New aquarium coming in for my son.

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I'll have more pictures tomorrow. I was being interuppted all day by neighbors. I literally was only able to put together the inside base platform. Tomorrow i'll get all the uprights and the tank deck assembled I'm sure.
 
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Starting to build the uprights for the for corners. Lots of milling with the jointer and planer. Can't find straight lumber anymore. Only way to get everything straight and square.
 

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Ok... I'm up. Coffee, shower, and off to Lowe's. I need one more 2x4. I guess I miscounted the other day. Then I can finish the upper portion of the tank stand and start wrapping it in plywood and start prepping it for paint. Im sure my son will be up any minute now asking if I am working on his tank today.
 
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Getting it together. Should be ready to start wrapping with the plywood soon.
 

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Getting a little more done on this stand tonight. Plywood wraps going on.
 

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I know, right? Lol! I got back into the hobby about 2 years ago. We started with a little tank to see if our son would like having a marine tank. Hooked! Always wants to go to the fish store. Luckily we have a few really good places here for fish and corals. I think once this new tank is established we are going to order some things from World Wide Corals and give them a try. Or maybe just make the 3 hour drive and go personally check them out. Im sure he would their store.
the more he likes th hobby, and the older he gets, the more expensive his tastes get. I’m in middle school and got a gold torch for a few hundred. My dad called me insane lol. He doesn’t understand yet that you can make back money in this hobby. I just sold one of the new heads that grew on the torch for $250 :) good luck.
 

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I have to figure out something for the aquascape with all these rocks. I guess I will have to order some sort of reef cement. Probably the e-marcos 400 and some dowels.
Check out Tidal Gardens thread about thin superglue and sand. Negative Space Aquascape. They are pretty cool.
 
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Check out Tidal Gardens thread about thin superglue and sand. Negative Space Aquascape. They are pretty cool.
Yeah I already ordered the thin CA glue. That will be here in a few days. Going to go with the whole sand and CA glue to make the rockwork.
 

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