187g BB Modern Display

Sucks about the brace. Im in the same crappy brace boat! Ive been so tempted to cut my brace out, so I can run T5s over the top. People say I will just break the tank though =(
 
yes the brace is there... but it isn't going to stop me from running t5's on the tank, it is optically clear as long as i keep the brace clean ;)
 
i ordered a 4x54w powermodule to add to the 6x i already had. I have all my zeo gear. and as the thread states incorrectly now I bought sand from tropic isle that is supposed to be good for the zeo system, most say there is more stability in a bacterial driven system with sand... and sand has never done me wrong so I went that way.
 
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thanks guys.

as far as the ati fixtures all I can say is that I had a six bulb on my old tank... and now I have a six and a four bulb on the new one. they are the best t5 fixture available imo.
 
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the $2k kitty buddy/helper (he has had 4 very rough weeks in his life that were quite costly... but just look at him he's worth it right?). he likes bulk reef supply, and I do too. their new fluidized reactor is pretty sexy right?

I am pretty proud of the stand and the manifold. I designed and built them both myself... with help from online forums, vendors experiences and experience @ the fish store working- and I'm usually not that handy!

I did borrow some tools and caught the painter that painted the kitchen cabinets to spray down the exterior of the stand in a high gloss oil base.
 
sorry the pics looked more in focus on my camera... i need a new one and my gf's birthday is coming up. that is not good to buy someone else a gift you plan to use is it? here honey I got you a camera so I can take pictures of my fish tank. lol!
 
I got some new test kits and tried the elos mg... and got 1250. that is fine, but the k-z potassium (kalium) test kit yielded no results as the water never clouded like it was supposed to! what did i miss?
 
used a primer for oil based paint on the outside, and used latex zap (like killz) on the inside. also copious sanding and a bit of wood filler.

thanks for the compliment, i used the simple stand build thread from the diy forum here on rc and then skinned it how I wanted it combined with what I could come up with being only the second stand I have built. if I had it to do over I would have skinned it with a grade plywood instead of the b-c, and I would have reduced the size of the top brace to get my protein skimmer cup out easier.
 
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in qt couldn't resist
 
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