Terry's 450g upgrade - Page 5

BarbMazz · 02-28-2008, 01:16 PM

I think I'd stay with a neutral sort of color that won't compete with the colors in the tank. Think about what sort of undertone it has, too, because that can affect the way colors will look inside the tank. Maybe a warmer tan/brownish undertone rather than a colder gray undertone?

Or, good ole black on the wall behind the tank so the tank will "pop", and the rest of the room in a neutral shade?

Jason25 · 02-28-2008, 02:32 PM

My tank is in our lliving room and the room is a shade of Brown. The tank really stands out with a black background but then again my stand and canopy are black and stainless. The brown is darker than in the pic, the flash from the camera makes it look lighter.

kathywithbirds · 02-28-2008, 02:51 PM

hmmm. I got "applecrisp" in the dinign room. SORT of neutral, think cream or really light tan, add a little pink and a little peach. It has color but fades into the background. I tend to go "earth" tones on walls, its warmer and you can go way neutral or darker or it can the the neutral tone with a mix of several shades.

Tank is black and it and the stuff in it stands out pretty well. Didn't intend a tank when I painted but it worked out well! I should add the color is not girly at all.

tbittner · 02-28-2008, 03:34 PM

Patti will be home in a couple hours and, seriously, I'm leaving that up to her. I'm not color blind but I'm color blind when it comes to matching things up, color wise. If you know what I mean...

Well, I just put 150 lbs of the Tonga Nuku Fusion from PEA (pacific east aquaculture) into our 55g for curing. I asked for big pieces and I got BIG pieces. I LOVE IT!!! It's going to be SO easy to make shelves in the rock structure.

This rock has some very nice caves and crevices. It has nice color to it already too. For the price, I think it's one heck of a great deal!

tbittner · 02-28-2008, 09:57 PM

Well, we bought two gallons of paint....

BarbMazz · 02-28-2008, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tbittner

Well, we bought two gallons of paint....

.......and the color is.....

tbittner · 02-28-2008, 10:08 PM

...No idea...

....I'll find out tomorrow....

BarbMazz · 02-28-2008, 10:10 PM

Sheesh!

tbittner · 02-28-2008, 10:25 PM

I think it's a tanish, pinkish, orangish, purplish, brownish, rust color.

framerguy · 02-28-2008, 10:26 PM

Uhhh, Terry, that would be MUD!

tbittner · 02-28-2008, 10:35 PM

Lmao!!!

Dentoid · 02-28-2008, 10:38 PM

I'll be helping you out on Saturday Terry. I'm not afraid of color...or dry wall!

ninjataco777 · 02-28-2008, 10:41 PM

lol wait untill the water changes

tbittner · 02-28-2008, 10:50 PM

Scott, I got more exciting things to play with on Saturday.

ELECTRICITY!!!

It's shockingly fun!

Nah, just kidding. There is so much that still needs to be done. Need to tear out a small wall. Maybe move one of the houses support posts (put one up about 10" away, then take the existing one down), put up a new corner wall, build a canopy (need to wait for the lights first though), decide on where the 450's final place will be and how the 360 will sit in relation to the 450, move the 450's stand to that location, figure out the plumbing for the 450's return and drain, and the closed loop, figure out the wiring runs for the lights, run new circuits for the pumps and lights, rip out the rest of the carpet and finish tiling the room...

Oh yeah, tons of things to be done yet. And I haven't heard anything about the replacement center brace glass yet. But they said it would be 3-4 weeks and it's only been about 2 now.

How many days/weeks are you coming for???

tbittner · 02-28-2008, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ninjataco777

lol wait untill the water changes

This will be mostly automatic and continual. Every hour it will change about 2 gallons.

02-28-2008, 01:16 PM	#61 (permalink)
BarbMazz Madame Klanganator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Near Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 3,206 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade I think I'd stay with a neutral sort of color that won't compete with the colors in the tank. Think about what sort of undertone it has, too, because that can affect the way colors will look inside the tank. Maybe a warmer tan/brownish undertone rather than a colder gray undertone? Or, good ole black on the wall behind the tank so the tank will "pop", and the rest of the room in a neutral shade? __________________ A Snail's Pace Beginning: an old lady's first reef http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...tml#post366161 ~not knowing how near the truth is we seek it far away~

02-28-2008, 02:32 PM	#62 (permalink)
Jason25 Elegance coral Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lancaster,PA Posts: 1,002 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade My tank is in our lliving room and the room is a shade of Brown. The tank really stands out with a black background but then again my stand and canopy are black and stainless. The brown is darker than in the pic, the flash from the camera makes it look lighter.

02-28-2008, 02:51 PM	#63 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,714 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade hmmm. I got "applecrisp" in the dinign room. SORT of neutral, think cream or really light tan, add a little pink and a little peach. It has color but fades into the background. I tend to go "earth" tones on walls, its warmer and you can go way neutral or darker or it can the the neutral tone with a mix of several shades. Tank is black and it and the stuff in it stands out pretty well. Didn't intend a tank when I painted but it worked out well! I should add the color is not girly at all. __________________ (\ /) This is Bunny crying. ( ; ; ) He thinks Brainy and Bunnina . ' ' ...are having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang Start: 163.5 Current: I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale...

02-28-2008, 03:34 PM	#64 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Patti will be home in a couple hours and, seriously, I'm leaving that up to her. I'm not color blind but I'm color blind when it comes to matching things up, color wise. If you know what I mean... Well, I just put 150 lbs of the Tonga Nuku Fusion from PEA (pacific east aquaculture) into our 55g for curing. I asked for big pieces and I got BIG pieces. I LOVE IT!!! It's going to be SO easy to make shelves in the rock structure. This rock has some very nice caves and crevices. It has nice color to it already too. For the price, I think it's one heck of a great deal! __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

02-28-2008, 09:57 PM	#65 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Well, we bought two gallons of paint.... __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

02-28-2008, 10:08 PM	#67 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade ...No idea... ....I'll find out tomorrow.... __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

02-28-2008, 10:10 PM	#68 (permalink)
BarbMazz Madame Klanganator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Near Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 3,206 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Sheesh! __________________ A Snail's Pace Beginning: an old lady's first reef http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...tml#post366161 ~not knowing how near the truth is we seek it far away~

02-28-2008, 10:25 PM	#69 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade I think it's a tanish, pinkish, orangish, purplish, brownish, rust color. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

02-28-2008, 10:26 PM	#70 (permalink)
framerguy Manta Ray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 3,402 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Uhhh, Terry, that would be MUD! __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) Still Workin' on it! 375gDT built in wall, Gargantuan DIY Beckett Skimmer, 100g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, 75 gallon seagrass/mineral mud refugium, 55 gallon crushed coral/live rock refugium, 30 gallon DSB/ cheatomorpha refugium, algae turf scrubber, DIY calcium reactor, DIY kalkwasser mixer, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, etc, etc, etc... chronicles-akwareum

02-28-2008, 10:35 PM	#71 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Lmao!!! __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

02-28-2008, 10:38 PM	#72 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,240 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade I'll be helping you out on Saturday Terry. I'm not afraid of color...or dry wall! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

02-28-2008, 10:41 PM	#73 (permalink)
ninjataco777 Scopas Tang Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south jersey Posts: 470 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade lol wait untill the water changes __________________ "Take the warning labels off and let the problem solve itself" RS Nano Club My 29 Gallon Oceanic Biocube Reef Chronicle http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...c-biocube.html ANTI-WALDO ANTI-BIO-BALL ANTI-CARRIBEAN BRISTLEWORM

02-28-2008, 10:50 PM	#74 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Scott, I got more exciting things to play with on Saturday. ELECTRICITY!!! It's shockingly fun! Nah, just kidding. There is so much that still needs to be done. Need to tear out a small wall. Maybe move one of the houses support posts (put one up about 10" away, then take the existing one down), put up a new corner wall, build a canopy (need to wait for the lights first though), decide on where the 450's final place will be and how the 360 will sit in relation to the 450, move the 450's stand to that location, figure out the plumbing for the 450's return and drain, and the closed loop, figure out the wiring runs for the lights, run new circuits for the pumps and lights, rip out the rest of the carpet and finish tiling the room... Oh yeah, tons of things to be done yet. And I haven't heard anything about the replacement center brace glass yet. But they said it would be 3-4 weeks and it's only been about 2 now. How many days/weeks are you coming for??? __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

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