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Thread: Big Remodel on a Small Tank
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02-06-2012, 02:23 AM #1
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Big Remodel on a Small Tank
I picked up a little 15g tank off of craigslist about three weeks ago for just $25. When I bought it, it looked like this:
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...w/IMG_0180.jpg
After a few weekends of work, it got a new stand and canopy and a new light. Now it looks like this:
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...w/IMG_0189.jpg120 Gallon Freshwater - Planted
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02-06-2012, 06:13 AM #2
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Did you refinish the stand or buy a new one?
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02-06-2012, 10:53 AM #3
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I put new wood on the face of the old one.
120 Gallon Freshwater - Planted
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02-06-2012, 11:00 AM #4
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Classy look, I like that.
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02-06-2012, 12:25 PM #5
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Much nicer, good work!
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02-06-2012, 01:38 PM #6
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Good job on the stand, it looks great
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02-06-2012, 01:50 PM #7
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Looks nice. Good job.
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02-06-2012, 02:39 PM #8
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Thanks everyone. It was my first real woodworking project. Definitely learned a few things along the way. Now it is time to get some aquatic inhabitants. I'm thinking Neon Tetras and RCS. I'm running about 2 wpg with the corkscrew daylight CFL bulbs. So, I'm planning low-light, no CO2 stuff, like crypts, anubis, etc. The tank is going to move to my office and needs to be rather low maintenance.
120 Gallon Freshwater - Planted
“Every measure which establishes legal charity on a permanent basis and gives to it an administrative form creates thereby a class unproductive and idle, living at the expense of the class which is industrious and given to work.” -- Alexis de Tocqueville
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02-06-2012, 06:27 PM #9
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sounds sweet dude!
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02-06-2012, 11:57 PM #10
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Good job with the stand!!!!
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Welcome to the New AC. Please be patient while I try to resolve all the bugs this update is sure to bring. In the end it will all be worth it!!
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