George_G
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First... this tank is sometimes called a 220, but the fact is that if it's an AGA it's 210, but a Perfecto is 220 -- it's a one inch difference in height. 72 x 24 x 29. Just a tiny technicality... anyway...
I bought this tank, plus stand, light, sump, and skimmer from Mike (motortrendz) some time ago, but seeing that he is in Tom's River, NJ, and I'm in Hicksville, L.I., it was a matter of logistics and exactly how to get the tank to me. I'll skip the gory details and just tell you that it was a hell of an adventure lasting several months! The tank got broken while stored at Mike's ex's house, and I can't say enough about his integrity to do the right thing and he simply went out and bought me a brand new one.
Yesterday, Dr. Harry Lopez and I took a ride down and picked it up. The tank fit right into his Durango, and the stand got strapped to the roof rack. Here's a short video of the stand being loaded. When the tank was loaded and unloaded I was so involved that I neglected to photograph that.
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Many thanks to, of course, Harry, and to Jarrett and Noel for their help in the unloading at my house.
For a live webcam shot of the new tank beside my 24 gal Cardiff:
http://grippocam.viewnetcam.com:5000/
user name: reef-friends
pw: Hippocampus
first time accessing it you may need to install Panasonic active-x control
Stay tuned! LOL
George
I bought this tank, plus stand, light, sump, and skimmer from Mike (motortrendz) some time ago, but seeing that he is in Tom's River, NJ, and I'm in Hicksville, L.I., it was a matter of logistics and exactly how to get the tank to me. I'll skip the gory details and just tell you that it was a hell of an adventure lasting several months! The tank got broken while stored at Mike's ex's house, and I can't say enough about his integrity to do the right thing and he simply went out and bought me a brand new one.
Yesterday, Dr. Harry Lopez and I took a ride down and picked it up. The tank fit right into his Durango, and the stand got strapped to the roof rack. Here's a short video of the stand being loaded. When the tank was loaded and unloaded I was so involved that I neglected to photograph that.
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Many thanks to, of course, Harry, and to Jarrett and Noel for their help in the unloading at my house.
For a live webcam shot of the new tank beside my 24 gal Cardiff:
http://grippocam.viewnetcam.com:5000/
user name: reef-friends
pw: Hippocampus
first time accessing it you may need to install Panasonic active-x control
Stay tuned! LOL
George
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