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I'm making a thread of my new aquarium build. The build is 2 50ish gallon aquariums that are going on each side or my fireplace. The sump system is in the shop under the house. Yesterday I got the sump plumbing mostly hooked up. Today I welded up some frames and customized the dog kennel furnature that the tanks are going on. I will keep updating with pictures as I make progress on it.
2/21 made the tanks with 3/4 acrylic. Ran out of weldon 4 on the bottom of the 2nd tank so have to wait a couple days for more to get here..
Also made the custom overflow boxes using 1/8 acrylic for the back of the tank. Just need to put a bottom on them and weld them to the tank.


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I also got my rodi system hooked up running to a 50gal barrel
 
Very cool! I like the kennel stand idea. Are those Rhodesians?
 
I'm making a thread of my new aquarium build. The build is 2 50ish gallon aquariums that are going on each side or my fireplace. The sump system is in the shop under the house. Yesterday I got the sump plumbing mostly hooked up. Today I welded up some frames and customized the dog kennel furnature that the tanks are going on. I will keep updating with pictures as I make progress on it.
2/21 made the tanks with 3/4 acrylic. Ran out of weldon 4 on the bottom of the 2nd tank so have to wait a couple days for more to get here..
Also made the custom overflow boxes using 1/8 acrylic for the back of the tank. Just need to put a bottom on them and weld them to the tank.


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