Lee's 125g Basement Bar in-wall tank, LED's, etc, begins...

Lee

Lee

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Getting closer:


Column wrap complete
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1st coat of stain applied
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Bar top dry fit
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1st coat of epoxy on bar top
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Left side: Glaze Right side: no glaze
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TV installed:
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And the project for this weekend is the fish tank! I've got 100 lbs of live rock curing, a sump tank built, plumbing waiting to be installed, and water RODI'ing for the display tank!
 
engineer goby

engineer goby

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This is really amazing. Everything a man could want, booze, in wall reef and Packers football. I need to hire you for my house.
 
reeferman

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excellent craftsmanship!excellent choice of tv shows too,i see youre watching "Game Of Thrones",my favorite series!
 
sk8rdn

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OMG! Amazing! Speechless... I guess it's a good thing I'm typing.... LOL

So...... When ya building mine? :D
 
dmatt88

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Holy cow dude. That's a big ol wow!

........Myreeftoyours is calling me. again.
 
Lee

Lee

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Very basic sump design... I decided on a Reef Octopus Diablo 160 XS, which as the name suggests, is rated up to 160 gallons. However, the Diablo line clearly seems to be a cut above their more basic models, so I struggled with quantitative vs qualitative measure of skimmer greatness. I have a hard time strictly using quantitative measure for skimmer selection, yet it seems quite popular on the forums. "Get a skimmer that's for double your tank size." Well, what if you get a skimmer that's for 50% larger but is a higher quality, more effective method of skimming? Anyway, another factor was the small footprint of the Diablo, thanks to a pump located under the unit as opposed to the side. For the moment, I'm using a 29 gallon sump, so space is limited. The sump will probably grow in time... We'll see
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This is what $360 buys you in live rock. :bugout: Yeah... 90 pounds... I'm gonna need another 90 pounds at least... (spoiler: I already added more)
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These LED lights are SOOOOOOOO ridiculously bright! Just for fun, I cranked them up to full brightness and took a picture, which murdered my camera. Seriously though, these lights are so bright that if you look at the LEDs for even a second, your vision is F_____D for the next ten minutes!
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And now for the worst part... Adding the damn sand.
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And finally coming into focus!
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reeferman

reeferman

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nice!im sure you are going to but i would put a piece of plywood under the sump to evenly distribute the weight.that unsupported end looks like a shear point waiting to happen.
 
sk8rdn

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Looks Great!

And it'd be a shame not to utilize all that area available with larger sump... :)
 
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