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  1. Mostly Pictures of What I have gotten done

    The sump arrived on Wednesday, I rushed home from work to get started on everything that needed to be done.



    At Marc's suggestion I filled the bottom of the stand with sand instead of concrete, it took five bags of sand.



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    Tank Entry , ‎ Plumbing , ‎ Lighting
  2. Boxing in and firring out

    This afternoon I got the hole cleaned up. I needed to box it in to the viewable area and fir it out so that the trim would have something to mount to. here are the pictures of what I did.







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  3. The tank is on the stand

    Yesterday I got some friends together to lift the tank on to the stand. The estimated weight of the tank is 450lbs and not an easy lift for sure. To make it even more difficult we had to put the tank up at an angle in order to clear the garage door rail.

    First I dragged the pallet and tank out of the garage with the golf cart and spun the tank around and let the edges hang off so we could grab it.

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  4. Midnight"s 300g In wall progress

    Got a few things done today

    Painting the walk board and the board that will go under the tank.



    I also cut a giant hole in the living room wall



    Tomorrow the guys are coming over to put the tank on the stand.
    Tags: 300g, tank stand
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    Tank Entry , ‎ DIY projects
  5. Good News, they tank is on the way!

    Hope you are excited as I am.

    After all the changes, delays, and head scratching the tank should be delivered tomorrow afternoon. I will try to take pictures of what I can. The home for the tank is not finished being prepped, as I was expecting more lead time on knowing the tank's arrival. That said I will have a busy week getting the wall opening and stand leveling properly prepared.

    Does anyone know of a store that would carry composite shims? I guess I could ...

    Updated 05-26-2012 at 07:23 AM by Midnight (added photos)

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    Questions - Need some input , ‎ Tank Entry , ‎ Equipment
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