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Hi!.. Been researching and watching way too many videos and now i cant help myself, so I am going to give this a go. Meeting with local shop to start working on a build. Pretty sure i am going with a eshopps 100 gallon tank. Nice to see all the advice and help offered by eveyone on here... I am sure i will have my hand raised shortly. Stay tuned!!

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