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Latest Progress Pics: And finally... seat of the house!! Still need to do some trim work to the canopy and stand. Then add halides, setup RO/DI etc...

I have 2 not sure of the brands though. $15 dollars each.

thanks for sharing.

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Looking for some scrap pcs of thin (1/8 - 1/4) acrylic. Does not need to be new. Minimum sizes in the range of 2'X2' would be great. PM me with what you got and price. TIA!

What spectrum HQI bulb is included?

Very nice! What equipment are you using?

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Hey Jason - Every question is welcomed. Yes, I was always going to add the center brace. It probably didn't need it but peace of mind won the battle. It also would never get in my way as I'm hardly working in that area anyway. My wife felt the same way when I told her about drilling holes in the wall, but she liked that fact that it would not be noisy and chances of wet spills are least likely. I will also be drilling a 4" hole for a duct line in the canopy > outside to prevent heat and importantly moisture issues. PS. Granite was ordered today and should have it installed during the weekend.

Yeah, that sign is classic. It's been with me through 2 builds and every time I'm working on the tank... I seem to work in slow motion! DOH!

Thanks for the compliments guys! Once I get the granite ledge installed, I'm planning on adding some trim to the stand to give it a little more style. FYI: the whole front stand cover easily pops in/out. I still have to: Wait for the granite and install Design, Install Lights and stain canopy Setup RO/DI Unit Clean up some wiring

Yes, it is outside. I might be putting some type of tubing insulation for the winter though. I'll wait and see if the outside temps affects the water temp.

Finally got settled into a new home and decided to start a thread on my new tank. Tank: 96”x24”x24” by Envision Acrylics Overflow: Center back w/ 1.5” drain, 1” return & 1.5” dry line Filtration/Equipment: 40 Gallon Sump Octopus RPS-3000 Skimmer (Rated up to 400G) Quite One 4000 return (approx. 500-600GPH after Head Loss) 6” socks for mechanical 100-150 lbs of LR for biological 150 lbs white sand 3-4 300 watt heaters 2 Koralia K4’s 75 Gallon Water Mixing Station 6 Stage RO/DI system 20 Gallon Q-Tank Lighting: 4x54watt T5’s 2x250 Metal Halides All on timers to simulate a dawn/dusk affect Stand/Canopy: DIY 44” Stand/Canopy skinned with ¼” mahogany stained to a dark brown My goal is to have a higher then normal stand (as I hate stooping down to look at tanks) and while browsing the web for stand ideas I ran across this: A bar-top style stand and boom! I was sold. I didn’t like how the granite rounded to the sides of the tank… So mine will be just have the front ledge and will be 9”-10” deep. In addition, I did not want the sump and equipment under the stand as the space is limited and access is sometimes harder, making it difficult to maintain the thing. It also lessens the chance of the floors to possibly get wet and possibly ruined if disaster strikes. So I decided to do a remote location for all the equipment into my garage. I also always liked the KISS (Keep it Simple Stupid!) method and this was also one of my goals. Below are pictures of progress over the last month and a half: As usual comments/suggestions/tips are greatly appreciated!

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sweet looking!! what are the dimensions? and what equipment are you using to run it?

I agree with all. I was there for the first time last week and it's a very nice shop with a great service. The fish he stocks are fat and healthy!

Welcome to the family!! I also moved from so cal and love it here... hopefully you'll feel the same way.

ditto for me as well and I'm in north Vancouver

Thanks for the LR and Heaters Steve! And it was pleasure to meet you.

I'll take 2 of the 300 watt heaters. I'll pick them up when I pick up the LR.

fish Hi, Interested in the fish. Where are you located? And how long have they had hlle? Jay