320g build/journey/experiment DIY :-) - Page 2

snow1 · #1 07-06-2010, 07:29 AM

That is some true dedication right there to this hobby. This is going to be a great looking setup....I'm in awe.

Greenmaster · #2 07-06-2010, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by snow1

That is some true dedication right there to this hobby. This is going to be a great looking setup....I'm in awe.

The story behind it is I had a tank about 6 years ago... then we got to move from Brooks AB, back to my hometown of Courtenay BC. Well I knew that I couldn't try and set-up here for at least 6 months so I sold all my fish and LR back to the LFS. When I took my tank out of storage it was cracked and I didn't have the money at the time to buy a new tank (it was a 70ish gallon tank). Fast forward to September of 2009. I'm riding home on my motorcycle and some lady comes out of a side road going way to fast and not stopping till she is in the middle of the road... only being about 15 feet in front of my I had no time to do anything, so I rammed right into the side of the van. Got hurt and totaled the bike. Wife says "NO MORE MOTORCYCLE!" but she says I can do what I want with the payout as long as I don't buy a new bike. We took a holiday and I get my tank.

Got to love lousy drivers

snow1 · #3 07-06-2010, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Greenmaster

The story behind it is I had a tank about 6 years ago... then we got to move from Brooks AB, back to my hometown of Courtenay BC. Well I knew that I couldn't try and set-up here for at least 6 months so I sold all my fish and LR back to the LFS. When I took my tank out of storage it was cracked and I didn't have the money at the time to buy a new tank (it was a 70ish gallon tank). Fast forward to September of 2009. I'm riding home on my motorcycle and some lady comes out of a side road going way to fast and not stopping till she is in the middle of the road... only being about 15 feet in front of my I had no time to do anything, so I rammed right into the side of the van. Got hurt and totaled the bike. Wife says "NO MORE MOTORCYCLE!" but she says I can do what I want with the payout as long as I don't buy a new bike. We took a holiday and I get my tank.

Got to love lousy drivers

LOL, never thought you got this tank from a story like that.

Good though for getting back into the hobby, plus keeping fish tanks are WAY cooler than having a bike.

abcha0s · #4 07-16-2010, 06:35 AM

Nice thread! Lots of great and original ideas.

lastlight · #5 07-16-2010, 06:39 AM

Agreed some pretty hardcore stuff going on here. I dig your creativity.

Especially love the shot of you taking the rock out on the raft lol! Not something I've seen in many (or any) build threads.

Greenmaster · #6 07-16-2010, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by abcha0s

Nice thread! Lots of great and original ideas.

Thanks I hope that with my "original ideas" (most are rip offs of other people just applied slightly different) I can do some things that have not been done that well in reefing (like a high bio load)

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Originally Posted by lastlight

Agreed some pretty hardcore stuff going on here. I dig your creativity.

Especially love the shot of you taking the rock out on the raft lol! Not something I've seen in many (or any) build threads.

I hope with my creativity that I can create a very low maintenance set-up, but the set-up is hella slow.... I want my fish! oh well soon enough