And so it begins...the start of my 800g plywood upgrade
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The apple of my eye, my helper and my future obsessed fish geek.
She asked me if she could help after school. Then went on to say "dadda, will you help me build a big tank when I have a house of my own...but not this big, maybe like half"? Lol, I grinned from ear to ear and said "of course, IT'd be my honor"
She asked me if she could help after school. Then went on to say "dadda, will you help me build a big tank when I have a house of my own...but not this big, maybe like half"? Lol, I grinned from ear to ear and said "of course, IT'd be my honor"
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Yes Dave I did. I can't figure out photobucket. I'm a moron tech wise.
Framing of the tank was nothing special. Bottom is 3/4 plywood. I placed the 1" back plywood to it and applied liberally Wood glue, then drilled 3" screws every 2". Did this with sides as well. The front is 2x4" bottom and sides with a 2x6" top. Next I put a 2x6"front eurobrace and 2x4" back brace. After the i install the glass there will be side eurobracing. Then I will cross brace a few sections. I'm still deciding if I will do exterior 2x4" ribbing. The back of the tank will sit almost against the wall of the house, so no exterior ribs needed there.
Framing of the tank was nothing special. Bottom is 3/4 plywood. I placed the 1" back plywood to it and applied liberally Wood glue, then drilled 3" screws every 2". Did this with sides as well. The front is 2x4" bottom and sides with a 2x6" top. Next I put a 2x6"front eurobrace and 2x4" back brace. After the i install the glass there will be side eurobracing. Then I will cross brace a few sections. I'm still deciding if I will do exterior 2x4" ribbing. The back of the tank will sit almost against the wall of the house, so no exterior ribs needed there.
The transfer is going to be terrible. At least I can transfer fish and coral to my qt system prior to. But I'll need probably 10-15 people to move the current one out into the garage then bring in the new stand and tank right after. Atleast the transfer isn't livestock and such all at once.
Once new tank is in place I will plumb, aquascape with some new rock and my current coral covered rocks. Fish will be in the other qt system for at least a couple weeks just de stressing. I'd rather lose some corals than my fish tbh. These fish are worth way to much, have been with me for a bit, and are some tough fish financially to find and replace.
Once new tank is in place I will plumb, aquascape with some new rock and my current coral covered rocks. Fish will be in the other qt system for at least a couple weeks just de stressing. I'd rather lose some corals than my fish tbh. These fish are worth way to much, have been with me for a bit, and are some tough fish financially to find and replace.
I've actually finished all the BlueMax coats. About 8 or 9 worth. Now just time to wait and let it cure for a week or 2. Glass has been ordered and should be ready next week.
Unfortunately the company that was going to get my starfire had an issue with their supplier shutting down. So I called around for more quotes. To my dismay no one could either come close or wouldn't even attempt to deliver. So back I went with regular plate glass. The original guy gave me a break on price and delivery. So I opted for that(which saved me over 1200 for this)
Unfortunately the company that was going to get my starfire had an issue with their supplier shutting down. So I called around for more quotes. To my dismay no one could either come close or wouldn't even attempt to deliver. So back I went with regular plate glass. The original guy gave me a break on price and delivery. So I opted for that(which saved me over 1200 for this)
