Terry's 450g upgrade

tbittner · 02-25-2008, 07:38 PM

I've been documenting the 450g upgrade in my 120g money pit thread. I figured this tank is worth it's own thread. I hope the mods don't mind me having another thread.

This is the room where the tank is going to go. It's going to go against the wall to the right of the door.

Since the tank is going to block the door, we opened up the wall and made a large open doorway.

This is the tank. In this pic, it's still very dirty but we've cleaned it since then.

And the stand that the tank will sit on.

framerguy · 02-25-2008, 07:41 PM

Royalscott · 02-25-2008, 07:44 PM

Sweet! The cabinet is gorgeous.

boozeman · 02-25-2008, 07:54 PM

Good idea to give it its own thread

I almost missed it on the other one

zy112 · 02-25-2008, 07:59 PM

Looks Awesome

cracker · 02-25-2008, 08:24 PM

This is going to be interesting!

tbittner · 02-25-2008, 08:45 PM

I should finish tiling the room tonight. We just finished painting the area with latex primer so the tiles will stick. The plan then would be to move the stand into place, one piece at a time, and level each piece as we put the stand back together.

The tank is 120x24x36. I would have loved a bit more width and a little less height BUT I'm sure the tangs will LOVE the 10 feet horizontal swimming room.

For lighting, I'm going to use my 48" Outer Orbit for now and I ordered a 72" Solaris I series. That gives me 10 feet of lighting. Eventually I'll replace the Outer Orbit with a 48" Solaris but I'm sure it will work fine for now.

The 450 will be plumbed into my 330g sump so all that equipment is already in place and working great. I already have the Sequence Hammerhead here that I'll use to run the closed loop.

I'll get pictures of the remade/reconfigured room tomorrow evening before we move the stand.

Dentoid · 02-25-2008, 08:50 PM

Unbelievable! I was thinking about coming out this weekend, tell me what day is best. Sat or Sun?

BigAl07 · 02-25-2008, 08:55 PM

Man this is going to be PSICK! I love it

Jason25 · 02-25-2008, 09:07 PM

I bet your wife is loving having her house torn up, keep up the good work I will be following along on this.

tbittner · 02-25-2008, 09:35 PM

Scott, either day is good. We aren't going ANYWHERE after last weekend.

I sure would appreciate your help!

I figure we'll get the stand in place this week. Then I'll get the bulkheads I need to plumb the tank and we can do that over the weekend. That's going to take a bit of head scratching I'm sure. AND a few trips to Lowes.

Jason, the huge hole in the wall was caused BY my wife. I was just going to move the doorway over. I was working on ripping out the carpet and when I turned around, she had a HUGE hole in the wall. Oh well. It looks good now.

Dentoid · 02-25-2008, 09:41 PM

OK, Sat, it is. PM me your address and I'll Mapquest my way there.

I showed these pictures to Ghia and her eyes popped out of her head!

tbittner · 02-25-2008, 10:46 PM

PM sent. Thank you!!!

OK! An aquarium room is (almost) BORN!!!

We need to cut the pieces of tile to finish next to the wall. We're probably going to rip out the little wall to the right that is covering up a support post and do something else with that. Not sure what yet. The electric socket that is on the wall will be moved up and probably reversed so it's facing into the pump room. I'll run the cords for the lights up into the ceiling and bring them down into the pump room. All my controller hardware is in that room too.

By gumby, I believe this is going to work!!!

BigAl07 · 02-25-2008, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by tbittner

I sure would appreciate your help!

Aww man I Wanna help!! Yall need to move closer to me. *Pouts seriously*

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Originally Posted by tbittner

Jason, the huge hole in the wall was caused BY my wife. I was just going to move the doorway over. I was working on ripping out the carpet and when I turned around, she had a HUGE hole in the wall. Oh well. It looks good now.

that a girl! Tear some STUFF UP! I Love it!!

tbittner · 02-25-2008, 10:56 PM

You got that right, Al! She really is pretty good at this stuff. She isn't afraid to get dry wall dust in her hair, up her nose, pretty much every where. I hate dry wall. I'm glad we are pretty much done with that stuff.

02-25-2008, 07:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,051 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Terry's 450g upgrade I've been documenting the 450g upgrade in my 120g money pit thread. I figured this tank is worth it's own thread. I hope the mods don't mind me having another thread. This is the room where the tank is going to go. It's going to go against the wall to the right of the door. Since the tank is going to block the door, we opened up the wall and made a large open doorway. This is the tank. In this pic, it's still very dirty but we've cleaned it since then. And the stand that the tank will sit on. __________________ Terry My chronicle 120g with 300g sump/refug, Outer Orbit HQI/T5HO 24-Hour Light System: : 48" 250W HQI 4x54W Lots of fish. 150g predator tank full of killers. 450g tank is IN the HOUSE!

02-25-2008, 07:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
framerguy Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 2,920 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade __________________ ___________________________________ 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) 75g Main, 55g Fuge w/DSB/+-25#LR, 25g Sump, turboflotor skimmer, 2x250w MH(9hrs/d), 4x65w PC(14h/d), 950gph mag drive/seaswirl return, 100# LR, 3" SB chronicles-akwareum (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination

02-25-2008, 07:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Royalscott Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 561 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Sweet! The cabinet is gorgeous. __________________ Janetta & Scott 29 Gallon BioCube The Nano Club Wear Gloves

02-25-2008, 07:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
zy112 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: IN Posts: 980 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Looks Awesome __________________ Zach

02-25-2008, 08:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
cracker Reef Lobster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North East Florida Posts: 1,563 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade This is going to be interesting!

02-25-2008, 08:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,051 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade I should finish tiling the room tonight. We just finished painting the area with latex primer so the tiles will stick. The plan then would be to move the stand into place, one piece at a time, and level each piece as we put the stand back together. The tank is 120x24x36. I would have loved a bit more width and a little less height BUT I'm sure the tangs will LOVE the 10 feet horizontal swimming room. For lighting, I'm going to use my 48" Outer Orbit for now and I ordered a 72" Solaris I series. That gives me 10 feet of lighting. Eventually I'll replace the Outer Orbit with a 48" Solaris but I'm sure it will work fine for now. The 450 will be plumbed into my 330g sump so all that equipment is already in place and working great. I already have the Sequence Hammerhead here that I'll use to run the closed loop. I'll get pictures of the remade/reconfigured room tomorrow evening before we move the stand. __________________ Terry My chronicle 120g with 300g sump/refug, Outer Orbit HQI/T5HO 24-Hour Light System: : 48" 250W HQI 4x54W Lots of fish. 150g predator tank full of killers. 450g tank is IN the HOUSE!

02-25-2008, 08:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,479 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Unbelievable! I was thinking about coming out this weekend, tell me what day is best. Sat or Sun? __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

02-25-2008, 08:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 8,838 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Man this is going to be PSICK! I love it __________________ Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

02-25-2008, 09:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jason25 Achilles Tang Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lancaster,PA Posts: 881 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade I bet your wife is loving having her house torn up, keep up the good work I will be following along on this.

02-25-2008, 09:35 PM	#11 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,051 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Scott, either day is good. We aren't going ANYWHERE after last weekend. I sure would appreciate your help! I figure we'll get the stand in place this week. Then I'll get the bulkheads I need to plumb the tank and we can do that over the weekend. That's going to take a bit of head scratching I'm sure. AND a few trips to Lowes. Jason, the huge hole in the wall was caused BY my wife. I was just going to move the doorway over. I was working on ripping out the carpet and when I turned around, she had a HUGE hole in the wall. Oh well. It looks good now. __________________ Terry My chronicle 120g with 300g sump/refug, Outer Orbit HQI/T5HO 24-Hour Light System: : 48" 250W HQI 4x54W Lots of fish. 150g predator tank full of killers. 450g tank is IN the HOUSE!

02-25-2008, 09:41 PM	#12 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,479 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade OK, Sat, it is. PM me your address and I'll Mapquest my way there. I showed these pictures to Ghia and her eyes popped out of her head! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

02-25-2008, 10:46 PM	#13 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,051 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade PM sent. Thank you!!! OK! An aquarium room is (almost) BORN!!! We need to cut the pieces of tile to finish next to the wall. We're probably going to rip out the little wall to the right that is covering up a support post and do something else with that. Not sure what yet. The electric socket that is on the wall will be moved up and probably reversed so it's facing into the pump room. I'll run the cords for the lights up into the ceiling and bring them down into the pump room. All my controller hardware is in that room too. By gumby, I believe this is going to work!!! __________________ Terry My chronicle 120g with 300g sump/refug, Outer Orbit HQI/T5HO 24-Hour Light System: : 48" 250W HQI 4x54W Lots of fish. 150g predator tank full of killers. 450g tank is IN the HOUSE!

02-25-2008, 10:56 PM	#15 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,051 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade You got that right, Al! She really is pretty good at this stuff. She isn't afraid to get dry wall dust in her hair, up her nose, pretty much every where. I hate dry wall. I'm glad we are pretty much done with that stuff. __________________ Terry My chronicle 120g with 300g sump/refug, Outer Orbit HQI/T5HO 24-Hour Light System: : 48" 250W HQI 4x54W Lots of fish. 150g predator tank full of killers. 450g tank is IN the HOUSE!

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