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#1
10-22-2011, 05:28 AM
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My 6ft Slice of Ocean. . .
Well I began this build in April 2011 and am finally getting a Can Reef thread going! So without further adu, here are lots and lots of pictures!
Please enjoy and feel free to question or comment on anything! Nate 
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#2
10-22-2011, 05:32 AM
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And so it all begins. .
 My younger brother checkin out the new tank  The tank on the framed stand  Skinning the stand  The stand skinned 
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#3
10-22-2011, 05:35 AM
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Now I should add that this is a 125 Gallon display tank. And on with the pictures. .
Prepping for staining   Staining complete  Holes drilled into the top of the stand for the overflows 
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#4
10-22-2011, 05:38 AM
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The boys helping me drill the sump and refugium
     Successful hole drilled  20 gallon refugium on mini-stand 
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#5
10-22-2011, 05:42 AM
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The tank getting wet. . .
  100 lbs of dry macro rock to go with my 40 lbs of live rock I already have  First look at the aquascape  And then there was sand. . .  The tank cleared up   Right side  Left side  Last edited by NastayNatron; 10-22-2011 at 05:42 AM. Reason: Mistake
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#6
10-22-2011, 05:46 AM
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Vertex IN-280 Skimmer
 Sump pictures after many hours of plumbing  Check valve   Refugium draining into 40g sump  Two TLF reactors - 1 for carbon, 1 for phosban  Reeflo snapper return pump - love this thing! 
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#7
10-22-2011, 05:49 AM
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Framing the lighting hood
  Skinning the lighting hood  Prepping for painting     Inside painted white 
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#8
10-22-2011, 05:53 AM
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Stained
  Lights have arrived - 4 250watt metal halides (20k Ushio) 4 39watt T5 (2 KZ fiji purple, 2 true Geissman true antic)      Ballast to foot (size 9) comparison 
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#9
10-22-2011, 05:55 AM
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The beauties wired in place
 Left side  Right side  One of the moonlights  And then there was light. . .  Left side  Right side 
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#10
10-22-2011, 05:59 AM
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Area in the furnace room where my top off tank and water-change tank will be. The display is on the floor above.
 Work on brute cans commencing   Plumbing  R/O unit  Tie in to the washing machine line for the r/o  R/o drains to the floor drain  Plumbing complete  Heater and floats 
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