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LOL thanks Bob, I was kicking around the idea of plumbing my "yet to be built" skimmer overflow into the waste water line, you just conviced me that this is a good idea after all :eek: "gee honey, didn't I tell you about the extra hole I was drilling in the wall? oops, don't worry the florida...

very nice looking tank :) your husband did a beautiful job on the woodworking! Congrats and enjoy your "new" ventures! Later, Paul P.S. The weather in Florida is BEAUTIFUL today :p

Thanks all! That's what I needed to know. Actually Jester, I think I like the router idea, I hadn't even thought of that, the other option might be to go with the plywood blade with a slight overcut and then put a final edge on the sheet with the router. Hmmmmm time for me to do a bit of...

According to Robert Metelsky, author of Simplified Reefkeeping, there is such a thing as too much live rock/sand. He is quite emphatic about this point in fact. I have not even set up my tank yet and I have not had the salt experience of many of the people here but I thought I'd throw this into...

Anyone with experience cutting acrylic on a tablesaw? Any suggestions on the best type of blade to use to produce the cleanest edges? Thanks all, Paul

please don't try moving a tank with water in it, odds are that the flexing during the move down the stairs will break the seals or worse. Just my .02, Paul

Bethany, I planned my tank based on the plans for a 140 gallon tank that I found at www.garf.org and just made modifications. Take a peek, not that hard to do! Later, Paul

AJ, I don't have an answer for you but if you move this to the disease and treatment forum, Beth or Terry are the resident "ewww that looks bad" experts :) Later, Paul

What about calling one of those windshield repair company's, they might come right to your house and fix the scratch right up for a reasonable price. Just a thought. Later, Paul

Great answers Buzz, I hope that with the sale of your tank pending you'll still be around the board to help out :) Later, Paul

I just got a copy of Simplified Reef Keeping by Robert Metesky and it's a very good read. Interesting information on virtually every area of equipment construction and such. While I don't agree with everything he states, most of it is sound advice to people wanting to "get their hands dirty" ...

Well as I said, if you really want to build one it's a great fun project. I went with wood on three sides and just the one piece of glass in front for viewing, much cheaper :-) Good Luck, Paul

nope 3" :-(

mine are 300ma :-(

ummmm slothy, I beg to differ here LOL the adapter should have the amp rating yes, most fan's don't, you have to find the company that made the fans and ask, or at least I had to. Most of the A/C adapters I had laying around the house would drive one or two fans (trial and error proved this...

Sloth dude, I'd go with the square pin configuration, just because they seem to be the VHS of the VHS vs BETA battle :D Just my thoughts, Paul

US Plastics has some *great* looking plastic barrels that are opaque and I think would work well for saltwater storage but I would somehow jury-rig a bulkhead fitting and run a powerhead to keep the water agitated. Just my .02, Paul

Good day Bethany! If you're not truly excited about building your own tank, if it's going to be a chore rather than a party, I think you should definately look for a used tank. I loved building my tank, still working on it but still loving it! But it is a LOT of work and time. You can save money...

Possibly a species tank, seahorse or shrimp come to mind. Later, Paul

Awesome looking tank :D congrats on what appears to be a job well done! Later, Paul