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Thanks for the comments everyone! We are really happy how the tank turned out. Now we wait for horses. Hopefully it won't be to long, but we are in no hurry.

Its a standard 20g.

Thanks! The sand bed is about 6" deep. We had the same problem with the stand situation. I just bit the bullet and built one. We could not find one that worked well. They were all way too small. All together this setup is about 7 foot tall.

Here are some updates The canopy The stand Aquascaping Full tank shot My wife finally picked out the tile.(clap) She did a great job with the design! We hope you like it.

Our rehearsal schedule is Tuesday and Thursday nights. I would try to reschedule it but they are paying me very well. I can make any other days. If everyone else can make it I will just have to catch the next one. Boo!

We might not be able to make this one. I have a rehearsal. :(

I would get a JBJ ATO and use Kalk water to top off with. They work really well and it should keep your PH levels up.

But Cobra is outrageously expensive. You shouldn't have to get cobra since the latest bill on health insurance passed. I feel your pain CA2OR! My wife has been looking for a graphic design job for 4+ months and still no luck. I am floored she hasn't been hired with her experience. I was forced to take a leave of absence from the University and find a job. I found there seems to me more manual labor jobs than anything else. That's were I got mine. I wish you all the best and hope everything works out.

X2 This process worked really well for our tangs! The only thing we did different was the time the fish were in quarantine. We had no time line (i.e. 6 weeks) we just left the fish in the hypo for 2 weeks after the last spot of ick disappeared. Some fish will react differently so it make take more or less time. Be sure to keep the QT very clean (regular water changes) otherwise the fish might develop lateral line.

Nice horses!

Its really not difficult. Tape the back side of the glass where the hole is to be drilled with duck tape. Make sure you have water running on the bit at all times to keep it cool. Start the hole with a portion of the bit to get it to bite in. This will keep it from jumping around on you. Slowly work the bit so all sides are touching and go slow. I let the weight of the drill put pressure on the bit. Pressing too hard won't work well. Take your time and it should be easy. Piece of cake! Oh, and make sure it's not tempered!

Those are just like the ones that I make.

I could possible take them off your hands. Would you mind shipping them?

No, it is resting on the edge of the tank and a brace you cant see on the other side. We were going to use a 2.5 glass tank but I broke it when I drilled the hole. The glass is way to thin on those tanks for drilling. Plastic holds up much better.

That's correct form me. Thanks!

Good luck, I hope everything works out!

How about some updates everybody!? We have been working really hard on trying to get the tank up and going . . . . . quietly. But first here are some more pics Aquascaping first try We have made some changes because it never goes together in the tank like you originally set it up. Plumbing Shots The plumbing has been a real headache. When is it not I guess. The two overflows are separated between the sump and refugium. We had it up and running for about two weeks and haven't been happy. The return pipe running through the back was vibrating - got the dremel out and fixed that today. The flow to the refugium wasn't working because I plumbed it to the taller overflow instead of the shorter one - fixed that today. I also needed to valve down the pump with more precision and Algae helped by selling me a 1" gate valve - fixed that today also. Got it fired back up and it is whisper quiet and the flow problems are fixed. YAY! Now I need to get another timer to rig up the fuge lighting. I gutted two nano cube hoods I had laying around and used those for the fuge and to simulate dawn and dusk on the display. Its pretty cool having moon lights on your fuge. HA HA! Until next time.(popcorn)

Thanks for the comments everybody. It's pretty cool to look back on the years of reefing. Between those photos we upgraded from PC to MH lights. It made a huge difference!

The tangs did great in the 90! They might have out grown it after a few more years but all was good until we tore down.

I found a lot of old pictures of our previous setup. I thought it might be cool to see how a tank transforms from beginning to end. Our first saltwater tank (35 half hex) - Yes it is a bare bottom with HOB filtersDOH! Our 90g upgrade Before we tore it down These pics span about 5-6 years. You can see the difference in the 90 upgrade when we changed from bio balls to a sump/refugium. The livestock started looking much healthier. We hope you enjoy our little slice of history.

Nice tank! I dig the blue shrooms in the top right.

Either one of these would work. I don't mind driving a little ways. Its always a great excuse to check out some other tanks! (clap)

Ha Ha! It does take quite a bit of work to get a group of people together.

Come on fellow reefers, surely we could get some more people to go in on this. The price is insanely cheap! Bump Bump for a great deal!

Welcome to the area h2odvl!