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Also went with two 2" bulk heads connecting the two boxes, and I'm drooling for three 1-1/4" downpipes. Returns will be four 3/4" pipes from a custom manifold like on my 180
 
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Hopefully I'll get some more done tomorrow I also cut the bar top down to 8.5 foot long and squared up the back so as soon as it's finish sanded and mounted I'll post pic

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OK I'm in, BTW I'm right down the road from you in Roseland/Sebastian
 
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I got a bunch more woodworking done Sunday and I really happy with the results so far
I started with mounting the pine slab that's now 8' long and 3.5" thick
I then made one of my supports for the top using a debarked oak limb I cut and stored 2 years back..
Then I mounted my new reef breeders photon 60" led over the 180 reef section.
And to top I off I did a large water change.,
There's nothing like getting in and knocking down a few tasks to get your motivation back up.
More to follow.

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Thanks, I'm really happy I'm going unique with my wood work on this one.i will soon have the canopy done and move on to more electronics
 
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Got a few things moved around and my other branch support for the bar top made and in place. I now need to finish the tile so I can start getting everything wrapped up.
Also unfortunately dealing with my crashed quarantine tank ,did a 80% wc today well see how it goes my welso is ticked and my blasts aren't doing to well. I definitely prefer large tanks as the quarantine is to unstable, in the future I'll just use my 50 gallon rubbermaid trough.

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Just finished the framing the canopy above the tanks,hopefully I can get it skinned in plywood so I can fish the trim out and focus on getting g the 240 filled and cycled. I will be using the 2 acrylic sumps plumbed together that I had on my reef unil I get time to build a new 75 gallon sump. contemplating putting two more bulkheads 1" in addition to the two 2" bulkheads just for support. Over flow box is 44" wide.

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Wow! Sorry to say but I completely forgot about this build and.....it is looking amazing! Great job so far!
 

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Really nice build thread! Looking forward to seeing more.:)
 
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Wow! Sorry to say but I completely forgot about this build and.....it is looking amazing! Great job so far!
Thanks I made it pretty easy to forget with getting the new house remodeled and having our second kid time had been scarce. But I am starting to wrap up some key points and thanks everyone for the compliments
 
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Thinking of new additions for my reef andI'm leaning towards two females and one male mccoskers flasher wrasse.done alot of reading and it seems like a good choice,as of yet I just have my three inch kole tang and a three inch starry blenny any thoughts or ideas on this
 

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