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This work? Its a little older of a video. Im pulling my leds tomorrow to fix a couple that are dim and i have a couple strings out. The humidity are is easily the single worst thing to deal with i think.

Anyways ill take pics while i have everything going on and with any luck on sunday ill have the glass and everything clean and my led issue resolved for some pics.

I will make a new "build" thread soon and i ordered 2 streaming webcams that i will hopefully be able to set up next weekend

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Welcome to Reef2Reef. I am in the middle of a plywood tank build. Nice to see another plywood aquarium owner.
 

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Wow, awesome!!!
What are the tank dimensions?
The overflow looks cool too! What type of weir did you use if any?
 
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Wow, awesome!!!
What are the tank dimensions?
The overflow looks cool too! What type of weir did you use if any?
The bottom is a 4x8 sheet of plywood.. its 32" tall. The overflow is a Coast-to-Coast and holds about 45 gallons of water. I have three 1.5 inch downpipes after that but one is still not hooked because I haven't put my algae scrubber back online
 

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Yeah i kinda gave up on the local forums... i dont really need the for sales, id rather read opinions and peoples experiences and crap

Welcome; I'd really love some info on the construction process - ply thickness, adhesives used & screws etc, sealant.

And would love to see your algae scrubber.:)
 

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Ill make a youtube of all of it after i clean up a little....

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Cool cat too! Looking for some fish treats? Lol
 
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Welcome; I'd really love some info on the construction process - ply thickness, adhesives used & screws etc, sealant.

And would love to see your algae scrubber.:)
I have a bunch of tips id offer to plywood builders. Ill dig some pics up. A I doubled the 3/4 quarter plywood on the glass sides and ripped two by fours to Brad nail into the corners to keep the pressure off of the joints. Hopefully sunday i can catch up
 
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Gotta scrub when you feed this daily?
 

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