TimGentry
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O.K. here we go. This will be a long thread with many twists and turns along the way but hopefully in the end I will have a nice 135g reef in my living room with lots of great fish and corals.
I bought this tank/stand/canopy/pump off Craig's list from a guy in Phoenix. he originally had it listed for $550.00 which I though was a descent price but he quickly dropped the price to $450 and I couldn't resist. It does have a 48" Power compact light set in the canopy but I'm not sure I'll be using that(not sure yet if it works).
Here are some pics of what I'' be starting with...The Tank from back to front:
The stand without doors:
The stand without doors:
The canopy sitting on stand:
The holes drilled in base:
That's what I'm starting with. the guy who had it had it set up as a freshwater tank. Holes drilled in the base were being used for a canister filter. He used it as two as drains to the filter and then returned through the other two. I have a feeling the owner before him was using this as a closed loop system but at any rate that's what I plan tn do,
I will need to drill more holes for overflows(help), get a sump, plumbing, finish sanding the doors on the stand, apply stain etc, etc, etc. This will take some time as I also need to put new tile in the living room before this goes in so we are looking 6 to 12 months down the road before this is actually sitting in the living room. Lots of fun huh?
I bought this tank/stand/canopy/pump off Craig's list from a guy in Phoenix. he originally had it listed for $550.00 which I though was a descent price but he quickly dropped the price to $450 and I couldn't resist. It does have a 48" Power compact light set in the canopy but I'm not sure I'll be using that(not sure yet if it works).
Here are some pics of what I'' be starting with...The Tank from back to front:
The stand without doors:
The stand without doors:
The canopy sitting on stand:
The holes drilled in base:
That's what I'm starting with. the guy who had it had it set up as a freshwater tank. Holes drilled in the base were being used for a canister filter. He used it as two as drains to the filter and then returned through the other two. I have a feeling the owner before him was using this as a closed loop system but at any rate that's what I plan tn do,
I will need to drill more holes for overflows(help), get a sump, plumbing, finish sanding the doors on the stand, apply stain etc, etc, etc. This will take some time as I also need to put new tile in the living room before this goes in so we are looking 6 to 12 months down the road before this is actually sitting in the living room. Lots of fun huh?
