130 Inches of Pleasure (500 Gallon display)

[Steveg229]

Sweet tank! Looking forward to watching the progress.

 

[anbosu]

Well, I don't know what area you live in. Is freezing in winter a problem? Is there a slope to the floor to drain out of doors?

We see nighttime temps below freezing usually once or twice a year down here, Dave. Other than containing a mess, a drain isn't as big of a deal down here.

 

[cvcoda]

Very nice dimensions. I'm with you, I prefer long tanks. This is exactly what I would do if I had the space and resources.

Look forward to seeing it come along. Good luck.

 

[italquam]

What did you use to cook your rocks with???

 

[supervdl]

Tagging along nice tank thinking about putting something like that into my basement.

 

[deansreef]

Then I brought it back and cooked it, Walter White style.

what did you use to cook the rock? tank is going to be awesome!

 

[sarens]

very cool build, simular to mine I am doing one leg removable to get my sump in (hopefully not out for a long time); sure wish I could do fish room like you are going to, looks great so far

 

[SS_Sean]

The selfie was priceless.... LOL!! :bigeyes:

 

[Easttuth]

What did you use to cook your rocks with???

what did you use to cook the rock? tank is going to be awesome!

I bleached them first then did a muriatic acid bath. I followed these steps:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1914426&highlight=rock+reincarnated

Took a few hours, absolutely no big deal, and I now know I'm starting with clean rocks.

 

[jjk_reef00]

Wow great tank, and I love the size!
Thanks for posting the hydraulic lift, that is a great idea.
I can't wait to see the updates.

 

[SABOB]

Just finished reading this.......WOW

 

[italquam]

Where did you get the hydraulic lift

 

[JuanSalgado]

Wow amazing

 

[Easttuth]

Where did you get the hydraulic lift

The tank builders use it to deliver their tanks. Said it was only $700 new. If I owned a store or moved tanks regularly I would buy one for sure. An absolutely amazing and worth while price of equipment.

 

[Joel_155]

That's a huge tank. Looking forward to seeing it progress

 

[worm5406]

I have just spent the last hour looking up hydraulic lifts like that. (LOL)

I am sure I can get my local LFS in on getting one.

Good plan and good build so far. Looking forward to updates/pictures/videos.

 

[bigeasycan]

That lift looks like the lift my buddy has for servicing snowmobiles and quads. I'll have to let him know that he can do aquarium moves in the 4 weeks it's not winter up here [emoji1]

 

[Ktm898]

tagging along for updates, this is going to be good.

 

[bmanzie]

They each have weight limits. Make sure you look at that when buying.

The tank builders use it to deliver their tanks. Said it was only $700 new. If I owned a store or moved tanks regularly I would buy one for sure. An absolutely amazing and worth while price of equipment.

 

[CoralNerd]

@Easttuth
Curious about your foundation...did you have to alter your foundation? Also what kind of foundation do you have? Cool build following along.