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09-30-2007, 09:43 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Lawrence, KS
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Matt's 55 Gallon Build
Well I got a 55 gallon tank this weekend from a guy that had used it for a freshwater tank. Everything was pretty dirty and needed some cleaning up but nothing too bad. It had a bunch of stuff with it but I am only using the tank and the stand. Here is the tank and stand when I got them.
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09-30-2007, 09:49 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Lawrence, KS
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Well upon further inspection I noticed that the stand had roaches so I took everything apart and cleaned it all and disinfected everything. Then I put it all back together and it looked pretty good.
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09-30-2007, 09:50 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Ontario, CA
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looks good, keep us updated!
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09-30-2007, 09:55 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Lawrence, KS
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Well, here is the tank. It had a lot of mineral deposits on it and had some algae along the bottom where the gravel was. Here is what it looked like before I cleaned it up.
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09-30-2007, 10:01 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Western Wisconsin: LaCrosse Area Reef Keepers (LARK)
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Keep the pics coming!
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09-30-2007, 10:01 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Lawrence, KS
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Well I got the stand all cleaned up and put it in my room. Then I went to the LFS and picked up a background for the tank. I decided to go with black this time instead of blue because I already have blue on my 20 gallon tank. I got the tank all cleaned up and scraped the glass clean with a razor blade. Then I applied the background and put it on the stand.
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09-30-2007, 10:06 PM
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Duper Mod !
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Illinois
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Looks good
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09-30-2007, 10:11 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Lawrence, KS
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While I was at the LFS today I also picked up another heater for the 55 and two glass tops. Well while I was cleaning the tank I set the glass lids down to the side then I left the room to get something. When I came back I heard a nice little crack which happened to be one of the glass tops I just bought.
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09-30-2007, 10:17 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Ontario, CA
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odd ... wonder why that happened.
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09-30-2007, 10:18 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Lawrence, KS
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Well here is what everything looks like right now. It's lit with some cheap flourescent fixtures I had lying around. I hope to add some water tonight as well as a couple pieces of LR to help it start to cycle.
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09-30-2007, 10:22 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Lawrence, KS
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Quote:
Originally Posted by seasalt dreams
odd ... wonder why that happened.
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Oh it wasn't that odd. I forgot that I put it there and I stepped on it on my way back in.
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09-30-2007, 10:22 PM
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The Snarky One
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: KS
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Matt - you're just right up the road a bit in Lawrence! Good luck with the build. I'll be watching.
Let me know if you're ever don the the Wichita area.
Shane
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09-30-2007, 10:30 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Lawrence, KS
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bloke
Matt - you're just right up the road a bit in Lawrence! Good luck with the build. I'll be watching.
Let me know if you're ever don the the Wichita area.
Shane
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Will do.
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09-30-2007, 10:31 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Ontario, CA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mluna785
Oh it wasn't that odd. I forgot that I put it there and I stepped on it on my way back in.
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doh! that'll do it.
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09-30-2007, 10:37 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Andover, KS
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Matt... WELCOME to the best place to be if you love this crazy hobby...lots of great people who are full of information..
Like Bloke said, you are just up the road...good luck with your new tank... we will be here to help you along the way if you need anything. Looks like you are off to a great start!
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