dbartco March 24, 2008 Share March 24, 2008 ready for frags at the meeting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott711 March 24, 2008 Share March 24, 2008 Nice job Justin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctenophore March 24, 2008 Author Share March 24, 2008 Thanks everyone for the compliments. Re: 2x12, it's actually a double 2x12 since it is a load bearing wall. I also reinforced the vertical supports with additional 2x4s as well. Doug I hope I will be ready for frags by then, although I can't go to the meeting yet again :( I'm going to a wedding for a friend of mine that weekend in panama city FL, and my wife would kill me if I said her long-awaited weekend at the beach was out in order to go to a "fish thing with your fishtank friends". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Reefer March 24, 2008 Share March 24, 2008 Thanks everyone for the compliments. Re: 2x12, it's actually a double 2x12 since it is a load bearing wall. I also reinforced the vertical supports with additional 2x4s as well. Doug I hope I will be ready for frags by then, although I can't go to the meeting yet again :( I'm going to a wedding for a friend of mine that weekend in panama city FL, and my wife would kill me if I said her long-awaited weekend at the beach was out in order to go to a "fish thing with your fishtank friends". A double 2x12 with a piece of plywood sandwiched in, I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaironman March 24, 2008 Share March 24, 2008 "fish thing with your fishtank friends" This sound familiar to everyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctenophore March 24, 2008 Author Share March 24, 2008 This was the first time I've ever been snorkeling fully underwater in a fish tank I forgot about needing a weightbelt when in a wetsuit, so next time I'll have to find some plastic-coated weights (guessing raw lead wouldn't be good for a closed system even if for a few minutes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Reefer March 25, 2008 Share March 25, 2008 Thanks for the picture, I showed it to my wife and now she don't think I am so crazy anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbartco March 25, 2008 Share March 25, 2008 Did you do it in your wetsuit to help cycle the tank? And, WHY were you in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 March 25, 2008 Share March 25, 2008 Did you do it in your wetsuit to help cycle the tank? And, WHY were you in there? If I could fit in my tank, I'd be in it! Justin, I may have to come over just to go swimming in your tank - just make sure you don't have any triggers, eels, damsels, or mean clowns in your system... I'd hate for them to explore new places to bite. Thanks for the picture, I showed it to my wife and now she don't think I am so crazy anymore. Operative word is "so", she still thinks you're crazy. My wife would just say "don't get any ideas!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbuf March 25, 2008 Share March 25, 2008 That is one of the best hobby pics I've seen in a long time. Too funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaironman March 25, 2008 Share March 25, 2008 As they said in Vegas, The biggest whale I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak March 25, 2008 Share March 25, 2008 Alright Mr.I only displace 14 gallons don't show off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexicanjavafish March 25, 2008 Share March 25, 2008 i wonder if i could fit in my tank......i'm rather small.... kidding awesome pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctenophore March 25, 2008 Author Share March 25, 2008 Did you do it in your wetsuit to help cycle the tank? And, WHY were you in there? Of course... not. That would be a waste of 550 gallons of RODI water! I was in there to fix the two streams that fell over (front left and right), they should be pointed up but I didn't tighten those little plastic screws enough to hold them in place. Also I needed to clean one out, the prop was sticking and causing the box to alarm, probably due to silt getting in it when I initially added the sand. As Jason mentioned above, I discovered I only displace about 14 gallons. I would have guessed more like 30 or 40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowardofNOVA March 25, 2008 Share March 25, 2008 Justin, too Cool!! But seriously, when the tank is FULL of corals, how do you plan to GET TO STUFF that's near the bottom??? Robotic Submarines??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctenophore March 25, 2008 Author Share March 25, 2008 A combination of breaking a lot into frags, a long set of tongs (I have some that are about 4'), and by then my 4yo daughter will be 5 or 6 and probably on her way to a scuba cert anyway. She'll fit pretty easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak March 25, 2008 Share March 25, 2008 I told him he could borrow Christina and hang her in there by her ankles. It'd work perfectly... She doesn't know yet. shh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakaufman March 25, 2008 Share March 25, 2008 amazing project.. i love the picture of you in the tank! having a small child to do cleaning is a big advantage of yours! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw March 25, 2008 Share March 25, 2008 Oh, I can just see it........a few too many beers one night and he'll be skinny dipping in the tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 March 26, 2008 Share March 26, 2008 Oh, I can just see it........a few too many beers one night and he'll be skinny dipping in the tank! Man, Steve, I would have thought you'd prefer to NOT see it! I guess you've been thinking of upgrading tanks and marrying Justin instead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy953 March 27, 2008 Share March 27, 2008 That is too funny. My wife has said all along that I will end up with a tank big enough to swim in. Hmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw March 27, 2008 Share March 27, 2008 (edited) Man, Steve, I would have thought you'd prefer to NOT see it! I guess you've been thinking of upgrading tanks and marrying Justin instead! I've got to start watching what I say here!! Of course, leave it to Dave to take the gutter route! Edited March 27, 2008 by steveoutlaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbittner March 28, 2008 Share March 28, 2008 Man! That is an awesome tank! Great build! Where did you get the glass from? I've been thinking of building a small predator tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman March 30, 2008 Share March 30, 2008 Thanks for the picture, I showed it to my wife and now she don't think I am so crazy anymore. Yes - I am linking that photo for anyone that thinks I'm nuts when it comes to this hobby. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctenophore April 2, 2008 Author Share April 2, 2008 (edited) Finally moved my fish over yesterday. I added a 6" blue tang, 5" yellow tang, 7" naso, 3 big chromis, a pair of cleaner wrasses (both in captivity healthy for over a year), royal gramma, and a mandarin. I'll probably move up some of my fish from FL, a 7" sohal tang, 5" chevron, 7" rabbitfish. Then to finish I'll probably add a nice school of anthias, probably bartletts if I can find a nice healthy group of them. Next up is frag planting! Man! That is an awesome tank! Great build! Where did you get the glass from? I've been thinking of building a small predator tank. Thanks! I got the glass from a local glass shop named Hutchinson Glass. They do some work with starfire but they had to send the two pieces to a laminator to make the 1" piece. Edited April 2, 2008 by ctenophore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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