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nexusnight
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I do it as a hobby now but have work experience as a cabinet maker. Always loved working with wood. I really like working with live edge stuff now. It's a lot of work but very rewarding.
A recent tv stand I did for a customer.
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A recent tv stand I did for a customer.
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sunnykita
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lovely piece !
nexusnight
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Glass has finally arrived!!! Still gathering parts for the tank. Stand is painted and awaiting glaze/wax now. Transfer/ holding tank is setup and the big move is tomorrow night. The old rimless 140 goes to it's new owner on Saturday 
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EricTMah
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Congrats!
Looks like you have a busy weekend ahead of ya!
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Looks like you have a busy weekend ahead of ya!
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nexusnight
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So busy weekend indeed. Shutdown tank, moved tank setup holding tank put in livestock and rock....
Sold sump and all remaining equipment to sunnykita to go with her new tank and now I have to get a sump and gear too.
Working on a new sump design and am ordering a jebao dc12000 for my returns, going to try the new jebao rw15 pumps and going to pickup a reef octo Sro 3000. Thinking I'm just going to use the dual bulk reef media reactors on this tank. Here's a pic of the holding tank...
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Sold sump and all remaining equipment to sunnykita to go with her new tank and now I have to get a sump and gear too.
Working on a new sump design and am ordering a jebao dc12000 for my returns, going to try the new jebao rw15 pumps and going to pickup a reef octo Sro 3000. Thinking I'm just going to use the dual bulk reef media reactors on this tank. Here's a pic of the holding tank...
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nexusnight
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Here's my rough plan for the new sump, any ideas concerns or improvements are more than welcome
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nexusnight
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Hmmm sorry it's upside down. Can someone fix it? Lol
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Fixed
nexusnight
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Is it that bad or that good? just want to make sure I get this right...
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curiousphil
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You have noted that the SRO 3000 needs 6-6.5" of water, but your skimmer compartment has a water level of 10". Are you planning on having the skimmer sit on a stand?
nexusnight
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I am indeed sir
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nexusnight
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Ordered skimmer and sump is in the works. Picked up two brs dosing pumps for a steal last night. Now I just have to figure out how to run them off my apex lol. Still need to make a controll panel for the electronics.
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Looks like you are making progress!
If you have a separate return area in the sump, I wouldn't bother with the socks, just vacuum out the detritus that will inevitably collect there. Easier to do periodically compared to switching and cleaning socks every second day in my experience.
If you have a separate return area in the sump, I wouldn't bother with the socks, just vacuum out the detritus that will inevitably collect there. Easier to do periodically compared to switching and cleaning socks every second day in my experience.
AdInfinitum
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...And a settling area only traps detritus, while free swimming larvae and plankton are left in the system.
nexusnight
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More progress here here's some pics
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sunnykita
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looks like it was a great day Adam, the stand is looking fabulous !
nexusnight
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Tank is built!!!!! looks pretty sweet IMO. Still waiting on the wier for the back and some plumbing ect. Need to trim out the stand top now to finish things off.
I also changed the bott pane from black to white, I like it a lot better.
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looks pretty sweet IMO. Still waiting on the wier for the back and some plumbing ect. Need to trim out the stand top now to finish things off.I also changed the bott pane from black to white, I like it a lot better.
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sunnykita
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looking great Adam !
unless you have an extremely good source to get the glass cheap then the savings in building it yourself is negligible but there certainly would be some savings. The other issue would be how nice the finish would be in the end in regards to the joints, seals, edges etc. The quality of the finish would almost certainly be less without the necessary equipment that a manufacturer would have.
that being said, I had a customer recently who built his own 180 gallon tank at a cost of $475.00 he said. Retail cost on the same tank is around $700.00 and his tank was well done and most people would never have guessed it was "home made". He did say however that he would never do it again as the time it took wasn't worth the savings.
If you have the time, the equipment, a good source for glass and are planning on building a larger more detailed tank with holes, overflows etc. then the savings could be worth it, just cross your fingers it doesn't leak or even worse, a panel doesn't let go on you! Lol
that being said, I had a customer recently who built his own 180 gallon tank at a cost of $475.00 he said. Retail cost on the same tank is around $700.00 and his tank was well done and most people would never have guessed it was "home made". He did say however that he would never do it again as the time it took wasn't worth the savings.
If you have the time, the equipment, a good source for glass and are planning on building a larger more detailed tank with holes, overflows etc. then the savings could be worth it, just cross your fingers it doesn't leak or even worse, a panel doesn't let go on you! Lol