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Old 01-01-2014, 09:47 AM
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Here is a shot of my current tank from a while ago


The custom LED array with cool whites, neutral whites, royal blues, blues, cyan, green, red, uv. Will be adding 4x 60" T5 bulbs later on
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Old 01-01-2014, 09:54 AM
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Steel stand fab










Curing some extra live rock from a month ago
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Old 01-01-2014, 09:56 AM
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Picking up the tank at Vancouver Purolator


Had to wait inside for a while because they couldn't find a huge wooden crate


Video of the pick up
http://youtu.be/RbFWZURzGQ8







Three tanks made it safe!




Starfire




48" overflow, 3x 1.5" drains, 4x 3/4" returns


Getting ready to test the pump for leaks




Video of the test
http://youtu.be/pwrmBeeWB2A

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Old 01-01-2014, 10:06 AM
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So much work to do...


Messy


Cutting 3/4" plywood




Measure once, cut 3 times


Success






1" foam cut


Acetone wiped and ready for primer and paint.... this is as far as I got so far.

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Old 01-01-2014, 11:15 AM
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Holy crap... this is going to be huge!!! Subscribed for sure!
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Old 01-03-2014, 07:54 AM
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Same here
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Old 01-05-2014, 05:06 AM
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Plumbing fun! .... not

Some pictures of the parts... this isn't even all of it SCH80 is $$$$$






Starting off






Returns almost done




Finished


Doing the drains now
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Old 01-01-2014, 11:16 AM
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out of this whole thread so far.... all I notice is that sweet sweet Subaru of yours in the background
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Old 01-01-2014, 01:40 PM
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Nice. Will also be following along.
And yea sweet car too.
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Old 01-01-2014, 03:29 PM
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Looking sweet.
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