60 Gallon Planted Cube

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This is my triumphant return to the hobby after several years. Just moved into a new house that we built and I planned for an aquarium in a corner location. I looked around for some custom work, but I ended up DIY. The plan is for a gourami tank.

60 gallon (24x24x24) Rimmed Aquarium Masters tank
Eheim 4+ 350 external canister
Radion XR15W LED lighting
DIY paintball CO2 injection with continuous pH monitoring and auto solenoid control

Empty Corner-I had good foresight to put a power outlet in the corner when we built the house
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I am not the greatest carpenter, but I gave it a shot in my new basement workshop
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So far so good - hopefully the design is good and will support 500lbs+
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My neighbor was kind enough to help me get the base upstairs from the basement
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Rimmed 60 Gallon cube
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Aquascaping done
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More carpentry for the canopy
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Some quick paneling to finish it temporarily - I will redo this with better panels when I have more time
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First residents arriving - Gold Gourami and Powder Blue Dwarf Gourami
The substrate for the planted area is a combination of black gravel, sand and fluorite along with some plant tabs interspersed.
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