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  1. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    I would love to do this for a living. The only draw back is I have a house payment and I need to eat. lol Thanks for the kind words. Now more pics...
    Post by: Peppie, Jun 24, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  2. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    Updates. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] The hole in the front will be my feeding hole [IMG] crown reinforcement [IMG] [IMG]
    Post by: Peppie, Jun 23, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  3. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    I will take all the WOWs I can get. Thank you, Thank you very much
    Post by: Peppie, Jun 22, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  4. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    I started the hood with the fuge section. Again no light is to get into the DT from the fuge. I made this part of the hood to be accessible without...
    Post by: Peppie, Jun 22, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  5. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    I will put some Q maple panels on the face frame. I will stain them to bring out the figure. [IMG] [IMG] Had to build another mock-up wall the one...
    Post by: Peppie, Jun 21, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  6. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    I built a mock-up of the tank so I could build the face frame with out having to lift the tank up and down on the bench. (its heavy) [IMG] The...
    Post by: Peppie, Jun 20, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  7. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    Jkat21 if that is all you are building I wouldnt go out and buy a $120 saw blade. A run of the mill combination blade will cut it just fine. But you...
    Post by: Peppie, Jun 19, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  8. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    Jkat21, I use a Freud 80tooth, 3deghook Doublesided Laminat/Melamine blade for the tablesaw. And for the bandsaw and jigsaw the more teeth per inch...
    Post by: Peppie, Jun 19, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  9. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    I decided to use African Ribbon Mahogany for the woodworking part of this build. I will use it for the face frame, hood and stand. [IMG] [IMG]...
    Post by: Peppie, Jun 19, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  10. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    Lets put some water in this thing. I want to make sure the waterfalls a quite and there are no leaks. Now you can see the whole picture on how this...
    Post by: Peppie, Jun 19, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  11. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    Yes this is my second large AIO build. The first one lasted 4 mos before I had a seam start to fail. I think it was due to lack of enough weldon...
    Post by: Peppie, Jun 18, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  12. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    I dont think we could be much further away in the upper 48 states. I am in The Great Northwest. 30mi south of Seattle. It would be cheaper to pay...
    Post by: Peppie, Jun 18, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  13. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    All I need is a plane ticket. lol Oh yea, I almost forgot. You will need to rent a very big truck to get my tools there. And back of course!!!!!
    Post by: Peppie, Jun 18, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  14. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    I got the closed loop built. [IMG] [IMG] This was the second try. The first try was with tubing and hose clamps. It looked like a water sprinkler....
    Post by: Peppie, Jun 18, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  15. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    Thanks for all the encouragement. I cant say that I have seen them anywhere else. How much would you spend on a bag of 15-20? It is time to add the...
    Post by: Peppie, Jun 18, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  16. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    I got started on the DT by cutting in the overflow outlet and inlet on the right side panel [IMG] [IMG] Then I peeled the paper back on all the...
    Post by: Peppie, Jun 16, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  17. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    Thanks guys, I am going to go bare bottom on this tank so I need, or want to keep the rocks off the bottom to help the flow at the bottom of the...
    Post by: Peppie, Jun 16, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  18. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    No HOB overflow. The fuge section will be attached to the DT 3'' higher. Gravity will feed water to the fuge. The pump will rise the water level...
    Post by: Peppie, Jun 15, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  19. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    Just a little info on the system. I will be using a HOB skimmer. The stock overflow jigs the are sent with are less than sub-par. I thought it would...
    Post by: Peppie, Jun 15, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  20. Peppie
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    DIY ACRYLIC 85gal AIO

    I'll get right to the pics. It wont take to long to see what I have in mind. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Some of the acrylic was...
    Thread by: Peppie, Jun 15, 2011, 93 replies, in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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