SCA 100 Gallon Reef tank build

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Stand is almost finished!!! i need to apply clear coat on Monday and paint the inside white then I will apply the silicone. Excited... Stand is coming out really nice and gives me access from any side.
Clown fish in QT are doing very well eating mysis shrimp and pellets.

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This is really turning out nice!
 
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Quick update.. Tank stand is complete and will be bringing it home tomorrow. 2 clown fish are doing great, eating pellets and or pe mysis. Will start doing plumbing next week or so. Stay tuned. I also bought RODI booster as filling a 100 gallon tank will take a long time.
 
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So Wife did not like the finishing on the stand so I had to sand it down and add a coat of stain. here are some almost finished pics. All I have to do is lightly sand it to get the shine out and it should be complete.
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Looking great, excited for you.
 
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Decided to wrap in Vinyl wrap from vvivid.com. Here are some before and after. Just have 1 door and small piece left.

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Finished stand and tank is in its place. have to work on light mounts, plumbing and finish sump baffles. oh and yea remove that painting from the back lol

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How hard was it to do the viynal?
not hard at all. just takes time. I wrapped the whole tank in a few days like 3 i think. I only had 1-2 hours each day. I still have to put it to the test and see how it holds up over time.
 

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Following along!
 

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Looking good!
 
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Plumbing has started this week. Waiting on a baffle for the sump.

Just got the Aquatic life t5 light fixture but it was missing the brackets that connect the lights together. Waiting on brs to get me those. I also got 2 new kessil 360, new vertex 180i skimmer and 10 gallon ato. Pics to come this weekend
 
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Just a short update. I finished the plumbing and mounted the apex, and lights. I am using the t5 with Kessil A360 W. I used Aqua Forest glue for the rocks. it hold really well and not really noticeable. I tried AF Stone Fix and did not like it. Here are a few shots. Will be finishing ATO tomorrow and filling it up.
 
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So some bad news my SC Aquarium is leaking into the overflow. Contacted Steve at SCAquariums.com and will have to wait till after jan 2nd to get a replacement tank :(
 

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So some bad news my SC Aquarium is leaking into the overflow. Contacted Steve at SCAquariums.com and will have to wait till after jan 2nd to get a replacement tank :(
Its leaking from the main tank into the overflow area? That is a bummer. I had the same issue with my 120g tank and I just lived with it. Fortunately, I had no plumbing leaks and the leak was slow enough I could have replaced a bulkhead without too much mess if I would have needed to.
 
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