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| Unique one-off hinge design permits mounting the halides on the fixed back portion |
| ...and the matching canopy with extra height for halides, also raw wood. |
| The new Innovative Plastics stand! No stain or finish on it yet.... |
| The stand is solid, with holes cut for mounting 4" fans. Nice touch! |
| Reef Expansion -- Setting Up the 100g Acrylic, January 2003 |
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| The dandy DIY pre-filter picked up used from GR Reefer... nice! |
| The sump to be; manifold with Mag 12, a DIY prefilter, PVC inpipes |
| Innovative Plastics tank... beautiful workmanshp on these curved corners. |
| Dursos and returns, ready to go! |
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| Southbay 6-1 skimmer... very heavy duty, nicely made, just waiting for gunk! |
| I think I have enough Southdown Tropical sand! |
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| Canopy, drying in the workroom after MinWax stain and two coats of poly. |
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| The rest of the rock in a tub, along with three large Sarco leathers. |
| 32g filled up with coral & fish, using AquaClear 500, BakPak II, and heater. |
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| The new tank (still wrapped) moved into place (thanks Ryan). |
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| Not too happy about moving! |
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| Full... everything in! But Southdown is quite cloudy (light is 9W PC blue) |
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| Three days later, the tank is clear; it was worth rinsing the sand. |
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| The sump in action; had to do a last minute purchase of a 20L (the 29 was too high) |
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| Shedding a little light on the plumbing! (10g tank for topoff in corner, still empty) |
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| Empty 32g cube, on a TV cart with wheels, becomes the temporary home. |