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    A Golden Reef Tank

    I'm happy with the floor. Thanks for saying it looks like I've accomplished something. I have tunnel vision and can only see all of the work I have left. Unfortunately, I still have a lot of woodworking to do in the rest of the basement. Thanks. That's exactly how I describe it, ridiculous...
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    A Golden Reef Tank

    Last update for now, I finally finished the new laundry room downstairs enough to hook up my wife's new washer and dryer. We moved down the old dryer which will likely just be donated somewhere. The washing machine is moved in and hooked up to the right of the utility sink in the filtration...
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    A Golden Reef Tank

    I built this small cabinet section to add some counter top work space in the room next to the sink. I will make the formica top once all of the other insanity is done in the basement. My wife is using this sink as a utility sink to wash paint brushes, so I don't want to put too much work into...
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    A Golden Reef Tank

    I am custom fabricating formica tops for all the counter top and shelf surfaces in the room. The material is cheep, it's just labor intensive. I went ahead and made the window sills out of the same material. I was informed by my wife that I would be building her a workbench in the corner for...
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    A Golden Reef Tank

    I sanded and painted the self leveling concrete. I used a garage/shop grade epoxy to seal up the concrete after it cured for a few weeks. Then, I installed this floor covering. It's called G-Floor. It's designed for use in automotive shops, so they advertise. It's pretty thick and was...
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    A Golden Reef Tank

    Thanks for following. I grew up outside of Moline. In Denver these days. How's the reefing community there?
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    1guydude 300g

    It's looking good D. I suspect you'll need more lighting over time. I have been looking at the fixture OBD makes. Seems like a good value.
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    Need tips on building a stand

    FRP, I believe, stands for fiberglass re-enforced plastic. I might be off on that acronym but I've used it to line sumps and currently have used it to cover entire walls in a filtration room. It is ~1/8" material that is impervious to moisture. You see it in commercial applications in...
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    Need tips on building a stand

    Here are a couple of ideas: -build the stand so that its 6" oversized on both sides and/or front. That gives you extra sump space below and a nice place (shelf) to set things while you're working on the tank. It also makes it handy if you ever wanted to make the jump to a bigger tank. No need...
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    A Golden Reef Tank

    Nothing too exciting is happening right now. I've already poured 35 x 50 lb bags of self leveling concrete in the filtration room. The contractor put the floor drain in the highest possible point in the room, against my direction. I did the math and assuming the room would have contained the...
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    1guydude 300g

    You've got a lot of real estate to fill in. I like the open rock work. Plenty of swimming space. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    1guydude 300g

    Pictures or it didn't happen... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    local sump fabricator

    spieszak beat me to it. I highly recommend them both. Jason built my frag tanks before I moved out of state and does quality work. OBD would be building my current system if I still lived in WA. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    A Golden Reef Tank

    Ya, it is very white and sterile. I asked for T5-HO shop lighting. They doubled the number of bulbs in each fixture from what I asked (spec'd for the job). So, it's blindingly bright in there. That will change once I start moving in shelving and putting the filtration in place. I'll be...
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    A Golden Reef Tank

    I'm waiting on a few pictures from the shop that I ordered the tank through. One of their guys was taking pictures of the event. There were around 10 people here that day and it was organized chaos. Here is a picture one of the guys from the local club took of the tank.
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    A Golden Reef Tank

    Almost as soon as the tank was brought into the basement, I had to rush to close my front door in. Then, I did another inspection of the tank and an initial cleaning to make sure there weren't any scratches I missed during delivery. Then, I wrapped the tank in material to protect it from the...
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    A Golden Reef Tank

    You all are sending me mixed messages. Don't rush? Hurry up and post some pics! :) Once my pictures finish uploading, you'll see why I'm not in a rush to post up pics. As far as the contractor goes, I won't say much. I will just be happy when they're out of my house. I will be installing...
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    A Golden Reef Tank

    Sorry for the long delay. I didn't get pictures during the move. It was an insane busy day and it has been insane long busy days since then. I'm trying to take care of things ahead of the contractor since they aren't doing a turn-key job here. (I'm taking care of cabinetry, painting...
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    Hey everyone, I'm back!

    Welcome back! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    1guydude 300g

    That leaves 14 hours at home to be productive! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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