My 120 to 300 upgrade...it begins!

[blue_eyes53813]

Yep it worked.. looks great

 

[stilgore]

OK!! Great, here are a few more pictures from some different angles. The back side of the stand will remain unfinished until we get the tank in.

The fish room is probably around 8 feet on the other side of the wall. As I get things cleaned up I will show you all the progress.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w320/Stilgore/PICT0041.jpg

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w320/Stilgore/PICT0015.jpg

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w320/Stilgore/PICT0044.jpg

Laters,
Stil

 

[lcstorc]

Looking good! I have a 3 sided tank as a room divider as well. It gives great visibility. It gives you lots of scape options as well.

 

[boozeman]

that looks really nice
remember 300 gal. is a lot of weight!

 

[cioutlaw]

Thats going to be a great setup. I have my 120 as a room divider & love it like that. Look forward to seeing this progress!

 

[cheeks69]

Wow great work, can't wait to see it progress !

 

[stilgore]

Thanks folks!! I am going to go pick up the tank today and do some cleaning on it. I will be doing the cleaning in the garage so I was going to place the tank on 2x4s. As long as the tank is not full of water it should not cause any stress right??

The weight should not be a problem. I am going to place the stand directly on the concrete slab and the site for the tank is within 1 foot from where the pilons are under the slab.

I will post some pics after I get the tank!!

Laters,
Stil

 

[blue_eyes53813]

How exciting.. Cant waite to follow along..

 

[bluespotjawfish]

Wow, what a project!

 

[lcstorc]

I can't wait till it is full of life. How exciting.

 

[stilgore]

Had a short delay. The staining and varnishing of all the mouldings took alot longer than expected.

I did not see the need to pick up the tank until all that was done so...as hard as it was, I waited.

I should be picking up the tank sometime this week. I will keep you posted!!

Laters,
Stil

 

[boozeman]

slow and steady...no need to rush it

 

[stilgore]

Well, we moved the tank onto the stand on Saturday. We did it with 4 guys....man was that a silly idea. I will be sore for days

Starting running the electrical for the lights yesterday and I only have a couple more runs to make.

I will post some pics tonight

Laters,
Stil

 

[Woodstock]

Ohhh this is going to be a beauty!! karma to you!

 

[stilgore]

Well, after slathering on the Ben Gay.....here are some photos of the tank after we put it in place. I will post some more pics in the coming days as the carpenter is making some fantastic progress on the cabinet.

I will post some pics of my equipment as well, as soon as I get it down in the basement.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w320/Stilgore/034.jpg
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w320/Stilgore/033.jpg
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w320/Stilgore/032.jpg

Laters,
Stil

 

[cheeks69]

Wow this is one heck of a project, how much are you doing yourself ?

 

[Rhyne]

Do you need a son? I clean tanks....and I'm SCUBA certified for the deep-end of the tank....I can't wait to see this!

Rhyne:tongue:

 

[aquaman3680]

Man! This is gunna be awesome once its up and going!!!

Matt

 

[murkywaters]

I love the look of the whole thing. Keep up the good work.

 

[deaclauderdale]

If you can afford it an ocean motions wvae make would work wonders in the area of flow, other than that I'm getting giddy and it's not even my tank.