Saturday, September 29, 2007

The Great American Fish Tank Build

I'm such an enabler. I admit it. I bought Angry Husband the 12 gallon saltwater fish tank for Father's Day. I thought it was cute and small, sometime for him to do. Angry Toddler would love looking at the little fishies swimming around. I was wrong. I should know better by name, AH obsesses, I mean obsesses when he gets a new hobby.

I should know better. There is a quite a cult of fish people at work. All they talk about it their coral, new fish, chemical measurements, water evaporation, etc. I have joined the cult. The local fish store knows us by name now. The owner has become friends with AH. We discuss my co-workers fish tanks and what they have learned from the experience.

I could have fore casted this, but I didn't. AH wanted a bigger and better tank. His first thought, saw out the wall between the dining room and garage. Umm, no, we are not sawing out walls for a FISH TANK.

Then it came to him, he was going to turn out dining room buffet into a tank stand. Hence, the Great American Fish Tank Build. Oh, yes, 125 GALLONS of acrylic fish tank.....

My dining room before:
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Dining room after, The Great American Fish Tank Build:
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The tank isn't done yet. AH needs to buy lighting, rock, and water still.........

I have no clue how much money he's spent on this. Thankfully, he's been doing some side work for my friends...

4 comments:

  1. OMG that thing just barely fits on the buffet. AH left some tools at my parents house during some of his side work. I have them here...sitting on my mantle!

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  2. I can't wait to see the finished product...man, it looks like it barely fit...how do you feel about him taking over your buffet?
    Dixiechick

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  3. My husband's boss had a fish obsession, it cost him THOUSANDS of dollars. But! He enjoyed it so much, so did his kids.

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  4. My friends husband has a salt water tank so large and with so much equipment that they had to BUILD ANOTHER ROOM in their house to hold it all.

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