Nice pictures. Way to improve your post count:rollface:

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what kind of fish is that???

I have one like too, just female, those most beauthiful fishes, can not leave without :)

Sanjay, that is looking really good! Has the tank arrived yet? I may have to take a trip up there just to check it out.

That would be a young Stomatopod.

Looks really nice man. Whats the ETA of the tank?

HERE COMES THE TANK.....

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Comming out of the truck

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Heart in the mouth... tank teter tottering and right at the tipping point.

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Safely lowered

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Heading towards the garage

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Heading into the Garage

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Last minute change of plans, thanks to the delivery guy's willingness to take it to my back patio entrance to the basement. Luckily for me, the neighbors were moving out and had thier moving truck and movers... those guys were very willing to lend a helping hand. Took the plywood right off the crate, and with 3 sheets of plywood it was moved through the grass, towards the back patio.

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God bless the guys.. they even went the extra step and got into the basement. No pics of the tank going through the doors since I had to lend a helping hand there.

Tank in the basement.... YIPEEE !!

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Tank is here and I am not yet ready.... Thanks aquarium obsessed for putting up with my requests to delay it. Probably thier first customer who kept extending the delivery date.
Tank looks great.... now I am off to IMAC for a few days. Will come back and worry about the rest of the move.

sanjay.

WOWsers! That is beyond kewl. Well this thread should become even more interesting than it has already been. CONGRATULATIONS!

Congrats Sanjay! Keep the kids away from that baby! Sorry we couldn't meet up around the holidays... call me when you get a few minutes whenever!

As if I needed more reasons to run my upgrade through my head...:o

See that empty tank.. you know I will be calling you :D :D

sanjay.

That tank is a thing of beauty!

You planning any large angels Sanjay? Are you mainly doing sps or will it be mixed?

wow...that is a nice tank

great timing having all the movers to pitch in!

awesome tank Sanjat!:D

John:

Right now its all up in the air as far as fish are concerned. I like mixed tanks, but angels can change that given thier propensity to pick on LPS and softies.

Getting this set up and going will be my summer project.. now that the semester will be over soon.
I dont forsee fish and corals going in there till the end of July.

sanjay.

Beautiful, Sanjay!! :thumbsup:

Have a good time at IMAC.

I understand the predicament of course... and you know which way I have always decided :D

Either way if you're looking for anything special of course I could scout it out as Roozens before taking a trip up.

I'm hoping my upgrade we spoke about will be sooner rather than later, but being 28 and married with a baby living in the expensive silicone valley of the east does not bode well with the idea...:o :)

Have a blast working with that beauty...

Sanjay,

I know the feeling when the tank reaches its final resting place in one piece. It was an extraordinary feeling for me as well. Beautiful tank!

Ed

Congratulations! I'm sure you are excited.

Now what's the plan for lifting it onto the stand? :)

Greg

Very motivating! My tank from AO should be done this week and delivered 2nd week of May! I am very excited. I hope mine is delivered as smooth as yours went. Good luck and have fun at IMAC.

Also, what is the plan for lifting it? Brute force? How many? I was thinking of looking into one of those hand fork lifts.


Jacob

WOW, I can't wait to see it unwrapped!
Please take some pictures of the finished external overflow when it's up.

First mistake... saying you won't be home... some sneaky reef keeper will be now be breaking into your house and stealing your tank!

So when is the shopping spree in NY going to take place?
I have some softies for you if interested, among other things.
Congrats and great timing on the move and movers!
Joe

Looks like we have the same foosball table, Sanjay. Congrats on getting that aquarium in the basement!

Looks great, although you will net a catwalk to get to the back of it :)

Figures you would ask the tough questions :p

sanjay.

Whenever the tank is ready to accept corals and you are ready for icecream. You know the summer is going to be hot and you will be craving for it.

Aren't you going to come and aquascape it.. O Lord of the Large Reef.

sanjay.

do you have suction cup handles? I have 8 I could send you.

very nice and good job. You know how to work thing. Good deal and it looks like you guys moved that smooth to the room. Now we really need at least 10 people to put it on the stand. You have save trip to IMAC and lets plan the next step which I think might be a good idea to do a video of too.

Video for education, great Idea MO! All I can say is WOW. Hey sanjay are you looking for someone to help you clean it every once in awhile? Just kidding, or should I bring my scuba gear?

thanks,

Rick

Jonathan:

I will take you up on this offer.

sanjay.

Sorry, don't mean to hijack...
But where do you get those suction cup handles? I'm going to be needing some before too long. Is there some place that rents them?

Sanjay:

You are one lucky man to have those guys do all the moving. Looks like you will be busier than planned over the next few months settingup that bad boy. I wouldn't let John (coops) too close to the tank as he is a magician with frags LOL............

You'll definately have to take some pictures of all your body builders moving the tank.

Hey guys. I can't remember exactly where I got them but I know I bought them online. probably on eBay. You can check these links:

Anver Suction Cups

The eBay one is the one I have.

Dent Puller on eBay

I really like these Suction Cups...

Those look slick, would definately make it easier to pickup with handles on it :)

Suction cups are on the way Sanjey.

Shawn, you may like those but they cost a mint to buy!:eek1:

splendid idea Mo...I think I volunteer to do the video shooting while you guys are doing the lifting!

Call me Sanjay, semester's over finally and I'm getting the "ich" =) to get back into things!

Jonathon and Shawn:
Thanks for the links on the suction cups.

YVW! :D

Sanjay,

I'm sure you will have lots of help with the lift, but if you need two more people, I'll get copps and will come up to help.

In addition, noting like a little italian style aquascape by copps to add beauty to a tank if you need help. :lol: He came over to see my new tank and had few nice suggestions. Copps may work for frags, but I'll just work for some ice cream :D

kind regards

I could be convinced...

Some initial thoughts are:
-I would minimize the amount of rock, keep it off the back wall, and elevate it on some fibergrate for good circulation underneath to minimize the evil detritus accumulation.
Keeping the rock off the back wall (and therefore the lighting) will help keep the back wall dark, which will make the tank look larger.

-Let the corals fill in most of the height, etc.

-Hammer drill holes in some rock to make some pinnacles for table acros to grow horizontally off of. Use fiberglass rods to support the rocks. I did this to hide the side walls of my tank and I'm very pleased with the results.

-I would really focus on hiding all plumbing/ pumps from view, this is often overlooked and really takes away from the overall appearence of the tank.
Joe

Do you have a picture of this?

Well, congrats Sanjay,

Glad to see your tank made it in good shape. I am looking forward to seeing your tank progress over the next few months.

Sanjay,

congrats! Looks like a lot has changed since I was there. If your doing a DIY skimmer still and want to do a large diameter tube I have a couple of large acrylic cylinders to work with. They are all 7ft. but, I can obviously cut them to size. 1) 28" diameter w/1"wall, 2) is a 34" diamter cylinder with 1" wall. I have access to some other sizes if that interests you.

Jeff

whoa.. 34" diameter would make an interesting skimmer.!!! Right now I am making one with 12" diameter.

sanjay.

Any suggestion/recommendations on electrical disconnects for the lights. I am looking for something that will let me disconnect the reflectors from teh ballasts to make it easy to slide out of the way and not have to drag a bunch of wire along with it.

sanjay.

I like the plugs that come with the LA3 sockets. I'm not sure where you can get them.

You might want to take a look at McMaster Carr field attachable multipole connectors. These are keyed, threaded connectors. The 0.3” face ones are rated for to 4 amps at up to 250 VAC, the 0.55” ones take up to 13 amps at 600 VAC. They have a good rating against water intrusion.
0.3” 4-pole -> 7209K41 (male); 7209K43 (female)
0.55” 3-pole -> 7152K71 (male); 7152K62 (female)
McMaster-Carr catalog pages 721, 722, 723.
These are called "micro" and "mini" connectors, but they are still fairly bulky. I don’t know if they’ll take the ignitor voltage without arching between pins, though. I think that they would be OK. Another consideration is the metal parts exposed to the humid/salty air, the website doesn't say if they are all SS.