Big Ass Tank

[yeeg]

I am building a big tank and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with equipment that is adequate for a tank about 500g in size...

[BRADandSTACEY]

... Sorry to water down your thread, but 500G you'll have to post pictures of this thing once you have it rolling!!!... Thats amazing, I guess i'm in the right business then!

[yeeg]

... Sorry to water down your thread, but 500G you'll have to post pictures of this thing once you have it rolling!!!... Thats amazing, I guess i'm in the right business then!You are probably in a better business because I dont get paid commissions...If I were to make commissions, my compensation last year would have been about $640K but I dont so that sucks...Who do you work for?

[BRADandSTACEY]

... I'm only 22 and have been in business for 3 years now its' great!... We're an independent company, and are all self employed... so I work for myself although my sponsoring company is IFS Securities Inc.

[Panda]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=252

Reefcentral has a forum that is dedicated to large tanks. Enjoy

[Cutter]

I am building a big tank and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with equipment that is adequate for a tank about 500g in size...

I have a few pictures of the tank stand for this baby. Care if I post them Glen?

[yeeg]

Sure, the dimensions of the stand is as follows...96 inches long, 48 inches deep and 24 inches tall....tank will be the same unless I go 30 inches tall...I gotta get the plumber in so i can start doing this thing...

[yeeg]

I just found my old thread...The height of the tank is 36 inches tall...

[sphelps]

Pics?

[yeeg]

Lets start with this...

Disclaimer...I did not know wtf I was getting into...:D

problems...let me try again

[yeeg]

Hope this works the way I want it...

Nope...

[sphelps]

email pics to me, I'll post them

sphelps@sasktel.net

[Dripline]

Wow! Your tank is WAY bigger than my tank... :Jump:


Beautiful! And that's without the fish in it! :xyxthumbs

[yeeg]

Screw it...Wanted to show you part 1 and then part 2 at a later date but here are some samples...http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/DSCF1110.jpg
Frame around the tank
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/DSCF1697.jpg
Area enclosed
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/DSCF1814.jpg
Sheet is 4x3 feet
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/DSCF1840.jpg
View of tank area from side
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/DSCF1852.jpg
Maple frame
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/DSCF1879.jpg
Much clearer picture
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/DSCF1884.jpg
Gene the finishing carpenter
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/DSCF1886.jpg
Almost done
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/DSCF1888.jpg
Finished view from front
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/DSCF2029.jpg

[scythanith]

Looking sweet! I'd be real interested in coming for a tour once you get it purring. I want to get the same tank but only 6'x4'x30" tall. PM me if you don't mind.

Scott

[TJSlayer]

All I can say is wow!

Very Very Nice, can't wait to see more......

Wow

[Floop70]

I love watching tank builds like this. Very nice!

[sphelps]

I've seen these pictures before, long time ago. There must be lots of updates you could show us? Very nice build, would love to see more.

[yeeg]

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0621.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0625.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG00041.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0629.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0669.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0671.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0673.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0682.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0687.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0689.jpg

[dwerbs]

was the tank assembled on site? if so that is nuts. but I guess on the other hand how the hell would you get it in. Now on tanks that big do you have to like reinforce the concrete or what? like how much can a regular basement hold?

[Ryan_Lap]

Yah I agree with sphelps...I remember seeing these pictures quite awhile ago also...you have more recent pictures of it all running?

[yeeg]

was the tank assembled on site? if so that is nuts. but I guess on the other hand how the hell would you get it in. Now on tanks that big do you have to like reinforce the concrete or what? like how much can a regular basement hold?
Yes, built on site...The guys who moved the glass in broke on of the pieces...Glad it was them and not me...

Didnt reinforce the floor as I didnt think I would do such a project at the time...I believe my floor is about 4 inches with regular rebar...I saw on reefcentral a guy had 6 inch pour with thicker rebar...But his tank was 1600g.

[yeeg]

Yah I agree with sphelps...I remember seeing these pictures quite awhile ago also...you have more recent pictures of it all running?
the latest 10 pics are new....I only took them within the last few months and the tank has been running in the dark for 45 of the last 48 days as I was curing my rock...I have a custodean shipment along with some inverts and a few clowns to get the bio moving...It will be here first thing tomorrow morning...

[dwerbs]

where is tanglewood, is it close enough for us to come and look or is it far away?

[sphelps]

where is tanglewood, is it close enough for us to come and look or is it far away?

Calgary, I believe?

[yeeg]

I live in NW Calgary

[yeeg]

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0691.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0693.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0694.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0695.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0696.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0697.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0699.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0700.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0701.jpg

[yeeg]

8 Cases of tonga picked up from the airport
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0702.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0703.jpg
A bit damaged during shipment but was still damp
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0704.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0705.jpg
Spreading it out before placing in tank
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0706.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0708.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0709.jpg
The piece below had turned pretty much white during the curing process but colors are starting to come back.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0710.jpg
****, I need some more water!!
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0711.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m92/yeeg/IMG_0712.jpg

[CrazyFish]

Great pics thanks for keeping us updated.

[yeeg]

Fast forward...here are some pics taken last night...

In the tank i have 31 sps colonies, 11 sps frags, 9 lps colonies, 4 softies and some fish...

Those fish include emperor angel, achilles tang, blonde naso, sohal, CBB, fairy wrasse, paired pencil wrasse, yellow tangs, bunch of clowns, blue lined rabbit fish and others...

[Invigor]

Hey Glen! Nice tank!

[Jackal28]

Beautiful is all I can say

[Invigor]

http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs37/i/2008/270/f/5/Screaming_Naso_Tang_by_cutterp.jpg

There's a pic of your naso!

[yeeg]

thats a great pic...How many pictures did Paul take? Get him to post more pics...

[Cutter]

I'll post up some more pics of Glen's tank soon.

[Cutter]

Frick what is with the TINY attachment quota on this site.

[Cutter]

Some softies

http://users.accesscomm.ca/cutter/IMG_8807.jpg

http://users.accesscomm.ca/cutter/IMG_8960.jpg

http://users.accesscomm.ca/cutter/IMG_9935.jpg

[superduperwesman]

some softies

http://users.accesscomm.ca/cutter/img_8807.jpg





nice

[Cutter]

Ya and most of the orange zoos are closed there also.

http://users.accesscomm.ca/cutter/IMG_8801.jpg