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My tank a 240, has 4 250watt 20K MH Lights and 4 T-5 54Watt actinic lights. I am not really happy with the light from the actinics. I was thinking about putting in some LED's but I have my lights about 12 inches off the water. I like it this way it gives me lots of room. Will LED lighs work this high off the water?

-Steven

Hi everybody, first time posting here. After many tanks I finally decided that custom was the way to go. I called up my friends at P.F.I. (Plastic Fabricators), who are the same guys who build for http://www.aquatic2000.com/. I went with a 72x30x27 euro, 1" acrylic (front/back), 3/4" sides and bottom, built in over flow (one 2" drain, two 1" rtns). I also had them build me a steel stand (72x30x37). I built a skin for it and the rest is history.
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Over the weekend, I tackled a relatively small project that turned into an exhausting task. The copper pipe that comes up out of the slab foundation feeds the water heater, and it had to be relocated. To do so, I had to cut out the concrete around those pipes, which allows for the necessary alterations that get the water heater completely out of the way once and for all (I hope!).

I rented a concrete cutting saw, and walled off the fishroom from the living room.

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It's hard to believe that two days ago, the fishroom was there, and today it is gone and ready for the big expansion. I'm sharing some of the pictures I took with my Nikon (rather than those taken with my iPhone 4) tonight, so you'll see a little repetition.

I began tearing out the walls while Bobby worked on the plumbing on 9/28.


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Today was the day, after all the preparation. My son was awake and ready to start as soon as I showed up with the concrete mixer. He and I both knew it was going to be hard work, but I know that he now knows just how much concrete workers go through every single day.

Here he is, ready to go. The mixer was a rental from Home Depot Tools, and could hold seven 80lb bags per batch. Look at that pile to his left.
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