Gabriel's NEW 300 Gallon Envision Tank ((PICS INTENSE)) - Page 5

jnarowe · 12/29/2005, 11:12 PM

I have a buddy who was collecting stamps. Years ago we were screwing around going to his ranch and we stopped at a gas station. I noticed some strange plexiglass things in the door pocket of his car and examined them. They were stamps sandwiched between to sheets of acrylic.

Turns out they were worth tens of thousands of dollars each. One stamp was over $50K, so maybe stamp collecting would have been more expensive than reef keeping!

Bebo77 · 12/29/2005, 11:18 PM

Lol I used that quote because when i first started planning this tank my friends would always tease me about the time I was spending on it. They used to joke " just collect stamps, then you wont spend so much time on your fish tank"

I agree some stamps are expensive, but there are thousands out there for less than 37 cents. Try finding anything for your tank for 37 cents.

I thought it was funny

Konadog · 12/29/2005, 11:19 PM

Is it 2 x 2 tubing. I'm asking because I'm having my welder at work build my stand next month (gotta love perks

) so I want to give him all the info I can. Are the corners butt welded or were they cut at 45Ã‚Â°?

Bebo77 · 12/29/2005, 11:19 PM

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Originally posted by Konadog
Is it 2 x 2 tubing. I'm asking because I'm having my welder at work build my stand next month (gotta love perks ) so I want to give him all the info I can. Are the corners butt welded or were they cut at 45Ã‚Â°?

Its 1/4 thick 1.5" steel tubing

yup they were cut 45Ã‚Â° angles welded and then the exterior welds were grinded flat...

here you, go just for you....

from the inside...

hey i wish i had that kind of a perk

jnarowe · 12/30/2005, 11:37 AM

Nice. Really nice. Now I have to go downstairs and look at my fugly wood stand!

asnatlas · 12/31/2005, 01:44 AM

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Originally posted by Bebo77
You better believe it, you think a woman would let me blow my money like this .... its nice to be young and stupid...

That is what I love about my wife... We each have our own money... We split everything and with the money we have over it's ours... So I can do what ever I want with the money I have left over as long as I am putting up my 1/2 for the shared expenses...

I still can't believe you are curing LR in your tub, ROFL...

jnarowe · 12/31/2005, 11:53 AM

Shawn, I know couples that do that but it does seem a bit strange to me. Do you each have a set savings system as well? If one of you is saving for the future and the other is blowing his money on a reef, what happens later on?

asnatlas · 12/31/2005, 06:03 PM

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Originally posted by jnarowe
Shawn, I know couples that do that but it does seem a bit strange to me. Do you each have a set savings system as well? If one of you is saving for the future and the other is blowing his money on a reef, what happens later on?

As for my wife and I, we both pay 1/2 on the shared things (EX : house, utilities, things like that)... We both put into our 401k at work, we both have savings, I myself have 4 different savings, and then anything after that is ours to do with what we like...

jnarowe · 12/31/2005, 06:09 PM

but how do you spend your wife's money on your tank???

asnatlas · 12/31/2005, 06:11 PM

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Originally posted by jnarowe
but how do you spend your wife's money on your tank???

LOL, that is the catch, trying to figure that out

If I could have found a way, my 600gal would have been a 1200gal ROFL...

NexDog · 12/31/2005, 07:45 PM

My wife doesn't work so splitting her cash would be tough.

Bebo77 · 12/31/2005, 08:27 PM

Man is everyone MARRIED?

Is the single man a dying breed now a days?

By the way the smell was too much from the live rock so on wed i moved it outside into a kiddie pool. That was too ghetto even for me...

Update...
I broke 2 hayward bulkheads.. using too much liquid Teflon tape i guess, had to order new ones... that will put be back a week or so waiting for UPS..

I also bought a couple of blue hippo tangs the size of postage stamps.. they are doing well in the tank even though they look lost in there...

And finally the Stand and canopy are on there way in from Vegas as we speak i should get the freight on Mon or Tues.

Will post pics later

Happy New Year All

nbd13 · 12/31/2005, 08:58 PM

I am lost here, sorry haha.

did you add cured LR before added the hippos?

or what?

very nice setup! cant wait to see that canopy and stand on the thing!

Nick

Bebo77 · 12/31/2005, 09:05 PM

Live rock is curing in a kiddie tub as we speak. The hippo tangs

are in the tank. I will take out the hippo tangs when i put the cured rock in so that they will not go through the cycle. I woulnt want to hurt them....

Thanks, i can hardly wait for the stand myself...

nbd13 · 12/31/2005, 09:13 PM

Sounds good!

What stain did you choose for the stand and canopy?

Nick

Konadog · 12/31/2005, 09:16 PM

Look back on page one for what the canopy and stand look like.

And yes! most of us are married

I've been fighting for two years for a new tank (and still am) and finlay won!

NexDog · 12/31/2005, 09:36 PM

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Originally posted by Bebo77
I also bought a couple of blue hippo tangs the size of postage stamps.. they are doing well in the tank even though they look lost in there...

Wot no quarantine.

Bebo77 · 12/31/2005, 09:37 PM

LOL well I am glad i got this out of the way so that when i do get married the only thing i have to ask for is a new car....

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Originally posted by NexDog
Wot no quarantine.

I actually got a small 30 gallon for that.. thats where the blue hippos will go while the tank cycles...

NexDog good luck on the rock transfer... keep up posted on what happens i am worried about causing a major cycle as well

jnarowe · 12/31/2005, 09:42 PM

My Dad always told me to make sure and buy all the guns and stereo components I will want before I get married. What he failed to do is warn me about marriage itself!

jnarowe · 12/31/2005, 09:52 PM

PS. How did you break 2 Hayward bulkheads??? I wonder if they weren't up to snuff? It seems unlikely that you could do that so easily.

asnatlas · 12/31/2005, 10:04 PM

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Originally posted by jnarowe
PS. How did you break 2 Hayward bulkheads??? I wonder if they weren't up to snuff? It seems unlikely that you could do that so easily.

What are so special about Hayward bulkheads ?? I have never heard of them until now...

Bebo77 · 12/31/2005, 10:08 PM

LOL it nice being single but i would like to have someone to share this tank with.. all in due time i am in no rush

i dont know i broke 2 haywards... they are supposed to be "the best" made Sch 80 and all i think i put to much liquid teflon tape and it expanded causing the bulkheads to break... i was PO believe me

Bebo77 · 12/31/2005, 10:12 PM

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Originally posted by asnatlas
What are so special about Hayward bulkheads ?? I have never heard of them until now...

They have a thick Teflon seal and are Sch 80. James at Envision told me about them they are the only ones he recommends they sell them at Aquatic eco from what i have heard and what Steve at SoCal said when he saw them they are more than tough.. wont leak

http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/.../6862/cid/1869

asnatlas · 12/31/2005, 10:23 PM

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Originally posted by Bebo77
LOL it nice being single but i would like to have someone to share this tank with.. all in due time i am in no rush

It's awesome when you find the love of your life and you both share everything... My wife is not a reef freak like me, but she does like the tank(s)... I ask her for her input on things she likes and I make sure that those things are in the tank so that we both enjoy the hobby

asnatlas · 12/31/2005, 10:25 PM

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Originally posted by Bebo77
I dont know i broke 2 haywards... they are supposed to be "the best" made Sch 80 and all i think i put to much liquid teflon tape and it expanded causing the bulkheads to break... i was PO believe me

For the teflon tape you only need like 2 or 3 good wraps and you should be good...

12/29/2005, 11:12 PM	#101
jnarowe Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 14,710	I have a buddy who was collecting stamps. Years ago we were screwing around going to his ranch and we stopped at a gas station. I noticed some strange plexiglass things in the door pocket of his car and examined them. They were stamps sandwiched between to sheets of acrylic. Turns out they were worth tens of thousands of dollars each. One stamp was over $50K, so maybe stamp collecting would have been more expensive than reef keeping! __________________ Jonathan--Recovering Tankaholic. Current Tank Info: 70g fresh planted

12/29/2005, 11:18 PM	#102
Bebo77 Premium Nonpaying Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lost Posts: 14,377	Lol I used that quote because when i first started planning this tank my friends would always tease me about the time I was spending on it. They used to joke " just collect stamps, then you wont spend so much time on your fish tank" I agree some stamps are expensive, but there are thousands out there for less than 37 cents. Try finding anything for your tank for 37 cents. I thought it was funny __________________ Gabriel Current Tank Info: 300 Gal Envision Tank(98Lx30Wx26T) 120 Gal SoCalCreations Sump, Deltec TC2560, 2 LumenarcsMini 1 Reg on a light mover W Radiums 250& 400, Gallaxy ballasts, Red Dragon 10m3 return W/ 2 WavySeas, 2 6155 Tunze streams Last edited by Bebo77; 12/29/2005 at 11:49 PM.

12/29/2005, 11:19 PM	#103
Konadog Master of the 16 hour day Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: East Long Beach, So Cal Posts: 13,151 Blog Entries: 4	Is it 2 x 2 tubing. I'm asking because I'm having my welder at work build my stand next month (gotta love perks ) so I want to give him all the info I can. Are the corners butt welded or were they cut at 45Ã‚Â°? __________________ Save the Reefs................................................................Save the world! -Ken Current Tank Info: Currently tankless, and loving it!

12/30/2005, 11:37 AM	#105
jnarowe Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 14,710	Nice. Really nice. Now I have to go downstairs and look at my fugly wood stand! __________________ Jonathan--Recovering Tankaholic. Current Tank Info: 70g fresh planted

12/31/2005, 11:53 AM	#107
jnarowe Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 14,710	Shawn, I know couples that do that but it does seem a bit strange to me. Do you each have a set savings system as well? If one of you is saving for the future and the other is blowing his money on a reef, what happens later on? __________________ Jonathan--Recovering Tankaholic. Current Tank Info: 70g fresh planted

12/31/2005, 06:09 PM	#109
jnarowe Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 14,710	but how do you spend your wife's money on your tank??? __________________ Jonathan--Recovering Tankaholic. Current Tank Info: 70g fresh planted

12/31/2005, 07:45 PM	#111
NexDog Snail Killer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kyushu, Japan Posts: 4,804	My wife doesn't work so splitting her cash would be tough. __________________ Laurence Flynn 340g In-Wall Envision Tank and 150g Sump. Current Tank Info: Deltec 902, PFO hood with 3x400w Radium 20k and 4x96w PC's. Hammerhead closed loop - and 2 x Tunze 6105 (and Vortech still sucks).

12/31/2005, 08:27 PM	#112
Bebo77 Premium Nonpaying Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lost Posts: 14,377	Man is everyone MARRIED? Is the single man a dying breed now a days? By the way the smell was too much from the live rock so on wed i moved it outside into a kiddie pool. That was too ghetto even for me... Update... I broke 2 hayward bulkheads.. using too much liquid Teflon tape i guess, had to order new ones... that will put be back a week or so waiting for UPS.. I also bought a couple of blue hippo tangs the size of postage stamps.. they are doing well in the tank even though they look lost in there... And finally the Stand and canopy are on there way in from Vegas as we speak i should get the freight on Mon or Tues. Will post pics later Happy New Year All __________________ Gabriel Current Tank Info: 300 Gal Envision Tank(98Lx30Wx26T) 120 Gal SoCalCreations Sump, Deltec TC2560, 2 LumenarcsMini 1 Reg on a light mover W Radiums 250& 400, Gallaxy ballasts, Red Dragon 10m3 return W/ 2 WavySeas, 2 6155 Tunze streams

12/31/2005, 08:58 PM	#113
nbd13 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Charlotte, Michigan Posts: 3,259	I am lost here, sorry haha. did you add cured LR before added the hippos? or what? very nice setup! cant wait to see that canopy and stand on the thing! Nick

12/31/2005, 09:05 PM	#114
Bebo77 Premium Nonpaying Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lost Posts: 14,377	Live rock is curing in a kiddie tub as we speak. The hippo tangs are in the tank. I will take out the hippo tangs when i put the cured rock in so that they will not go through the cycle. I woulnt want to hurt them.... Thanks, i can hardly wait for the stand myself... __________________ Gabriel Current Tank Info: 300 Gal Envision Tank(98Lx30Wx26T) 120 Gal SoCalCreations Sump, Deltec TC2560, 2 LumenarcsMini 1 Reg on a light mover W Radiums 250& 400, Gallaxy ballasts, Red Dragon 10m3 return W/ 2 WavySeas, 2 6155 Tunze streams

12/31/2005, 09:13 PM	#115
nbd13 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Charlotte, Michigan Posts: 3,259	Sounds good! What stain did you choose for the stand and canopy? Nick

12/31/2005, 09:16 PM	#116
Konadog Master of the 16 hour day Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: East Long Beach, So Cal Posts: 13,151 Blog Entries: 4	Look back on page one for what the canopy and stand look like. And yes! most of us are married I've been fighting for two years for a new tank (and still am) and finlay won! __________________ Save the Reefs................................................................Save the world! -Ken Current Tank Info: Currently tankless, and loving it!

12/31/2005, 09:42 PM	#119
jnarowe Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 14,710	My Dad always told me to make sure and buy all the guns and stereo components I will want before I get married. What he failed to do is warn me about marriage itself! __________________ Jonathan--Recovering Tankaholic. Current Tank Info: 70g fresh planted

12/31/2005, 09:52 PM	#120
jnarowe Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 14,710	PS. How did you break 2 Hayward bulkheads??? I wonder if they weren't up to snuff? It seems unlikely that you could do that so easily. __________________ Jonathan--Recovering Tankaholic. Current Tank Info: 70g fresh planted

12/31/2005, 10:08 PM	#122
Bebo77 Premium Nonpaying Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lost Posts: 14,377	LOL it nice being single but i would like to have someone to share this tank with.. all in due time i am in no rush i dont know i broke 2 haywards... they are supposed to be "the best" made Sch 80 and all i think i put to much liquid teflon tape and it expanded causing the bulkheads to break... i was PO believe me __________________ Gabriel Current Tank Info: 300 Gal Envision Tank(98Lx30Wx26T) 120 Gal SoCalCreations Sump, Deltec TC2560, 2 LumenarcsMini 1 Reg on a light mover W Radiums 250& 400, Gallaxy ballasts, Red Dragon 10m3 return W/ 2 WavySeas, 2 6155 Tunze streams