Spartanman's cube

Spartanman22 said:
Thank you now I just need to get out of my current apartment and into the next one! I've spent over a year planning this thing out so hopefully I've thought of everything! All that's left really is plumbing and wire management


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And I was thinking 'what a perfect fit in the room!' But if you moving you now have 1 more variable! Well maybe 2, that tank will be heavy enough that you'll want to be careful about any floors not clearly supported.

Good luck! And looking forward to the build thread!


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ultimatemj said:
And I was thinking 'what a perfect fit in the room!' But if you moving you now have 1 more variable! Well maybe 2, that tank will be heavy enough that you'll want to be careful about any floors not clearly supported.

Good luck! And looking forward to the build thread!


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Ya where you see it in the pictures is my parents basement. I would not have spent all this time on making it look nice if it was staying down there! This will be the centerpiece of my new apartment, and it will be a first floor unit so there shouldn't be any issues. I've had 70-80 gallon systems on the second story of homes and apartments in the past with no issues. Granted they were different buildings.


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I brought it up because I learned the hard way

I averted catastrophe, but what a major pita....

In 96 I was living on the second floor of a 2-flat in Logan Square and 'did the math' and built an oversized footprint stand to distribute the load of my 225...and then a builder friend mentioned that 'the old places didn't reliably build to same design code you'd expect. You need to find out what beams are under you'.

Long story short, we were able to drill a hole up from a 1st floor closet and found 2x6s on 24" centers! And the 225 was sold...


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I finally get a matted filefish that makes it past the 48 hour mark and is healthy, but he has no interest in apstasia . Oh well back to vinegar injections.

Since my Afro collection is currently struggling through an aefw treatment, I've decided to take the opportunity to collect some nice non-acropora SPS. Should be picking up some nice pieces this weekend!


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Stopped by TD's today and got some nice pieces. Can't wait until my 80 is up and running so that I can go acro shopping!

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Placed and order with PA today and now should have everything for the upgrade. All that was left were a few odds and ends, but man is it crazy how fast that'll add up!

I'll be going home to my parents house this weekend so should have a chance to finish up the plumbing and electrical panel, and I'm hoping to get the rock scape built so that I can start cycling it soon.

Now that I've got all the pieces of the puzzle and am only 3 months out from move in day, I'm going to try and get a new build thread going. I made sure to get plenty of pictures of what I've accomplished thus far!


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Haha it really does cost a ton of money. I priced out everything for my 180 and its going to be a little over 6500

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anarchy said:
Haha it really does cost a ton of money. I priced out everything for my 180 and its going to be a little over 6500

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You just gotta spread it out, then it doesn't feel as bad. I've been collecting gear for almost a year now. It's more manageable in chunks


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Due to some algae and cyano issues I've turned back on my TLF reactor with some GFO and carbon. After only two days I'm noticing some burnt tips and paling. My all is steady at 7.3 and has been so looks like it's time to bust out the AAs again and boost feeding.


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wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
 
And thus marks the end of equipment collection. I can now stop spending all my money and hopefully have the 80 up and going soon!


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Haha well I'm married now so if I want to stay married (and alive...) I got to either make a LOT more money, get really good at lying or stop spending money!


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