Tank Delivery NIGHTMARE!!!

Discussion in 'Show Off Your Fish Tanks!' started by GoToSleep, Jul 11, 2009.

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  1. robwerden

    robwerden Feather Duster

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    That center brace scares me. I speak from experience with my first DAS tank that the center brace was not wide enough. I would install 2 more and spread the load. My DAS split the entire front seam in a matter of 30 seconds and cost me $5k in damages to my old house.
     
    robwerden, Aug 13, 2009
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  2. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Dude, all I can say is that your living the dream, well, at least my dream.....lol The day I hit the lotto, I will be doing something like that. I think thats awesome what you did with the garage. Reminds me of the Hienken(sp) commercial with the guys screaming and yelling like chicks when they see the guys closet filled with Hiekens wall to wall. The day that I step into your garage will be the day that I scream like a chick. And I may never leave your house too..................lmao



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    lunatik_69, Aug 14, 2009
    lunatik_69, Aug 14, 2009
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  3. gutierrezre

    gutierrezre Flamingo Tongue

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    Really nice tank... Subscribed...
     
    gutierrezre, Aug 14, 2009
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  4. GoToSleep

    GoToSleep Torch Coral

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    Let me know when you want to take your vacation. I'll bring my 3 to Disney and you can hang out here and watch the tank for me. It's a Win-Win
     
    GoToSleep, Aug 14, 2009
    GoToSleep, Aug 14, 2009
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  5. GoToSleep

    GoToSleep Torch Coral

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    3 x 400W MH. I'm thinking 14k bulbs. I have a pair of IceCap 430 ballasts left from my 120 that would let me put 4 VHO actinics over it to bring in a bit of blue as well.

    I'm still trying to decide which reflectors and MH ballasts to go with.


    BTW, my LFS lights their 1200gal reef with 400W MH and it looks amazing. It is the same depth as mine. The foot print is twice as big (120" x 42") and they are running 9 MH bulbs.
     
    GoToSleep, Aug 14, 2009
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  6. GoToSleep

    GoToSleep Torch Coral

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    I should knock on wood, but I'm not too worried about this for a few reasons. The glass is pretty beefy all by itself (1" thick). The tank has stainless steel angle-iron bracing all the way around the top and the bottom. That brace is an extra piece of stainless steel that is welded to the steel at the front and the back. The best use for the brace that we have found so far is that it gives you something to help push yourself up with when you climb out of the tank.
     
    GoToSleep, Aug 14, 2009
    GoToSleep, Aug 14, 2009
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  7. =Jwin=

    =Jwin= Tassled File Fish

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    :lol: That must be a fun chore. Gosh I want to see this tank in action...in person if I can...:D
     
    =Jwin=, Aug 14, 2009
    =Jwin=, Aug 14, 2009
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  8. cement_skis

    cement_skis Sea Dragon

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    That sounds like some pretty beefy bracing, I dont think i would lose too much sleep with welded steel holding it all together! : )
     
    cement_skis, Aug 14, 2009
    cement_skis, Aug 14, 2009
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  9. mayhem_audio

    mayhem_audio Plankton

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    Bump
     
    mayhem_audio, Jan 14, 2010
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  10. jakeh24

    jakeh24 Pajama Cardinal

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    bump? he has a build thread for this, check his sig
     
    jakeh24, Jan 14, 2010
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