Terry's 450g upgrade

tbittner · 02-25-2008, 08:38 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, 08:41 PM

Royalscott · 02-25-2008, 08:44 PM

Sweet! The cabinet is gorgeous.

boozeman · 02-25-2008, 08:54 PM

Good idea to give it its own thread

I almost missed it on the other one

zy112 · 02-25-2008, 08:59 PM

Looks Awesome

cracker · 02-25-2008, 09:24 PM

This is going to be interesting!

tbittner · 02-25-2008, 09:45 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, 09:50 PM

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

BigAl07 · 02-25-2008, 09:55 PM

Man this is going to be PSICK! I love it

Jason25 · 02-25-2008, 10:07 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, 10:35 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, 10:41 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, 11:46 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, 11:49 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, 11:56 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, 08:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,563 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 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

02-25-2008, 08:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
framerguy Tridacna maxima Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Clarkesville, Ga Posts: 4,992 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) 375gDT built in wall, 100g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, Aqua C EV-400 skimmer etc, etc, etc... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...areum-too.html

02-25-2008, 08:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Royalscott Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 905 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Sweet! The cabinet is gorgeous. __________________ Janetta & Scott 29 Gallon Bio Cube, 14 Gallon Bio Cube 34 gallon Solana & 3 gallon Picotope The Nano Club Wear Gloves

02-25-2008, 08:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,802 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Good idea to give it its own thread I almost missed it on the other one __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

02-25-2008, 08:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
zy112 Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,225 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Looks Awesome __________________ Zach

02-25-2008, 09:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
cracker Acropora Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North East Florida Posts: 1,789 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade This is going to be interesting!

02-25-2008, 09:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,563 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 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

02-25-2008, 09:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,298 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 450g upgrade Man this is going to be PSICK! I love it __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

02-25-2008, 10:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jason25 Elegance coral Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lancaster,PA Posts: 1,117 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, 10:35 PM	#11 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,563 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 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

02-25-2008, 11:46 PM	#13 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,563 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 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

02-25-2008, 11:56 PM	#15 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,563 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 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

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