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kodak · #1 04-11-2009, 02:03 AM

That is a beautiful set up, nice job!!!

sharuq1 · #2 04-11-2009, 02:20 AM

What an absolutely gorgeous setup. It's like TOTM and not even filled yet.

Is that a Bubbleking?

How did you get the front doors to slide? Just drawer sliders or something. (Probably dumb question, but I'm handy-impaired) Is that tile over wood? Is it sealed in any way?

Tell us more about the sump, looking at all that pipe is making my brain hurt <confusion>

ok...that and severe sleep deprivation, lol!

Can you give me any idea how much it's all costed for setup? Interested in doing something similar some time far in the future and I'd like to know what I'd be in for. (If you're comfortable telling me, that is-feel free to pm, if that's not too forward....

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lastlight · #3 04-11-2009, 03:53 AM

Lol. I totally remember my first reef and yeah everything looked so clean and tidy. The reef part has a tendancy to make everything look a lot worse! My mistake was not using a wipe-friendly paint last time around. I used melamine for everything and you can wipe it like a counter-top so I'm hoping to keep things relatively clean down there.

I was out all day today and the system still holds all the water I placed in it! RELIEF!

Thanks for the kind words but realize my only running tank was pretty pathetic looking. I lost quite a few corals and algae choked everything. I appreciate the compliments but please visit my thread once I have a reef lol. I'm really hoping I've learned as much as I think I have while I've been tankless.

The sliding doors are nothing more than drawer slides mounted to the face of the stand. The plywood has tile on it correct.

The eurobracing I think is about 4 inches wide but that's just a guess.

lastlight · #4 05-15-2009, 04:59 AM

My new baby boy has been in the NICU for a week now. Tonight he had nearly all his tubes etc removed an we got to hold him! Been a really rough week but I felt like updating my thread with the good news. Hopefully take him home this weekend!

Bryce and daddy crazy-eyes.

Cuddletime.

Delphinus · #5 05-15-2009, 05:11 AM

I had no idea you guys were in ICU. Hope you guys get to bring him home soon (and congrats on the new addition BTW, he's beautiful, hope he does better soon. Know how you feel - my now one-year-old went through ICU for a week or so when he first came into the world).

fishytime · #6 05-15-2009, 12:31 PM

Hey congrats yous two.....and congrats on having water in the tank....guess they were both a nine month long project huh?

Skimmerking · #7 05-15-2009, 02:06 PM

Brett we have a lot in Common man. My wife used to run a day care in our home too. upstairs then i hated coming home to 8 kids in the house. so I converted the down stairs into a day care for here kitchen and all. Then all the kids were down stairs.

but still when i was off i had 8 little ones wanting to feed the fish that i had in my FOWLR tank the 170 gal. they all wanted to touch BIG Daddy BLUE the Koran Angel... lol

On the other note Our son was in NICU for 2 months premature. with every type of hose in his body from a rare lung disorder not allowing his lungs to develop so he had to have shunts put in his lung to allow the fluid to drain out. so getting to hold him after the tube were out was amazing. seeing you in the picture is priceless man, well done. and the tank looks great too empty, one good thing that you wont have to test or feed the tank.

lastlight · #8 05-15-2009, 02:38 PM

Hey thanks guys =) He took a tiny step back from his nasal prongs to a helmet giving him oxygen with a bit of pressure. He had just come off his helmet so that sorta sucks but things still look really good. 2 months in NICU I can't imagine.

This kid's gonna get SPOILED. I told the wife already. ANYTHING he wants for daddy's tank like Tunzes or Profilux...I mean it's only right to make his little world PERFECT.