dpruter
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I thought I'd share my new adventure here with our 300 gal mixed reef. Been over a decade since my last aquarium and I've been anxious to get back into it now that I'm a home owner. I've never done any coral before so I have a bunch to learn and I'm sure I'll make a ton of mistakes. But I'm stoked!
(one year ago...)
So the wife and I walked into a lfs down in San Diego and they had a 300 long sitting there. She fell in love! (Again)
Not long after that we had one on order!
Looked around at stands and we just couldn't find one that fit the bill. We decided we would build ourselves.
Here we go!
![ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632201.153222.jpg ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632201.153222.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/225/225244-521dc78eff2b79cfc018e1b68e2c5ed8.jpg)
![ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632902.678463.jpg ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632902.678463.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/225/225245-2380f924e1a210c73a99b34a546609aa.jpg)
Because of its size we thought it might be cool to break up in three columns instead of one 8 foot box. 12 4x4's should probably hold the weight!
![ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632932.084401.jpg ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632932.084401.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/225/225246-7901ca6ebfe61fc9ab42120a7ebabdf3.jpg)
The wife did an amazing job with the espresso finish.
![ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632960.033252.jpg ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632960.033252.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/225/225247-88d657615b1c032f9581baa61f42a216.jpg)
Went ahead and made cutouts for the overflow box and then in the middle and far end for a closed loop system.
![ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632980.349526.jpg ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632980.349526.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/225/225248-faf64d4928d39eb7cebb538d5e52a08b.jpg)
(one year ago...)
So the wife and I walked into a lfs down in San Diego and they had a 300 long sitting there. She fell in love! (Again)
Looked around at stands and we just couldn't find one that fit the bill. We decided we would build ourselves.
Here we go!
![ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632201.153222.jpg ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632201.153222.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/225/225244-521dc78eff2b79cfc018e1b68e2c5ed8.jpg)
![ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632902.678463.jpg ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632902.678463.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/225/225245-2380f924e1a210c73a99b34a546609aa.jpg)
Because of its size we thought it might be cool to break up in three columns instead of one 8 foot box. 12 4x4's should probably hold the weight!
![ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632932.084401.jpg ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632932.084401.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/225/225246-7901ca6ebfe61fc9ab42120a7ebabdf3.jpg)
The wife did an amazing job with the espresso finish.
![ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632960.033252.jpg ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632960.033252.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/225/225247-88d657615b1c032f9581baa61f42a216.jpg)
Went ahead and made cutouts for the overflow box and then in the middle and far end for a closed loop system.
![ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632980.349526.jpg ImageUploadedByAquarium Advice1423632980.349526.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/225/225248-faf64d4928d39eb7cebb538d5e52a08b.jpg)