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  1. Idaho-Tank
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    Idaho-Tank build... Starting over

    Friday afternoon I started the Hood portion of the project - I finished it yesterday afternoon. I had the specs on the lights I ordered and from...
    Post by: Idaho-Tank, Jul 25, 2010 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  2. Idaho-Tank
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    Idaho-Tank build... Starting over

    Thanks! No problem just bring a large supply of fish & inverts with you.;D Question for everyone... can anyone recommend a good and fairly...
    Post by: Idaho-Tank, Jul 23, 2010 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  3. Idaho-Tank
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    Idaho-Tank build... Starting over

    Seano, Thanks for the comment. My display tank is 60" x 18" (outside dimension but we will not worry about the thinkness of the acrylic :D ) I...
    Post by: Idaho-Tank, Jul 23, 2010 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  4. Idaho-Tank
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    Idaho-Tank build... Starting over

    Jimbo, well not everyone can be masters of acrylic like you and Pat.. lol. The good news is that the sump is now water tight! Sat for one hour full...
    Post by: Idaho-Tank, Jul 22, 2010 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  5. Idaho-Tank
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    Idaho-Tank build... Starting over

    Thanks! If my calculations are correct, the sump holds about 38 gallons max... and will run with about 25 gallons.... that leaves me with about 13...
    Post by: Idaho-Tank, Jul 22, 2010 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  6. Idaho-Tank
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    Idaho-Tank build... Starting over

    Today was the big day to test out the sump.... The cement had had 24 hours to cure so I was ready. [IMG] Everything was flowing just as I had...
    Post by: Idaho-Tank, Jul 21, 2010 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  7. Idaho-Tank
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    Idaho-Tank build... Starting over

    Thanks for all the comments guys! Thanks for the comment... you are right in that the back two middle 2xs are screwed into the sides as opposed to...
    Post by: Idaho-Tank, Jul 21, 2010 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  8. Idaho-Tank
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    Idaho-Tank build... Starting over

    Yes there was a Jeep.. lol. I am a bit of a Jeepaholic you could say.. Love Jeeps. About a year and a half ago I spent about 9 months doing a jeep...
    Post by: Idaho-Tank, Jul 21, 2010 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  9. Idaho-Tank
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    Idaho-Tank build... Starting over

    lol... I had started the build on another forum a week ago.. then decided to post and join here as well so I just posted each page from that thread....
    Post by: Idaho-Tank, Jul 21, 2010 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  10. Idaho-Tank
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    Idaho-Tank build... Starting over

    Today I plan to test my pump out and start the plumbing.. Here is the plan for plumbing.... any thoughts? [IMG]
    Post by: Idaho-Tank, Jul 21, 2010 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  11. Idaho-Tank
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    Idaho-Tank build... Starting over

    Yesterday I finished putting the sump together..... Then I let dry for about 3 hours and sanded the exterior corners and top edge. After sanding I...
    Post by: Idaho-Tank, Jul 21, 2010 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  12. Idaho-Tank
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    Idaho-Tank build... Starting over

    Sump continued: I pulled my old sump pump out.. it is a Danner Mag drive 9.5. It looks like the head height will be about 4.5' so the GPH will be...
    Post by: Idaho-Tank, Jul 21, 2010 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  13. Idaho-Tank
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    Idaho-Tank build... Starting over

    Back to the Sump After a couple hours of working on the stand I decided to start on my sump. I have been anxious to start this part of the project...
    Post by: Idaho-Tank, Jul 21, 2010 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  14. Idaho-Tank
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    Idaho-Tank build... Starting over

    Work on the stand continues.... I realized that the top shelf could not go all the way across as it would make accessing the skimmer to difficult...
    Post by: Idaho-Tank, Jul 21, 2010 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  15. Idaho-Tank
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    Idaho-Tank build... Starting over

    Sump.... I decided to try to copy a sump that Melevsreef did - Model J Melevsreef.com | Acrylic Sumps & Refugiums 40" x 14" x 16".... It will fit...
    Post by: Idaho-Tank, Jul 21, 2010 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    Idaho-Tank build... Starting over

    Construction of the stand.... Thought Id post up some photos of my stand so far.. this is just the frame obviously. Had to purchase the 2x...
    Post by: Idaho-Tank, Jul 21, 2010 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    Idaho-Tank build... Starting over

    Plans for the stand... The front... I am going higher with my stand this time to get the tank up higher. [IMG] The guy who built this tank for...
    Post by: Idaho-Tank, Jul 21, 2010 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    Idaho-Tank build... Starting over

    unpacked my tank which needs a good cleaning at some point! It will also need some polishing to get rid of the tiny little scratches I have made...
    Post by: Idaho-Tank, Jul 21, 2010 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    Idaho-Tank build... Starting over

    Hello, Been lurking around here for a while and decided to join and post up my tank build project. I have kept salt water tanks off and on for the...
    Thread by: Idaho-Tank, Jul 21, 2010, 202 replies, in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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