Anyone up for another 135 Thread?
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dcoufal
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tsquad said:
Is it oak or oak-colored-paper over MDF? It's hard to tell...
My personal opinion is that I would NEVER put a tank of any size over a computer/monitor. But, hey - that's the evil sys admin in me talking....
It's easier to build something from scratch then try to reinforce an older piece. All kinds of variables.... Was it assembled with glue, screws, nails? (Screws and waterproof glue would be the best.) Was it properly clamped when it was assembled, etc.
I wouldn't chance it. But, I'm looking at it from the view of someone that has a family, a mortgage, and buys my furniture.
Dwain
Cody Ray
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I'm having a hard time deciding how I feel about you wanting to replace your current aquarium. To me it seems like a big waste of money, and being a teenager myself, I know something about wasting money I have had a 29-gallon for 4 years now. I have wanted to upgrade the aquarium, change things, etc. Then I decided to just sit down improve upon what I had. I upgraded the lighting (from 36W to 2x65W) upgraded the skimmer (seaclone to remora) added more liverock, and all of a sudden it became much more appealing to me. That was roughly 2 years ago. Now I find that I am going to have to downgrade my system in order to be able to have it in a dorm room (senior in highschool, so starting to get a 20-gallon JUST for college now). I'm not you, I don't know exactly how you feel, and I am not going to pretend that I do. At one point I had upgraded to a 60-gallon, and found that I could not afford it, so downgraded back to the 29-gallon. I wasted roughly $300 dollars. You do what you want, but I know from experience that in the end you will have 2 things to consider:
Was it ok to waste money on a new system?
Do I regret loosing the 135 gallon?
I have had a 29-gallon for 4 years now. I have wanted to upgrade the aquarium, change things, etc. Then I decided to just sit down improve upon what I had. I upgraded the lighting (from 36W to 2x65W) upgraded the skimmer (seaclone to remora) added more liverock, and all of a sudden it became much more appealing to me. That was roughly 2 years ago. Now I find that I am going to have to downgrade my system in order to be able to have it in a dorm room (senior in highschool, so starting to get a 20-gallon JUST for college now). I'm not you, I don't know exactly how you feel, and I am not going to pretend that I do. At one point I had upgraded to a 60-gallon, and found that I could not afford it, so downgraded back to the 29-gallon. I wasted roughly $300 dollars. You do what you want, but I know from experience that in the end you will have 2 things to consider:Was it ok to waste money on a new system?
Do I regret loosing the 135 gallon?
tsquad
Premium Member
No no noooooodcoufal said:Is it oak or oak-colored-paper over MDF? It's hard to tell...
My personal opinion is that I would NEVER put a tank of any size over a computer/monitor. But, hey - that's the evil sys admin in me talking....
It's easier to build something from scratch then try to reinforce an older piece. All kinds of variables.... Was it assembled with glue, screws, nails? (Screws and waterproof glue would be the best.) Was it properly clamped when it was assembled, etc.
I wouldn't chance it. But, I'm looking at it from the view of someone that has a family, a mortgage, and buys my furniture.
Dwain
I'm taking the top shelf thing off, and the computer is going too. Yes, it is oak.
tsquad
Premium Member
ChinChek787 said:I'm having a hard time deciding how I feel about you wanting to replace your current aquarium. To me it seems like a big waste of money, and being a teenager myself, I know something about wasting money
Was it ok to waste money on a new system?
Do I regret loosing the 135 gallon?
How did you waste money? I'm not wasting money here...even if I spend a little extra, it would make the system better.
Losing the 135 is a loose phrase. Technically, yes, I'm loosing it. But I'm keeping everything inside. The only things not coming along are the tang and the look of a large tank. IMO, a set of really nice nanos are more appealing to the eye than a large tank.
dcoufal
New member
tsquad said:
Ahhh. Okay. Looks like 3/4" oak for the desktop. If the "cabinets" on each side of the desktop are made from 3/4" oak and extend from bottom of the desktop to the floor in a single piece and have good solid corners, then it's probably do-able. The center area where the drawer resides will be the weakest point.... If you could remove the drawer and use a couple of oak 1x3's on edge to span between the 2 cabinets - screwed & glued - it should be quite stable. You can use the face of the drawer as a facade to make it all "pretty" again.
That's assuming it's level.
Dwain
tsquad
Premium Member
Yeah, the 10g, if any, would go in the center. I will end up removing the drawer I think, and screw and glue it on using those L shaped things. I can ask my Dad for help here, if he feels like helping the project. It looks as though they are single pieces to the floor, I will check when I am back home, I'm at my Dad's now. I'll check the level too, that would be a "female dog" if it wasn't.
ssbreef
New member
keep the 135!! You now have a taste and I don't think you will be able to handle having such a small system and not being able to put what you want in it. It looks to me that you are trying to make things easier for yourself thinking that with a nano you will have fantastic equipment and wonââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t have to upgrade things later or have to wait to buy better equipment in the future to upgrade (patience). Keep in mind that keeping a nano system is 100 times harder than keeping a larger system and could be VERY VERY frustrating even with the best equipment money can buy!! If you didn't have patience with the 135, with a nano I have a feeling you will be giving up reef keeping all in all.
InsaneClownFish
New member
Tyler, you are getting alot of good advice here...NOW LISTEN!
paulpp187
Registered Member
i give him 2 months with the nano's and he'll be out of reefing for good. hahahaha smaller is harder you know conditions in small tanks can turn quick and fast your gonna have to test everyday all your parameters. the one time you skip a day could me total disaster.all i can say is good luck if your frustuarated now hahaha wait and see.then we can start a thread " see what happens when you have no patience"or "what not to do" just jokin tyler
The_fishkeeper86
Actually a shrimp fan
ssbreef said:
he has a massive point LISTEN you will regreat it,its like you are walking into a mine feild and everyone is telling dont go there. But you keep walking tword the mine feild saying no way this is more fun then that happy green feild over there you make 1!!! wrong move in a nano and you hit a mine...BOOM! i whould give anything for a 135 yet you just throw it out the window and you cant part with your foxface so you make him live in a sump/fuge!!! i know you still care for bigger fish listen listen listen you gota stick wit it!
paulpp187
Registered Member
he won't listen he's a kid i never listened to what people told me when i was that young he is gonna do what he wants no matter what anyone says he already has it planned out in his head.the only way he'll learn is by messing up.he's gonna look back and be like what the hell was i thinking back then i should have listened to these guys. and then we can all say we told ya so
