Twin 55 gal tank build ( NEW PICTURES )

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  1. homegrowncorals

    homegrowncorals Ribbon Eel

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    yes i love diy stuff , i got the idea for it off the garf site, its made from Plexiglas with holes drilled in it to fit the diy frag plugs i make, i have problems with egg crate being a alga factory and hard to clean .
     
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  2. homegrowncorals

    homegrowncorals Ribbon Eel

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    It is hard for me to comment on this being i have never owned either of these tanks.
    it is mostly a personal choice, the type of lighting you want and tank size the more gal. of water make it more stable and easer to care for.
     
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  3. rodcpierce

    rodcpierce Ritteri Anemone

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    hold on a second, do you have fish in there, and corals ?!?!?!?!?!????!?! :eek::eek:




    ;D;D;D;D;D;D;DHAHAHAHAHA;D;D;D;D;D;D;D
     
    rodcpierce, Mar 13, 2009
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  4. homegrowncorals

    homegrowncorals Ribbon Eel

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    Since i have bin under the weather with the flu this week i thought i would play with building my auto top off for my new tank setup. and here are a few
    pictures of what i came up with, i set it up with low voltage through the float switch tripping a relay to run the top off pump .

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  5. rodcpierce

    rodcpierce Ritteri Anemone

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    nice my friend!!!! I cant wait to rig something up for mine.
     
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  6. james37128

    james37128 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    AWESOME diy ATO. k+
     
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  7. bmshehan

    bmshehan Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    That is pretty much exactly the way mine is set up, same float and general idea. I haven't put it on the tank yet though, I need to do that soon! Let us know how it works for you and I will do the same...
     
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  8. gfunk823

    gfunk823 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    is it hard to do an inwall tank because i have always wanted to but dont know how :(
     
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  9. homegrowncorals

    homegrowncorals Ribbon Eel

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    New update pictures

    It's been a wile since i posted new shots so here are a few new updates.
    The ato is working like a champ and i got my new frag tank up and plumbed into the system, and added 2 new power heads. next month i am going to start replacing the some of cleanup crew i lost when my tank got cooked. And after that new corals yippy.:biggrinbo
    New frag tank

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    Fish room shot

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    my fuge

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    Left tank

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    Right tank

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    Some of the corals that made it through the over heated tank back at thanksgiving :victory:
    A mushroom rock i made up

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    My pavona i got this one from cuttingras :angel:

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    A xeina diy cave

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    Well its back to working on my tank :computer:
     
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    homegrowncorals, May 13, 2009
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  10. newbie

    newbie Bristle Worm

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    Looking very nice been a while since I checked in with you k to ya keep it up...
     
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