My Tank - Reef to be 50G Bowfront

Discussion in 'Show Off Your Fish Tanks!' started by juniorx, Jun 11, 2011.

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  1. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    Lol....you might be hurting yourself for the long run - saying that. For now it works....just wait.

    Looks great so far though! Keep up the good work and welcome to 3reef!
     
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  2. aw1447

    aw1447 Montipora Capricornis

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    LOL. I agree with Seano.. Be careful saying that haha. Just wait till you get REALLY addicted.. I find myself at the LFS or on websites looking at corals I just "can't live without", far too often.. Haha. The tanks looking good though! Great start. I'm looking forward to seeing it progress!
     
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  3. 4phish

    4phish Montipora Digitata

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    Ah, wonderfull craigslist (great deal on that fixture)! Looks good so far.
     
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  4. m2434

    m2434 Giant Squid

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    Looks great so far, can't wait to see more!
     
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  5. Owentl

    Owentl Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Looking good.. can't wait to watch it progress
     
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  6. juniorx

    juniorx Astrea Snail

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    Things I've learned so far:

    - There's a such thing as cycling a tank without fish (wish I knew this sooner)
    - Damsel's are b-tards
    - Behn's Damsel's are the spawn of pure evil and can only be killed by sharks with lasers.
    - Get a halfway decent test kit BEFORE filling your tank.
    - Buy an RO/DI filter before filling your tank.
     
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  7. juniorx

    juniorx Astrea Snail

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    Bringing up my old build thread.

    Tank ruptured 9/21/2011. Came home to about 5 gallons of water missing and a trickle from one of the front seams. This was literally just days before our wedding and two week honeymoon.

    Didn't have the time (or money) to setup a replacement, so all of the occupants, fish & corals, were saved and given to a good home. They're still alive and living in a co-workers beautiful 180g.

    Completely heartbroken after just getting everything close to stable, but glad it happened while I was NOT ON VACATION! ... that would have sucked.

    Anyways ...
    We were watching Tanked last night and the wife said "You need to build a new tank." So with her blessing ;D I'm aiming at doing a 90g DIY setup.

    The tank WILL be "reef ready". I'm beginning to sketch up a stand design, but am worried about just where the bottom valve is. Can anyone provide me with the dimensions from the edge of the tank?? I am looking at the "Deep Blue Professional Reef Ready 90g".
     
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  8. FatBastad

    FatBastad Zoanthid

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