Christoph
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Hey all! Saturday was the big day finally. I purchased a used Oceanic 156RR Brick Style tank from a gentleman the next town over from me. Some of you may have read in my other posts about the hair algae and aiptasia problem in this tank before we broke it down. Well, I chopped all the aiptasia off with a hammer and hatchet. And the rock was scrubbed with a brush before being put into two barrels with powerheads and very little light. There it will all sit and wait for me to re-finish the stand. The stand saw lots of saltwater and not much love. As of today, the second coat of primer has been sprayed on the inside and awaits its first of 2 coats of paint. After the inside is done, the outside needs some light sanding, some stain fresh from Oceanic, and a few coats of poly (wipe-on of course).
The doors are another story. The stain just wipes off at this point. They are warped. And the hinges were so rusted I had to drill out the screws. Not to mention, the corners are mitered and separating. I will surely be building new doors!
The tank itself was cleaned as well as I could with warm water and a sponge. It sits on horses in my basement for the time being. It's a beast of a tank! 3/4 inch thick glass and no top brace. Very bad-a&& looking tank. I have some damp towels on the silicone just for good measure.
Since it will be sitting on my perfectly level basement floor (yeah, right) I will be building a platform for it to rest on. Not sure exactly what I'll be building it out of yet. Maybe just some 2x4s with 1/2 ply on top. That will raise it up just a little more too, which will be nice.
All the fish and corals were moved up to a LFS a few weeks ago. All except one elusive dottyback. He ended up staying in the tank until Sat when we started the move. We knew he was in there, but couldn't find him. So I just started taking out the rock a few pieces at a time to scrub it, thinking eventually there will be no place for him to hide. Except for IN the rock itself! After I finished scrubbing the rock, I would give it a quick look-over before putting it in one of the barrels and what do I see IN the rock! Yeah! Can't believe we were that lucky to find him! Anyway, he's in my Biocube now and getting along just fine with everyone.
I'll keep posting pics as I move along with this project. Thanks for reading my book!
The doors are another story. The stain just wipes off at this point. They are warped. And the hinges were so rusted I had to drill out the screws. Not to mention, the corners are mitered and separating. I will surely be building new doors!
The tank itself was cleaned as well as I could with warm water and a sponge. It sits on horses in my basement for the time being. It's a beast of a tank! 3/4 inch thick glass and no top brace. Very bad-a&& looking tank. I have some damp towels on the silicone just for good measure.
Since it will be sitting on my perfectly level basement floor (yeah, right) I will be building a platform for it to rest on. Not sure exactly what I'll be building it out of yet. Maybe just some 2x4s with 1/2 ply on top. That will raise it up just a little more too, which will be nice.
All the fish and corals were moved up to a LFS a few weeks ago. All except one elusive dottyback. He ended up staying in the tank until Sat when we started the move. We knew he was in there, but couldn't find him. So I just started taking out the rock a few pieces at a time to scrub it, thinking eventually there will be no place for him to hide. Except for IN the rock itself! After I finished scrubbing the rock, I would give it a quick look-over before putting it in one of the barrels and what do I see IN the rock! Yeah! Can't believe we were that lucky to find him! Anyway, he's in my Biocube now and getting along just fine with everyone.
I'll keep posting pics as I move along with this project. Thanks for reading my book!
