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	Thought I'd introduce myself and show a little bit about what I do up here in the north. I have been a member of Canreef for a while, but haven't really posted here much as I devote most of my time to our local forum. However, with the reading I've done here I thought I'd dip my toe in the water. I'll start with a few photos of my tank. I work in a Nickel Mine up in Thompson, Manitoba and have no LFS. Everything in my tank has travelled a minimum of 750 km to get here. I'm an avid DIY'er and have built everything myself out in my shop. So here goes. The tank is a 144 Gallon Starphire Reef. I built the stand, overflow and plumbing myself. I built the LED's custom from RapidLED.com. It all started with a basic shell of a stand: ![]() Which I had to dress up a bit of course: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tried to figure out an aquascape ![]() And some drilling and plumbing of course ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Wired Up some LED's ![]() ![]() Built a Canopy and Some doors in the shop ![]() And added a bit of Life! ![]() I hope you like it. I have a ton more photos and intend to put a build thread together ... but thought I'd show a quick preview and introduce myself. I look forward to spending some time with the CanReef community. --Tyler  | 
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			 Wow. Looks fantastic. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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			 Nice woodwork, Stand looks excellent! 
		
	
		
		
		
		
			
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	![]() - 33 Gal - 20Gal Sump, MP10/Hydor Powerheads, Aquaticlife 4x T-5HO, Vertex IN100, TLF w/Biopellets, Tunze ATO -45GAL Build in Progress!-  | 
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			 Sweet setup! 
		
	
		
		
		
		
			
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	225gal dt with 100g sump. Mitras, vortechs, bubble king, AI Sol and Profilux. http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...threadid=84782 Will trade subs for frags My other summer hobby: http://www.edkra.ca  | 
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			 Sweet tank and stand. Looking good  
		
	
		
		
		
		
			
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	206 gal tunze centre overflow star fire front illumina 260 Loudest part of my system would be the nagging sound I hear on a regular basis about how much time and money I spend on the tank.  | 
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			 Tyler looks great. Man. Doug who is a mod on here he worked in Thompson at the nickel mine ginko I believe. He was a crane operator. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
			
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	180 starfire front, LPS, millipora Doesn't matter how much you have been reading until you take the plunge. You don't know as much as you think.  | 
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			 Welcome to Canreef! Great looking setup. What are your goals for the tank (what sort of things are you planning to keep in there)? 
		
	
		
		
		
		
			
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	-- Tony My next hobby will be flooding my basement while repeatedly banging my head against a brick wall and tearing up $100 bills. Whee!  |