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08-09-2013, 02:35 PM
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FINALLY. Alright so I'm ecstatic that my new aquarium build has started. I got the wood for my DIY stand today. It's gonna look sick!!! Aquarium dimensions: 36x24x12
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08-09-2013, 02:42 PM
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Hopefully this is how it will turn out! I won't be running a sump, my mom doesn't want me to because she's afraid of a flood. So what I'm doing is I'm going to be hiding all the hob equipment.
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08-09-2013, 04:06 PM
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Wow! Nice idea. Looking forward to seeing it.
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08-09-2013, 06:07 PM
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Stand has been made! It's 40 inches tall
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08-09-2013, 08:05 PM
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Hey guys, little early to start but what the heck, why not? Any stocking suggestions for my tank?
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08-09-2013, 08:12 PM
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I really like your idea of having the back part of your stand. It looks real nice on the sketchup model.
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08-09-2013, 08:27 PM
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Yeah that's what I really wanted! I might not go with the same canopy however. I'm gonna go with a bracket and hang my LEDs off of that
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08-09-2013, 08:57 PM
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Oh alright. Open top aquarium look nice as well, especially when its rimless.
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08-09-2013, 08:58 PM
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It's not rimless
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08-09-2013, 09:00 PM
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Aw. I was hanging a light over my aquarium at one time and it still looked really nice with a rim, so it should still turn out good.
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08-09-2013, 09:02 PM
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Yeah I'm not to worried about the aquarium look itself. I'm focused on hiding all the hob equipment!
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08-10-2013, 03:33 AM
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Hey guys, little early to start but what the heck, why not? Any stocking suggestions for my tank?
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Cool build  Stocking is always the fun part. Well, all depends on how much you want to spend, but a nice show fish would be a helfrichi firefish or a fancy fairy wrasse  . What's a tank without a midas blenny?  Yasha gobies are really cool too.
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08-10-2013, 11:18 PM
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I'm going bare bottom so no sand dwellers! Are some fish picky on the height? It is only 12" tall
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08-11-2013, 12:07 AM
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I'm going bare bottom so no sand dwellers! Are some fish picky on the height? It is only 12" tall
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oh oops didn't know it was BB. No wrasses  Those are the best type of fish!  Well anthias are really colorful. That's another option. I have a mail lyretail anthias and the markings are just gorgeous!
No fish aren't picky on height. They do fine in shallow frag tanks so don't see a problem there.
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08-11-2013, 12:16 AM
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Actually, not all wrasses NEED a sandbed. I'm interested in a leopard wrasse!
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08-11-2013, 12:36 AM
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Actually, not all wrasses NEED a sandbed. I'm interested in a leopard wrasse!
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I have a leopard wrasse and she goes to bed in the sand every night. I'm pretty sure most wrasses need sand beds for shelter and sleeping. Some sleep in mucus cacoons but I think those are not reef safe. My LFS kept several McCoskers wrasses in their frag tanks and they looked fine.
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08-11-2013, 12:38 AM
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Mm, thank you for the info. I'll look into it more. Down the road I'd like to get an anemone. I like the bubble tip and the carpet. Got any pros and cons for both?
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08-11-2013, 12:52 AM
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Mm, thank you for the info. I'll look into it more. Down the road I'd like to get an anemone. I like the bubble tip and the carpet. Got any pros and cons for both?
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Bubble tips are great and beautiful. Their con is they can move over corals and sting them (as with all anemones). Carpet anemones are a threat to some fish especially gobies (as in they'll have a nice expensive meal) and can get quite large.
Anemones require established tanks (6-8 months). As with all anemones, if it dies, it can release a toxin that can kill corals and inverts. That's why you shouldn't add them too soon. I prefer the bubble tips, but it's really up to you.
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08-11-2013, 12:53 AM
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Oh yes I know, they won't be seeing my tank any time soon! Just wondering! Cause If I were to get a carpet anemone, would it be happy with a bare bottom?
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08-11-2013, 12:58 AM
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Oh yes I know, they won't be seeing my tank any time soon! Just wondering! Cause If I were to get a carpet anemone, would it be happy with a bare bottom?
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Yes definitely. I've seen them in plenty bare bottom tanks.
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