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06-14-2015, 06:46 PM
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If the tank was a flush in-wall with only the front viewable I probably would have stuck with just trim around the tank to make it look like a living picture hanging on the wall. But since it projects out into the room on three sides the wood-stand look suited it better in my opinion.
I am now 99% complete, there is still some touch up and drywall repair to do but the big jobs are all done for now. Here is a full tank shot of how everything looks today. I had decided to start several colonies over again because I wanted things to look proportional. Also, selling coral frags has lately become more hassle than I want to deal with. So I took advantage of an opportunity to sell off some large pieces and and just be done with it. Now I can sit back and wait for things to fill in again. Fish list: Purple Tang Powder Blue Tang Fu man-chu Lionfish Snowflake Moray Flame Angel Mandarin Dragonet Melanurus Wrasse Long Nose Hawkfish (in the frag tank) Invertebrates: Diadema Urchin (in frag tank) Rock Boring Urchin (in frag tank) Abalone x2 Tiger Tail Cucumber x4   
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06-14-2015, 08:38 PM
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Sorry if I missed it somewhere, but what did you use for a background on the old tank (very first picture in your thread)? That rippled water background looks sweeeet - makes the tank look really deep front to back.
Nice cabinetry on the new tank! I like how it matches the trim in your livingroom. I like how you made the small fish room behind it too. Good use of space for sure.
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06-15-2015, 01:14 AM
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The old backdrop was purchased at our local Total Pet. Petland carries it too.
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06-15-2015, 01:18 AM
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11-10-2015, 06:01 PM
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I can't believe I haven't seen this, I've been away too long. Does that ever look good, and now your tank is bigger than mine! Looks like I'm going to have to hide my coral cutters
 Lets see some updates.
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11-11-2015, 01:07 AM
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Or at least it did look clean. I haven't been cleaning the back because I want the overflow box to disappear. Later this winter I may cut and mount a sheet of blue acrylic along the back wall on the inside of the tank... but for now this is how it looks.
  Recent purchase from J&L.  This thing has always grown like a weed.  Somewhat less recent purchase from Frag Garage. 
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