OK! The new stand and canopy have arrived, and its time to start the plumbing!
This is what the stand and aquarium look like in their final location. LOOKS GREAT!

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One step forward, seven steps back. What a frustrating day!
Everything started off well and I prepared a custom pad to protect the hardwood floor from the 2300 lbs. (about 1000 kg) about to be placed on a 6 ft x 2 ft (1.83 m x 0.61 m) space.
I used interlocking foam pads and had to [...]

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My long awaited aquarium is finally here! I just finished unloading the aquarium, stand, canopy and a few of the components (dart & mag drive pumps, sump, and aqualight pro).
While the stand isn’t exactly what I had hoped for (it turns out its a funky wavy design) it will do the trick.
Here are a few [...]

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When I decided to start this blog, it was going to be centered mainly around my aquarium project, but I’ve since expanded the scope significantly and have really been enjoying posting and blogging.
The aquarium project is still real, and is just about to kick off. I will be documenting the build exhaustively and sharing progress [...]

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WOW - What a beautiful aquarium! As I continue to research for my project I came across Reefkeeping’s January 2008 tank of the month. (Reefkeeping is ‘an online magazine for the marine aquarist’).
This 15 1/2 foot, 1600 gallon tank is incredible - congratulations to Stanley Genadek.
Read the full article and see all the photos here

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The inspiration to start a blog came from this project I’m working on. I figured, if I’m going through these steps and organizing my thoughts and plan I might as well post my progress and share it!
My fascination with animals dates back to the earliest memories I have. From collecting bugs and my mother finding [...]

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