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Made this on the weekend, rimless, star fire, ADA style tank and cabinet.post-846-0-38181000-1400999575_thumb.jpgpost-846-0-58481300-1400999840_thumb.jpgpost-846-0-37821800-1400999859_thumb.jpg

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Clever little fellow petfish, looks good, just add water and then shrimp.

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Nice work Petfish. Like the look of that........Very Nice....It looks lonely - does it have a home.

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Very nice.... You should do a DIY thread....it'll help the DIY tragic like me :-(

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Nice work Petfish. Like the look of that........Very Nice....It looks lonely - does it have a home.

yes John, it does have a home, if you want it.

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That looks awesome , love diy and can't wait to see it up and running

What size is the tank ?

Cheers Twellsy

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That looks awesome , love diy and can't wait to see it up and running

What size is the tank ?

Cheers Twellsy

thanx, was pretty happy with the finished result, the tank is 600x465x475, i made it for John (The TechDen) as he has helped me out alot over the past, he's all give, so it was time for me to give something back, i just dropped it at his house tonight and he is going to do a progress thread on how it go's, it is going to be an iwagumi style scape.:-)

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Yes thank you for the kind gesture Petfish. Looking good at home and tempting every time I come in from outside or go to the fridge - I just keep thinking - got to put some water in that but will resist as much as possible for the next couple of days - you said 7 but I think I heard wait one day...lol

 

Can't wait to whack in some of the ADA soil we got in the shop today and a couple of other things and will do a bit by bit post.

 

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It is screaming that it needs a drink but must resist...

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you could DRY start it straight away John :-) flood it in a week or two.

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Awesome setup! Can understand the temptation to start on it now! Looking forward to seeing how it develops!

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Very nice stand mate.

thanx, i biult the tank and cabinet :-)

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