My 170 Gal. Tank!

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chuckfriedrice
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Re: New tank Build !

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Cute Dogfish
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Just needs a corner piece at each end and the canopy is done !

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Only half lit up , It needs 2 more lights!
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that is looking really sharp! Congrats. You definitely have some skills :D
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Re: New tank Build !

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Oh man.... that was a wonderful deal (or steal) you got on that tank!! Only in Florida.........

So do you hire out to make stands and canopies?? Seriously though... do you have some kind of barrier between the top of the tank and the wooden canopy? A friend had one that looked similar to yours and the evaporation from the tank warped the wood and condensed on her lights..... Was scary seeing the electrical get that much moisture on it.

Gorgeous set up.... I will stay tuned for further updates.
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I may put a thin pice of plexiglass on the top , I did it on my 75g and has worked pretty good so far!
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Re: New tank Build !

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Looks awesome! Well done
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Re: New tank Build !

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That is a really nice stand! Build me one!
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Re: New tank Build !

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Ive ordered my pump and background on Thurday, Hopefully it will be here by next weekend so I can fill the tank.

The pump is a Lifeguard Quiet one 6000 pump( 1664 GPH I was going by the 10x your tank )
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the background is gonna look pretty cool . $5.99 for a 72"x24" piece compared to the regular $2 a foot price .
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Next is the base rock to build his cave and Lots of Liverock to get it cycled!
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Re: New tank Build !

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Looking great! More pictures please once it's all set up! What a project! Awesome, awesome job!
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Re: New tank Build !

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Ive always LOVED that back ground.

I think that pump will do the trick very nicely.

Cant wait to see this thing done
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Re: New tank Build !

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Can you build me a stand and canopy for a 20 long? Lol
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chuckfriedrice
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Re: New tank Build !

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Salmon wrote:Can you build me a stand and canopy for a 20 long? Lol
I love building stuff! My problem is when its not for me , it gets put on the back burner! LOL
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Re: New tank Build !

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chuckfriedrice wrote:
Salmon wrote:Can you build me a stand and canopy for a 20 long? Lol
I love building stuff! My problem is when its not for me , it gets put on the back burner! LOL
Lol doesn't bother me any. I usually pay my dad for materials and it takes him a year to build what i want and by then I have forgotten about it and then he will randomly bring it up and I'm like "oh yeah I forgot all about that. Sweet!"

But I would totally love to have a stand/canopy that looks like what you built. It's pretty bad buttocks.
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