47.3F and overcast @ 10:30 ... headed down to overnight low of 13F ...
Filled the newer 55g tank with water the other day and started doing a fishless cycle on it, using clear ammonia. Also replaced both bulbs in the hood lights and added a stick-on digital thermometer and installed the heater. Set up the Magnum 330 with the polishing filter and some diatomaceous earth to clean up the cloudiness. Have a slight leak/drip at the hard pipes that hang on the top of the tank where the hoses attach ... need to install some better clamps or replace the hose with something more pliable. Moved a couple pieces of volcanic rock and some plants up from the 10g to populate it with (good) bacteria and algae.
Have to drill and tap a hole at the top of the inlet pipe to the RFUG and install a petcock to bleed off the air in order to hook up the other Mag filter and get it running. Also have to finish making up a filter sleeve for the canister basket out of poly-fil, which I have cut ... just need to silicone it together and let it cure.
Removed the glass brace on the other 55g tank ... wasn't happy with how I had positioned it (too low) first time around. Still need to get that siliconed back on.
Hope to get back to work on the backgrounds in the not-too-distant future.
Another year in the books ...