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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Aug 3, 2021 20:32:04 GMT -5
Thanks!
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Sept 26, 2021 20:11:08 GMT -5
I can finally see a new aquarium stand for my tank upgrade in my future. I cut down the tree and milled the boards from this log myself. Attachments:
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Post by gotareef on Sept 28, 2021 6:32:43 GMT -5
Very nice.. I have some rough cut 3x6 if you want a complete the rustic look
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Sept 28, 2021 13:03:08 GMT -5
Very nice.. I have some rough cut 3x6 if you want a complete the rustic look I appreciate it but I’ve got plenty of lumber already. |
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Oct 25, 2021 20:54:06 GMT -5
Finally starting my basement sump/frag tank build! Attachments:
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Jan 27, 2022 21:41:31 GMT -5
Well this journey has finally come to an end and a new build has begun. |
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Jan 27, 2022 21:45:33 GMT -5
Since the beginning this thread has been about changing tanks so here I go again. I’ve had this 75 gallon rimless tank that I got in trade just sitting around in my basement for a couple years now so I figured it was high time I did an upgrade. Unfortunately I didn’t have a stand for it but I did have a bunch of lumber that I milled from a big pine tree that I cut down. |
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Jan 27, 2022 21:56:57 GMT -5
Unfortunately not all the pics are in order but I’m sure you can figure out how everything has progressed from logs to ruff slabs to milled lumber to a bookshelf stand that I built for the tank to sit on. At the same time I’ve been in the middle of building and cycling a basement sump and frag tank that will be plumbed into the system. |
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Jan 27, 2022 22:02:15 GMT -5
After setting the tank on the stand and realizing the stand needed more work, finishing it, filling the tank and draining the tank multiple times because the whole setup was unstable I finally took my wife’s idea of cutting out the carpet underneath the stand and in doing that the tank sat flat on the hard sub floor and no longer rocks front to back. I also modified a floor vent to let my pipes go easily through the floor. If I ever decide to move the tank or sell my house I can easily pop a new vent in the floor. |
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Jan 27, 2022 22:05:27 GMT -5
And now the finished tank. Pretty empty compared to my cadlights tank but that’s only because of my frag tank. Oh and here’s some coral eye candy too. |
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Post by Admin (RS) on Apr 24, 2022 18:59:39 GMT -5
looks awesome as always, ryan! are the gorg's the ones from kp aquatics?
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Apr 24, 2022 19:23:23 GMT -5
looks awesome as always, ryan! are the gorg's the ones from kp aquatics? Thanks, some of the gorgonians are frommKP aquatics, some actually came from the auburn petco though. |
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on May 13, 2022 21:06:32 GMT -5
Finally upgraded my protein skimmer to a reef octopus regal 250 int 12 inch diameter skimmer. It’s cranking out some serious skimmate! Attachments:
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Feb 17, 2023 23:25:09 GMT -5
Some coral macro shots from my reef. |
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Oct 15, 2023 16:52:46 GMT -5
When your favorite nexus burst anemone decides it cant live with multiple personalities anymore and rips itself in two! Not that I’m gonna complain lol. Attachments:
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