After missing my tank for so long,

[bad coffee]

It's great. And a big thank you to eric for the help and the tips.

I'm pretty stoked. I'll put the eurobraces on tonight, and all that will be left will be the cleanup. Then the wait to fill it. but after this long wait it's no biggie to wait two more weeks.

 

[tosiek]

Lookin good brett! GET IT FILLED!

 

[bad coffee]

One more step done. Okay, maybe three more steps.

Cut the back panel. Pics later.
cut and drilled the overflow box and put it on. Pics later.

Fit plumbing.

Here you go. I'm working 10 hour days (of course) so it's slow and steady this week.

B

 

[ellebelle]

Ahhh, all fixed. I can even imagine it holding water at this point.

 

[masterswimmer]

B,
Beautiful workmanship my friend. Is that an OM on the top left?

Dude, I can't wait to see it with water already!! :banghead:

R

 

[bad coffee]

Few more steps done.

Electrical box is done except for the t5 ballasts. "they're in the mail"

And here's a pic of the tank full o water with the moonlights on. The LED's I got from my roommate. They're like 10degree beams. I think I want to change them out.

B

 

[chazertis]

the spotlight effect is cool. are they adjustable?

 

[masterswimmer]

B, everything is starting to come together. Lookin' good.

With those moonlights shining like a spotlight I'm expecting Wayne Newton to step on stage :biggrin:

swimmer

 

[bad coffee]

the spotlights are just led's epoxy'd and heat-shrunk onto the end of a bent piece of 12guage wire. I can point them anywhere.

B

 

[Pedro]

Wow, you're still building this thing? I thought it would be stocked by now, lol.

Looks good though..

 

[bad coffee]

it's built, plumbed, wired, and up and running. except for the lights. I have to change mh sockets and i'll be good to go! next weekend i should have rocks in it- right now they're cooking in a bin in my bathroom.

B

 

[fritz]

That electrical box is friggin AWESOME!
Can't wait to see it with some rock in it. I think you've been working on / planning this tank as long as I've known you!

 

[daisy]

Very pretty, BC... neat spots. Do you think you're ever actually gonna fill it?

Just kidding...



I really do like the very clean lines, though. No duct tape!!! (unlike somebody else's tank I know of...)

 

[tosiek]

Looking great Brett. Get it Full!

 

[cali_reef]

I like those spot lights.

 

[bad coffee]

Ta-DA! well, almost. I still don't have the sockets for my 150's. UPS didn't deliver them friday as planned. So monday or tuesday I should be done with them.

Here's the first round of aquascaping. It's still pretty flat and needs some front-to-back dimenson. when I get the rest of my rock in there it should look much better.

B

 

[daisy]

Wow, Brett - looks really sharp!

 

[deelucky]

looks really nice.after all is said and done its time to enjoy.

 

[LeslieS]

The workmanship on every step is so crisp!!! I wish that I was that skilled and detail oreinted. It is definitely worth the time you took!

 

[masterswimmer]

Loooookin' good Billy Ray!