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  1. It's official: it won't fit through the door

    For the past 5 or 6 weeks, I've been avoiding the task of getting the 84" tall 265g poly tank out of the fishroom to clean it. It's easier with a second person, but with the Texas heat I've simply opted to put it off day after day after day. Well, at the same time my reef was at risk in case I needed saltwater for an emergency, not to mention the lack of water changes that couldn't be performed.

    Friday night at 10pm, it was 103F outside. Since I was more motivated than usual, I decided ...
    Tags: poly tank
    Categories
    Plumbing , ‎ Equipment
  2. auto top off up and running

    It has been a while since I have had the time to make any changes or upgrades to my tank let alone post anything on here but this morning I finally got around to getting my diy auto top off up and running to get this one mounted I got a left over piece of pvc from my closed loop setup and used a bastard file and my dremel to cut a notch on both sides of the pipe so it would have a snug fit over the acrylic that makes up the sump. using heat shrink and but clamps as well as wire nuts i not only extended ...
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    Electrical , ‎ Plumbing , ‎ Equipment , ‎ DIY projects
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  3. Tank vid of new fish

    This is from 6/16 ill make a new on and post it soon. Just found this on my phone was taken to some a friend of mine

    http://youtu.be/kNllaDXfKck
    Tags: tank video
    Categories
    Tank Entry , ‎ New Additions
  4. Help ? I need to know what this stuff is

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ID:	5806I have thin yellowish brown hard bristles growing out of rock . Looks like a old toothbrush bristles

    Updated 07-28-2011 at 10:16 PM by Alhand (add picture)

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    Questions - Need some input
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  5. New TV Show about Saltwater tank builders

    Anyone see this yet? A co worker told me about it today, gonna have to try and catch it.

    http://animal.discovery.com/tv/tanked/