600gal (96x48x30)

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11015440#post11015440 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
Wow, when it rains it pours!

It sure does

But Will has been working with me... The delay right now is with Customs...

I am still debating on keeping my other items and getting another tank after I am settled or just selling everything... I have also been tossing around the idea of just having a fresh water setup...

I just don't know, so much is happening at once and I don't have alot of time...

 

[jnarowe]

Believe me, I can relate. It's not been a good experience for you I am sure, but you have learned so much! I went to chef school and realized there was no way i wanted to do that for a living.

 

[Bax]

I was so hoping to hear some good news regarding your situation. So the best result is that you will have to rebuild your tank to sell it? That is just a shame, sorry for all your troubles. What ever you decide, I wish you the best with it.

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11015673#post11015673 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bax
I was so hoping to hear some good news regarding your situation. So the best result is that you will have to rebuild your tank to sell it? That is just a shame, sorry for all your troubles. What ever you decide, I wish you the best with it.

Thank for your post BAX, I guess some things happen for a reason... I have learned alot and will be that much better prepared for when I do this again

I am sure you will see another thread from me in the future

 

[jnarowe]

I sure hope so, You put your heart into that build.

 

[pwhitby]

Hey Shawn,

Im sorry you are getting out. We kind of trod the road together there for a while.

I really hope you can get going again wherever it is you move to. Ill have some frags for you to add color! Hell...if you are close by, Ill come over and help.

regards,

Paul.

 

[melev]

Be sure to let us know what you'll end up with. We're all subscribed to this thread, so this is the best way to reach your fanbase.

 

[jnarowe]

ditto on that Shawn...I AM a fan!

 

[Bax]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11022195#post11022195 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by asnatlas
Thank for your post BAX, I guess some things happen for a reason... I have learned alot and will be that much better prepared for when I do this again

I am sure you will see another thread from me in the future

I will look forward to that thread as well

 

[SERVO]

Ughhh Shawn,

Sorry to hear about all of your misfortunes! Let us know where you are going to end up. I can't believe the run of luck that you are having, I only wish I could help you out.

Once you relocate, you'll be able to design/build a house around your tank!!!

I can't wait to see you maximize your reefing potential:rollface:

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11030647#post11030647 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pwhitby
Hey Shawn,

Im sorry you are getting out. We kind of trod the road together there for a while.

I really hope you can get going again wherever it is you move to. Ill have some frags for you to add color! Hell...if you are close by, Ill come over and help.

regards,

Paul.

Thanks Paul, your tank is looking awesome, I wish mine would have been 1/2 as good as yours...

I am being relocated to DSM, IA. So that will put me about 390 miles closer but I will still be 628 miles away (according to google maps)...

Thanks again for the kind words and I will still be lurking on RC when I have time following the 4738364382 threads that I am subscribed to

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11030969#post11030969 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
Be sure to let us know what you'll end up with. We're all subscribed to this thread, so this is the best way to reach your fanbase.

I sure will... What ever I do it will prob end up being a very simple setup... I have learned alot with this project, but when I first started and I had basic simple setups I seemed to have better luck and it was cheaper When I started this and planned to go high tech, well all my luck went out the window... I will just have to sit down and see what I can do when the time comes...

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11032354#post11032354 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SERVO
Ughhh Shawn,

Sorry to hear about all of your misfortunes! Let us know where you are going to end up. I can't believe the run of luck that you are having, I only wish I could help you out.

Once you relocate, you'll be able to design/build a house around your tank!!!

I can't wait to see you maximize your reefing potential:rollface:

If it was not for bad luck I would have no luck at all it seems like lately...

My wife and I wanted to build and I was already thinking of ideas for a "fish room" LOL, but with time constraints and everything else we could not wait 6+ months for a new build, we did find a house that we liked that was just about to have the siding installed. Since it was still in the build process then we were able to pick things like siding color, flooring, cabinets and all of that stuff... It does have a unfinished walkout basement that I plan to finish up shortly after moving in so maybe there will be a big hole somewhere that will fit a large tank

 

[jnarowe]

the walk-out is perfect for an aquarium, being sheltered from the heat and solid floor....try to get a floor drain in before they button up the house!

 

[PJsStuff]

DAmn sorry about all your luck. Now i know not to order from AO. I think im goin to go with Aquariumsforyou for my tank. They have a 10yr warrenty if you get there stand. You would think AO would have flown over and fixed the tank for how much you paid for it. If they told me to ship the tank back. I would have personally delivered it straight up there you know what.

 

[spazz]

hishawn,
where is DSM IA at?i would bet thats not too far from minneapolis mn, if you decide to keep the tank all you need to do is cut the tank apart and take the sheets with you. once you get settled into your new home you can rebuild the tank with overlaping euro bracing. depending on where in iowa you will be at,i might be able to swing on down there and help you rebuild the tank. i have assisted a friend in rebuilding his tank because it was not done right the first time and had to be cut apart and redone. its not as bad as you would think to rebuild a tank.

 

[Sparkss]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11032978#post11032978 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by asnatlas
I sure will... What ever I do it will prob end up being a very simple setup... I have learned alot with this project, but when I first started and I had basic simple setups I seemed to have better luck and it was cheaper When I started this and planned to go high tech, well all my luck went out the window... I will just have to sit down and see what I can do when the time comes...

I for one will be anxiously waiting to see what you choose to tackle for your next tank . Best of luck to you in your new job (and new home).

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11039453#post11039453 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by PJsStuff
DAmn sorry about all your luck. Now i know not to order from AO. I think im goin to go with Aquariumsforyou for my tank. They have a 10yr warrenty if you get there stand. You would think AO would have flown over and fixed the tank for how much you paid for it. If they told me to ship the tank back. I would have personally delivered it straight up there you know what.

The warranty was only for a year and it does suck. But, Will is shipping me enough silicone to redo the entire tank which he didn't "HAVE" to do, so he did work with me on this. It's still undetermined what happened. I have my views, but I will keep them to myself to avoid any unfair bias. So it could have been better, but it could have been worse...

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11043472#post11043472 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by spazz
hishawn,
where is DSM IA at?i would bet thats not too far from minneapolis mn, if you decide to keep the tank all you need to do is cut the tank apart and take the sheets with you. once you get settled into your new home you can rebuild the tank with overlaping euro bracing. depending on where in iowa you will be at,i might be able to swing on down there and help you rebuild the tank. i have assisted a friend in rebuilding his tank because it was not done right the first time and had to be cut apart and redone. its not as bad as you would think to rebuild a tank.

Waukee, IA -> Minneapolis, MN

If I end up keeping it I will need help in rebuilding it, so I may take you up on that offer

 

[jnarowe]

I suppose that had you gotten it set up, you would have a horrendous time moving it to your new job.