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Craigs 29G Tank Move / Sump Upgrade
I guess i will start with a little about my tank. I started it about 3 years ago, went into a LFS with my gf just to "look" and ended up taking home my 29g gallon system.
So far i have had many ups and downs during my reef keeping, (mainly due to 3 mantis shrimp that decided my tank would make nice new home). In the end my battle with aipitasa, bubble algea and everything else have been out weighed by the pure enjoyment of watching my tank grow, watching how the tank changes once the lights go out and it was also pretty cool watching my BTA split. Moving on, recently i purchased a new home so that meant it was time to move my tank. It was at this point that i decided a new stand and a new upgraded tank set-up was in order. A few months back Leon71 and myself began making our stands. (he has a tank journal as well. http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...ghlight=leon71 ) Last edited by crehman; 12-02-2011 at 12:50 AM. |
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Stand Build
Here is the stand pre-trim on the sides:
Side Trim going on: Stand/Trim complete and awaiting stain: Last edited by crehman; 12-02-2011 at 01:06 AM. |
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Staining
And then it was time to stain:
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you do nice work!
Now for the tank pics.... |
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clean job and must say very nicely done
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Time For a New Tank
Time for an update. A few months back my 29 Gal Tank decided that it should crack (it must have thought my hardwood looked too dry)
Here is a picture of it while it was going So being without a tank for a while it was time to being an UPGRADE . A custom stand deserved a new custom tank. After a few months of waiting my early christmas present was completed and I got to bring it home. Now the fun but slow process of buying all my equipment to get it going. |