my 104.72G Shallow Lagoon

[kien]

So the first "experiment" that I'd like to conduct on the tank is the tank itself! Yes, I'm going to see if I can put this tank together myself. I had the glass cut to my specifications, picked it up and here it sits, chilling out in my man room waiting for me to assemble it.



Ever since I got the glass home and unpacked I've just been staring at it scratching my head while trying to formulate a plan of attack.



No strange Swedish instructions here. No hex keys, dowels, screws, nuts or bolts.. Just glass and a tube of silicone..





This is either going to be a lot of fun or an EPIC gong show.. Or as Tony says, maybe a little of both.

Oh dear.. I just noticed that this is my 666th post

[muck]

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Will be following along eagerly to see where you go with this build Kein.
The bigger the gong show the more fun you will be having.

[JDigital]

You couldn't have made it a 104 or 106 eh?! At least mine is longer! Look forward to seeing what you do with this.

PS: Nice Home Theater.

[kien]

Originally Posted by JDigital

You couldn't have made it a 104 or 106 eh?! At least mine is longer! Look forward to seeing what you do with this.

PS: Nice Home Theater.

Well, it is technically 104.7G ? :-) I was going to call mine the "105G Custom Shallow Paradisio". :-)

Ya, yours is much longer than mine, but mine is much girthier.

I too am curious to see what I end up doing with this tank! I'm hoping not to spend too much money on the tank (ya, famous last words). The glass was cheap, free labour, free bulkheads and silicone so far. Using left over lumber from my last stand build for the new stand. Probably try to run skimmerless for a while until I can find a decent used one.

[JDigital]

If you need any 3/4" or 1" Sch 40 PVC, shoot me a PM.. I got a few feet of each left over you can have. I even have a 5x3 stand you could have, if you wanted to trim a foot off...

[lastlight]

Who cut your glass?

I'm considering building mine as well...having learned a few lessons with the sump builds.

Look forward to seeing more =)

I'm still tossing sizes around but my aim is in the 106G ballpark. Want it to truly be a paradise ya know?

[kien]

Originally Posted by JDigital

If you need any 3/4" or 1" Sch 40 PVC, shoot me a PM.. I got a few feet of each left over you can have. I even have a 5x3 stand you could have, if you wanted to trim a foot off...

sweet I may take you up on that offer! Are you around this weekend?

Originally Posted by lastlight

Who cut your glass?

I would rather not say in public.. I'll shoot you a PM.

[JDigital]

Originally Posted by kien

sweet I may take you up on that offer! Are you around this weekend?

I actually leave town tomorrow morning at 9, and not back till the 29th.

[kien]

Originally Posted by JDigital

I actually leave town tomorrow morning at 9, and not back till the 29th.

d'oh! Well, have a great trip :-) I'm hoping the tank will be done by the 31st. After that I'm off to Mexico for a week and then back to work and if the tank isn't done by then, then it will be a new entrant into the slowest build contest..

[Delphinus]

What maniac suggested you build your own tank man? Don't listen to him.

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