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07-08-2020, 06:16 PM

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Glad to hear! I ran an external Panworld for...

Glad to hear! I ran an external Panworld for years which was pretty loud too. The part I hated most was the power and heat that I was losing with it being external so this time I wanted to stay...

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07-08-2020, 05:42 PM

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Thanks for all the encouragement everyone! ...

Thanks for all the encouragement everyone!

I have 3 running right now in the 150 but it has a bunch of loud external pumps that might be drowning it out. I will have to watch out for that as...

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07-08-2020, 02:57 AM

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:biggrin: I thought the same thing, I could...

:biggrin: I thought the same thing, I could always just enclose the bottom and have wall to wall cabinets you could park a truck on!

Forum: Tank Journal

07-08-2020, 02:48 AM

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I have 10 XR15s and 2 XR30s. I will try that to...

I have 10 XR15s and 2 XR30s. I will try that to begin with and if that’s not enough I will grab three of the 4 foot T5 retrofit kits. That would add another 800 watts of T5.

So far I’m planning on...

Forum: Tank Journal

07-07-2020, 05:51 PM

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I think the scale is starting to sink in :lol: It...

I think the scale is starting to sink in :lol: It took over 1/2 hour just to wipe the glass down!

Tank is by Concept Aquariums in Calgary.

RedPath Relocations
It took me weeks to find a...

Forum: Tank Journal

07-06-2020, 09:55 PM

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Moving day has arrived. Thankfully it went off...

Moving day has arrived. Thankfully it went off without a hitch but talk about nerve racking!

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Forum: Tank Journal

07-04-2020, 03:47 AM

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Thanks, yeah finding it was more the issue. I saw...

Thanks, yeah finding it was more the issue. I saw a couple posts with people using the quickrete since it was safe for portable water. But if the Portland stuff is tried and tested I will go ahead...

Forum: Tank Journal

07-03-2020, 05:14 PM

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Now I'm kinda leaning to do both cement and break...

Now I'm kinda leaning to do both cement and break up a bunch of rock.
As a test I bought a reciprocating saw diamond blade
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Forum: Tank Journal

07-02-2020, 05:02 PM

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Very nice. To bad there isn't a place in Canada...

Very nice. To bad there isn't a place in Canada that does this. I noticed on BRSTV (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIfXc-Pg0cQ) the host got his rock done down in Florida, but I can only imagine the...

Forum: Tank Journal

07-02-2020, 01:04 AM

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Next up on my immediate list is figuring on my...

Next up on my immediate list is figuring on my aquascape. Since my tank is so tall I'm going to need some very high structures but I want to keep them very long and narrow. Something like below but...

Forum: Tank Journal

07-01-2020, 08:20 PM

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I was originally just going to coil some Pex into...

I was originally just going to coil some Pex into the sump but I read that having all that water in the coil sitting at 25 degrees isn't ideal (legionnaires) especially since it's returning back into...

Forum: Tank Journal

07-01-2020, 03:47 AM

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Posted By eternitybc

Yup! The plan is to run a re-circulation pump...

Yup! The plan is to run a re-circulation pump from my gas hot-water heater through it and use it to heat the sump. I did some rough math and it should save me about 40% on my heating.

Forum: Tank Journal

07-01-2020, 03:23 AM

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Oh and this just arrived: ...

Oh and this just arrived:
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Forum: Tank Journal

07-01-2020, 03:19 AM

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Thanks! I'm over in Port Moody so not too far...

Thanks! I'm over in Port Moody so not too far away.

Time to start thinking about the fish room, I have been putting it off for a while. Here is the basic layout I have so far:...

Forum: Tank Journal

06-30-2020, 12:06 AM

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Well, small set back... I put a level on the...

Well, small set back...
I put a level on the beams after the construction and everything looked pretty good. Not perfect, but totally passable for standard construction. It was kind of nagging me...

Forum: Tank Journal

06-27-2020, 07:09 AM

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Thanks for the kind words guys. Sadly no tank...

Thanks for the kind words guys. Sadly no tank yet, it's with the movers and scheduled for delivery on July 6th which has me both terrified and thrilled.

Here it is being built:...

Forum: Tank Journal

06-26-2020, 07:27 PM

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So the first step was the structural engineer. At...

So the first step was the structural engineer. At 8.6 pounds per gallon we're nearing 4000 pounds just to start, add the glass weight, rock, sand, beams, etc and we're easily approaching 6000. The...

Forum: Tank Journal

06-26-2020, 06:25 AM

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EternityBC's 450g 12 feet of floating fun

I have always wanted to do one of these tank builds but never seemed to get around to it. Since I hope this is the last time I upgrade my tank (fingers crossed) I figured I would give it a shot. My...

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