oflaherty21
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looks like its coming along great, i like the fish room... only got 2 tanks right now but hoping to have a nice room set up someday
Actually subscribed this time since things are coming along. I just did my third order with BRS and came in today and hoping that is the last order! (Not quite as convenient as going down to the plumbing store, eh?)
***Pics look better too! I'm still taking the pics in my build thread with my Bionic and hoping to pick up a nice DSLR soon.
Thanks for the comments. And yea I love my vertex 200 and will roll with this for a while. Funny enough, when I was planning my sump size, I had the skimmer section and skimmer stand made to fit a Alpha 300, so I am with you. Upgrades are always an option.Looks like you are on your way to great setup! Thanks for sharing. My only recommendation....and this is something that can be done at a later date, is I would get a bigger skimmer, like the Vertex 250.
My 400 is acrylic and I really like it. Do not use fine/sugar size sand as a substrate though, it will get caught up in the magnet scrubber and create scratches.
looks like its coming along great, i like the fish room... only got 2 tanks right now but hoping to have a nice room set up someday
and you're a nice guy....:bounce3:Great build, nice tank, nice dog, nice house, nice camera, nice lights...subscribed!!!
Nice tank. John at AA is building mine as we speak a 8x30dx24t with a coast to coast. And custom sump. Im following along with you thread.
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and you're a nice guy....:bounce3:
Seriously though. Thanks for following along.
well it looks like our tanks our very similar. Keep me posted on how long it takes to get it. Thanks for following along. Got a build thread? If so, shoot me a link please.
Woo hoo!! Nice looking stand
I like the white as well. How do you plan to mount the lights?
So I'm taking it you'll need at least 2"-3" of plywood just to go over the gussetts?
That's a real bummer but that stand is sexy! Did you at least get a good deal on the stand? I'm looking for someone local to build me one but the prices are outrageous.
It roughly cost me $240 to do my stand for my 270 used 1.25 square tube and 1/8th inch steel for gussets it ended up being 72L x 41.25T x 24D and it took all of about 8 hrs at my buddies shop and he is interested in building more and we are in savannah ga and by the way awesome build man will be following along
Bummer about the stand and hopefully they get it worked out and stand behind his work. Your design is very clear on where they need to be so no real reason they should have screwed that up. I've got a 600 gallon tank being delivered tomorrow and I'll be looking for a welder to beef up the 2" square steel but hoping I have some luck finding a good welder!
yea I was astonished. Not just one quote either. I got a few that were way up there. Been following along with your build too, keep the updates coming.Wow 2900 that's crazy talk right there. Im having mine done 84x30x36 using 2" x2"x.120 wall and a custom light setup with swivel feature so I can move the lights out of the way for yank Maint. Powder coated black for 750. I thought that was a fair price. But 2900 ouch some people must think alot of there work
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Damn Kelly I fell in love with your stand.. Too bad about the mishap. Hopefully they can and is willing to fix it.
When you think you have a lot of room you don't. I've got a whole room now dedicated for fish but seems that I'm having to think wait too much about space for every component I consider adding.:headwally: