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Old 11-18-2009, 11:54 PM
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some nice ideas but seems loosing lots of display volume with the overflow.
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Old 11-18-2009, 11:57 PM
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The actual display is a 2'x2'x'2 cube. The overflow is approx 6" deep and hides everything. I hate even seeing return pipes in an aquarium and i want this rimless to be crisp, clean and natural.
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Get a tinted black glass...dark as you can for the false wall. Then use sch 80 grey pipe in there and you won't see a thing and you'll have a nice glass wall wet side...easy to clean.

I did something similar on my first tank and really liked it. But I had a piece of black plexi siliconed to the wall...wet side. Thing had a bit of warp to it which was noticeable.
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oooooh lastlight i like your thinking!!! Put a cover over overflow so no light will get in aswell and its super dark!!!


I like it!!!
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exactly. I was going to make a cover for mine actually but got lazy!

And I know you're bevelling and polishing all your glass. My sexy sense is tingling.
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But of course!!!! If its rimless its got to be sexy!!!

I got my inspiration from this guy:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1288059



Oh and i forgot...Starfire glass of course!!!!
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Software just blows me away with what it can do now-a-days!!!











Enjoy!!


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