came unplugged over the winter and shut down the return (but not the halides) for at least a few hours.
Here are pics from the recent wet test of the basement sump:
And of course, the reason for wet testing before going forth with the real-deal:
The plumbing coming off that bulkhead was too rigid and not exactly square with the glass. The bulkhead seal was leaking so I tightened it a little and crack. Oh well, fortunately it is a relatively cheap tank and GlassCages is delivering in Boston next month.
If anyone is in need of a 48" x 18" x 17" 65 gallon tank and wants to try their hand at replacing a pane - come and get it. I took the top frame off and cut away the silicone from the inside before I decided it was going to be more trouble than it was worth.
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