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Old 02-12-2013, 06:06 PM
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then we jump into placing the tank on the stand for testing with water (out safely in the shop obviously).




and then in the living room



here i was fitting the door and such, so not fully stained yet

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Old 02-12-2013, 06:17 PM
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Hmmm that tank style looks familiar. Looks like one built by a builder in Edmonton.
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Old 02-12-2013, 06:38 PM
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Hmmm that tank style looks familiar. Looks like one built by a builder in Edmonton.
if your talking about the stand tank, i saw something sort of like it somewhere. i cant remember where tho? im not to sure that it was a full sump/dt tho? sump pics are up next
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Old 02-12-2013, 06:46 PM
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this is how it actually sits in my room now



and this is what i made for my sump





this next one is the sump in the stand, i think maybe some small species tank or something? also still dont have the door liner in or stained yet in this pic (you can see it in the firs pic of this post). actually still isnt installed to this day... i will do it tho (i keep telling myself...)

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Old 02-12-2013, 07:35 PM
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heres a random picture to show how my "dual overflow" is actually just one



and filling it with sand and water



what i didnt get pictures of is the pipe maze under the sand for my ribbon eel.

the sump/dt (known now as the panorama) i was able to get running some time before the rest (mainly due to a friends tank crash and needing space to hold their stuff) you wouldnt believe the free stuff i ended up with that day!
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wow that is looking awesome .
I will be sweet to be able to look from all sides . great idea .

I like the window in throught the stand too ..

right on
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Old 02-12-2013, 08:10 PM
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wow that is looking awesome .
I will be sweet to be able to look from all sides . great idea .

I like the window in throught the stand too ..

right on
im just waiting for the video to upload. is still a work in progress. i have an 8 bulb badboy t5 fixture that im still not sure if i can keep. also still alot of aquascaping before i will be happy. im also trying to find a way to auto top off this thing (for free is the key here) but my jugs just dont fit in the stand. will see what i come up with? and who knows whats next? im just so happy to have the 33 out of my living room!
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Old 02-12-2013, 06:25 PM
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i dont know what i was doing here? what i do know is i was here alone with the twins (my youngest of the 6 kids...). is it bad that i used the tank for my babysitter? i think he wanted to go swimming or something (i really dont know why he was taking his clothes off)?



and now hes chillin with the new tank...



this is where i drilled some holes



it took my forever to decide on my overflow and where to drill the tank... in the end i decided on this dual (kind of) overflow in the center of the tank for 360 viewing opportunities.

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