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Originally Posted by daplatapus (Post 811351)

Very nice work. Hope you don't mind, but I copied a couple of your corner post pics. I saw something similar on a reefcentral post a while back but couldn't find it again. I'll save it for posterity :)

An idea I saw (I can't remember where) for hanging heatsinks is run them on pocket door track. That way when you have to work in your tank you can just push them back on the rail and they're not hanging in your way. Just a though if you hadn't seen it done.

No problem copying pics ... I love to inspire lol.

I thought about actually doing a thread dedicated to just the stand and canopy ... because I have 10 times as many build pics as I showed here. Most people are interested in the tank and the livestock, so I focus on those when sharing on the forums.

As for the pocket door rail, thats a stellar idea. I am fortunate enough to have a rather tall canopy, and my heat sinks hung high enough that they have never been in the way while working in the tank. My hanging set up is very caveman ... but it does the trick and is hidden inside of my canopy.

So here's a full tank shot showing the finished Canopy

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...9/ecc8a52e.jpg

And then I started adding some of the livestock to the tank ... slowly but surely. Keep in mind I had a sump stocked with fully cured rock from another tank ... so my cycle was non existent.

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...9/f103bace.jpg

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...9/3d8e0026.jpg

The first piece of SPS in the tank ... Pocillipora

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...9/992551c7.jpg

Toadstool Leather Frag

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...9/dc07972f.jpg

5 Heads of Green CandyCane

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...9/0f001cec.jpg

Right side rock work:

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...9/9aa4c0a1.jpg

Full tank shot:

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...9/9010f928.jpg

Seriously, that stand and canopy is off the hoook! You got mad skills bro. And I love that aquascape. Well done!

Lego lvl expert! That aqua scape is so damn fine.... I might have to issue you a ticket sir!

~Tony

Love the setup! Big fan of dry rock here. Also very sharp and crisp shots of fish.