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Old 12-18-2009, 06:11 AM
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Default my 104.72G Shallow Lagoon

In my line of work we have this thing/idea called a "sandbox". It is essentially a place where we get to play with things/ideas without worrying about harming vital systems. In this case the vital system is my 150g display tank, and so here is the story of my sandbox/tide pool..

The Plan (if you can call it that) for this tank is actually just for messing around. Often times I've found that I wanted to try something out but didn't want to nuke the 150g display tank that I have going. It will double as a frag/prop tank, or maybe morph into a "Shallow Paradise" .. who knows Ironically, I do not plan on putting any sand in this box at all

So here's where it all began..



The Specs:
* Dimensions - 48" long x 36" wide x 14" tall.
* Volume - 105g (~90g actual?)
* Rear Right corner overflow, herbie style with 1.5" drains.
* two returns, one in the overflow box and one outside in opposite corner
* Eurobraced

.. sorry, I have no idea what else I want to use on the tank equipment wise (ie, sump, skimmer, lights, etc). Suggestions welcomed! I'm kind of just winging this one as I go..

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Old 12-18-2009, 06:18 AM
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Default Let There Be Glass!!

So the first "experiment" that I'd like to conduct on the tank is the tank itself! Yes, I'm going to see if I can put this tank together myself. I had the glass cut to my specifications, picked it up and here it sits, chilling out in my man room waiting for me to assemble it.



Ever since I got the glass home and unpacked I've just been staring at it scratching my head while trying to formulate a plan of attack.



No strange Swedish instructions here. No hex keys, dowels, screws, nuts or bolts.. Just glass and a tube of silicone..





This is either going to be a lot of fun or an EPIC gong show.. Or as Tony says, maybe a little of both.

Oh dear.. I just noticed that this is my 666th post

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Old 12-18-2009, 06:30 AM
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Will be following along eagerly to see where you go with this build Kein.
The bigger the gong show the more fun you will be having.
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Old 12-18-2009, 03:25 PM
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You couldn't have made it a 104 or 106 eh?! At least mine is longer! Look forward to seeing what you do with this.

PS: Nice Home Theater.
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Old 12-18-2009, 03:33 PM
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You couldn't have made it a 104 or 106 eh?! At least mine is longer! Look forward to seeing what you do with this.

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Well, it is technically 104.7G ? :-) I was going to call mine the "105G Custom Shallow Paradisio". :-)

Ya, yours is much longer than mine, but mine is much girthier.

I too am curious to see what I end up doing with this tank! I'm hoping not to spend too much money on the tank (ya, famous last words). The glass was cheap, free labour, free bulkheads and silicone so far. Using left over lumber from my last stand build for the new stand. Probably try to run skimmerless for a while until I can find a decent used one.
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Old 12-18-2009, 03:39 PM
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If you need any 3/4" or 1" Sch 40 PVC, shoot me a PM.. I got a few feet of each left over you can have. I even have a 5x3 stand you could have, if you wanted to trim a foot off...
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Old 12-18-2009, 03:44 PM
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Who cut your glass?

I'm considering building mine as well...having learned a few lessons with the sump builds.

Look forward to seeing more =)

I'm still tossing sizes around but my aim is in the 106G ballpark. Want it to truly be a paradise ya know?
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sweet I may take you up on that offer! Are you around this weekend?

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I would rather not say in public.. I'll shoot you a PM.
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I'm still tossing sizes around but my aim is in the 106G ballpark. Want it to truly be a paradise ya know?

Plenty of room on the wagon!
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sweet I may take you up on that offer! Are you around this weekend?
I actually leave town tomorrow morning at 9, and not back till the 29th.
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