Dez' Tank Journal - Page 2

Dez · #1 03-22-2009, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by mark

nice to see you back,

Planning anything that I still figure is the greatest fuge

From a photobucket account then just copy the IMG Code link

Hey Mark!!! Why do you have a picture of one of my old tanks? For those who don't know, that was one of my many tanks in my old condo with a viewable refugium. I miss that tank. DIY stand, Canopy etc.....

What tanks are you running now?

Okay, I'm signing up for photobucket now....let's try this. This is a beckett skimmer I built back in the day....I hear those are pretty old school power hogs now too... In the background was a calcium reactor that I built.

andestang · #2 03-22-2009, 12:31 AM

Well well well - Hello Dez good to see you are back.I remember that tank, it gave me the insperation for my 150. I seem to remember a 180 that was by your front door also. Good luck with your build, I'm sure it wont take you long to get up to speed with things.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mark

nice to see you back,

Planning anything that I still figure is the greatest fuge

From a photobucket account then just copy the IMG Code link

Dez · #3 03-22-2009, 12:42 AM

Yeah.....the 180 was my wife's favourite tank. Hopefully this build will be done by next winter

. It's good to be back.....it'll be better to have a running tank though.

Dez · #4 03-21-2009, 11:31 PM

Here are some pictures of the tank drilling. There is going to be an external overflow box at the end of the tank with a built in wavebox on the outside. I also started drilling the middle bracing of the tank (got 3 done until my drill battery died). I'm going to cut out a large hole (rectangular with rounded corners) so that more light can enter the tank.

I've thought about just ripping all that bracing out and eurobracing it but I hate ripping tanks apart and that way I don't have to buy extra glass to make the eurobracing.

I bought this tank used off of a canreef member (can't remember who) about 5 years ago. We bought it before we built our house and it had a corner overflow in it but I ripped it out. It was dirt cheap, I think I paid $200 or $300 for the tank.

I was going to use the corner overflow but decided against it after figuring out how to cut an oval shaped hole at the end of a tank for an external one.

Anyway here are the pics. Sorry, all pictures are taken with my cell phone camera because that's what I have handy. Later I'll start using a real camera when I'm getting close to having water or livestock in my tank.

That is my 3 year year old son helping spray with water while I drill

. This was taken about an hour ago.