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10-26-2003, 08:02 PM
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Admin/ Super mod
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: New Castle, Delaware
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oh yeah ..... it will turn the area that had any of the liq. white!!!! so you know where it was.
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10-26-2003, 09:00 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Toledo, Ohio
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Quote:
Originally posted by Mastino Mike
.......... Its the first tank I ever built so Ill fine tune everything for the next one.
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now THATS the right attitude  
btw mike looks great!
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10-26-2003, 11:37 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Bonney Lake, Washington
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Our new 330g is made just like TFT was saying. It is in the wall on a base of 2x8 12''o/c. 3/4 plywood bottom, ends and back.
Painted black, then lined w/ 1/8'' acrylic. The bulkheads actually hold the ac to the plywood. Take it from me. Silicone does NOT! hold ac!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
What I ended up doing was taking the 1/2'' ac and ripping it into 1/2x1/2 strips and glued them into all the bottom and back corners with weldon #16. The sand hides the strips.
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10-27-2003, 07:08 AM
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Admin/ Super mod
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: New Castle, Delaware
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checked at work it is methtlene choride to use to bind the acr. pieces togeather.
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10-29-2003, 07:41 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Michigan
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Hey Mike what was the tanks depth( front to back) again? do you notice any bow in the acrylic at all? Im in final planning stages now YESSSSSS
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10-29-2003, 08:34 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: MD.
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I believe its 40 inches from front to back(inner). You can barely notice the bow in the acrylic. Are you going to reinforce the front portion of the tank for the acrylic?
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10-29-2003, 08:39 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: MD.
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Im sick of looking at a empy tank its almost ready for the first couple of fish.
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11-01-2003, 05:08 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 72
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yea I will have 2x4's across the front and also Im sonsidering a Threaded stainless steal rod cross brace that will be epoxied also for added strength. I will have to see what will work best.
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11-01-2003, 06:25 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: MD.
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I cant wait to see some pics Adam!
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11-01-2003, 06:43 PM
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Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Southern Oregon, Way West of Dimples ;)
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Sniff,Sniff, I smell archive
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11-13-2003, 10:29 PM
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#101
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: MD.
Posts: 54
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Tangs
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11-14-2003, 06:49 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 72
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Mike the tank freaking rocks, keep the pics coming full tank shots too maybe a Behind the scenes pic also, Oh yea where did you get suct HUGE pieces of rock/ coral etc?
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11-14-2003, 08:56 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: MD.
Posts: 54
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Adam, thanx. You wouldnt believe how I got a hold of all my rock. About 6 years ago I passed by a house that had 2 huge downdraft skimmers, wet dry and at least 1500 pounds of dead coral rock out on the curb(like it was trash). The house was a forclosure. I called the realtor and he said I could have anything on the curb. So I made about 6 trips in my little toyota starlet. lol. I had all of this rock in the garage for about 5 or 6 years. Some of the pieces weigh 100 pounds or more. I was extremely lucky.
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11-15-2003, 01:12 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 72
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Now that was a find, makes you wonder why the original owner had such huge pieces.......was there a 1,000gal custom acrylic tank inside????? LOL who knows
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11-15-2003, 04:35 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: MD.
Posts: 54
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He had two 500g surrounded by at least 6 reef tanks 125 and up. The entire basement was built for display. They had to remove part of the walk out basement wall to remove all of the acrylic tanks. I tried to buy some of the remaining tanks and pumps but the realtor already had contacted the same company who built the set up to removed it, that was all the stuff I could get. I was happy with the rock and skimmers but wanted more. lol I cant imagine how much money was spent on that set up or how it look when it was up and running.
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