Baldwin's 380 FOWLR (known locally as the Boone County Aquarium)

Baldwin

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Well, It's been less than a month since I obtained this tank, and so far so good. It's been a lot of work, but since this is my first tank setup since I've actually learned how to set a tank up, I've really found it rewarding, and it's been actually simpler than my previous 150G maintenance wise since i have been able to set it up to my liking, and conveniently as possible. I would like to start out by thanking jmmcown for saling me this tank and the awesome deal I got on it. He is a fellow FOWLR guy here on the large reef tank forums so go check out his new build as well. He also has helped me out a tremendous amount through the progression of this build by sharing info with me. I guess the next thing to do would be to list the equipment in this build, and I will do so along the way as I have taken pictures throughout the build. I have been so busy working on it, I thought it would be better to take pictures along the way and post all at once, becasue I knew I wouldn't have time in between. So without further delay here is my new pride and joy...Welcome to the Boone County Aquarium.
 
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Adding the sand.
 
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Feels like the beach (not really)
 
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The makeshift lights I used at first.
 
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50 gallon tanks used for sump and ATO.
 
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The salt pic. they're all the same type, just different buckets.
 
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Starting to fill the tank.
 
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The next day we started adding the fish. This is me and my brother cautiously adding my 36+" zebra eel.
 
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Us seeing how the fish react to the new tank.
 
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The 2nd day, the water was starting to clear up a bit.
 
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The frame for the canopy.
 
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Making a little progress.
 
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This is the canopy in place. Witht he doors added.
 
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