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  1. Plumbing Store Online???

    Hello all,

    Whats your favorite Plumbing Store(s) online? Am looking to find 3/4 or 1 inch Barbed connector to a Union , and or a Ball valve or other valve assembly.

    Thanks,
    Aaron
    Tags: plumbing
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    Questions - Need some input , ‎ Plumbing
  2. I'm alive, I swear!

    by , 01-20-2011 at 01:46 PM (T.I.B.E.T (The Incredibly Big Expensive Tank))
    I'm alive, and so is Tibet. I've just been disgustingly busy lately and its not been favorable for the tank.

    Just a quick update with some camera shots to keep the build alive. Tibet is now fully finished and fully cured. I'm just waiting on a few orders to come in to plug up the holes to do the first official water test.

    Hack January 2011 FTS. Note all the bulkheads! Only missing 4 now. I cleaned out one of my LFSs on boxing day, and they still didn't have enough in ...
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    Plumbing
  3. Rough Waters.

    Had a casualty today. Lost a 6-lined wrasse to my LTA, after only four hours of being introduced into the tank. I think the wrasse was trying to pick a piece of krill from the LTA's disc and got himself stuck.
    Also, I'm going to have to find a new home for one of my clowns, theyre fighting very aggressively and one has retreated to a corner and is losing color.
    Tried moving the LR around, turning the lights off, introducing new stock, almost everything I could think of to cause some ...
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    Uncategorized
  4. New Tank Build - Coming Soon!

    Just purchased a 150 Gal tank off Craig's List today. I'm picking it up Friday afternoon. The tank is 7' x 1.5' x 2', so same cross section as my current 65 Gal freshwater tank, but 4' longer! It comes with a pretty nice, very strong looking stand that is only 24" tall, this will work well since it will located along a short wall giving me close to 2 feet above for lighting. And also making for easy maintenance and viewing from couch height. This will be long, slow build as I have to make some ...

    Updated 01-20-2011 at 12:57 AM by Alaska_Phil (Adding Photos)

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    Tank Entry , ‎ New Additions , ‎ DIY projects
  5. Just over 1 month with the tank

    Ok so it’s been a little over a month since my last update so I thought I would post an update on how things are going and to get some suggestions. First let’s start with some before and after photos.
    Tank early December
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    Tank now
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    Pulsing Xenia December
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    Pulsing Xenia Now
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    Green Button polyps December
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