Nate213 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Started a new project this weekend. Picked up lewisriverfisherman's 150 gallon tank and stand. This is going to be my temporary tank while we start a new in-wall build for our family room. I put the tank in our unfinished "hobby" room in the basement. We are going to install wood floors in the rest of the basement, so I'm going to get this tank up and running and then transfer over my 75 gallon to it. That will free up the space for the floors. Once the floors are done, I can start the big build. . The size of this tank (48" x 30") is perfect for me because I can use most of my existing 75g equipment and save the $ for the final tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Nice tank! Those dimensions are great, I have 60x30 and could not be happier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Nice temporary tank! I'm glad I didn't have to move it! (laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racefan Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Nate I was out of town most of the weekend & just saw you strong backs thread. I sent a PM with my home phone number if you need help in the future. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 Nice temporary tank! I'm glad I didn't have to move it! (laugh) It wasnt so bad. This is how you do it: Recruit 3 family members and a buddy, have them meet at your house. Round up all the equipment and head off toward town. Realize when you are near your work to pickup a dolly, that you forgot your keys. Then your buddy convinces you that you have enough guys to carry it out. Drive the rest of the way (45 minutes) to pickup the tank. When you get there and look at the tank, 4 out of 5 decide that you need a dolly. (Your buddy who resembles Shrek only slightly thinner and less green, is still convinced that you can carry it up the flight of stairs. Heck he can do it himself.) Drive to the local hardware store and buy a dolly because U-Haul is closed. After your jaunt to the hardware store your crew needs refreshments so you stop at the AM-PM and buy a Red Bull, a Mountain Dew, 3 gatorades, 3 pepperoni sticks, some beef jerky and a bag of Fritos BBQ twists. You go back, move the tank up a flight of stairs, through a garage and into the back of your truck. Drive 1-hour home. Move tank & stand into house. Provide more refreshments: 3 cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon, 1 can Heineken, 1 can Miller Hi-Life, 3 pints of homebrew IPA, 2 pints of homebrew amber ale, and one pint homebrew stout. I think that about covers it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisriverfisherman Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 It wasnt so bad. This is how you do it: Recruit 3 family members and a buddy, have them meet at your house. Round up all the equipment and head off toward town. Realize when you are near your work to pickup a dolly, that you forgot your keys. Then your buddy convinces you that you have enough guys to carry it out. Drive the rest of the way (45 minutes) to pickup the tank. When you get there and look at the tank, 4 out of 5 decide that you need a dolly. (Your buddy who resembles Shrek only slightly thinner and less green, is still convinced that you can carry it up the flight of stairs. Heck he can do it himself.) Drive to the local hardware store and buy a dolly because U-Haul is closed. After your jaunt to the hardware store your crew needs refreshments so you stop at the AM-PM and buy a Red Bull, a Mountain Dew, 3 gatorades, 3 pepperoni sticks, some beef jerky and a bag of Fritos BBQ twists. You go back, move the tank up a flight of stairs, through a garage and into the back of your truck. Drive 1-hour home. Move tank & stand into house. Provide more refreshments: 3 cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon, 1 can Heineken, 1 can Miller Hi-Life, 3 pints of homebrew IPA, 2 pints of homebrew amber ale, and one pint homebrew stout. I think that about covers it... LOL :-) LOL It actually seem to come out of my basement pretty easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 LOL :-) LOL It actually seem to come out of my basement pretty easy. Yes, much easier than I anticipated. I lost sleep the night before. Kept having visions of laying at the bottom of the stairwell under 400#s of broken glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohaynow Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I like your shrek-like buddy's attitude towards moving things! If I wasn't so far away I would offered to help. Glad you got it moved, looks like a nice tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Orders from BRS, foster & smith & SOS lights all arrived today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Profilux doser - thanks Steve! Return pump New bulkhead and installed start of drain plumbing. Starting to fill with RO/DI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRENT Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Looking good, tagging along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicyclebill Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 That's a cool size for a tank. If this is temporary, what's your built in going to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 That's a cool size for a tank. If this is temporary' date=' what's your built in going to be?[/quote'] Haven't decided for sure. I need to measure and see what will look best and fit in the spot. I'm thinking the 300 - 350 gallon range. Something 5-6 ft long x 3-4 ft wide x 24" tall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Nice little story you had there-Cant wait to see the end product-Marinelands DD tank is 300 gallon 72x36x27-it was the way I was going to go-SAWEET tank still not sure I went the right route with the way I am going glass vs acrylic-(scratch) Your plan read very similar to my story-Had a 75 gallon, needed to move it in oreder to remodel for the inwall and I found a 150 gallon to use in the interim-(laugh) Deja vu Following along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Nice little story you had there-Cant wait to see the end product-Marinelands DD tank is 300 gallon 72x36x27-it was the way I was going to go-SAWEET tank still not sure I went the right route with the way I am going glass vs acrylic-(scratch) Your plan read very similar to my story-Had a 75 gallon, needed to move it in oreder to remodel for the inwall and I found a 150 gallon to use in the interim-(laugh) Deja vu Following along Yep the 300 DD is what inspired me, but I may have to go custom to fit the space. I'm also interested in running a coast to coast overflow / bean animal setup. If I could get marineland to custom the 300 DD with that overflow setup, that would be ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicyclebill Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Wow, that should be very cool. It's funny, when friends ask how big my tank is I respond with small. I guess 90G is small in comparison, but takes most people by surprise when they see it! A 300G would be so incredible, but I'd need a home equity line of credit to stock it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Filled & mixing salt. I have 200 lbs of live rock in 35 gallon cans ready to go. I think this weekend I will finish the sump and started placing rockwork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Wow' date=' that should be very cool. It's funny, when friends ask how big my tank is I respond with small. I guess 90G is small in comparison, but takes most people by surprise when they see it! A 300G would be so incredible, but I'd need a home equity line of credit to stock it![/quote'] It is funny with saltwater. For a reef tank, I consider anything less than 200 gallons small. For freshwater, I think anything 75 gallons or larger is big. I have had the same question. "How big is your tank?" My response "not very big" Then they ask how many gallons and I tell them 75 and they think that is huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 Put 200#s of rock in the tank last night. It's not aquascaped yet, I just sorted and piled them up by size. Im going to epoxy them together with acrylic rods to create some tower like structures. I just wanted to get the cycle started. It is nice to finally see something in the tank. I haven't gotten as far as I'd hoped with the sump. I only have one of the four baffles done. Hopefully by next weekend I can finish it and the return plumbing. Here are the rock pics: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 We had a special visit today during the project. She turned out to be the civil engineer: She was also the plumbing inspector: And the environmental engineer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Looks like the civil engineer is wondering about permits being pulled and questioning the integrity, looks like a tough cookie-I think you are toast(whistle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefsickness Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 How Much is She charging for the permits , lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 Looks like the civil engineer is wondering about permits being pulled and questioning the integrity' date=' looks like a tough cookie-I think you are toast(whistle)[/quote'] Integrity passed but she insisted in coming back for another piping inspection. She was also concerned about the amount of sand and rock. I had to explain that I had 50 more pounds of dry rock on order and 4 more bags of sand that weren't at the job site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 How Much is She charging for the permits ' date=' lol[/quote'] According to the NY Times a child born in 2010 will cost $226,920 to raise until the age of eighteen. So somewhere in that range I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 The piping inspector was back today and she was happier: Here are a couple of photos of the drain lines & return. Its getting there, but not quite complete. I made a real simple three chamber sump out of a 40B. Far left will be fuge, center will be return and right side skimmer chamber. And some more obligatory rock photos: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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