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After having to leave my tank behind in Seattle a year ago, I'm finally starting my 60G rimless cube build. I started the build one month ago and planning started a couple weeks before that. Without further ado, here are some pics.

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Using old aquarium (new sump) as water level.
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Had to cut some portion of braces in order for sump to fit in.
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All done and ready to paint.
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Cool color, apple red, chosen by my wife. Keeping your significant other happy with the tank has utmost importance :)
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The tank, 60G Mr. Aqua rimless cube, came in to my LFS, Fauna nyc in uws. It was very reasonably priced and they were very helpful.
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painted :)
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suspenseful music while drilling.
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ta da! drilled without breaking the tank, it's much easier than it sounds. Just take your time.
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glass holes returns and overflow. Small compared to tank size but I plan to have most of my flow with a vortech or koralia.
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dioder led lights for the sump from ikea.
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very bad silicone craftsmanship, but luckily it won't be out in the open so that's fine :) Got the glass from capitol glass by email and they delivered to my door. How convenient is that :)
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plumbing done.
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painted the pvc and back of the tank.
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aquascaping with magazine paper. It didn't work as I expected so I switched to aluminium sheets. worked great. I'm going for an open, minimalistic look, trying to make a capital 'G' letter, my wife's initial ;)
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Got the rocks from reefcleaners. John is great and have excellent customer service. He sent me the exact rocks that I asked. I knew I wanted reef-friendly rock but there were quite a few options. I'm very glad that I went with reefcleaners.
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The letter G :) and that's it so far. Will update the thread as I have more to show. Thanks for checking out my build :)
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