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 Peterkarig


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Post Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:33 pm GMT   Reply      

Cool. Sounds like a fun project.



 snowboss


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Post Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:09 pm GMT   Reply      

well the wife put the brakes on building a DIY tank in the wall.....but said putting my 65 gallon in the wall would be fine....so the DIY tank is going in the basement in my new office....hehehehe...which means I can go friggin crazy........like 10 feet wide!!!!

PeterKarig .....lets see some of those USDT pics man ...i might even try to incorperate something into the new monster tank plans

lol anybody know where i can get 500-800 lbs of live rock cheap?? - - -i smell a divorce coming...LMAO

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 Peterkarig


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Post Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:01 pm GMT   Reply      

I took it down because it was getting in the way of the light for the plants. I'm going to get some tomato plants soon, maybe today, and I'll pick up some metal rod to make brackets so I can set it up again over another tank. It's pretty easy. The hardest thing is supporting the UDS tank over the right side up tank. What's LAMO Boss?



 Serial32


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Post Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:10 pm GMT   Reply      

Pete, LMAO = Laughing My Ass Off.



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Post Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:19 pm GMT   Reply      

Peter the video i linked you the guy used metal brackets to hold the USDT... but ive seen a better video of the true originator of this tank, and he custom made his USDT by making the tank with one side about 5 inches shorter (from the top, but once you turn it upside down, its short from the bottom) than the other three sides... this way, when he placed it in the lower upright tank... the front lower side would leave a opening 5 inches high, yet still underwater, and the USDT could stand from the support of the remaining three sides... this option seems much more stable and aesthetically much cleaner and beautiful looking.



 Peterkarig


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Post Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:02 pm GMT   Reply      

I just put a 10 gallon tank on top of the 20 gallon tank I will use for the bottom and there will only be 3 inches on one side and 1 inch on the front where ther'll be a water surface. I'll probably go with the 3/4 gallon USD tank and have bubbles going up into it. I will buy enough metal for 2 sets of brackets, 2 for the ten gallon and 2 for the 3/4 gallon.
I saw that Spongbob where the front side was short.



 spongebob


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Post Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:18 am GMT   Reply      

just had a thought... if someone helps you with a DIY project is it still a do-it-yourself project?



 Snowboss


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Post Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:59 am GMT   Reply      

good point sponge i think it then becomes a WDIP [we did it project] lol

thats like nobody remembers that Yugo made a stationwagon years ago...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................the we-all-go ..............................lol im kidding Boss



 saltwaterpimp


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Post Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:22 am GMT   Reply      

http://www.reefland.com/forum/diy/21616-plywood-tank-build-totw-5-7-07-a.html



 Snowboss


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Post Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:58 am GMT   Reply      

wow...nice build man



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Post Sat Mar 29, 2008 5:54 pm GMT   Reply      

That tank refrenced by the link above, what this guy is shooting for, is amazing! I'm looking forward to the salt world.



 Snowboss


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Post Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:53 pm GMT   Reply      

im confused by all the holes everywhere but the ank is awsome....



 saltwaterpimp


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Post Sat Mar 29, 2008 7:04 pm GMT   Reply      

the holes are for plumbing. if you go to a frag convention these are the tanks they use but made of glass..



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Post Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:49 pm GMT   Reply      

thank you o wise one ....lol


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