new 180 in the works

joncat24

joncat24

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yeah I took the barbed end bulkheads back to lfs and traded them for the slip joint ones from all glass. I dont know why they switched to the barbed ends. They seem like they are alot harder to work with.
 
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fishwilly1

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:HOW MANY BEERS HAVE YOU BEEN THROUGH THIS WEEK TO GET THIS FAR ON IT???? :cheer:
LOOKS GREAT SO FAR!!!

HAVE TO STOP OVER AND SEE IT WHEN IT'S READY FOR WATER
 
widowmaker

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i have a 240 gal. going into my wall as well. . . .but your stand looks a lot better than mine. i think i'm going to go back to lowes now. . . .
what did you put on top of the stand? ?
 
joncat24

joncat24

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Widow

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that is 1/2 high density styrofoam from Lowes. Put it on to maybe help in smoothing out and pressure points or rough spots.
Tank watch---- I can only hope mine looks as good as yours. When I get it going I will post some more pics....thanks
 
triga22

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More pictures.. Looks amazing.. Did you do all this yourself.. And bout the hole in the wall did u do that>?
 
joncat24

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yeah...so far it is all me.....LOL except for a few buddies to help me lift that thing into the hole. it up about 42" off the floor and it weighs 350 lbs so it was a little tricky. Other than that I have done it all by myself. Lots of work and lots of bud lights LOL
I am hoping to have water in it on monday, if all goes well. ANd I still have to trim the hole around the tank. But I have nothing but time so that's ok.
no new pics yet. havent touched it for a couple of days
 
hot883

hot883

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Originally Posted by joncat24
yeah...so far it is all me.....LOL except for a few buddies to help me lift that thing into the hole. it up about 42" off the floor and it weighs 350 lbs so it was a little tricky. Other than that I have done it all by myself. Lots of work and lots of bud lights LOL
I am hoping to have water in it on monday, if all goes well. ANd I still have to trim the hole around the tank. But I have nothing but time so that's ok.
no new pics yet. havent touched it for a couple of days

Show us the other side of the wall. Is it in a closet or room or garage? :hilarious :jumping: :cheer:
 
joncat24

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pics of both sides already there. the stand is sitting in a extra bedroom and the tank is in through the living room wall...still have to do the trim work. ANd I still have to reenforce the floor b4 I can put in water.
 
laddy

laddy

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Originally Posted by joncat24
pics of both sides already there. the stand is sitting in a extra bedroom and the tank is in through the living room wall...still have to do the trim work. ANd I still have to reenforce the floor b4 I can put in water.
Thank god you made mention of that b/c I'm reading this going "how much weight is that going to be?" Excellent job so far.
 
hot883

hot883

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Originally Posted by joncat24
pics of both sides already there. the stand is sitting in a extra bedroom and the tank is in through the living room wall...still have to do the trim work. ANd I still have to reenforce the floor b4 I can put in water.
yes I see that now that you mentioned it. Ihad to totally redo my floor as it was not strong enough for my 125. I had to add alot of joist supports and also level the entire room. Good work so far, keep it up.
 
joncat24

joncat24

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well, all the plumbing is done. the floor has been braced for impact, and water goes in tomorrow(8-1-06) :jumping: :cheer:
all I can hope for now is no leaks....LOL




 
joncat24

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shouldn't be too much of a cycle. I took 120 pounds of live rock and 80 pounds of live sand out of my 72 and added cured saltwater to fill the rest of the way. I was gonna keep the 72 up and going , but decided that a 180 was enuf work for me. :jumping:
 
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