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Frank's 180G Malawi build

For piping the home depot by me has ribbed pipe with rubber ends almost identical to fluvals its in the plumbing section, its used for dishwasher or washing machine drain lines. Its perfect for a fx5.

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Media looks a lot like seachem matrix to me. Could be wrong but its very similar.

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For piping the home depot by me has ribbed pipe with rubber ends almost identical to fluvals its in the plumbing section, its used for dishwasher or washing machine drain lines. Its perfect for a fx5.

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Fantastic! I'll go check on that. I'd rather get new hoses to the length I need.


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Take the two peices (valve and output) to make sure you get the one with the right size rubber ends. There are several sizes there.

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took the glass lids to glass store to get them cut to the right size.
And went to Russ' to get me 2 gorgeous fronts.
180 scrubbing starts tomorrow. :)
 

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scrubbing halted. Ended up going to help Josh for a couple of hours.
I did have a chance to remove the paint from the back.
After a good cleaning, I'll decide on which side is less scratched and then paint the other side. :mad:

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Some progress today:

This guy got emptied.
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The fish went to a temporary home:
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Then this guy too the place where the 90 was:
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Then my kids went fishing to put the little guys back in the 90's temp location.
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Sale pending on the 90G. I hope to have it ready to go by 3/29.

I'm hoping I can borrow containers. :)
I'd rather spend $$$ on upgrades such as LEDs and that nice black sand Thai has.

The 90G is officially on sale. I'm looking at 2-3 weeks before someone can pick it up.
I'll create a new thread with detailed pics later. but here is the preview:
$325 for:
- Very clean tank.
- glass lids
- 2 fluorescent lights
- cosmetically enhanced stand. (I sanded the old stain and then applied 3 or 4 coats of stain) added door knobs plus inside shelf.
- 1 power strip attached to the back of the stand.
- picture background. Taped to the back. you can easily remove if you don't like.
 

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back painted black again. The tank is clean and ready to go inside. I'm just waiting for my buddy to come help me get it inside and start filling it.

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