New house! now time to resurrect my custom 189g....pic heavy
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And here it is....the tank is in!! So I did find my first mistake when I measured for the opening I didn’t take into account for a lip on the bottom to cover the tank edge. So no biggie I’m going to just put a piece of quarter round to cover it. It will be painted the dark grey to match the wall. I’m going to cut the vent hole in hood and get it up there tonight as well
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Ok I’m done for the night. Hood is up and fits great. So far this build is pretty amazing! Scraping the paint off the back glass is gonna be a real pain in the butt. I’ll be meeting with my buddy who has the laser cutter to get the final measurements for my sump and other acrylic components. @Fishfinder we will be getting the apex all setup and programmed. I also will be setting up the water station and start making water. Last picture is just a crappy strip light just to see the tank with light.
crusso1993
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Coming together nicely!
Did you give any consideration to using a gel stripper on the black painted back panel before placing it on the stand? (Hey - that's a little bit of a tongue-twister... "black painted back panel")
Did you give any consideration to using a gel stripper on the black painted back panel before placing it on the stand? (Hey - that's a little bit of a tongue-twister... "black painted back panel")
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Ok so paint is off the back glass. Looks crappy when it’s dry from the coraline algae that was on there. When it’s wet you can’t see the markings on the glass. I ended up using a chemical that takes powder coat off and it worked like a champ for the paint. Really does look great and also found my icecap moon lights....had to throw them up to see how it looks. I’m extremely happy so far with the outcome. Can’t wait to get the acrylic cut and start building everything.
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Thank you! I’m excited to get the rest of the room in order and just be able to sit and enjoy the tank. Still have some time before I can do that but it will happen and it will be amazing!!
najer
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Enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the build, wait until you too have to put the tough hours of observation in with a few beers to check for for those closed zoa polyps that makes you panic!
(Excuse the beer!
(Excuse the beer!
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So i got the ro system out and pulled apart to clean and figure out the filters I need. I figured I’ll have 2-75 gpd ro, 1-5 micron sediment, 1-1 micron sediment, 1-5 micron carbon, 1-1 micron carbon, and 2 di.
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So I wanted to actually see something in the tank....what should I change with the aqua scape? I have about 120lbs of rock in there now. I feel like I have everything I need for the coral i plan to put in there.
Lilmatty5dimes
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Wow great build. Love the fact the house is build around the house. Can’t wait to see it getting wet.
I’ll agree with it being really flat on top. Aquascape is probably the best part of the build. Or for the first 4-5 times. Lol
I’ll agree with it being really flat on top. Aquascape is probably the best part of the build. Or for the first 4-5 times. Lol
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