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Benny

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  1. I have it setup to gravity feed into the filter and then into the sump from above. If you have room next to your sump you can drill the side and mount it that way. Or use a pump to feed it too. Definitely not the easiest piece of equipment to integrate.
  2. Just bummed the forum isn't active anymore. 😭
  3. Water testing the plumbing, and mounting equipment now.
  4. Not that there is much interest here. Lol Here is an update.
  5. I built the stand beefy enough to hold a larger tank in the future. But yes is it is overkill. 2x2 and 2x3 aluminum is beefy haha.
  6. Building my own aluminum tank stand. 48"x24"x46" I am tig welding the whole thing. Using 2"x2" square tube for the uprights, and 2"x3" for the top and base. The frame will be visible and I will use a light wood for the panels. I already cut and prepped all the aluminum, and started welding up the stand. Should be finished this evening. Will also be adding a light rack when I am finished. Didn't thing of it till I already started.
  7. I have 3 of those square tanks I have been meaning to setup for over 2 years. Haha. I was about to buy a house and things went sideways financially so they have been in storage ever since. Hopefully I'll be in my own place in the next year or two and can finally get the water station setup! 😭
  8. The front will be completely open. I got the 2x3 1/8th inch wall aluminum square tube so I don't need the center upright. May leave the rear upright out as well. This thing will probably hold up a car. Lol
  9. Material cut. Will start welding in a little bit.
  10. Turning this pile of aluminum into a stand tomorrow.
  11. Definitely need to get another frag pack from you now that I am back in Austin!
  12. Starting my new build now that I am finally back in Austin. 50 Gallon Zoo Med low boy on a custom aluminum stand, running a 39" Trigger Systems sump and Rollermat, Haven't decided on lights yet. Drilled the tank today at RCA and drew up the stand design. Starting to cut the aluminum tomorrow morning.
  13. Meteor shower was awesome lastnight! Anyone else stay up and watch?

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    2. Benny

      Benny

      Its peak is supposed to be last night and tonight so you should still have a great viewing.

    3. (Bio)³

      (Bio)³

      Awesome, thanks for the reminder!

    4. ckyuv

      ckyuv

      Pretty cool thanks for sayin somethin about it lol

  14. Got my 250V 50A line ran and breakers installed for my welder, time to build some stands!

  15. Very cool, I am doing extremely well in my Tig class. Already moved to vertical up. Stick I am doing pretty good too. Just doing better in Tig. Gonna buy a welder and chop saw in the next few weeks and build a few tank stands for practice.
  16. Well I am in my 2nd week of classes at acc, went a completely different route though. I just love working with my hands and have always been very interested in welding. So I am in up to my neck at the welding program now. And I love it, picking it up very fast a according to my instructors. I am taking intro to sheilded metal arc welding and intro to gas tungsten arc welding. These are my first welds ever. The first plate is Tig, second plate is stick. I know there are a few welders on here and I would love to hear from you!
  17. Nothing like waking up to a strawberry nutragrain bar floating in your sump, i really need doors on this stand...

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    2. Benny

      Benny

      No kids here, had some dumb adults over. Though it wasn't on purpose, just horsing around...

    3. jestep

      jestep

      I've said that before, lock up the fish food if you ever have a dinner/evening party. For some reason: drinking = let's feed the fish. Never fails...

    4. Benny

      Benny

      When I informed my cohorts of the situation all I got was "Well that's where it landed..." Thanks guys. Haha

  18. Google Fiber confirmed for Austin, Reported by KVUE. Announcement next week. Awwwww Yisssss!

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    2. Jimbo662

      Jimbo662

      And Hutto!!!!!

    3. Dustin Blevins

      Dustin Blevins

      1 gigabit internet for $70... Did I read that right? And the tv controller is a google nexus tablet. I wonder what it would cost to get in on that franchise :P

    4. Benny

      Benny

      I would love to be an installer...

  19. Thanks, what campus do they teach at? I am pretty excited to get back into school oddly enough.
  20. I have worked a lot of jobs, never passing the elusive $10-11 an hour threshold. I just left the Austin's Pizza Corporate office last month so I can go to school, starting at ACC for the summer session, picking back up on C++ and Java where I left off in 04'. We will see where it takes me.
  21. It is a 40 breeder with a large branch, large arch, and part of a stack pack. I got it directly from Cerameco.
  22. Just finished setting up the system again on the almost finished stands. Love the Cerameco. Fuge
  23. 40 Breeder, Setup with dryrock a few months ago.
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