Putting a custom setup together for the first time

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  1. Blade

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    I am using them as standard and not modded them although I pulled them off and fitted my radion xr30w's to the tank and fixing the 3rd to add. I found the marine leds make a lot of algea so I am building a 1200mm led light for fresh water.[​IMG]

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    Blade, Mar 16, 2020
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    Thanks @Blade, tank looks very nice!
    We need a thread from you, I hear you have a ton of tanks and this is the first glimps of it :thumbup:
     
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    I am currently building tank 14 and 15!

    14 is a 2.5m x0.6m x 0.6m all 10mm fully braced which will be marine.

    15 is a 1.2m x 0.55m x 0.5mm x 10mm which haven't decided on marine or FW.

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    Oooh nice!
    You really have the whole range! Such diversity.
    #15 FW!!
    Beautiful pieces of driftwood in the Boyu.
    Thanks for sharing.
     
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    Would look awesome if it fits and the cupbaord can handle the weight
     
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    I've seen that corner tank before on MASA I think. I really like it. Why not make the 2.5 fresh water too :lol::lol:
     
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    I want to take my 700L to be fresh water and 2.5m marine as my moray eels and so are outgrowing the 500L corner tank. 700L marine stock will go into 500L corner tank.

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    @ A new day , sorry for high jacking your thread.

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    Joy! Hijack away :lol:
     
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    Awesome, congratulations!!!!

    Now the excitement starts... all best with the project, looking forward to this one!!
     
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    Stunning tanks @Blade!

    We need a full thread from you!!!!!
     
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    Thanks @MariaS !
     
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    A great big second on that, we need to see more, stunning tanks man I like that corner tank

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    Mock up

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    Okay okay you guys twisted my arm. I will create a thread detailing each tank basics, but will only be on the weekend as I am out of town for the 6th week in a row.

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    Now that is cool and different. I like it a lot.

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    Brilliant! Looking forward to that :thumbup:
     
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    Thanks!
    The photo actually helps me plan the planting, as the photo is cropped pretty much to tank dimensions.
    But this project will require a level of restraint that I don’t naturally posess. Honestly, even my veg garden is a jungle :lol:
     
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    Only plants I get to grow are those in my tanks, I have no green hands at all.

    What fish are planned for the tank?

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    Well, your aquatic plants are looking great :thumbup:

    It will be a cool water tank, around 22-23C, with strong flow. First I’ll move my danios and a ton of my white clouds in there (I breed white clouds). Then, once the tank has matured a bit, the idea is to get reticulated hillstream loaches and perhaps some gobies. Am also toying with the idea of adding peppered corys, even though they come from South America.
     
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