New Lagoon Build 775 gallon
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impulse-ive
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If you want to look with the agitation on you would get some plexiglass and build a topless box with dark sides and clear bottom. It floats on top and you see though it without the ripples.
oceana
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Originally Posted by impulse-ive
http:///forum/post/3065736
If you want to look with the agitation on you would get some plexiglass and build a topless box with dark sides and clear bottom. It floats on top and you see though it without the ripples.
yes i have two viewing boxess being made by a local shop. they are 12x12x6 black side clear bottoms. another local shop uses them for customers to get a better look at the corals so when i saw them i ordered some for mine asap.. should have them by weeks end
http:///forum/post/3065736
If you want to look with the agitation on you would get some plexiglass and build a topless box with dark sides and clear bottom. It floats on top and you see though it without the ripples.
yes i have two viewing boxess being made by a local shop. they are 12x12x6 black side clear bottoms. another local shop uses them for customers to get a better look at the corals so when i saw them i ordered some for mine asap.. should have them by weeks end
sir mixxalot
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I Wish All These Images Were Attached So I Could View Them 
oceana
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Originally Posted by fishkid13
http:///forum/post/3066064
Water!!! So with the plexy glass you can see the colors of the corals better or just make it easier to view?
both. think of having it as your own reverse pariscope into the reef.
http:///forum/post/3066064
Water!!! So with the plexy glass you can see the colors of the corals better or just make it easier to view?
both. think of having it as your own reverse pariscope into the reef.
oceana
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Originally Posted by Sir Mixxalot
http:///forum/post/3066083
I Wish All These Images Were Attached So I Could View Them
sorry. they limit the size a bit to much and this way was easier.
http:///forum/post/3066083
I Wish All These Images Were Attached So I Could View Them
sorry. they limit the size a bit to much and this way was easier.
sir mixxalot
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its ok... ill just wait till i get home lol... did you ever think about making the tank slightly wider?
oceana
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Originally Posted by Sir Mixxalot
http:///forum/post/3066107
its ok... ill just wait till i get home lol... did you ever think about making the tank slightly wider?
nope three feet was plenty for my needs. at 4 foot it is to hard to reach all the way across and to the bottom of the reef and i would have had to be able to walk around all side. since this was going against a wall that would not have worked.
http:///forum/post/3066107
its ok... ill just wait till i get home lol... did you ever think about making the tank slightly wider?
nope three feet was plenty for my needs. at 4 foot it is to hard to reach all the way across and to the bottom of the reef and i would have had to be able to walk around all side. since this was going against a wall that would not have worked.
sir mixxalot
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ahh i c .... since i cant see the pictures that would explain the 3 ft. that should be very nice... you gonna make some bar stools to put around it?
Its gonna be alot like at the zoo when you can touch the sting rays except it will be fish and coral!! lol
are you going to make 2 or 3 viewing boxes for you and company to get a better picture of whats happening under the surface of the water?
Its gonna be alot like at the zoo when you can touch the sting rays except it will be fish and coral!! lol
are you going to make 2 or 3 viewing boxes for you and company to get a better picture of whats happening under the surface of the water?
oceana
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Originally Posted by Sir Mixxalot
http:///forum/post/3066156
ahh i c .... since i cant see the pictures that would explain the 3 ft. that should be very nice... you gonna make some bar stools to put around it?
Its gonna be alot like at the zoo when you can touch the sting rays except it will be fish and coral!! lol
are you going to make 2 or 3 viewing boxes for you and company to get a better picture of whats happening under the surface of the water?
yes i purchased a few stools and yes there will be a few boxes made. for now i'm starting with two.
http:///forum/post/3066156
ahh i c .... since i cant see the pictures that would explain the 3 ft. that should be very nice... you gonna make some bar stools to put around it?
Its gonna be alot like at the zoo when you can touch the sting rays except it will be fish and coral!! lol
are you going to make 2 or 3 viewing boxes for you and company to get a better picture of whats happening under the surface of the water?
yes i purchased a few stools and yes there will be a few boxes made. for now i'm starting with two.
sir mixxalot
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Cant Wait
oceana
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today we finished up the returns and started to tile the top. should finish the tile by tomorrow night. the blank spots you see will be for decrative accent tiles but i had to order them. molding will go along with outside and inside edge and then we will start to skin the bottom
in this picture you can get an idea of what the skin will look like. simple but i think it will look good. each panel will open up for storage.
in this picture you can get an idea of what the skin will look like. simple but i think it will look good. each panel will open up for storage.
the_bandit
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One of the coolest tank builds I've ever seen. Cant wait to see it with corals and fish
tropills
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Nice build, I remember when I built my lagoon I have now. there are a few things I would have changed on mine but all in all I'm pleased with the way it came out. here are a couple pictures of mine, it's 550 gallon main lagoon and 55 gal RR fuge/frag, and 30 gallon sump. 635 total gallons, SPS and LPS.
