Hello SCR the names Donnie, I've been long time lurker and also a member for a while with not much post just more observing learning. So I decided hey with my new build maybe I can get some help from the community with much more experience then I have. Here's a little back round of my experience. I currently have set up a 52x18x12 lps and soft frag. On top I have 2 full spectrum fully controable LEDs. Under I have a 36x12x16 sump both sump and tank are made from John at advanced acrylics. 50 lbs or live rock and same about 30 lbs live sand. I run a dct 8000 manifolded to a carbon and gfo reactors made from bubble magnums. I also have a curve 5 skimmer which I can say skims like a beast. 2 eheim 250w heaters. A block of marine pure in the refugium sectioN. The tank sits on a wooden stand and all plumbing is regular ugly white plumbing for the time being. Well that got old everyone. I love to show off cosmetics and with the ugly wooden stand and ugly plumbing i just through together not know much. I've decided to start over and take my time and set up my tank to be not just a show tank on the top. But to have people be able to see what hard work is going on under the tank as well.
First build thread
- Thread starter deefish714
- Start date
roud:Well my love for building things pushed me to building that reef tank.now that I really understand and been lurking at others ideas and just wanting to overall make my tank presentable. It's like a car to me I'll build it up and love to show it off. When my family comes over all the kids and adults think it's the center piece to the house. So I'm going for the more wow factor now.
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Thanks sumi yeah I love the texture I coated three times. Tomorrow I will be grabbing my plyboard for on top and painting it as well. I update that right when I'm working on it. Btw that will be a little textured as well. Just cause I'm crazy like that. Every tank i put banner cutting board under I'll show you pics of the material as well.
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Put down the final coats on the ply board up top. I'm gonna put another piece of ply board on the bottom of the stand as well. I didn't plan on this at first so I didn't get cross beams for the bottom. I'm going to cut three more tubes and just coat and place between the stand so the ply boards have supports under it. The ply it's has wooden shims between the stand and it self because the paint was still a little wet
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