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120G FOWLR build

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Well this is my third journal but I barely kept up with the second one haha. Ill try and post throughout the build. Huge thanks to my buddy @Turkeysammich for helping me get the tank from @DaddyHook. Thanks to @PjFish for mentioning this tank to me, considering I picked up the 220g a few weeks ago and it didnt go so well, so of course i had to get this CDA tank.
Here we uploaded the tank and stand onto the truck bed.
 

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Thanks to the club for having suction cups because honestly it’s a game changer carrying tanks without them. Made placement easy along with using 2 rollers. Now the fun begins
 

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So after resealing the overflow I finally was able to fill up the tank with new water and added some old rock from my other tank and I let it bubble for a few days
 

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Forgot to mention there was two holes on the overflow box that i just couldnt seem to find anything that was a good fit to plug it with. So i got a piece of acrylic and started dremeling the shape of it. Worked out better then i thought
 

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Added all the rock that I broke down from the 75G ad added all the fish. Everyone seems very happy in there new home lots of swimming room and more caves to hide in for them.
 

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Forgot to mention there was two holes on the overflow box that i just couldnt seem to find anything that was a good fit to plug it with. So i got a piece of acrylic and started dremeling the shape of it. Worked out better then i thought
The holes were for the return lock lines..If a fish gets in there they got portholes now to look out ha!
Did you drill new return holes on the back corners?
 
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The holes were for the return lock lines..If a fish gets in there they got portholes now to look out ha!
Did you drill new return holes on the back corners?
Forgot to mention i made the return lines out of pvc and hung them over the tank.
 
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The overflow had three holes. 1/2”, 1”, 3/4”.
I used the 1/2” for the emergency drain.
 

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I added a gate valve to the 3/4” and a ball valve to the 1”
 

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