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01-21-2008, 03:25 AM
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225g Journal, mostly DIY rock (also 55g current tank pics)
I got my 225g from surrey yesterday, and had to leave it outside because we haven't figured out where in the house we are gonna put it.
So my first question for the journal is, Has anyone had problems leaving an aquarium out in the cold/outside for the winter before using it? Glass cracks or silicone faults? The glass is 1/2 inch. Last edited by argan; 11-19-2009 at 04:07 AM. 
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01-21-2008, 03:30 AM
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Don't let it fill with water. If it freezes the ice will expand and crack the tank. I learned this firsthand
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01-21-2008, 07:34 PM
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Find a place
If you can find a place inside I would probably move it. It probably wont hurt it outside but you never know when a stray rock or branch gets tossed by wind or punks can come your way. Gosh that sounds pessimistic
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01-21-2008, 07:39 PM
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Yeah i'd seriously look at putting it inside somewhere, even if it is just for storage. It would be a shame to have something happen to it, or you get it all filled with water and a seam lets go or something. NOT that that would happen, I'm just sayin, after that kind of investment you want to protect it. Although it would definitely happen to me, I have luck like that
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02-08-2008, 05:19 PM
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current livestock in 55g. To transfer into 225 later
So im just saving money up now, for lights and such. Making more DIY live rock, Planning plumbing and Sumpfugium.
Heres some pics of stuff in my 55g waiting for their bigger tank El diablo Crabo   The Abalone  Humbug and Damsel in the DIY rock  Six-Line peeking out from under a Majano  5 species mushie cluster  Orange leg Hermit in his Wide-load Shell 
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04-04-2008, 02:35 AM
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the softner salt dissolved in about an hour, and looks like it worked pretty good. I just have to refine the recipe.
this one has four holes, by fluke they are equally spaced  heres one with a light behind it to show the holes.  gonna do another batch soon i hope
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04-04-2008, 02:58 AM
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Sweet looking rock. I like the porosity you can get using conditioner salt. Are those little round balls perlite?
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04-04-2008, 03:17 AM
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The make SCWDs now that are one inch and handle more flow.
You could run one inch all the way through that way, and you don't have to use hose clamps because they come threaded. Just a suggestion not sure if you knew about them as I don't think they have been around long. Rock looks great. Looking forward to seeing more.
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04-04-2008, 06:52 AM
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Yea i heard about the one inch SCWDs a few days ago, but i'm happy with these for now. they didn't have any in stock when i bought mine.
Hillbilly, that is sand from a red sea max. got it for a sweet deal cause the owner of the max didn't like the look. on a side note i was looking at my tank today and saw a baby cerith snail, a baby trochus, and a 5mm sally lightfoot i thought i'd never see again (until it got big that is) also saw some new kind of isopod. i've got lots of little lipmets and astreas but first time seeing trochus and ceriths.
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