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Well, we had our big "aquarium reveal" party this weekend (oh, and I guess there was also a gender reveal for my daughter, it's going to be a girl!!). Everyone was impressed. I'm happy with how this build turned out. The tannins from the driftwood actually help soften the look, which I think...

Here's a couple pics with the new lights, blues on in the morning, then a blend of blues and white.

I'm surprised that my plants are still green considering the water has been a constant 70 degrees, much cooler than these plants typically grow in, actually seeing some impressive growth. If they continue to thrive I'm planning to put some in the aquarium, although it's almost a guarantee...

Finished building my light and auto feeder frames. One unknown is how well this light and food in the feeder will hold up to the humidity. I have a thermometer/hydrometer under the lid to monitor the levels. Does this visitor mean I no longer have an aquarium, but a pond? Lol.

Keeping the bright lights off to let them acclimate to their new home. They look so much better in real life than I can capture with a picture.

My little peanuts arrived today, I couldn't get a food count but they all survived the trip. The company said since they are so young it's not uncommon to expect a 20% loss during the acclimation process. We will see.

@Sunnyspots definately like how its turning out!!! I think once I get the lights dialed in it'll look amazing. The overall project really wasn't to bad, just a lot of waiting for silicon to cure and sourcing the glass took a lot more time than I anticipated.

Installed a new light fixture. Still playing with the intensity but it definately brighten it up. Still a lot of tannins in the water but I guess that's to He expected with this much wood. Fish arrive tomorrow!!!!!

Starting to wrap up the outside today. In the fall I'll be able split some plants and finish the landscaping, but this will have to do for now.

....oh, and I ordered my fish today!!!! Little baby koi, (peanuts). They should arrive Thursday.

I received my plants, all low light variety. I wanted to experiment with them, not sure they will do well in this cold water environment but I figured I'd give it a try... plus the koi will probably think it's a salad bar. Figure I'd test them out in my filter tank first, if they survive I can...

Had a little extra time this afternoon to finish up the interior trim. Water is still pretty cloudy, but its all starting to come together!!!

Looks like my pics didn't go through.

@Tacocat yes, I built a cover for it, trying to control the lighting and debris... and of course safety factor so animals or people don't fall in.

So far so good. The main piece feels pretty solid. I am not sure how much stress is on my fish lines. Hopefully it will hold it long enough to water log the wood. Started working on the inside trim. Things are starting to come together. I had to glue the pieces to the concrete wall so I have...

Ok, time to fill ot for hopefully the last time. I picked up 6 bigger boulders, 30lb clear fishing line. I have the back peace tied down woth 6 lines, 3 on each side and wedged in the front with a couple boulders. There's a lot of glare on this photo, but I think it'll look pretty natural once...