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11-01-2005, 05:54 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Damascus, MD
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ok, i just got done painting the hood with a sandable primmer, last night i spakled it to get rid of the nail holes and a couple small holes in the wood, so tomorow im gonna sand hood and do a second coat of primer.
i still havent figured out lighting but ill probably just find a retrofit kit to put in there, and a PC fan if it heats up to much, im also considering a matching base or even a full stand for the tank, most likely ill make the base, and not the stand, but the stand is still an idea.
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11-02-2005, 07:57 AM
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Tang Lover
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Rockville, MD
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Originally Posted by newbienanoer
ok, i just got done painting the hood with a sandable primmer, last night i spakled it to get rid of the nail holes and a couple small holes in the wood, so tomorow im gonna sand hood and do a second coat of primer.
i still havent figured out lighting but ill probably just find a retrofit kit to put in there, and a PC fan if it heats up to much, im also considering a matching base or even a full stand for the tank, most likely ill make the base, and not the stand, but the stand is still an idea.
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Where are the pics? hahahhah
(sorry..I'm a BIG fan of pics)
Mark...
what's the dimensions of your tank again? The little lights I got from Doug at RTL are pretty nice! and only $28 bucks. Wonder if you could fit them in your hood?
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11-02-2005, 04:23 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Damascus, MD
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ill have to wait til my dad gets home to get the exact messurements cause he has all the measuring tapes, and i think the lights ur talking about will fit, i just have to find a way to mount them, i really hoping to get this on by thursday afternoon/friday after school cause im goin away for the weekend and i dont want to wory about to much evap from the tank causing the SG to raise to much
no pics cause with my camera u cant notice a differance in the before primer and after primer, its all done primer wise, i just need to get some black paint, but i might just paint it white, but ill get pics once theres a noticiable differance
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11-07-2005, 07:23 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Damascus, MD
Posts: 218
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ok, update time!
i just put a filter from a 10 gallon tank with no media in it on the back for added movement, im gonna make it into a fuge sometime soon.
i just finished putting the mounts on the hood, still not lights in it, and it still needs its final paint job, ill post again with the pick.
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11-07-2005, 08:52 PM
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Human grounding probe
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Wyoming
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Good on ya and welcome. I vote for in as well.
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11-08-2005, 10:10 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Damascus, MD
Posts: 218
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tested water params with my cheapy little "dip the stick int he water" test and my results were good, i've never had a problem with the results of these kits and im gonna trust it, but i still am gonna get a better kit soon.
it doesnt have ammonia, but i have 0 NitrItes and around 10 NitrAtes. so i think im gonna add maybe a turbo snail this weekend. lights are still in the process of figuring out what i want. |
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11-12-2005, 04:50 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Damascus, MD
Posts: 218
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update, did a water change yesterday, and today, i went and got me a turbo snail. ill get pics soon
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11-12-2005, 06:36 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Damascus, MD
Posts: 218
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heres the pics
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11-12-2005, 07:57 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 436
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It's looking good
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11-12-2005, 08:05 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Damascus, MD
Posts: 218
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yeah, it wasnt in a good place for a pic, its been mowing down my hair algea that i have from using tap water. |
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11-17-2005, 07:03 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Damascus, MD
Posts: 218
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ok, so because of issues with the tank ill mention in a moment, im upgrading this tank to a 10 gallon
i didnt noticed til after i had it set up, that one corner of the tank is probably an inch higher than the rest, and i am worried about how this will affect the tank, and also, i've just recently noticed that the front of the tank is bowing out a good little bid and im worried about that cracking and breaking in the long run, so i will moving all the LR, heater, powerhead, sand, and everything else to a 10 gallon and work from that as my entry, i will probably do that process tonight or tomorow.
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11-17-2005, 07:09 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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still looking good!
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11-18-2005, 09:59 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Damascus, MD
Posts: 218
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ok, so i moved the sand and LR and everything to the 10 gallon, but someting with the heater isnt working right, even tho its hte same size i normaly use on a 10 its not heating enough, so i moved the powerhead, heater, LR, turbo snail, and saltwater to a 3-4 ish gallon bucket and am running it there, i plan to find a home for my turbo snail, let the LR cure and get more so i can remove it into a 10 gallon, and maybe drill my 10 gallon for a sump. so far theres already been alot of things i have made mistakes on, mainly setup issues, but i guess this gives me a chance to correct some of those.
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11-28-2005, 05:39 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Damascus, MD
Posts: 218
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Started work on a stand today, wasnt very productfull...
one side of the base is longer than the other, but only by half an inch at the most, hopefully i can fix that tomorow. Luckily i only had enough wood to do the base. My dad should be picking me up some more wood in the next day or two.
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11-29-2005, 08:44 AM
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Tang Lover
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Rockville, MD
Posts: 7,283
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Originally Posted by newbienanoer
Started work on a stand today, wasnt very productfull...
one side of the base is longer than the other, but only by half an inch at the most, hopefully i can fix that tomorow. Luckily i only had enough wood to do the base. My dad should be picking me up some more wood in the next day or two.
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pictures, pictures! 
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