750 gallon new tank

ken31cay

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There have been some delays with the aluminum stand + surrounding wood cabinet/hood. But I spoke to John at fishtanksdirect this morning and he said these should ship (to my freight forwarder in Miami, FL) end of this week or early next week. I should have them in hand 10-14 days later. These are the last pieces of the puzzle I've been waiting for. I have literally everything else waiting (my lounge & garage are full of boxes, etc). I even purchased a nice group of WC Moba from Cichlids & Herps, Alison there has been nice enough to hold them for me.

I'll post another update pretty soon I think.
 

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Oh my gosh I was checking in to see how your tank was coming along. I can’t believe you are still not setup. I will definitely be buying mine from Phoenix and picking up even though it is 3 hours away. But I am still so excited to see it set up!!!
 
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ken31cay

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Yes, it has taken literally months longer than originally planned mostly due to manufacturer delays. Though there were customizations that I requested that extended the completion time somewhat. The aluminum stand and cabinet/canopy were shipped yesterday by supplier and I should have them in hand in about 10-15 days.

Here's the stand:
Stand - final.jpg

The cabinet connected to the stand:
Wood Cabinet1.jpg

Once I receive these I'll have everything (besides the fish). I'm hoping setup will go fairly quickly, I 'm thinking 2-3 weeks if I'm lucky. Or else I'll need to put off completing for a couple weeks until I return from traveling.
 
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I'm kind of dreading doing the plumbing for the sump since I am not a hands-on DIY person at all. This will be a first for me but I resolved to doing this all myself. I already have all the plumbing components, etc. After that I know I'll find the rest of the setup easy and enjoyable.
 

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Can’t wait to see it all set up..My experience with fish tanks direct on my 96x48x30 was great I will definitely go back to them for any future tanks I buy.
Do you have any pics that you could share? My experience with fish tanks direct has been positive as well, nice working with John and Maya there. I understand that the delays with my setup were in part due to the recent turmoil happening with shipping in the middle east. I've run into similar delays with products we recieve from suppliers in asia due to the same reason.
 
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