blindsides 240 cube

[blindside]

i had no idea where to post for large tanks, i have always posted in the nano section... :)


i know during the last few months i have made a bad image for myself of going through tanks so fast. i had no patience, still i do not know how much patience i have, but im learning to deal with it slowly. sorry if it has offended anyone or bothered anyone. anywayyy, here is a new start for me, i figure if i went witht he biggest tank i can afford, it would be more difficult to get rid of then a nano :) i purchased a 240 gallon cube (4*4*2) great dimensions for me, i have almost always managed to keep a cube, now its huge. i got it home yesterday and immediately started trying to bring it back to life, it has alot of scratches, not bad more like scrapes. but i plan to rid of them, or as many as i can, i began to remove the old aquarium background that was on the back pane, woo man, it was tough. i just finished removing it this afternoon. then i got to poloshing and trying to remove some scratches. it went well. but not exactly there yet, im gonna need some pro help here! ill purchase a new kit see if i can get it done, it did bring some life to the tank though. its now sort of shiny the only hard part to clean up is i guess where the sand was, it aged the acrylic? tough to replenish. anyway, next step aside from getting back to tip top shape, is to drill new holes on the bottom pane, and plug some from the back pane for the close loop. then build the stand, i hope it to be furniture grade stuff. and canopy of course. welll let me show you guys some pictures :) let me know what you think.

THESE ARE SOME PICS FROM THE DAY I GO TTHE TANK HOME.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/DSCF0135.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/DSCF0136.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/DSCF0138.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/DSCF0140.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/DSCF0142.jpg

AND THESE ARE FROM TODAY, GOT THE BACKING OFF, AND CLEANED IT UP A BIT.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/DSCF0147.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/DSCF0148.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/DSCF0149.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/DSCF0152.jpg

[JimD]

"He had a video running of he and his wife working on that baby!!"

HUH??? :)

[recoiljpr]

"He had a video running of he and his wife working on that baby!!"

HUH??? :)

lol, oh man you owe me a new keyboard, I just spewed coke all over it. Thanks a lot!!!!!

:applause:

[aggman]

get your mind outta the gutter...lol

~alex

[blindside]

Laura, his tank is a 150. Duh. Ha ha ha nice one guys.

[aggman]

oh and gilbert that tank is legit. thats a pretty big jump, but if it keeps yo uin a tank for more than 6 months, then its all good. and you can definitely see an improvement in the tank. i got this link of a guy who polished his acrylic overflow and it shows how he did it. guess you can take a look. as mama said, he had to do some sanding but the end result was great.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1458858&perpage=25&pagenumber=4

hope it helps.

~alex

[Big_Pun]

nice i like giant cubes, nice ink also

[mama]

Laura, his tank is a 150. Duh. Ha ha ha nice one guys.


i'll never support you again...duh...

[Mr Cob]

Nice tank.

Hey dude...scratch that license plate out of the pic...these pages get indexed on google...

[blindside]

Ha, you mean you can still see it through the tanks scratches? :( ill get to that soon. I need to get this tank in tip too shape! Can't I just hire someone pro that does this kind of thing? :)

[Mr Cob]

I really like this picture...you can get a good feel for how large this thing is.....

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/DSCF0136.jpg

[nextreefer420]

that is a huge tank

[blindside]

I told you it was huge. Ha ha

[ReefCube]

very nice!

[blindside]

:)

[prof]

Rockin' tank! Can't wait to watch the progression.

Thanks!

[blindside]

Thanks prof, I got home from work today, headed to walmart for a polisher' and some sand paper and immediately began to sand down my tank, unfortunately, I forgot I didn't have one of them round sanders, so I had to do it all by hand! Ugh! Geeze, and in the garage, no AC! It was hot in there. I took some progress pics, I almost finished the front pane, well I did, but I can still some some strokes on the inside. So I think I will go over it again, next time ill flip the tank, cause working on it while it was upside down was tough stuff! I still have a lot of scratches to go. Ill post some pics real soon. Time to go to bed!

[blindside]

here are the pics of the process.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/anthonyjaaaacob074.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/anthonyjaaaacob075.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/anthonyjaaaacob076.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/anthonyjaaaacob077.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/anthonyjaaaacob078.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/anthonyjaaaacob079.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/anthonyjaaaacob080.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/anthonyjaaaacob081.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/anthonyjaaaacob082.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/gilbertfishtank.jpg

[blindside]

i have to give it another go tomorrowww... it was not as succesfull as i thought it would be

[aggman]

well considering you are doing it by hand i would say the progress looks very good. if you had a sander you could have completed much more, but this is great work no matter what.

~alex

[blindside]

Looks like I need to get a sander!

[rocketeer]

I'm not sure if I'm helping you or giving you a curse, but... You could try flame polishing it. I used to do this in a machine shop on some acrylic parts I machined.

Once you have the deep scratches out, give it a good once over with fine paper. Then get a propane torch and hit an obscure area briefly and see what happens, like on the bottom. Be careful. If you pause too long, it will make small bubbles. THESE CANNOT BE REMOVED. You need to practice a little.

Do not heat up the entire thickness of the tank. You are only trying to quickly heat the surface. The wall of the tank should never get hot. It should be cool to the touch right away. Plastic can be tempered and annealed and stuff. Don't change it's micro structure.

Use a blue flame. I've seen black residue get trapped into the surface with incomplete combustion (yellow flame).

Practice on the bottom or on another piece of acrylic. You will have trouble on inside corners. You might have to do those by hand.

Just be careful, and don't flame me if you ruin your tank. Practice first. It could save you some time.

Jack

[blindside]

I have heard of doing it that way, just not sure if I can do it. I don't want a tank with black spots. Ha thanks for the info though, I might suck it up and give it a go

[prof]

It is looking great. Polishing just takes time and a real fine grit and more time.

Don't try flame polishing on the main pane. Flame polishing works well on the edges but not on a main pane and it takes a good clean flame and lots of practice to flame polish. Search YouTube for flame polishing for some good how to videos.

[blindside]

Thanks prof. This is starting to get annoying. Ha but its getting better! Just have to figure out how to take the glue they used for trim off...

[prof]

I believe it is hot glue. Try a heat gun and see if that will loosen it up. Just don't overheat the plexi.

[blindside]

still have to polish the inside front pane, yesterday me and my pops began buliding the stand, before he retired, he was rated best carpenter in the san fernando valley area, where we used to live in los angeles. lets see if he still gots it. he has never agreed to build anything for my fish tanks. ha

here is the beginning of the frame

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00474.jpg

here is the frame with the legs, but we moved to fast and got one side longer then the other...

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00475.jpg

so we tore it up again, and re did it

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00476.jpg

here is the final frame, still going to add more support

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00477.jpg

[blindside]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00485.jpg

[cbianco]

Underbuilt :p

Piece of foam and a tank will complete this view.

Planning on adding paneling, molding, etc...?

Giant cubes rock dude.

Christopher

[blindside]

Underbuilt :p

Piece of foam and a tank will complete this view.

Planning on adding paneling, molding, etc...?

Giant cubes rock dude.

Christopher

of course, this is not the finished product yet. still have to add the panels, mold it and make it pretty!

[jay-roc]

Its lookin really good man. good luck and I cant wait to see more pictures.

[blindside]

I got the tank on top of the stand today, its looking good, I put the overflow box in as well, I cleaned the tank up a bit. I believe it needs another shining still. But everything is looking just as planned. I can't wait to finish the stand. And start on the canopy.

[blindside]

here is the tank on the stand, looking better and better. i began to take some glue off that was on the tank, ex owners had glued trim to it, its tought to remove, but possible. jus need some patience, either way, i will still be using a canopy for this one..

by the way, the tank does not sit flush with the stand yet, due to the addition of the paneling not being there yet.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00488.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00489.jpg

[prof]

Awesome! I always loved this tank.

[dustint21]

Lookin good man! That thing is a MONSTER and a aquascaping dream!

[blindside]

Oh yeah, I can't wait to aquascape. I'm getting ready to purchase my closed loop pump. I already got my oceans motions 4 way last week. Also need to purchase a couple of 400 wattrs. Exciting!

[dipan]

Looking good!

Will the sides of the stand end up flush with the tank after trimming it, etc? That would look cleanest I think ...

[blindside]

Looking good!

Will the sides of the stand end up flush with the tank after trimming it, etc? That would look cleanest I think ...


yes, that is why the stand now is a bit short on the sides, that way when its complete, it should end up flush with the tank. i hope...

[blindside]

I will be receiving my closed loop pump on saturday, reeflo hammerhead, 6000 GPH! Woo :)

[blindside]

stand is coming along nicely. should be done this week i hope:)

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00492.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00491.jpg

[Robb_in_Austin]

Want to sell the 'Stang? :)

Looking good!

[blindside]

its actually already for sale. :) 1969 mustang. al O.G

[blindside]

a few late night pics... got to working on the stand last night... added a bit here and there.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00500.jpg

[ReefCube]

looks good what kinf of overflow and lighting?

[blindside]

Not sure on the overflow, it is internal, but not a full overflow box. Like a calflo, but internal. The lighting will be 1200 watts of mh, and maybe some actinic supp, by t5 or vho. Not sure yet. I have decided not to go with the close loop, maybe. Just because I find it easier to stick a couple of MP40's in the tank instead, and save some electricity... Ha

[Hamp]

Wow, you are going all out. That stand is looking good.

[blindside]

yeah, all out of money hamp. ha. but soon enough it will be set up and looking good i hope. if i cannot afford reef, i can always throw some angels in there and butterfly fish :) the stand is coming along. thanks :)

[subsailor]

Not sure on the overflow, it is internal, but not a full overflow box. Like a calflo, but internal. The lighting will be 1200 watts of mh, and maybe some actinic supp, by t5 or vho. Not sure yet. I have decided not to go with the close loop, maybe. Just because I find it easier to stick a couple of MP40's in the tank instead, and save some electricity... Ha

Check around on the mp40 thing. I have heard bad things about Vortechs and acrylic.

[blindside]

reallly? do you by any chance have any links? that way i can keep my OM 4 way that i put up for sale. ha

[subsailor]

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t123668.html
here is one but I know i have seen it other places as well

[blindside]

I just read one on rc. But I read other facts as well. Hmm. I'm not sure on the arguments

[subsailor]

Yeah just something to throw into the mix, I guess ya never know till you try it as they claim it is good to go on acrylic.

[blindside]

I think ill contact eco tech

[dustint21]

Why are you selling it?

[blindside]

Selling what?

[blindside]

here is the stand as of today. almost ready for the paint to come on. dont know what colors though... wish i can stain it. thats no longer an option. enjoy :)

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00517.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00518.jpg

[blindside]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00519.jpg

[Hamp]

stand looks good Gilbert. I am glad you are sticking with it. Thanks for the help at RCA last week.

[blindside]

No problem :)

[jay-roc]

LOOKING GREAT ! I like the trim you put on the side of the stand That will really look good when its all painted. Nice touch man.

[blindside]

Thanks jay. :) I'm thinking maybe expresso on the paint, hmmm ?

[prof]

Any updates?

[JoshOdphi]

yea looking forward to see wut u did with the tank

[blindside]

So far, no major updates, the tank has been sent for acrylic restoration, it is being worked on, scratches are being removed, I'm just waiting for it to be done, also thinking if I should do a canopy. I'm sure its almost a must. But all my equipment is almost complete! Been having some major issues with the lady friend, we will see how it goes. I will not give up on this tank though. :)

[JoshOdphi]

well good luck with that bro...

[blindside]

I been out, been in Guadalajara Mexico, took a little weekend trip. I still have not heard word of the tank being done yet. We will see.

[blindside]

I decided not to use my OM4way. Instead I will be using the OM 8 way :D! And a reeflo Hammerhead to feed this sucker. Will be getting those in on sunday, hopefully :)

[blindside]

YOU GUYS WILL MEET HER SOON... ;D

SCRATCH REMOVAL HAS NOT ACTUALLY BEGUN YET. BUT IT WILL NEXT WEEK. :)

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00574.jpg

[mabel_photo6]

I'm excited and it's not even my tank! lol
Looks efin good! Can't wait to see the finished look!!

[blindside]

It will take a test run this weekend. A lot of the maast members will see :) and then I will be setting it up permanently at home :] I can't wait

[blindside]

I did all the closed loop plumbing today, got the Hammerhead hooked up, and the 8way, it was not easy, but I got it done, filled it up half way, let it all run for a few hours. It looks good. Had one small leak, drained it, hopefully fixed it. Will fill it back up tomorrow. Also will be taking it back down tomorrow afternoon, and will be taking it back to the person who is removing the scratches, as we did not begin, we ran out of supplies.

[GoneReefing]

Nice tank and nice looking stand, love the trim on the side, nice touch. Keep up with the pics and progress, can't wait to see this thing filled up.

[fishcraze]

very nice tank!

[blindside]

Thanks man, pics to come soon. The tank has been torn down from the maast meeting, and has been again taken to a good friend of mine who removes scratches from acrylic, so hopefully it will be ready to go in a few days!

[Mr Cob]

That's good news. Can't wait to see the difference.

[blindside]

Me either, I can't wait to see your 144 half circle up! That's one nice tank

[Mr Cob]

Me either, I can't wait to see your 144 half circle up! That's one nice tank

Thanks, Gilbert. It's nice...but....dude....240 Cube [ ] Not sure it gets much cooler than that!

[mabel_photo6]

Stop the teasin'! I wanna seeeee! lol

[danny]

Wow I'm really wanting to see this when it's up and running! Nice work, dude!

[blindside]

Idk rob! Were gonna have to compare once there both up and running! And thanks guys, ha sorry about the wait, I'm also excited, but also started this build to teach myself to be patient, and so far so good, except sometimes I get really impatient and purchase too much for the build :) what's gonna kill me is the electricity bill... Ha

[Mr Cob]

DUDE! Put water in it already! Haha!!!

[blindside]

Ha, well I hit a small speed bump, I might be going the fish only route, if not getting rid of my tank, as there is a so called "divorce" going on. But I'm still in it to set it up at least for a few months, I hope. Ha

[Rvela]

If so, don't let her take the tank.

[blindside]

Ha, she taking everything else but my truck and tank. Ha.

[corydrysdale]

Isn't that how it always turns out. Gives new meaning to there are more fish in the sea now doesn't. Actually, sometimes spending time with the fish's is much more enjoyable than the wife. LOL

[blindside]

Yeah, but I would rather spend all that time with my little boy. No worries, weekends its son and daddy days! I will find a new catch one day. Ha

[Hamp]

thats funny Corey, I might not even have a tank if I was single. I cant wait to see what happens with this tank Gilbert. My tank keeps me sane...hopefully this will will do the same for you.

[blindside]

Maybe ill raffle it off! At 20$ a ticket! Ha or something like that. Might just set it up for a bit, who knows. It will get figured out once the tank is back from the acrylic restoration.

[mabel_photo6]

Sooo O_O when does it come back from the acrylic restoration?
This is just torture!

[blindside]

Ha, the goal was this sunday coming up. We will see how that goes. But I hope the wait is worth it!

[blindside]

I should be picking up my tank tomorrow!

[blindside]

Aquarium is back in my hands! And it looks great! Except for the glue, still have not messed with that, I hope the canopy I need to build covers it up. Pics to come!

[ErikH]

Wow man, you upgraded quick.

[Mr Cob]

Dude, you know better than to post without pics. Shame shame shame.

[blindside]

I can't show you guys the pics till tomorrow, gotta apply the black background to the tank first, and hit the seams with some weld on, I see some air bubbles. But it looks good! Super clear. Once I saw the tank, I thought to myself, I need to pack a blue ribbon eel pair in this bad boy. I just need to mesh all the escapes in all the 11 holes!

[blindside]

i can see it now! so clear. i have decided to finish the stand before i set it up, give me a few weeks, gotta find time to paint sand add doors and i think thats it. it looks good guys. i still have to build a canopy too... i hope you guys can tell the difference. i also went ahead and painted the back, i tried the black film but it folded and wrinkled up while we tried it... ha so we went with plan B.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00591.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00592.jpg

[ErikH]

Looks NICEEEE. Get an octopus.

[Crazyeyes]

That is one rowdy looking tank.

[mabel_photo6]

Niiiiiiiiiice!!!

lol Hey, your truck looks like a ghost. :eek:

[Mr Cob]

So sweet!!!!

[hobogato]

very nice!

[allan]

Sweet!!! Love the stand! Can't wait to see that baby filled and 'scaped!

[blindside]

here are some pics of after we threw the primer on this morning, we did all the caulk work as well, sanded it down bit, now all that is left are the doors, and to paint! gettin really close

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00600.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00601.jpg

[mabel_photo6]

Stand looks great! :D
I wouldn't even have all the tools to do that... in the future, I want a custom tank... calls for a custom stand so hopefully I can find a good price.

I can't wait to see the next steps!
Looks really good!

[blindside]

we will be offering custom stands :) were finishing the paint right now pics to come

[rocketeer]

That's going to be cool!!!

Jack

[blindside]

It has been painted as of last night, but we need to throw on a second coat of paint, ill post pics when I can

[blindside]

tough to see pic, but check it out its kind of a mint green, to match the inside of the house colors.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00602.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00603.jpg

[Mr Cob]

Looking good man. What's next? When's water time?

[blindside]

not water time yet, im off to california later this afternoon, i should be back in a few days, i thought i would be there longer, but it will only be till monday actually. then when i come back is when ill start making some moves :)

[blindside]

I will be picking up my ati bubble master 250 this coming Monday or tuesday :)

[ErikH]

Can't wait to see it full!

[blindside]

Got my skimmer today, and I got to say, I'm pretty impressed on how its built. It looks tough. Big skimmer. Its well over rated for my tank, hope it does me good. Ill post pics when I get a chance

[blindside]

HERE IT IS! FINALLY IN THE HOUSE! I WILL BEGIN TO PLUMB IT UP TOMORROW! STILL HAVE TO FINISH THE SUMP, BUT ALL OF THAT COMES FASTER THEN WHAT IT TOOK ME TO GET THE TANK AND STAND READY TO BE IN THE HOUSE. SHOULD BE RUNNING BY NEXT WEEK. IGNNORE THE BAD PICS, AND LEFT OVER GLUE ON TANK... I THNK I WILL ADD A CHROME OUTER BRACE TO COVER THE GLUE, SINCE I WONT BE USING A CANOPY ANYMORE.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00626.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00627.jpg

[lakers10]

Nice tank

[blindside]

so you can see the depth

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00628.jpg

[blindside]

Nice tank


thanks man

[mabel_photo6]

Sweet! It's in the house!!!

[blindside]

Sweet! It's in the house!!!

i know YOU have been waiting for this moment for awhile! ha its all coming together now, im going to go with 16 HO t5's instead of metal halides. got alot of area to cover!

[mabel_photo6]

i know YOU have been waiting for this moment for awhile! ha its all coming together now, im going to go with 16 HO t5's instead of metal halides. got alot of area to cover!

LOL But of course! I think when I upgrade, I'll do T5's as well.
I feel like I'd have to figure out a way to keep the water from boiling up.
Looks great!!

[blindside]

LOL But of course! I think when I upgrade, I'll do T5's as well.
I feel like I'd have to figure out a way to keep the water from boiling up.
Looks great!!

usually im a fan of mh, but i have seen alot of good growth and COLOR from t-5, so i might as well give it a go. thanks for following :)

[Big_Pun]

good job cant wait to see it running

[blindside]

good job cant wait to see it running

thanks, soon to be running, as soon as i get the sump done...

[mabel_photo6]

usually im a fan of mh, but i have seen alot of good growth and COLOR from t-5, so i might as well give it a go. thanks for following :)

Not a problem blindside.
I actually have a T5 on my 70 gallon freshwater (Fluval osaka kit).
It made my plants grow like crazy!!
I was actually going to try a T5 when I upgraded.
Although, it's weird, I don't know too much about watts, spectrum or any other stuff regarding lights. lol I just try and buy a "good" one according to what others recommend.

[Rychek]

That's a lot of T5 bulbs for one tank, but T5s are awesome. I'd recommend overdriving them with IceCap 660s for a 24" tank. I've been running 6 T5s on IC 660s on my 90 gal (~24" tall) and I've had great growth and color on SPS as well as shrooms, palys and zoas.

[Mr Cob]

Right on!!! Water!!!!!

[blindside]

i finished the closed loop plumbing today,have not checked for leaks, but i feel pretty good about it. check out the pics!

when i began
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00634.jpg

once it was all said and done, its alot plumbing an 8way
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00637.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00638.jpg

and what i have to hide once the rock is in...

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00640.jpg

[mabel_photo6]

Whoa, what in the heck.
For a newbie, this is VERY overwhelming!!

[blindside]

sorry for the delay, have not even checked for leaks, i got in a accident yesterday morning in the rain, my truck got some pretty nice damage. maybe ill throw water in it tomorrow. :)

[Mr Cob]

Lookin crazy!

[Paul28]

Man thats nice !!!!

[blindside]

NOOO LEAKKKSS!

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00652.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00653.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/CHAINA_/IMG00654.jpg

[lakers10]

just asking kinda new how come u have so many bulk heads

[blindside]

just asking kinda new how come u have so many bulk heads


Giant, i chose to go with a closed loop set up, in order to get a closed loop set up you must have at least 2 holes ( realistically you would need more for many returns) one to feed a good size external pump, and the other/s to feed all the returns. i am using a hammerhead external pump, which is pushing close to 6000GPH, i was going to use a Oceans Motions 4 way, but i decided i wanted flow to go around the whole tank. so i went the Oceans Motions 8 way, this way it eliminates powerheads and or waveboxes inside the aquarium. although we have many pumps in the market that are pushing a great amount of flow now, some argue that closed loop systems are not that beneficial. but i chose the closed loop method.

[txav8r]

Man! That thing is a beast! Can't wait to see it filled up with livestock.

[blindside]

Man! That thing is a beast! Can't wait to see it filled up with livestock.

thanks, i cant wait to see it filled up either

[lakers10]

oh ok so it covers up the fact not to use power heads
get it thanks

for the explain :bigsmile:

[blindside]

Yes, exactly. Except you have to use your live rock to kind of hide all of the pvc coming out from the tank, but hopefully it will be worth it in the end. I'm sure it will. I'm also sure working around the pvc won't be a problem

[lakers10]

yeah u can hide it easily it will look nice when its done i bet

[blindside]

We will soon find out!

[lakers10]

glass or acrylic

[blindside]

The tank? Its acrylic

[lakers10]

looks really clear

must of cost u a pretty penny lol

what u thinking of putting in there revolving around livestock??

[allan]

Robo-Tank! That rig will be awesome when you complete it.

[blindside]

looks really clear

must of cost u a pretty penny lol

what u thinking of putting in there revolving around livestock??

im not sure... ha have not really gotn to that yet

[blindside]

:)

[Rychek]

Awesome tank! The layout is very unique, but the scaping options are huge. Can't wait to see it stocked.

[4fun]

this is one crazy build thread.

it's turning out to be really NICE tank

[Mr Cob]

BEAST! BOSS! HOG! Rediculous! Crazy! Sweet! Awesome! Royalty! Money Trap...LOL!

...just some of the words that came to mind when I was looking at the water testing pics.

oh... "Trade" was another one :)

[blindside]

its all for sale.

[Mr Cob]

its all for sale.

WOW! You put a lot of work into this man! Sorry to see you sell it all!

[mabel_photo6]

:Timeout: What? All for sale? You put so much work and time into it! :ph34r:

[4fun]

not even one fish or one coral didn't even give it a chance to cycle

thats got to hurt

[devonian]

its all for sale.

what happened? how much!?!

[lakers10]

man cant believe you selling this

it was going to be great

[carlinsa]

what happened it went from a very intense 16 page build to for sale. hope everything is ok if not hope it gets better soon

[blindside]

there might be a come back, as i doubt the tank will sell. just not the same route, or maybeee we will seee

[joelb]

wow, you don't mess around! i cant wait to see this come back. your wood shop teacher would be impressed! good job.

[blindside]

well, my 40b sump is complete, tank is still at my house, i think im gonna plumb it up, without the closed loop (sold) to get some water running and hopefully maybe with some sand annd live rock (money is short) to get a cycle going, i wish i still had my skimmerr... ha but at least i have paid the guys car offff! :)

[blindside]

brought the sump home with me last night, removed the closed loop plumbing, now im wondering if a skimmer will even fit in the stand. should be plumbed tonight, or tomorrow

[blindside]

woo, getting the closed loop back up tomorrow! found a great price on another pump!this is getting good again, hopefully nothing bad happens again!

[Muddybluewater]

Don't forget the back of the tank this time.:innocent2:

[blindside]

Don't forget the back of the tank this time.:innocent2:

? i dont get it... ha

[Mr Cob]

DUDE! Is this some kind of gimmick to build hype!!! LOL!

Glad you are back!

[blindside]

i wish rob, but i lost alot of good equipment, and now i have to et new equipment, the pump i got so far needs some work. a friend of mine is working on it now, he should get it bak up and working properly. its just a waiting game now. and i have to re purchase a good skimmer...:cry_smile:

[Mr Cob]

Someone steal the equipment or something...or did it just break?

[blindside]

nah man, i sold it to help repair a damaged vehicle...:thumbs_up:

[Mr Cob]

oh okay, I know that story all to well. Just glad you are back at it man!

[blindside]

trying, i found the illuminata by oceanic, and it is niice. ha so who knowsss!

[4fun]

I would like to see an update maybe a pic or 2 of this tank.