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11-10-2005, 12:52 AM
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photomod
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Montana
Posts: 5,894
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Good looking tank. 
Mine has the same footprint, I love the size. |
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11-11-2005, 05:56 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Portland
Posts: 94
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The guys at Waves drilled the tank for me: Two 1/2" returns and one 1" drain. Tommorrow I'll get the plumbing set up and take some pics.
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11-11-2005, 06:56 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Alaska
Posts: 1,119
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pics!
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11-12-2005, 05:23 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Portland
Posts: 94
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Tank is plumbed and things went better than expected but not as well as I had hoped. Gonna need WAAAAY more pump. I think a Mag7 or 9 is in order. Pics soon.
Chris
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11-12-2005, 07:24 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Portland
Posts: 94
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And pics!
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11-12-2005, 10:08 PM
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Ghost of reefers past
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Southern Oregon, Way West of Dimples ;)
Posts: 25,140
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Very Nice 
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11-13-2005, 12:36 AM
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Duper Mod !
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 14,332
Reviews: 10
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very cool !!
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11-13-2005, 08:05 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 436
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Looking good.
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11-13-2005, 04:39 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Portland
Posts: 94
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So I picked up some aquarium bucks from some loved ones for my Bday. I was hoping to use them for something sexy like lights, or pumps. Instead I got a basic RO unit so I don't have to haul 40 gallons of water to the apartment.
Chris
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11-13-2005, 04:58 PM
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Tang Lover
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Rockville, MD
Posts: 7,323
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Coming along VERY nicely!!!
And while an RO/DI unit might not be "sexy" itself...it will help your tank tremendously! So think of it as Salad that helps keep a "sexy" figure! 
congrats on the RO/DI unit! Very nice purchase choice!!!
(in case you need some tips on installation, I have a dinky, but kind of nice, DIY page on installation here:
http://mysite.verizon.net/s0da/diy.html )
keep us posted!
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11-13-2005, 05:03 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Rockville, MD
Posts: 90
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*laughs at the words big and nano being together*
Very nice!!!!
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11-17-2005, 12:15 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Portland
Posts: 94
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Update:
Slowly gathering water.
I picked up a rubber-backed area rug to go under the stand, I've damaged one chunk of flooring in the apartment already, I want to avoid doing two.
Chris
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11-19-2005, 01:21 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Portland
Posts: 94
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Tank is full of water. Added the first batch of salt and letting it come up to tempreture.
Build a sluice so the water slides from the high level in teh sump to the low level.
Chris
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11-19-2005, 03:12 PM
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Duper Mod !
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 14,332
Reviews: 10
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Cool got any pics?
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branching hammer
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external overflow box
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flow box
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green algae
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nitrogen cycle
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pistol shrimp
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power head
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tiger pistol
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tiger pistol shrimp
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watchman goby
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yellow watchman goby
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