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Hey all, sorry I've been m.i.a. Things just haven't been working out as planned lately and all progress has been halted. Things are looking up and I might be able to continue and finally get this tank up and running. I will keep you all posted on what's going on. Hope everyone is having a great...

Thanks phil, the hole in the back was meant for the electrical cords and such. Ventilation never crossed my mind, I guess I can pop some more holes in it.

Thanks x2 JR.

Hey all. Its been a while since I updated this thread. Unfortunately since my last post I returned to work, so my time is limited. Then I had a death in the family and recently had to travel abroad. Production is going a lot slower but its moving along. Since the last post, I skinned the the...

Today was 1 of those days (major hangover) I didn't get anything done :( but tomorrow is a new day. :) I'm not planning on painting the back of the tank. I was thinking I would use black contact paper so its not permanent. Thanks for the tip on using Lawan, hopefully my local home depot has...

Thanks DaveK. Over built? Probably, just don't want it to come caving in. This is seriously the 1st thing I've ever built from scratch. I'm planning on covering it with 1/4" plywood, so depending on how that looks when done determines on how I finish it. Wifey would like me to add molding and...

Update: DIY Stand pt2 Thanks again guys. I wasn't able to post production pics of the new pieces, I got off to a late start. I just finished the frame now. I wish I had that circular saw from the beginning I would have saved some $$$. The stand is now redone and perfectly level with only having...

Thanks for the tip JR. I'll try to make doors on the sides. At this point is seems as if my idea of a 40g breeder tank for a sump/fuge will fit, I'll know for sure when I'm done. If not I'll have to go with a 30g tank.

Thanks guys. I'm really enjoying making this. Here's a slight update. I went to homedepot and picked some 1/4" pieces hoping that I can fix the gaps and flush things out. Well that didn't happen it seemed the more I measured the more slanted it was. Sooo. I went back to homedepot picked up a...

Thanks guys. I've never built anything from scratch and it feels great...lol. I'm going to try to fill in the gaps today. I was thinking I can add pieces of wood panel or something a little thicker to try and square things out and get the corners flush. Then hopefully cover(skin?) it with 1/2"...

I wish I knew how they do it. You gotta check out my contraption that I posted in the diy section. Its not that bad for my first time with no tools but a drill. :P

Well let me start off with this question. Does everyone know that 2x4's aren't really 2x4??? So I spent most my morning staring at mikem's diy thread and sketched out what I thought would be right. Since I have no real tools I decided to go to home depot with my measurements and let them cut my...

I also noticed that the site only gave specs for 4x4's. As you suggested I'm going to go with 2x4's or 2x6's. I don't know how the store brought stands do the job. The one holding up my 56g tall seems to be made of a thin panel over what seems to be particle board.(I think particle or is it...

Well..My wife and I were talking about the latest suggestions on building a platform. We came to a decision that if I'm going to build platform might as well just build a stand. So I'm going for it. I'm hoping AO will accept a return on the stand or credit, if not it will be up for sale here...

I didn't even think about raising the stand. That might just do that trick for my needs. Thanks guys.

Thanks for the advice Tbone. With the hopes that the skimmer works.(Haven't tried it yet) I got it for less than half the price of it new. I would like to hold on to it until I know what I'm doing and also to have something to compare to if the need for a new skimmer arises. I would then...

Can I extend the in and out of the skimmer with tubing and just have it sit somewhere on the side? Like tbone asked: what else do you use for filtration?

I dunno, call it newbie luck?? ;) That's great to know. I've been under the impression that I have to go big cause bigger is better from what I've read. I really think I've been over thinking and just confusing myself. Guess its the excitement of a new tank and new setup.

No basement or garage. I wish that was an option. That all depends on the size of tank I use for the sump, I think. The sump might have to hang off the edge an inch or 2. Wifey keeps saying we should build one. I'm just not that handy and scared if I try it will fall. Whew! Glad to hear I...

Hey everyone, Well my 75g rr tank from AO is home. I'm soo excited to get this up and running. (Not sure if you all remember in a past post I mentioned I purchased a coralife pro 125 skimmer.) Well the skimmer barely fits under the tank. :-\ It fits if placed on the floor, it won't if placed...