Varga's 300 Gallon In-Wall Build!!!!!!!!!!!! - Page 16

cracker · 05-13-2008, 03:42 PM

Outstanding Varga! Have You had to adjust the rods on top to keep it all straight?

JWarren · 05-13-2008, 03:43 PM

I was gonna ask something along those lines, Is that all thread you used?

Varga · 05-13-2008, 03:45 PM

yup, all thread. Adjusted them several times as it filled up. theres not all that much pressure on them though.

I'll let it sit for everla days while I deal with the wall and move the old tank out of the way

Craig Manoukian · 05-13-2008, 04:10 PM

Stainless all thread?

Varga · 05-13-2008, 04:11 PM

not sure....I have the same thing on the other tank for a year and no rust

CMG · 05-13-2008, 04:17 PM

AWESOME! If I did a build like this I would get in that sucker with scuba gear on and take underwater pictures, then tell all my friends that I went somewhere remote for the weekend and got all these great shots! hahaha.

Craig Manoukian · 05-13-2008, 04:22 PM

Galvaized will resist rust for a while, but salt water is ever persistent in it's corrosive quest.

cracker · 05-13-2008, 04:50 PM

Stainless all thread like that would be real expensive! Maybe paint it with that epoxy or run the all thread thru some clear flex to protect it from salt spray. Regardless the project came out very well! I'm about to tear out my old wood braces from my sump & replace them with all thread as well!

Fish Crazy · 05-13-2008, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JWarren

"and made a little pathway using 2x4's to the driveway"

We are talking 300 gallons here! Do you really think that is gonna do any good? You freaky man! LOL!

I was thinking the same thing - 2 x 4 sould be washed away - very cool Varga keep us posted

nikkipigtails · 05-13-2008, 05:38 PM

I just caught up on this thread and I must say talk about a slacker! Why don't you hurry up and get some stuff finished? j/k This build is incridebly impressive. Can't wait to see this one come along.

Varga · 05-13-2008, 08:09 PM

Why not cause some major damage to the house.....

ITS NOT IN THE MIDDLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its in the middle from the fish room but its off in the living room wall. I might fix it. what you guys think

JWarren · 05-13-2008, 08:28 PM

I think, if you are gonna fix it, you best do it now, Cause I think I see the red head getting red'er by the minute. She will never let you go on that one! Trust me!

Varga · 05-13-2008, 09:02 PM

LOL. Just fixed it. dead center now

BEELZEBOB · 05-13-2008, 09:07 PM

man thats gonna kick some real butt.

and dont worry, i too have noticed that reefing causes paranoia and anxiety...

kathywithbirds · 05-13-2008, 10:19 PM

Thaqt looks like it's gonna be awesome. and LOL, it looks like my house with the laundry and stuff on the floor. (And that's not during a tank build...)

05-13-2008, 03:42 PM	#226 (permalink)
cracker Acropora Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North East Florida Posts: 1,776 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Varga's 300 Gallon In-Wall Build!!!!!!!!!!!! Outstanding Varga! Have You had to adjust the rods on top to keep it all straight?

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JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Varga's 300 Gallon In-Wall Build!!!!!!!!!!!! I was gonna ask something along those lines, Is that all thread you used? __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

05-13-2008, 03:45 PM	#228 (permalink)
Varga Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,215 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Varga's 300 Gallon In-Wall Build!!!!!!!!!!!! yup, all thread. Adjusted them several times as it filled up. theres not all that much pressure on them though. I'll let it sit for everla days while I deal with the wall and move the old tank out of the way __________________ Visit my 300g Build http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...all-build.html

05-13-2008, 04:10 PM	#229 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,261 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Varga's 300 Gallon In-Wall Build!!!!!!!!!!!! Stainless all thread? __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

05-13-2008, 04:11 PM	#230 (permalink)
Varga Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,215 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Varga's 300 Gallon In-Wall Build!!!!!!!!!!!! not sure....I have the same thing on the other tank for a year and no rust __________________ Visit my 300g Build http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...all-build.html

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CMG Torch coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sonoma County, CA Posts: 587 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Varga's 300 Gallon In-Wall Build!!!!!!!!!!!! AWESOME! If I did a build like this I would get in that sucker with scuba gear on and take underwater pictures, then tell all my friends that I went somewhere remote for the weekend and got all these great shots! hahaha. __________________ My Chronical: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wlr-setup.html 40g, Purple Dartfish (squirley), Banggai Cardinal (Spot), 3 sand sifting snails, 3 nerite snails and a golden banded shrimp (Batman).

05-13-2008, 04:22 PM	#232 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,261 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Varga's 300 Gallon In-Wall Build!!!!!!!!!!!! Galvaized will resist rust for a while, but salt water is ever persistent in it's corrosive quest. __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

05-13-2008, 04:50 PM	#233 (permalink)
cracker Acropora Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North East Florida Posts: 1,776 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Varga's 300 Gallon In-Wall Build!!!!!!!!!!!! Stainless all thread like that would be real expensive! Maybe paint it with that epoxy or run the all thread thru some clear flex to protect it from salt spray. Regardless the project came out very well! I'm about to tear out my old wood braces from my sump & replace them with all thread as well!

05-13-2008, 05:38 PM	#235 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,627 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Varga's 300 Gallon In-Wall Build!!!!!!!!!!!! I just caught up on this thread and I must say talk about a slacker! Why don't you hurry up and get some stuff finished? j/k This build is incridebly impressive. Can't wait to see this one come along. __________________ No man ever reached excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. - Horace

05-13-2008, 08:28 PM	#237 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Varga's 300 Gallon In-Wall Build!!!!!!!!!!!! I think, if you are gonna fix it, you best do it now, Cause I think I see the red head getting red'er by the minute. She will never let you go on that one! Trust me! __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

05-13-2008, 09:02 PM	#238 (permalink)
Varga Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,215 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Varga's 300 Gallon In-Wall Build!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL. Just fixed it. dead center now __________________ Visit my 300g Build http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...all-build.html

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kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,749 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Varga's 300 Gallon In-Wall Build!!!!!!!!!!!! Thaqt looks like it's gonna be awesome. and LOL, it looks like my house with the laundry and stuff on the floor. (And that's not during a tank build...) __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not 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

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