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210G Tank Build
This is just a couple of shots of my 210g build in late 2010-early 2011
Billy, Frank & Alice
Sump closeup
Tank & stand shot
Dec 2011. This is pretty much what the tank looks like now, after running for about 9 months.
April 2011. After the dust settled and the tank cycled with some added LR I added a couple softies and a acro.
Feb 2011. Up & running at last... still a bit cloudy.
I decided to run 8 x 48" T5's for the initial lighting setup so I bough two of these 2x4 units from nedco for pretty cheap to dismantle and fit in my...
The Marco rocks prior to setup... got some nice large and very poreous pieces in there...
First equipment run... ouch. Powerheads, Mag 18 return pump, 2 heaters and various bit & pieces.
Tank & Stand up... took only 2 guys from the LFS to carry this 72" long 210 AGA tank but man were they heaving like crazy.
A branch aragocrete rock... also kept leaching into the water after months of curing so I ditched it.
I tried my hand at making a few hundred pounds of aragocrete rock. Hade some pretty cool looking massive mushroom shaped rocks... but after about 4...
Moved finished stand closer to it's final destination. I still added a 3/4" top & inner base for the DT & sump to stand on
Painted stand
Stand construction started around Nov 2010

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