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06/08/2017, 07:06 AM | #101 |
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Started building the stand for mine yesterday. 96"x36" is a serious footprint How are you planning to get yours off the truck and inside your house? Happy to help if you need any muscle.
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Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs |
06/08/2017, 11:57 AM | #102 |
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I can't believe I missed this thread! Congrats on the new tank. The next time you're in town, definitely swing by again.
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06/08/2017, 02:24 PM | #103 | |
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Appreciate the offer for help, I'll let you know. Thanks
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06/08/2017, 04:43 PM | #104 |
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Well my sons are now big enough to actually be helpful, so just let me know. I'm facing the same problem - long driveway and just curb drop service.
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06/08/2017, 04:44 PM | #105 | |
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Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs |
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06/09/2017, 07:43 AM | #106 |
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One of things I plan to do as part of the tank upgrade is the better organize the fish room. As I add new things to the system, the room tends to get cluttered and things become difficult to access and service.
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Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs |
06/25/2017, 08:52 PM | #107 |
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wow your overflow is no joke. amazing. great setup.
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07/07/2017, 03:54 PM | #108 |
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Live got in the way of my stand build. Tank is due in a couple of weeks, so spent the day today finishing the main stand structure and reinforcing a couple of floor joists. Reminder to self: make sure stand fits through front door opening! Went with the same laminated plywood beams for all the horizontal members as with the stand for my current 265. Extremely strong, and perfectly flat once run through my table saw.
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Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs |
07/08/2017, 07:20 AM | #109 |
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Hey Simon, excited to see your new build.
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07/08/2017, 07:33 AM | #110 |
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My tanks are supposed to arrive Tuesday or Wednesday ... I really need to get going with stand building!
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07/08/2017, 04:20 PM | #111 |
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I would say so So did they ship when they originally said, or later? I only approved the CAD two weeks ago and it is supposed to ship out next week? Seems quick.
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07/08/2017, 06:01 PM | #112 | |
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Shipping is actually taking 2 weeks from pickup at factory.
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07/09/2017, 06:04 PM | #113 |
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Stand build .....
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07/09/2017, 06:07 PM | #114 |
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And my current 265 .... in desperate need of more room.
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07/10/2017, 05:43 AM | #115 |
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Stand looks pretty beefy! I like those deep boards handling weight distribution below the tank.
~Bruce
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Because anything else ... is just a fishtank. Zoey's Reef has come to life! Zoas, 'shrooms and LPS of several sorts, CUC, dartfish, wrasses and others swim above the sand . . . Current Tank Info: Kingston & Zoey's Reef; 220g, Deltec skimmer, 2 MaxSpect Gyre x-50s, 2,500gph or so through the sump. SPS are surviving . . . |
07/10/2017, 06:51 AM | #116 |
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Looking good.
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07/10/2017, 07:22 AM | #117 | |
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07/12/2017, 08:13 AM | #118 | |
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07/12/2017, 08:41 AM | #119 |
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I have found a plywood torxion box to work really well to prevent sagging. The assembly table in my work shop is that design any it's remained flat and level despite the abuse I have heaped upon it.
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07/17/2017, 09:03 PM | #120 |
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Doors made, though not attached; light canopy.
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Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs |
07/18/2017, 10:43 AM | #121 |
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Lookin' fairly awesome!
~Bruce, wishing he had carpentry skills. And tools.
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Because anything else ... is just a fishtank. Zoey's Reef has come to life! Zoas, 'shrooms and LPS of several sorts, CUC, dartfish, wrasses and others swim above the sand . . . Current Tank Info: Kingston & Zoey's Reef; 220g, Deltec skimmer, 2 MaxSpect Gyre x-50s, 2,500gph or so through the sump. SPS are surviving . . . |
07/18/2017, 01:33 PM | #122 |
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Though I am happy to take credit for having skills, it's really the right tools that make it easy.
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Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs |
07/28/2017, 09:58 PM | #123 |
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Began the process of finishing the stand front and light canopy. I am a very good carpenter but a lousy finisher. Always end up feeling like I'm ruining all my cabinetry work. Sigh.
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Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs |
07/29/2017, 08:12 AM | #124 |
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I promise to look at the fish and corals, rather than the cabinetry!
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Because anything else ... is just a fishtank. Zoey's Reef has come to life! Zoas, 'shrooms and LPS of several sorts, CUC, dartfish, wrasses and others swim above the sand . . . Current Tank Info: Kingston & Zoey's Reef; 220g, Deltec skimmer, 2 MaxSpect Gyre x-50s, 2,500gph or so through the sump. SPS are surviving . . . |
07/29/2017, 10:07 AM | #125 |
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Ah Bruce, you are a gentleman and a scholar. Of course, probably nobody else other than me would even notice fortunately my work shop is separated from the rest of the house by the garage so mostly nobody can hear me cursing ...... mostly.
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Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs |
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