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Mr Cob
Mon, 6th Sep 2010, 05:45 PM
Well....was up lastnight until 5am tearing that beast of a half circle down and setting up the holding tank for a pickup a few hours later. :0

Jack is gonna kill me.....he came over one weekend and helped me make a sump that is now the holding tank. I was crying as I tore out all the baffles. I did keep the last one though for use as a sump/refugium in the tank....worked out pretty nice.

Converted the built in wet bar to a fish tank stand...lol!
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/4965513976_79805d14a9_z.jpg

Refugium/sump
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/4965517668_81a2a63648_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4109/4965520952_b062304ca2_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4965682432_03fca353f7_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/4965085219_ea8e71d600_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/4965088283_8685a44444_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/4965079029_de4a455f5d.jpg

Just glad it's all over and I can relax now and not have to worry about moving a big tank :)
ErikH
Mon, 6th Sep 2010, 05:49 PM
ha, it even looks cool! :)

I don't think will kill ya, if he tries, just throw bud lights at him to keep him occupied!
Gseclipse02
Mon, 6th Sep 2010, 05:50 PM
crazy
Europhyllia
Mon, 6th Sep 2010, 06:38 PM
looks awesome! I almost like it better than the half circle. The sump/fuge on the side will be the next big trend for sure. Looks great!
hobogato
Mon, 6th Sep 2010, 06:50 PM
man that is PACKED! look forward to seeing what you set up after the move
Mr Cob
Mon, 6th Sep 2010, 09:07 PM
Thanks all, Ace it is sooo packed...still need to take a small load to LFS to cut down a bit. It's amazing how much coral I have gotten rid of in the last couple of months. Not sure how it was all in the half circle.
justahobby
Tue, 7th Sep 2010, 12:14 AM
Looking good man. Sad to see you tearing it down, but I know it will be for bigger/ better!
phippsj
Tue, 7th Sep 2010, 08:43 AM
Your half-circle foam tank is gone?!?!?!?
Mr Cob
Tue, 7th Sep 2010, 09:52 AM
Looking good man. Sad to see you tearing it down, but I know it will be for bigger/ better!

Definitely plan to go bigger....either a custom half circle or a custom bowfront.....we'll see. That's a few months down the road, need to start focussing on the move now.


Your half-circle foam tank is gone?!?!?!?

Gone with the wind....it sold in like 3 days from listing it! What a blessing, something like that requires such a specific buyer, I thought for sure it would have taken several months.

The guy that picked it up has a beautiful home with an insane spot for it.... parade of homes style. He has an office with a waterfall window that looks into the tank through a hallway...insane! The half circle retired from saltwater though and will now enjoy it's retirement days as a freshwater cichlid tank.
txav8r
Tue, 7th Sep 2010, 10:02 AM
:hypnotyized::hypnotyized::hypnotyized:


LOL! Gotta do what you gotta do!
justahobby
Tue, 7th Sep 2010, 10:05 AM
How about a full circle?!


...This is me living vicariously through you LOL
Mr Cob
Tue, 7th Sep 2010, 10:07 AM
How about a full circle?!


...This is me living vicariously through you LOL

lol, not sure I'm a big fan of the distortion that comes with a full circle....half circle is about all I can take.

Jack....I did. I did what I had to do...lol.