100 acrylic display build

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It is a 1" thick acrylic tank that we are going to have in our living room. The plan is to plumb this tank to our basement where we are going to setup a fish room and will hopefully be adding a few hundred gallons. So far we have the tank, stand, sump that I guess we are going to incorporate down in the basement, SWC 200 skimmer and a mp60. I do like the overflow of this tank it has a small compartment in the middle of the 2 sections that all the wires can go down so none of them hang out of the tank and it just so happens a mp40 can also fit in there to have a powerhead on the back wall. Since it is around Christmas I am assuming this is going to take a couple months to get going but we'll see how much we can get done.
This is the tank coming in and it needed a cleaning so we filled it up with water and vinegar to try to get it cleaned up a bit
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Got it cleaned up
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Today it was buffed and looks as good as new!
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Looks really nice so far! Can't wait to see it up and running
 
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Thanks, I should have it completed within a few months. Just have some planning to do with all the plumbing that will be going on in the basement and then should be ready to build and fill.
 

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Keep us updated and ask questions! :D
 
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Mixed reef maybe sps dominant but I like my chalices too so.... Planning on getting a nice t5/led combo
 

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Oh cool! I have an inch thick acrylic tank as well (100G to boot!). It's a bit of a pain to deal with the thickness given products usually aimed at our size tanks, but so far so good. I'm looking forward to seeing more of this!
 
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Now need to find a Barracuda external pump ordering a RODI today that should get the job done!
 
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Don't know if it is ok to do this in my thread but just wanted to say Merry Christmas from my family to all of yours! Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!
 

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Don't know if it is ok to do this in my thread but just wanted to say Merry Christmas from my family to all of yours! Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!
Merry Christmas to you! And yes it is perfectly fine to wish others well!!
 

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