Our 375 Gallon project - Page 2

maxxII · 02/16/2005, 09:09 AM

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Thanks for the offer to help Dave- I just may need it as it will be fun moving the 470Lb tank into place.

Scott,
Why is this tank that heavy?? If its acrylic it shouldnt be that heavy. I have a 125 show in my basemet that weighs maybe 75lbs. What size acrylic did you specify for this tank?

Nick

sidewinder770 · 02/16/2005, 11:04 AM

It does seem excessive for the size but the whole tank is made from 3/4". It also has 2- 24"x30" 1/2" thick overflows as well. I also asked for a black back and since they don't make (or costs too much) for a 3/4" black piece of acyrlic they put a 3/4" clear back on it and "laminated" a 1/4" thick piece of black to the entire back wall which makes the entire back of the tank 1" thick. When I asked them how much it weighed they said a standard 96"x30"x30" is 468lbs with the covers on it. I don't think that was including the overflows or black back so it's probably closer to 500. I can tell you that I had 4 people to move it and it was quite heavy- 500lbs is probably about right!

you are of course welcome to come help move it when the time comes and find out firsthand!

maxxII · 02/16/2005, 01:00 PM

Scott,
I'm in to help as long as you pay for Airfare, Pizza, and Beer. I usually only work for Pizza and Beer, but since this is a Long distance thing.....

Looks great, I'm just surprised how heavy that is....

Nick

neuman · 02/16/2005, 03:00 PM

Ahh! looking good!!

djcool563 · 02/16/2005, 03:07 PM

ok this is prolly a stupid question but wont all the waterpressure pushing down on all the holes jsut push back the water taht is being pumped in?

Carl_in_Florida · 02/16/2005, 04:53 PM

i am so in.

Carl

ich_commando · 02/16/2005, 05:18 PM

freaking wow!

dvj81 · 02/16/2005, 06:37 PM

sidewinder770, incredible tank!!

keep us posted and when the day come, if you need help, let me know.

Dave

The R/C Man · 02/16/2005, 11:31 PM

sidewinder770,

Your stand looks just like the one I had built for my 375. I do like you addition for the lighting. I might borrow your Idea to use on my stand..

Keep posting the pics..... Its looking great!!!

JUMBO · 02/17/2005, 11:02 PM

I saw the tank and stand today in person, Absolutely HUGE. It is great work, they really planned this out well. I wish I could describe to everyone how sweet this thing looks. I am thinking of moving out of my place and into that room. Till then i will just stare at my 20 gallon really close and pretend it is bigger.

keep us updated, and thanks for picking up my anemone for me today!

sidewinder770 · 02/18/2005, 11:50 AM

Thanks all for the encouragement and the offers to help. I think I may draw the line at airfare but pizza and beer are always a given!

We're still collecting the various PVC parts, loc-line, pumps and the OM 4way so that will probably be the project for the weekend(probably a bit longer now that I think about all the bags of PVC parts laying around). We also got a dozen cans of black pond spray foam for the back wall of the tank so that will also be done this weekend. We like the way it looks and I'm sure it will turn out good when it's finished- I am just nervous about spraying foam all over the back of my shinny new tank!

Oh yeah- feel free to borrow any of our ideas or designs- you may want to wait till it's done to be sure they work but feel free to use them. We also welcome any ideas or suggestions as RC has been invaluable to us in designing this setup.

Thanks again everyone and I'll post more pics when we get some!

RCman- got some pics you would like to share- I would also be interested in how you set your tank up. How do you like it so far? Any suggestions for me?

sidewinder770 · 02/18/2005, 06:49 PM

Well here is part of our fun for the weekend (good thing I have Monday off!). This is just the parts for the tank- I haven't got the parts for the sump yet.

Now that I got all the parts.....does anyone know how these things go together???

neuman · 02/19/2005, 11:44 PM

Damn I wish i was about to do all of that!!

More pics of the tank on the stand pls!!!

SptfireXIV · 02/20/2005, 12:00 AM

What diameter of lockline are you using? Have they released their 1" version yet?

BTW that tank is incredible looking. It's definitely one of the nicest tank/stand combo's I've ever seen.

sidewinder770 · 02/20/2005, 11:56 AM

SptfireXIV- No, they are 3/4" lockline - as far as I know they don't have 1" lockline yet.

Here are some pictures of our progress so far this weekend. First is a picture of the black pond foam on the back of the tank (very messy, PITA to get on there, but I think it looks pretty good in the end) It took 12 cans to get the entire back covered.

Here is a picture of the tank on the stand. It took 10 of us to get it from the garage to the stand. Now I get to start working on all the plumbing.

soaringfalcon2 · 02/20/2005, 12:50 PM

Wow, I love the black pond foam on the back. I'll be curious to see how quickly it becomes coraline covered. The stand, tank, and canopy look great all put together!

bigben · 02/20/2005, 01:07 PM

awesome!

nbd13 · 02/20/2005, 01:56 PM

is this glass or acrylic? what made you decide with your opition?

very cool with the foam stuff!

thanks!

Nick

djcool563 · 02/21/2005, 01:39 AM

that tank should be awsome

skippyreef · 02/21/2005, 07:49 AM

looking very nice!!

Muligan · 02/21/2005, 08:07 AM

nice job with the foam lookin good

jerrym21 · 02/21/2005, 08:44 AM

Everything is looking great!!! Good luck. I think the foam on the back looks awesome!
My wife and I are looking for a new house and she has agreed to let me setup a larger tank if I finance it with the sale of one of my Harley's. Alot of your designs and ideas will be going into mine. Great job so far!!

cats · 02/21/2005, 06:06 PM

Nice.

qwuintus · 02/21/2005, 06:59 PM

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Originally posted by nbd13
is this glass or acrylic? what made you decide with your opition?

very cool with the foam stuff!

thanks!

Nick

its acrylic

sidewinder770 · 02/21/2005, 09:12 PM

Thanks everyone for the comments- I've still got a long way to go.

And yes- the tank is acyrlic and was made by Tenecor. The foam looks a lot better in real life. My girlfriends tank has the foam in it currently which is where we got the idea from and it looks just like real rock after a few months- most people can't tell the difference.

Here is a pic of the plumbing install so far. Still waiting for the OM 4-way and hopefully will have that up and running by this weekend.

02/16/2005, 11:04 AM	#27
sidewinder770 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: BFE Michigan and lovin it! Posts: 1,287	It does seem excessive for the size but the whole tank is made from 3/4". It also has 2- 24"x30" 1/2" thick overflows as well. I also asked for a black back and since they don't make (or costs too much) for a 3/4" black piece of acyrlic they put a 3/4" clear back on it and "laminated" a 1/4" thick piece of black to the entire back wall which makes the entire back of the tank 1" thick. When I asked them how much it weighed they said a standard 96"x30"x30" is 468lbs with the covers on it. I don't think that was including the overflows or black back so it's probably closer to 500. I can tell you that I had 4 people to move it and it was quite heavy- 500lbs is probably about right! you are of course welcome to come help move it when the time comes and find out firsthand! __________________ Scott Current Tank Info: Currently between tanks- previous tank was the June 2007 Tank of the month. Last edited by sidewinder770; 02/16/2005 at 11:22 AM.

02/16/2005, 01:00 PM	#28
maxxII Super Housemonkey! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 4,442	Scott, I'm in to help as long as you pay for Airfare, Pizza, and Beer. I usually only work for Pizza and Beer, but since this is a Long distance thing..... Looks great, I'm just surprised how heavy that is.... Nick __________________ A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn, that was fun!"

02/16/2005, 03:07 PM	#30
djcool563 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NE OHIO Posts: 1,233	ok this is prolly a stupid question but wont all the waterpressure pushing down on all the holes jsut push back the water taht is being pumped in? __________________ " A man truly at peace with himself has the potential to do something, but the ablility not to" "Think not why the sky is blue but instead think that the sky is blue for a reason" Some of my quotes Current Tank Info: 55g with 250w MH 14k bulb with 2 110w VHOs

02/16/2005, 04:53 PM	#31
Carl_in_Florida Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Delray Beach, Fl Posts: 2,348	i am so in. Carl __________________ Stupid should be painful

02/16/2005, 11:31 PM	#34
The R/C Man Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 668	sidewinder770, Your stand looks just like the one I had built for my 375. I do like you addition for the lighting. I might borrow your Idea to use on my stand.. Keep posting the pics..... Its looking great!!! __________________ Greg Over time science has shown that the simplest answers are usually the correct ones....... Current Tank Info: Took everything down except my 14gallon biocube. However, I do have a 680 gallon wood w/glass viewing window on the drawing board. :-)

02/16/2005, 03:00 PM	#29
neuman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: gold coast ozz Posts: 76	Ahh! looking good!!

02/16/2005, 05:18 PM	#32
ich_commando Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 358	freaking wow!

02/16/2005, 06:37 PM	#33
dvj81 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: metro Phoenix Posts: 675	sidewinder770, incredible tank!! keep us posted and when the day come, if you need help, let me know. Dave

02/17/2005, 11:02 PM	#35
JUMBO Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 52	I saw the tank and stand today in person, Absolutely HUGE. It is great work, they really planned this out well. I wish I could describe to everyone how sweet this thing looks. I am thinking of moving out of my place and into that room. Till then i will just stare at my 20 gallon really close and pretend it is bigger. keep us updated, and thanks for picking up my anemone for me today!

02/18/2005, 11:50 AM	#36
sidewinder770 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: BFE Michigan and lovin it! Posts: 1,287	Thanks all for the encouragement and the offers to help. I think I may draw the line at airfare but pizza and beer are always a given! We're still collecting the various PVC parts, loc-line, pumps and the OM 4way so that will probably be the project for the weekend(probably a bit longer now that I think about all the bags of PVC parts laying around). We also got a dozen cans of black pond spray foam for the back wall of the tank so that will also be done this weekend. We like the way it looks and I'm sure it will turn out good when it's finished- I am just nervous about spraying foam all over the back of my shinny new tank! Oh yeah- feel free to borrow any of our ideas or designs- you may want to wait till it's done to be sure they work but feel free to use them. We also welcome any ideas or suggestions as RC has been invaluable to us in designing this setup. Thanks again everyone and I'll post more pics when we get some! RCman- got some pics you would like to share- I would also be interested in how you set your tank up. How do you like it so far? Any suggestions for me? __________________ Scott Current Tank Info: Currently between tanks- previous tank was the June 2007 Tank of the month. Last edited by sidewinder770; 02/18/2005 at 12:14 PM.

02/18/2005, 06:49 PM	#37
sidewinder770 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: BFE Michigan and lovin it! Posts: 1,287	Well here is part of our fun for the weekend (good thing I have Monday off!). This is just the parts for the tank- I haven't got the parts for the sump yet. Now that I got all the parts.....does anyone know how these things go together??? __________________ Scott Current Tank Info: Currently between tanks- previous tank was the June 2007 Tank of the month.

02/19/2005, 11:44 PM	#38
neuman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: gold coast ozz Posts: 76	Damn I wish i was about to do all of that!! More pics of the tank on the stand pls!!!

02/20/2005, 12:00 AM	#39
SptfireXIV Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Harrisonburg, VA Posts: 1,247	What diameter of lockline are you using? Have they released their 1" version yet? BTW that tank is incredible looking. It's definitely one of the nicest tank/stand combo's I've ever seen. __________________ Jason Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon Rimless SPS Reef

02/20/2005, 11:56 AM	#40
sidewinder770 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: BFE Michigan and lovin it! Posts: 1,287	SptfireXIV- No, they are 3/4" lockline - as far as I know they don't have 1" lockline yet. Here are some pictures of our progress so far this weekend. First is a picture of the black pond foam on the back of the tank (very messy, PITA to get on there, but I think it looks pretty good in the end) It took 12 cans to get the entire back covered. Here is a picture of the tank on the stand. It took 10 of us to get it from the garage to the stand. Now I get to start working on all the plumbing. __________________ Scott Current Tank Info: Currently between tanks- previous tank was the June 2007 Tank of the month.

02/20/2005, 12:50 PM	#41
soaringfalcon2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 66	Looks great! Wow, I love the black pond foam on the back. I'll be curious to see how quickly it becomes coraline covered. The stand, tank, and canopy look great all put together! __________________ Genesis 1:21 So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, ... And God saw that it was good. NKJV Current Tank Info: Salt-75g AGA w/ 20L AGA sump, FW-55 g Angel fish tank, 29 gallon community

02/20/2005, 01:07 PM	#42
bigben Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Tyler, TX Posts: 1,332	awesome!

02/20/2005, 01:56 PM	#43
nbd13 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Charlotte, Michigan Posts: 3,259	is this glass or acrylic? what made you decide with your opition? very cool with the foam stuff! thanks! Nick

02/21/2005, 01:39 AM	#44
djcool563 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NE OHIO Posts: 1,233	that tank should be awsome __________________ " A man truly at peace with himself has the potential to do something, but the ablility not to" "Think not why the sky is blue but instead think that the sky is blue for a reason" Some of my quotes Current Tank Info: 55g with 250w MH 14k bulb with 2 110w VHOs

02/21/2005, 07:49 AM	#45
skippyreef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: under the sea Posts: 1,079	looking very nice!! __________________ Anacroporamademepoora Current Tank Info: 270 gallon Reef

02/21/2005, 08:07 AM	#46
Muligan Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Barrie,Ont. Canada Posts: 209	nice job with the foam lookin good

02/21/2005, 08:44 AM	#47
jerrym21 Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 347	Everything is looking great!!! Good luck. I think the foam on the back looks awesome! My wife and I are looking for a new house and she has agreed to let me setup a larger tank if I finance it with the sale of one of my Harley's. Alot of your designs and ideas will be going into mine. Great job so far!!

02/21/2005, 06:06 PM	#48
cats Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 45	Nice. __________________ -andy Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Monster Useless Tank

02/21/2005, 09:12 PM	#50
sidewinder770 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: BFE Michigan and lovin it! Posts: 1,287	Thanks everyone for the comments- I've still got a long way to go. And yes- the tank is acyrlic and was made by Tenecor. The foam looks a lot better in real life. My girlfriends tank has the foam in it currently which is where we got the idea from and it looks just like real rock after a few months- most people can't tell the difference. Here is a pic of the plumbing install so far. Still waiting for the OM 4-way and hopefully will have that up and running by this weekend. __________________ Scott Current Tank Info: Currently between tanks- previous tank was the June 2007 Tank of the month.