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Offline Regalblue

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Re: MCA 3D background
« Reply #15 on: January 09, 2014, 08:27:42 AM »
Actually....  this 55gal & background are going to be our premier raffle item & will end up being a complete 55setup including:  lights/lids from Over The Edge, Cobalt heater & sponge filter from Deep Blue.

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Re: MCA 3D background
« Reply #16 on: January 14, 2014, 04:21:05 PM »
Well here we are, all that is left is to seal it with Pond Armor Pond Sealer this afternoon, then in the morning I'll mount it permanently to the back of the tank and it'll be all set for the auction raffle on Saturday.  Biggest hurdle with a 55g 3D background is that you only have 12" front to back depth so you don't want to cut that room down much more than you have too. So I got around that issue by making this one as thin as I could and just cut deeper into the foam as well as doing a bit darker shading in the crevices to give it the illusion of even more depth than it actually is. Worked out well as it has a nice 3D look to it yet 75% of it only takes 1" depth and the other 25% only takes 2" of tank depth.

I also wanted to make it so the winner was not stuck with only being able to use a certain type of filter, such as a canister, because not everyone uses canisters. So the upper right 15" or so is rounded and thinner depth than the the rest so that a HOB filter such as a bio-wheel style can fit right over the background without any headaches.

I hope whoever walks away winning it enjoys it for years to come.







« Last Edit: January 14, 2014, 04:22:50 PM by Steve »
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Re: MCA 3D background
« Reply #17 on: January 14, 2014, 04:36:16 PM »
Looks badass!  Thanks again Steve!

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Re: MCA 3D background
« Reply #18 on: January 14, 2014, 04:56:27 PM »
Looks great!!!!!

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Re: MCA 3D background
« Reply #19 on: January 15, 2014, 09:44:31 AM »
Going to be a great raffle item!

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Re: MCA 3D background
« Reply #20 on: January 15, 2014, 10:17:17 AM »
I'm going to win this so everyone else save your money to buy fish.  Just sayin'.

Very well crafted.
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Re: MCA 3D background
« Reply #21 on: January 15, 2014, 10:30:32 AM »
Looks great, got my raffle money all set aside!

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Re: MCA 3D background
« Reply #22 on: January 15, 2014, 01:58:14 PM »
You need to build these for a living lol. WOWWW 8)

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Re: MCA 3D background
« Reply #23 on: January 15, 2014, 05:35:56 PM »
With all that you are going through right now, I have to give you some major props for completing this on time.   
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Re: MCA 3D background
« Reply #24 on: January 15, 2014, 06:35:00 PM »
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With all that you are going through right now, I have to give you some major props for completing this on time.   

Thanks everyone, looking forward to seeing who wins it. Whoever does will have to post up some pics when it is fully set up, would like to see it when its stocked :) Just siliconed it in for good this morning so it's off-gassing right now. Whoever wins it will just have to fill it once and let it sit overnight, then drain and refill and it should be good to go then.

Maize-n-Blue-D My father who passed away years ago taught me one thing, if you say you are gonna do something then you do it. So I always try to make sure I hold to my word no matter what ;)
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Re: MCA 3D background
« Reply #25 on: January 15, 2014, 07:41:41 PM »
I'm going to win this so everyone else save your money to buy fish.  Just sayin'.

Very well crafted.

Well, now I'm going to buy a ticket just so I can win it instead of you  ;D

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Re: MCA 3D background
« Reply #26 on: January 15, 2014, 09:05:58 PM »
I'm going to win this so everyone else save your money to buy fish.  Just sayin'.

Very well crafted.

Well, now I'm going to buy a ticket just so I can win it instead of you  ;D
Not gonna happen, Marty.  Save your ticket money for fish.  <')>>><
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Re: MCA 3D background
« Reply #27 on: January 16, 2014, 01:28:41 AM »
I'm going to win this so everyone else save your money to buy fish.  Just sayin'.

Very well crafted.

Well, now I'm going to buy a ticket just so I can win it instead of you  ;D
Not gonna happen, Marty.  Save your ticket money for fish.  <')>>><

Really? It's rigged, I am buying 1 tix and ...oh wait, what?? ;D
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Re: MCA 3D background
« Reply #28 on: January 16, 2014, 07:52:34 AM »
I'm going to win this so everyone else save your money to buy fish.  Just sayin'.

Very well crafted.

Well, now I'm going to buy a ticket just so I can win it instead of you  ;D
Not gonna happen, Marty.  Save your ticket money for fish.  <')>>><

Really? It's rigged, I am buying 1 tix and ...oh wait, what?? ;D
I suspect there will be many tickets sold as this is a great raffle prize, but I'm still winning.  LOL
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Re: MCA 3D background
« Reply #29 on: January 18, 2014, 05:09:35 PM »
It was rigged one of the volunteers won!!!  Lucky Guy!!!