The Biggest Tank I'll Ever Build! (STOCKED She is Here!! 07.24.09)

[rstar]

Update 07.24.09 - So after an over due wife, and induction 19 hours of labor and a post pardum hemmorage she is finally here! On July 21 @ 5:22am my little daughter made her grand entrace into the world. She weighed 7lbs 6oz. We named her Aselin Lee (pronounced AS-LIN) There is a pic attached at the end of thread!

Update 06.04.09 - Aquascaping stickers came in today so we decorated the "tank" Pictured added in new post!

So we got cracking on the nursery this weekend, pending the birth of our daughter in July! Just wanted to share the pics of the progress with you all! We are by NO means pro painters lol, this took us like 4 hours to get done!
Ive got a buch of sea life stickers on order to fill the water up with and ill post some pics of the finished product. Ill also paint the sand on tomorrow!

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We had to freehand all the waves and my wife has a much steadier hand than i!
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Here is a pic of the crib bedding we decided to go with!

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[Leah]

Love the room and also the bedding ~ can't wait to see it finished!
The biggest tank I'll ever build, he he! And you thought the tank cost alot, lol
Congratulations on the upcoming shipment, I mean arrival he he!

[365seasons]

Congratulations:biggrin:
the room looks great!
that lil fish tank in the crib is awsome my son love to fall asleep watching/listening his

[bignose]

Congrats!! I love babies they make me happy.

[rstar]

Lol thanks for all the nice comments everyone, we are SO excited! The aquascaping sticker will be here on June 4th from the USA. Also we got the sand in so here are a few more pics!

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[soapy]

We found that when we first got our new system up and running it sprang a lot of leaks in the beginning, but do not worry this is normal, just get lots of Pampers or Huggies to contain the spills...

[Leah]

^That is too Funny!^

[fishoholic]

We found that when we first got our new system up and running it sprang a lot of leaks in the beginning, but do not worry this is normal, just get lots of Pampers or Huggies to contain the spills...

:lol: I have to agree :wink:

I love the look of the room and congrats!

[rstar]

Well we finally got to aquascape today and here is the end result! I still have to put up some casings and baseboards, and find a closet door. But other than that, i think we have most of our "starter" kit ready to go, and are just couting down the days to her arrival!

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[Leah]

Ohh! That is so cute, the stickers are adorable...great room!

[rstar]

Ohh! That is so cute, the stickers are adorable...great room!

Thanks! We are pretty proud of it, and SUPER excited... im thinking this month will drag on until her arrival!

[fishoholic]

The room looks fantastic, you guys did a wonderful job on it :biggrin:

[Palster]

We did the exact same thing to our nursery almost two years ago. Did you get those stickers from Jellybabies out of the UK? We ended up having a boy but didn't want to know the sex prior to birth so we figured the Ocean theme was a safe bet for a boy or girl. Good luck with the the new addition!

[rstar]

We did the exact same thing to our nursery almost two years ago. Did you get those stickers from Jellybabies out of the UK? We ended up having a boy but didn't want to know the sex prior to birth so we figured the Ocean theme was a safe bet for a boy or girl. Good luck with the the new addition!

Actually you can get them out of the USA now, alot cheaper than from the UK we ordered them from amazon. We went ocean theme but know we are having a girl. She'll have plenty of pink in her life im sure! Just trying to give her the ocean bug from a young age!! :lol:

[Palster]

My wife insisted that we post a few pictures of our nursery besides I have been meaning to post these pictures on Canreef for a couple of years ever since we finished the nursery. I think we even have the same bedding on the crib as you guys do.


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[rstar]

My wife insisted that we post a few pictures of our nursery besides I have been meaning to post these pictures on Canreef for a couple of years ever since we finished the nursery. I think we even have the same bedding on the crib as you guys do.



Lol too funny, now my wife is hounding me to know where you got those awesome clam and seahorse lamps!

[Palster]

Lol too funny, now my wife is hounding me to know where you got those awesome clam and seahorse lamps!

Those lamps are from Ikea. My wife says she saw them recently in the Ikea catalogue so you could likely order them online. The light fixture in the centre of the room looks like the sun and we also got it at Ikea.

[kien]

you must get a lot of algae blooms with those two windows.. how do you combat that?

[rstar]

you must get a lot of algae blooms with those two windows.. how do you combat that?

Well the tank is still cycling right now, we figure it will only have to cycle for about another 2 - 3 weeks. That should coincide with the arrival of the aquariums centerpiece. Ill let you know how the algae is going, from what i hear this type of addition like to poop ALOT!

[Leah]

And I thought it was to say that the stork had arrived! Darn

[kien]

You must get a lot of detritus in there..

[rstar]

Here she is my beautiful daughter! I am sooooooo proud!

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r302/rstar26/66f742ee.jpg

[Chowder]

Congrates.

[365seasons]

Oh my gosh!
She is GORGEOUS!
What a beautiful little girl.

Congratulations!!!
Lisa, Andrew & Jaxon(our little guy)

Ps. Beautiful name.
and where did you find those stickers :)

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Well the tank is still cycling right now, we figure it will only have to cycle for about another 2 - 3 weeks. That should coincide with the arrival of the aquariums centerpiece. Ill let you know how the algae is going, from what i hear this type of addition like to poop ALOT!

Poop & pee alot :redface:

Congrats. She's beautiful. I love my baby girl more than anything in the world & I'm sure you feel the same way about yours. Again, congrats on this new bundle of joy.

Anthony

[Myka]

Gorgeous new baby! I was wondering when she was coming along! Congratulations! :)

[Chaloupa]

WOW, beautiful baby...she looks so ... perfect. Hard to believe that she is newborn looking at the pics. Beautiful, congrats to you and your wife.

[bignose]

oh my goodness she's so beautiful! Congrats. I just love babies their soo cute.

[Leah]

She is an amazimg specimen, wonderful job, hehe. All the best little girls are amazing!!!
She is a little beauty!
Leah

[scherzo]

Congratulations! Our little "girl" got a "wavy" room too! (except it is two tone pink...)

Congrats again!

[Navarchus]

Sweet!!!
( Looks like a new canreefer is on the way)

[Lance]

Congratulations on your beautiful baby girl!

[bulletsworld]

Congrats on your beautiful baby girl!


P.S... I absolutely love the sea room! What a great idea and an awesome job! Love the stickers! They are adorable! Love it!