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02-21-2009, 10:18 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Poynette, WI
Posts: 193
Reviews: 3
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Getting Started
Here is my progress. Last Tuesday steel order came in. With the help of a good friend we cut and welded up the stand for the 75 gal and the 40 gal tanks. Thursday went to the local lumber yard to buy plywood and trim. Ended up coming home with a free 75 gal reef ready and wet/dry filter from the lumber yard ????? "It was left in a rental unit somewhere and one of their contractors brought it back to the lumber yard. It had been sitting in there warehouse for two years. Other than really dirty it looks to be in good shape." With my good luck it is now in my garage.
The last three days I have been working on putting the plywood and trim on them. Tonight I stained them and tomorrow I am planning on cutting our the doors and putting them on. Added pictures to the DIY gallery. Not sure how to post them yet.
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Last edited by sandyk; 02-21-2009 at 10:36 PM.
Reason: Not sure how to add pictures
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02-21-2009, 10:37 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: caledonia MN
Posts: 1,640
Reviews: 1
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 Will talke to you tomorrow about posting pictures...  |
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02-21-2009, 11:00 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: LaCrosse
Posts: 634
Reviews: 5
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Sweet. Freebies are always nice. So does this mean your setting up more than just the one system |
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02-21-2009, 11:40 PM
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REEFer In Progress
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: La Crosse, WI
Posts: 1,294
Reviews: 6
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yea thats a steal! what are the odds of getting a FREE 75 gal tank and sump at the lumber yard when your there buying wood for your 75 gal stand!~!
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Tanks for looking!
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02-22-2009, 12:08 AM
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L.A.R.K. Plumbing Guru
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Sparta, WI
Posts: 2,236
Reviews: 4
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Just goes to show ya there are odd things to be found at odd places... I do have to ask what made you ask if they had a Reef Ready Tank available at the hardware store though! lol...
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125 AGA w/ 75 AGA sump, Dolphin 3600 SP pump, MRC-3 Skimmer w/ Blueline #70 Pump, 1/5 HP Cyclone Chiller w/ temp controller, as well as a 70 gallon tank that is linked into the system to use as a frag growout*
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02-22-2009, 08:15 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Poynette, WI
Posts: 193
Reviews: 3
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I didn't ask, the guy that was cutting the wood for me asked what I was doing with it and I told him that I was building a stand for a salt water tank and that was how we got talking about the other tank. This is my first salt water setup I better just stick with one big tank.
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02-22-2009, 08:19 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 34,170
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Lucky you!
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02-22-2009, 10:01 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Pepin WI
Posts: 50
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Loverotties
Lucky you!
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I agree Lucky you 
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02-22-2009, 10:19 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: boca raton, florida
Posts: 491
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sweet.. now you can do 2 tanks!!!! nice find
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02-22-2009, 08:52 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Poynette, WI
Posts: 193
Reviews: 3
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Pictures
Ok lets try this picture thing again.
I can't wait until the snow is gone so I don't have to do these projects in my kitchen. |
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02-22-2009, 09:01 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: caledonia MN
Posts: 1,640
Reviews: 1
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Looks good, good progress pics in the DIY gallery |
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02-25-2009, 01:15 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Eau Claire, WI
Posts: 952
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Lookin' good Sandy! Congrats on the other tank. Be sure no one talks you out of it. I guarantee you'll want it!!! LOL
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90 Gallon Box-O-Rocks.
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02-25-2009, 01:28 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,619
Reviews: 23
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I'd be interesed in how your steel build went, and the skinning of the tank in wood...thinking of doing the same.
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02-25-2009, 02:29 PM
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The Watcher
Join Date: May 2007
Location: La Crosse WI
Posts: 1,517
Reviews: 22
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Looks very nice Sandy! Nice find on the free tank!
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02-25-2009, 05:52 PM
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Bears Fan
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Winona, MN
Posts: 600
Reviews: 1
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Need to see more pictures.
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Winona, MN
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