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03-01-2004, 04:27 AM
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My new toy...
Originally after deciding to move, I thought I'd do without a tank for the two years it will take me to finish my BA... now I realize that that is simply not an option. Nano time. After seeing the great job Evan did on his, I decided "I gotta get me one of them". So Evan had this ready for me yesterday:
     12x12x18.25" outside, 1/4" Starphire - total volume is ~10 gallons. Wicked base also by Evan, with styrofoam already in place. The tank will probably sit on a desk. Should be a great place to display a half dozen of my favorite SPS corals.
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-Quinn Man, n. ...His chief occupation is extermination of other animals and his own species, which, however, multiplies with such insistent rapidity as to infest the whole habitable earth, and Canada. - A. Bierce, Devil's Dictionary, 1906 
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03-01-2004, 08:15 PM
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Great, I hate seeing people leave the hobby even if it's just for a short time. I believe you'll be glad you made this decision. That's a nice looking tank, you'll have alot of fun with it.
Doug
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03-01-2004, 08:34 PM
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(I don't know whether to post in this thread on in Evan's!)
What is the L-shaped aluminium for the base, and how did it get mitered (i.e., what spiffy tool do you need to do that). I'm not quite sure I follow though, about the need for a base? Is it just so it can sit on top a piece of styrofoam and keep it all sort of tucked in together? Please educate me.. 
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-- Tony My next hobby will be flooding my basement while repeatedly banging my head against a brick wall and tearing up $100 bills. Whee!
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03-01-2004, 08:42 PM
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Tony - The aluminum is 1/8" thick 1 1/2" L Snhaped aluminum which you can get at Rona etc... To do the mitre cut I used my compound mitre saw and a blade for non ferrous metals.
The main purpose of the base is for looks and to hide the foam and protect the corners of the glass. I also make this one the same as mine with 3/4" MDF notched out for the aluminum so that legs can optionally be screwed in later. Evan.
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03-01-2004, 09:15 PM
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Dear God not the brown fuzzy sticks. This tank will be strictly blues, purples, greens and maybe a yellow. Still debating fish choices.
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-Quinn Man, n. ...His chief occupation is extermination of other animals and his own species, which, however, multiplies with such insistent rapidity as to infest the whole habitable earth, and Canada. - A. Bierce, Devil's Dictionary, 1906
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03-01-2004, 09:17 PM
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One more question, how did you mate the aluminium pieces together? Did you make some kind of corner bracket, or are they welded, or ....... ???
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-- Tony My next hobby will be flooding my basement while repeatedly banging my head against a brick wall and tearing up $100 bills. Whee!
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