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03-03-2007, 11:43 AM
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Bare Bottom Reefer
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Merrillville, IN
Posts: 659
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My 90 Gallon Build
I figured I would share the 90 Gal. build I am doing and the conversion of the 55 gal. over to pipe fish and sea horses (so the wife can get a little excited about salt water). I got a 90g AGA thanks to Brent (Ragsy). The stand is in the process of being sanded and reworked a little (just adding a shelf for the chems). Wife is going to pick the stain again to get her involved a little. I'll have pictures here in a couple days of the progress.
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03-03-2007, 11:46 AM
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Student of the Reef
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Granger, IN
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looking forward to the updates. You are right in that this hobby is so much easier if the wife is a little interested in it.
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Aaron
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03-03-2007, 01:01 PM
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Ski Bum
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Indiana
Posts: 941
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Yes, it's good to get the old lady (and her money) onboard!
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03-03-2007, 04:14 PM
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Tech Support
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: South Bend, Indiana
Posts: 581
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Absolutely!!
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125G AGA, dual overflows, 190 lbs live rock, 120 lbs crushed coral, ETSS 800 skimmer, 6' Pro Clear Aquatics w/3 150W 10k XM HQI MH, 72w actinic, 100G stock tank sump. Crocea Clam, 2 Clarkii Clowns, Hippo Tang, Yellow Tang, 5 Pajama Cardinals, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 blood shrimp.
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03-03-2007, 05:34 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Ft Wayne
Posts: 168
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grrrrr.......old lady? and the wife? come on this is not strictly a male domain you know, some of us must get out husbands on board and have them loosen their pursestrings a bit also.....thank goodness my husband has been supportive and has never outrightly stated anything against the amount of money my little hobby costs......
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75 gallon reef and 20 gallon reef
Living the salty side of life......and lovin it!
You can call me Lorna
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03-03-2007, 05:35 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Pismo Beach, CA
Posts: 2,311
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What a bunch of pigs Lol 
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190g Reef In Progress! Octopus 250 Pro Skimmer (2) Tunze 6080 & (2) Tunze 6045 (2) Lumenarcs w/ 14k Hamiltons & PFO ballast
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03-03-2007, 08:01 PM
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Ski Bum
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Indiana
Posts: 941
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I was only commenting on my personal experience...
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03-03-2007, 11:03 PM
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Bare Bottom Reefer
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Merrillville, IN
Posts: 659
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Me too. She doesn't call it a little hobby though. Sorry. I should have said significant other.
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03-03-2007, 11:17 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Mishawaka IN.
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Cant wait to see it up and running again Scott, keep the pics coming on your progress  |
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03-04-2007, 04:28 AM
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Bare Bottom Reefer
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Merrillville, IN
Posts: 659
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Here is the stand as it was before sanding.
Attachment 51419
Here is one of the doors with part of it unsanded.
Attachment 51420
Here is the new hardware for the doors and canopy next to the old ones. I know a little boring.
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03-04-2007, 04:32 AM
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Bare Bottom Reefer
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Merrillville, IN
Posts: 659
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This is the wall where the tank is going to go after the paneling was ripped off.
Attachment 51422
This is half skim coated and the other half not.
Attachment 51423
Wish I did all this before I moved in the furniture 6 years ago. Paneling is terrible. This is going to take a little while. Wife wants the stand Dark Cherry and the walls beige. Should be a nice contrast. More to come when I get time to work on it. Probably next weekend. |
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03-04-2007, 04:35 AM
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Bare Bottom Reefer
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Merrillville, IN
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The tank and plumbing is being soaked in vinegar and water. Going to clean it out in a couple hours. Back of the tank already painted and dried. I decided on black so I can hide the black tubing for the spraybars that are going to flow under the LR.
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03-04-2007, 06:30 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 23,996
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Sounds like your on your way! More pics!
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03-04-2007, 12:17 PM
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The Engineer
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Elkhart, IN
Posts: 1,063
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Very cool on the re-build. I'm looking forward to seeing the progress.
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03-12-2007, 05:25 PM
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Bare Bottom Reefer
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Merrillville, IN
Posts: 659
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Here is the stand and doors stained. Wife decided on red mahogony.
Attachment 51808
Attachment 51809
Hopefully this weekend I can sand and stain the canopy. |
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