Hey everyone, im from Sarnia, i've been lurking the boards for the last few months learning about what i want and how to go about it getting it and still staying within a budget, i ended up going with a used tank from a member here (thanks man, it looks great) . its a custom acrylic tank and had not previously been used so yesterday i started the build, the tanks setup with a large external overflow and it sure is alot easier to drill through acrylic than glass, so 3 holes later, 3 or 4 trips to lowes, tsc, homedepot etc.. and a late night last night, i have fresh water in the tank with a small pump circulating it just to check for leaks and make sure the system is good to go. i took lots of pictures and will start a build thread when i get a bit further along but for now heres what it looks like this morning.
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Zakk
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Very nice so far. I saw that tank and it was a beaut, looks even better set up. Welcome!
thanks man, after running it for a few hours i think the drain system should be raised up to allow a higher water level in the overflow, i left all that space in the overflow on the left to maybe use for frags, or something else.. just not totally sure yet. Heres a picture of the donor system i also picked up, so after i get this tank tweaked and finish some work im doing on the cabinet, ill be transfering everything over, hopefully ill be running next weekend.
chrisstevens
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I see you picked up Shanes tank, It looks great set up. Good luck with the build, can't wait to see it fully up and running.
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phi delt reefer
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Duke link said:
under $1000?
LOL good luck bro... i only wanted to spend $2000....3K later...
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lol
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phi delt reefer
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rule number one of reef-keeping... keep the wife in the dark...
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i cant keep her in the dark.....im gone the whole week so she has to look after it
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Gietz
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and my girlfriend is really accepting of my saltwater tank funny, but then again i think the keyword here is girlfriend not wife 
lol
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I see a husky
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Torx link said:
lol plus HST?
so i got everything moved and setup now, heres a few pictures of where im at today, all seems well except i noticed that some ricordia seems to be leaving a smaller rock and moving onto my sand.. any ideas as to why its doing this?
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