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    Default Breeding Rack 1.0

    Over the last weekend I was busy building my new building rack. With the limited space I have I'm happy to say I'm very happy with how it turns out. I will be posting more information and pictures about my setup in a fews days after I've gotten all tanks and fish move into their tanks.

    Setup will hold 1x 75 gallon tank and 4x 29 gallon tank
    Rack Dimension: 52x31x49 (LxWxH)



    Lastly, here are some photos of three of my adults I just move into their new 75 gallon home. I'll be moving the RT pair into a 29 gallon in a few days when the tank is ready. For now they seem happy/shy.






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    Beautiful Discus!

    Good luck on your setup. Glad you are back in the game.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DiscusLoverJeff View Post
    Beautiful Discus!

    Good luck on your setup. Glad you are back in the game.
    Same here... It feels good to have my setup backup... I guess i didn't take that long since the accident lol.

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    Very nice! I can not believe you cut wood inside your home! My wife would of killed me! LOL. Good luck with your project.

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    Good luck Saykham, looking forward..:-)
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    Quote Originally Posted by rickztahone View Post
    Very nice! I can not believe you cut wood inside your home! My wife would of killed me! LOL. Good luck with your project.
    Got the wife's permission before cutting. Plus the unit is vacant and I vacuum after each cut...

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    Good luck Saykham, looking forward..:-)
    You're welcome anytime after I finish moving in my friend.

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    Default Re: Breeding Rack 1.0

    Here's some updated picture of how my unfinished stand look so far. Still need to add two more 29 gallon and install in water fill PVC line. My drains works great and saves me so much time.




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    well built buddy, so how the draining and refilling works?
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    And I like the bottom rack usage.
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    That is really tall. Is it tough to clean the bottom of the top tank? How is the weight of the shelving being supported? I cannot tell from the photos. I like to use dado joints.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Allwin View Post
    well built buddy, so how the draining and refilling works?
    Just like how I told you when we setup your plumbing. When I'm finish I'll post more details in it.

    Quote Originally Posted by Allwin View Post
    And I like the bottom rack usage.
    Need somewhere to store all the fish stuff... Lol

    Quote Originally Posted by ExReefer View Post
    That is really tall. Is it tough to clean the bottom of the top tank? How is the weight of the shelving being supported? I cannot tell from the photos. I like to use dado joints.
    The stand is 49" tall. I use a step latter to reach the tank and clean the tank. I only scrub when tanks is noticeably dirty. Here's a picture of how the stand is supported. I use 2x6 studs from my last stand.


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    Those look like dado cuts. Nice work! It will be solid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ExReefer View Post
    Those look like dado cuts. Nice work! It will be solid.
    Yes it's dado cut... The the best way to go for dual tank rack.

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    Looks really nice saykham good luck on your new set up, can't wait to see some amazing fry come out of there

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    Quote Originally Posted by 84mos View Post
    Looks really nice saykham good luck on your new set up, can't wait to see some amazing fry come out of there
    Thank bud. Right now my Spotted pair is raising a batch of week old fry on my new setup. These guys went free swimming during my move last week (Bad timing). I lost quite a few during the move. The remaining one are growing strong. In this video they're eating BBS and roaming around.


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