In for a Penny in for a Pound ( The Long First Build)

[Shaggy2061]

Well I am getting revved up to start my Palu this weekend coming Up. Have Some Questions i am asking in another thread here as i go any questions I have will be posted here HELP!!! Have some questins
SO what I am Going to DO is make a few 10 gallon ones first and get it down pat before i go with the system I ultimately want. This is as follows , It is the Exo-Tera PT2609 Large/X-Tall 36” x 18” x 36” (WxDxH). About the same as a 100 gallon tank. That is if I can find it anywhere ? I am local in Denver, CO

Wanted to put in A couple RETF and Some FBT so I have land and tree covered.

Going to make my own Rock walls and plumbing having t waterfalls and one stream going in to a pond of about 10 gallons and have a couple fish in there will have misters on times to rain water form pond every so often to keep humidity up and Water plants.Will be using some of my old Pumps form my marine tank after a though scrubbing.
Will be posting tons of Pics as I progress but got to warn you this project is going to be a long haul project, that is why the title in for a penny in for a pound

[raymondsmindjob]

I started doing roughly the same thing you are around the same time. I have a 65 gallon that I didn't want to ruin during construction, so I build some 10 and 20 gallon setups as experiments. Hands on is the best way to learn.
I have been attempting severall methods of foam building, painting, sealing, concrete work, waterfall builds, etc. Even built a tabletop fountain with the water comming out of a dragins head I sculpted from clay. Trying different things so that my bigger tank will be awesome and I wont have to tear it down and rebuild it.
Anyway, I just recently put up a few pics of my 20 gallon high Build, and I will be finiallly starting on my 65 gallon next week.
How are you progressing and what have you learned so far, it would be very interesting to hear about your experiences with your smaller experimental tank builds.
Or maybe some pics or an update?