Back in the Saddle Again!! My new 480g In-Wall thread

[kyleka.]

Can't wait to see the tank. Nice work!

 

[GMFett]

First- that tank is going to be ridiculously awesome.
Second- great metal work.
Third- Looks extremely classy from the living room.

Sweet job man. Looks awesome....
Marcus :bum:

 

[johnxboi]

awww dude i must see your tank! i live in plano! must see when its done!

 

[robthorn]

great job looks nice trimmed in white

 

[Chrisrush]

Brent, that looks amazing. Did you do the trim yourself? I can't wait to see the new sump and everything installed.

When are you putting it into place? Let a few of us locals know, I'll come help out if you need me too.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[loserkidz]

Thanks for all the compliments. I will be welding up the light rack in a few minutes and hopefully have the Lumenarcs up and firing tonight. I havent't had a chance to order the linear actuator to raise and lower the rack yet, so it will have to be raised manually for now.
Chris, yes I did the trim work so it could have been more ornate, but this was my first shot at something like this.
Brent

 

[loserkidz]

 

[loserkidz]

 

[Chrisrush]

That thing is amazing. I really dig the lack of cross braces or heavy eurobracing. Did you end up going with 1" acrylic?

Chris

 

[loserkidz]

1-1/4" acrylic=bullet proof or in our case tornado proof!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chrisrush]

Tornado proof indeed. Don't jinx me though, I'm sitting on a glass tank.

Chris

 

[Konadog]

Would it have been cheaper to put in a swimming pool?

 

[BumpinTJ24]

SWEET!!!

That thing is a monster! When I head up to Dallas to see Marc, i'm gonna have to make a detour and check this baby out.
Get to work man, I want more pics!!

Ram

 

[Chrisrush]

Ram, when are you heading up to Dallas?

You can pm me so that we don't hijack this thread.

Chris

 

[NexDog]

What an awesome size.

 

[melev]

I like how it was boxed up, and hitch-proofed!

Congrats, Brent. I can't wait to see what you do next!

 

[SERVO]

Wowza!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

This is coming along really great! I like your trim. I think that it came our really nice. I'm looking forward to seeing you complete your new set up! Usually, size gets lost in pictures, but this tank if F*##^*^ unbeliveably Grande!

Are you going to Macna?

 

[loserkidz]

I guess everything in Texas is BIGGER!!

I guess everything in Texas is BIGGER!!

 

[SERVO]

Brent,

That looks absolutely stunning! Work well done! I'm surprised that you were able to find enough guys to lift that monster. I've live here for about 19 months and I don't think that I have enough friends to help lift a 150 let alone your tank. :lol: Looking absolutely awesome. So tell me; how do you ultimately envision this tank? What are your aquascaping plans? Are you going to make valleys? Do you want a couple of large colonies of acropora or are you just going to load it up?

Now for the 500 dollar trip to Lowes/HD!
What circulation are you going to use? Ever consider eductors on your closed loop? Frag system?

Questions questions questions. Oh yah... When are you going to come get these massive chalice colonies? :lol: Just kiddin!

 

[melev]

Brent, this is really coming out nicely. I know it wasn't your original plan, which for all intents and purposes was darn near flawless. Your new tank is a wonderful upgrade imho.

Keep up the good work and many will learn from this thread.

You should update your signature line now.