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    Grab a Brewski with Drewski's 90 Gallon Tank! (picture heavy)

    Well, from what I saw and researched, the acid will neutralize anything that's leached. As far as weakening the bucket, I could see that, but I saw this exact experiment done on things that are made of far weaker material, and they were just fine. But who knows, it might just take several acid...
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    The bucket was fine. The acid didn't appear to weaken the bucket at all.
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    Update 2/5/14 So, I got some new goodies in the mail from Bulk Reef Supply. I used 1/2 cup of GFO and about 3-4" of Carbon. I have never used either of these in my tanks before, so I'm testing out what would be good for my system. 1. BRS Dual Reactor (GFO/Carbon) with MJ-1200 - This was really...
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    Update: Muriatic Acid Bath for Live Rock First, thank you for all the comments! It's been quite a journey. So, a couple of weeks ago, I decided to give my old rock a muriatic acid bath. I have read that this eats away a layer of the rock, which helps remove some of the leached phosphate and...
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    Update 1/23/14 After about 2 months of soaking in a vinegar bath, I cleaned and put my Reef Octopus NWB150 skimmer into the system. I'll take pictures after work today. I also, finally got around to taking a couple pictures with my lights on. All of my photos have been taken from my iPhone, so...
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    Thanks! I always hate waiting for update. Glad I could be of service.
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    Thank you all for the kind words! I've got 2 ultra platinum clowns and a yellow tang in there right now. I will be making a pit stop to Natalia's at some point this week! :) I'll leave ya with this for now.
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    TA DA! January 18, 2014 January 18, 2014. Mark it in your calendar. It is finally all together and ready to go. I can move forward and get that coral going. I will keep you guys updated on anything else that happens. I hope you've enjoyed this little journey. Enjoy!!
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    All done! Time to piece it all together! And the moment of truth! Just before we brought the canopy in. WOOT! Made shelf out of scrap plywood to hold a few supplies and my electric stuffs. I just used a DJ power strip from Guitar Center.
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    Staining of the canopy! Everything is finally coming together, and we found a couple days back to back to finish the canopy and get some work done last week! This happened during my birthday week, January 13 :plane: Started to build the structure to hold my lights! 2 IT2040 Evergrows from...
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    After the hiatus, let's get the canopy going! But first, some inspiration at the Seattle Aquarium! The frame is built from regular 1x2s Starting to put some base boards and trim up. Lots of layers! It's starting to look beautiful again :eyebrows: Side view...
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    Aquascaping and Filling I finished the aquascape, which I am not so thrilled about. I'm just going to keep the rock in there until I make time to actually build decent structures. For now, this will do. Water ready. Water in the system on November 10, 2013. All filled with saltwater and...
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    Let the plumbing begin! Now for the fun stuff! I will say I got too close to this stuff and should've worn some kind of protection AND ventilated my living room better. I have the megaflow system for my overflow. This is super quiet and adjustable. I would definitely recommend it to anyone...
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    FINALLY Clearcoating the Stand. So, sometime in December, we got around to clearcoating and finishing the stand. Lined up the holes where the overflow and return will be. (I did this and we never actually fit it until the actual move day to combine the tank and stand. Needless to say...
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    Putting the sump together. I visited a local glass shop right off Aurora, and they were awesome and affordable. They cut all my pieces to size. This was now plug and play! From left to right, it'll go Drain/Extra Live Rock/Macroalgae -> Skimmer -> Bubble Trap -> Return. Everything was...
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    Staining of the beast! So, a few months after the build itself was complete, we finally got around to staining the stand and getting the finishing touches up to par.
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    Grab a Brewski with Drewski's 90 Gallon Tank! (picture heavy)

    Start of the Custom Stand So, my vision was to not spend hundreds of dollars on the crappy pine stands that came with the tank. So, I sought out to build my own stand and really put some blood sweat and tears into it. I was lucky enough to have a buddy that has a workshop in his garage. So, we...
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    Hi Everyone! So, I started the hobby back in October of 2012 with a 55 gallon just like a good majority of us that scour Craigslist when they first make the dive into our little puddles of water. I immediately got the bug to start growing coral. Bought some lights and grew out of the tank...
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    Here's progress on my new tank

    How many pounds of live rock is that? And how big is your tank? Looking good so far!
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    LED Lights

    Barrier Reef has affordable Evergrow lights on deck. They honor the 3 year warranty in store. So something local that provides a direct warranty had my vote immediately.
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