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Bought a fowler tank from a friend, do not like a 110 gallon tall so I have rehomed the fish in a stock tank for now.  This movie taken shortly after a waterchange.  Everyone looks pretty happy, actually surprised the small ones are out so much.  Just added the black tang, butterfly and baby emperor.

 

 

 

Nice thing is that the stock tank cost $79 at tractor supply or southern states and all I had to do was make an oferflow.  Had the sump and light sitting around.

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Gotta love stock tanks for cheap at tractor supply i got one for cooking rock.

 

Any plans to move fish later on to a tank or just leave it as a look down.

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Just dont know yet,  but the price for a 300 gallon is $249 and my fish would love it.  HMMMMMMM 

Then there is the plus of not having to clean glass all the time!!!!!

I purchased a 180 0ceanic from bengeeee for those fish, but am reallyh liking the interaction with the fish in the lookdown enviroment.

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I didn't think I would enjoy this, but I do, a lot. Thanks for the share!

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it is sooo easy   Just make a ovewrflow and I have a etss sump skimmer combo works great.  One led light and good to go.

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Very cool! Really like it...gets me thinking about doing something like this when we move back to WA in 2 years...I have a great corner in my family room this would work well in :)

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Ive looked on youtube and saw a few nice ones.  The 300 gallon tank is 5 across and almost like a hottub shape.  Saw one person stick a small rubbermaid trash can in the center with the filter built into it.  Had sharks (Small) and rays and the fish swam in a circle.

I guess as with anything you could make it like you want.  Coral or fowler.  Easy to drill and cheap.  Dc says to put it on blocks, but i sit down in front of the tank and feed them, so 24 inches hght is pretty mice.

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As far as have other had success, guess it is up to us to decide how to make our toys work for us, just have to get used to a tank of a different type.  Been seeing stuff like this outside buisnesses around the reefy areas of our world, why not bring one inside?

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LOL   know where to get some frags now!

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What are  you using for a light?

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I had a 50 gallon rubbermaid for my acros with a ton of flow in it and a 100 gallon for the sump. It was fun but the bulkhead on the bottom of the 100 gallon split and I was having trouble getting to my parents house often enough to feed it. It was fun looking down on ed everything but annoying having to turn 5 powerheads and the return pump off to see what was going on.

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New movie up

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