The Dr. Has gone insane Re-build

[MuralReef]

Clear enough for a full frontal yet?

 

[Fitz19d]

Thanks Mike for the herculean effort with us getting that tank in with just the 3 of us. Hopefully we can still move in the morning.

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

Clear enough for a full frontal yet?

Not yet. I still need to scape as well. Give me a week or so.

 

[FinsUp]

ROFLMAO @ full frontal!!!


:rofl:

 

[MuralReef]

Glad someone liked it!

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

The Dr. Has gone insane Re-build

Thanks Mike for the herculean effort with us getting that tank in with just the 3 of us. Hopefully we can still move in the morning.

I got the tylenol in as soon as I got home. Time for another dose! lol you are welcome.

This was day 2 in a row of tank moving! I'm tired. Still need to clean the basement, find time to aqua scape. Then I really need to clean up the wiring and such ! Wow.... It's a mess!!!!!!

Also need to rig a pulley system for the hood. Anyone else have a "floating" hood system with pulleys?

 

[jda123]

If you get the hanging kit like what comes with the AquaMedic lights, you can raise it up and down with the metal cable fastener things. No pulleys, but they are adjustable.

 

[FinsUp]

If you get the hanging kit like what comes with the AquaMedic lights, you can raise it up and down with the metal cable fastener things. No pulleys, but they are adjustable.

New technology like this is overpriced and unnecessary. Ordinary chain and an old-school pully is solidly reliable. It's worked for situations like this for years. No reason to rely on thin airline cable to hold that much weight when the old way of doing it still works.

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

New technology like this is overpriced and unnecessary. Ordinary chain and an old-school pully is solidly reliable. It's worked for situations like this for years. No reason to rely on thin airline cable to hold that much weight when the old way of doing it still works.

The airline cable is fine. I'll probably use it as it's super strong. The aqua medic and the like require something stronger than wood to screw into. They have a tiny threaded part that is meant to screw into a threaded counterpart. I think the airline cable and a few pulleys will easily raise the hood up for tank maintenance. I just want to move it up a few inches and down. I wish the aqua medic ones would work for this application.

 

[Smiley]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNm2N5sfOhw

good thread about canopies too..: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1840322

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

that's a project for you Fred

 

[Smiley]

im not having a canopy.....so i wont have to worry about how to lift the damn thing....

 

[fishguy69]

Mike
I wanted to stop buy yesterday to see the tank but spent too much time at Gonzos. I will get over there sooner or later. Looks good though!

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

Mike
I wanted to stop buy yesterday to see the tank but spent too much time at Gonzos. I will get over there sooner or later. Looks good though!

Hopefully you were able to get some deals from josh. My tank isn't much to look at yet.

 

[greeneyedgirl]

The Dr. Has gone insane Re-build

How's the tank looking

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

How's the tank looking

Looks ok. Clearing up. Doing a 5 gallon wc every day to help avoid a cycle. Also added a bottle of dr. Tim's one and only.

I have been doing a bit of rock work but don't want to stress the system for a few more day. (Been there, done that)

All fish are eating and accounted for. All the coral I have looks good. I'll start looking for coral on a few weeks. Going to wait till I have good coralline algae growth before introducing any new stuff.

Loving the basement sump!

 

[Fitz19d]

Not sure if I said it yet. Despite being smaller, yours sure seems just as large or larger. Love the deep dimension and some day I'll follow suit I think. Less gallons but just feels like more presence. Then again some of that may just be what happens with lights on and clowdy water still, makes it seem a big solid cube. But I think the increased surface area is ideal.

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

right side

center

left side

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

Not sure if I said it yet. Despite being smaller, yours sure seems just as large or larger. Love the deep dimension and some day I'll follow suit I think. Less gallons but just feels like more presence. Then again some of that may just be what happens with lights on and clowdy water still, makes it seem a big solid cube. But I think the increased surface area is ideal.

Thanks man, I'm really happy with the shape and size of this tank. It's like an oversized 120. It't a big but not too big tank. The depth from front to back is really nice. Actually gives real viewing from the sides as well as the front.

 

[Andrew_bram]

Full frontal pic