exigency Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 hey ladies and gents! some of you may remember my 3g picotope that i drilled, but anyways, it's been a long time and i've been out of the scene for quite a while, but i have started a new acylic 6g long that has been built from scratch from a good friend of mine, Dat Monkey. pics will be up soon! so far, the tank is finished and has been drilled. the dimensions of the tank are 24" x 6" x 8". sand will most likely be tahitian moon and i will transfer most of my corals from my old 3g tank into this new one. lighting will be a TEK t5 HO retrofit with 6k + pure actinic bulbs. the pump will be a mag 3, much more details to come! Link to comment
Sushi Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 look forward to seeing the pics, sounds interesting! Link to comment
exigency Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 here are some pics of the sump. pics of tank before anything really started. Link to comment
Esper Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 nice tank! where in TX are you? Link to comment
exigency Posted February 7, 2007 Author Share Posted February 7, 2007 i live in the DFW metroplex. Link to comment
exigency Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share Posted February 8, 2007 more pics after leak test Link to comment
exigency Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 hopefully, the tank will be setup this weekend for any viewers out there. pics will be taken and uploaded ASAP. Link to comment
exigency Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 just bought my mag 3, scwd, LR, and water. i am so broke now :[..i will set up the tank this saturday. Link to comment
Asin Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Looks promising. Good luck! Link to comment
adinsxq Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 uh oh! that external overflow's going noooowhere!! Link to comment
Asin Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 uh oh! that external overflow's going noooowhere!! Say it ain't so! Link to comment
exigency Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 haha, just wait! Link to comment
fewskillz Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 very nice looking tank. I like it alot! Link to comment
exigency Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 here are some pictures. we've made a mistake spray painting the back of the tank, so the overflow's white color still shows. it's a bit of a drag, but hopefully no one will notice it , i'll attempt to cover it with LR anyways. Link to comment
Reverse Logic Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 here are some pictures. we've made a mistake spray painting the back of the tank, so the overflow's white color still shows. it's a bit of a drag, but hopefully no one will notice it Mixxing a little white in with the black . . . seems appropriate for Black History Month. Looks good, promotes racial harmony, maybe your tank will bring world peace. :: shrugs :: It could happen . . . Without a snicker or a smart comment I'll say, that though size doesnt matter, I do like the look of long tanks. -Reverse Link to comment
exigency Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 ahah, world peace it is! we'll see, with my plans for livestock, world war III will probably break out >:] Link to comment
Socalsuperhero Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 ahah, world peace it is! we'll see, with my plans for livestock, world war III will probably break out >:] I'm really liking this tank. Keep up the great work! Link to comment
exigency Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 i'm sorry, i did the math and it comes out to be a 4.98 gallon tank..the sump is about 4 gallons. ah! my life is coming to an end.. Link to comment
avalanche1201 Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 still looks great though Link to comment
Reverse Logic Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 i'm sorry, i did the math and it comes out to be a 4.98 gallon tank..the sump is about 4 gallons. ah! my life is coming to an end.. 4.98!! 4.98!!!! I'm taking back all of my nice comments then. I feel cheated. I feel robbed. IF you can't trust someone on NR.com . . . and you cant trust the LFS people . . . and you cant trust the government to tell the truth about the aliens . . . I mean what's left? Is someone gonna' try and say NASCAR is REAL racing too? -Reverse Link to comment
avalanche1201 Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 formula one is....u can trust that Link to comment
sammy113 Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Wow! I love this tank. Dimensions are great, looks awesome so far. Hope to see it full very soon. Is that 1/4" or 1/2" acrylic? Best wishes for that great DIY Link to comment
clifford513 Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 That is a nice tank. Could you post pics of the back with the overflow setup? Link to comment
exigency Posted February 11, 2007 Author Share Posted February 11, 2007 Wow! I love this tank. Dimensions are great, looks awesome so far. Hope to see it full very soon. Is that 1/4" or 1/2" acrylic? Best wishes for that great DIY it is 1/2 cast acrylic That is a nice tank. Could you post pics of the back with the overflow setup? yes, the setup was postponed till today. i will take pictures later this afternoon once i get started. thank you everyone for your support and hopefully you'll continue to support once you see my crazy ideas. Link to comment
exigency Posted February 15, 2007 Author Share Posted February 15, 2007 here are some pictures taken with my camera phone. sorry about the quality. Link to comment
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