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09/20/2009, 01:12 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Aurora
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180 Gallon Reef system Built In
Hello All - We started a post a while back and just didn't keep up with it. The long and short of it is this - Once upon a time we had a ghetto fabulous 75 gallon salt water aquarium which was off and on in good shape. In Oct. of 08 it sprung a leak and then ended up in pretty crappy shape after a quick swap to a new tank. We had planned on some pretty heavy home remodeling and decided why not upgrade the tank and really try and make it a centerpiece and something beautiful.
Here are the pictures of our misadventures of remodeling and the road from Ghetto - to just Fabulous. |
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09/20/2009, 01:21 PM
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Cuby2k
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Salt Lake City
Posts: 982
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Ready set go!
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Rod "Cuby" Current Tank Info: 180 display, 100 gal DIY fuge/sump, DIY skimmer. |
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09/20/2009, 01:27 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Aurora
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 [/IMG] [IMG]The original Ghetto Fab tank... looks like a dead reef.  [/IMG] Getting things torn out. [IMG]  [/IMG] New Tank Arrives!! |
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09/20/2009, 01:27 PM
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Location: Aurora
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 [/IMG] setting up Sump and Filtration in the basement. [IMG]  [/IMG] Live rock and critters sitting in the living room during construction. [IMG]  [/IMG] More critters. |
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09/20/2009, 01:28 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Aurora
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 [/IMG] Errrrr.... Construction.... Begins. [IMG]  [/IMG] Frame is Complete [IMG]  [/IMG] Tape and Mud... Tape and Mud.... |
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09/20/2009, 01:29 PM
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Registered Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Aurora
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 [/IMG] Dry Wall is done and Tank is in place. [IMG]  [/IMG] Filling the Tank - Putting in Rock [IMG]  [/IMG] Sample of Hardwood that went throughout the entire casa... [IMG]  [/IMG] The construction End Product.... [IMG]  [/IMG] The forever ongoing and growing project that we hope one day will grace the main page of reef central as Tank of the Month. Some day... |
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09/20/2009, 01:55 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,164
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Nice! That is one big urchin and searpent star you got there!
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09/20/2009, 02:08 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Aurora
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When we brought home the Urchin originally his body wasnt much bigger than a nickel... His spines were about 2 inches long... Now he's HUGE and spines are about 6-7 inches in length... The Serpant was in a fight with a large Hermit crab about 4 years ago.... He was nothing but a body and a 2 inch leg then... now he is about 13 inches from leg tip to leg tip.... He's awesome and grew back beautifully.
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09/20/2009, 05:00 PM
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Registered Member
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Edmonton AB
Posts: 2,269
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when I read the title was thinking built in, fish room behind type thing, but this is great idea rather than a tank on a stand against a wall.
Well done.
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. Current Tank Info: 145g Starfire display (mixed reef) w/75g basement sump & 20g refugium, Barracuda return, Dart w/OM 4way CL, AI Hydras and Director. |
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09/20/2009, 06:58 PM
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Moved On
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Newark, DE
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Very nicely done! I can't wait to do an in-wall tank!
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09/21/2009, 08:47 AM
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09/21/2009, 11:46 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Austin, Texas
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wow! on a few levels even...
Nice tank. I love how that looks! Also... i think i found the flooring ill be using... great looking house period. I'm inspired! |
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09/21/2009, 06:12 PM
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