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11-04-2010, 04:37 AM
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haha...cant wait to see the big cut in the wall
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11-04-2010, 04:52 AM
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Nice spray can reef there Mike
 .Almost looks like a gumba. 
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11-04-2010, 05:30 AM
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And the far left aquascape looks like a squirrel attacking some poor guys crotch. Good work Mike can't wait to see more!!
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11-07-2010, 11:24 PM
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the MRC-2R skimmer with a pan word 200
 Home made Waste Collector.  I can't Believe that I did it.   Should I turn It on Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm  Some one said that the MRc skimmer were Fake. NOPE ITS REAL!!!!!!!   We have Bubbles   
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11-07-2010, 11:34 PM
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Ok here is the stand that I build this afternoon , it was 17C out what a great day to get building
 Get the outer frame of the stand  used all 2x4's and that is a better way to build cheaper and easier ..this stand will hold a tank. PARDON THE BUND!!!!!!!!    I think it will hold 2400lbs    GOTTA Half a taste test to see if its REAL...   This is where its going on that wall. I'm thinking of how big of a cabnet on the left 12 " its just going to be for the ballasts and maybe some food and odds and ends and the Vortech's 40 and the new 60 once i get some other stuff.. how wide would you make it the one on the right will be 36 " i was looking at either 12 -24" is what i can put there. 
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11-08-2010, 12:19 AM
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How the HELL were you able to build that in the garage and maneuver it into the house?! Amazing!
That stand certainly has my stamp of approval looks strong as heck Mike. And I really didn't wanna see you gnawing on wood ya know?
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11-08-2010, 12:21 AM
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180 starfire front, LPS, millipora Doesn't matter how much you have been reading until you take the plunge. You don't know as much as you think.
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11-08-2010, 02:30 AM
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Wow, it looks like you could park a battle tank on that thing. Wait.. Have you already tried? I'd like to see pics of that!
PS. Why are you always eating your gear?
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11-08-2010, 03:54 AM
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Looks pretty darned solid to me, those 2x4s will take loads of weight when they're under compression (seriously, you should see what we balance on a pair of them regularly). Assuming you were going to have sumps in underneath you might want to sheet in the back so any splashes/water vapour don't get to your drywall, although you're probably ahead of me there. That would also have the side effect of stiffening the uprights so they can't bend over sideways but that's probably unlikely anyway.
2400 lbs sounds like a beast, but the all up weight of the tank is a bit misleading, yes your tank will be heavy, but it's spread over a larger area than most, so I wouldn't be surprised if the load per square foot isn't that far from that of a much smaller tank. As long as you maintain the spacing in the supports, stands should be scalable.. As for the biting thing, as long as it's not treated lumber..
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