Our 375g reef tank build & fish room

[edandsandy]

Thanks for asking Alan,
Well, we ended up buying 2 of the Toy Box Supports, because the Gas Spring Lid Support have to have a side mount, which is not possible with our set up.
Well as it turns out 2 supports is not enough to hold the lid open, and too much to close the lid. I think they call this Murphys Law right? So Ed called the MFG. and they recommended we try 1 or 2 more supports.... So we ordered 2 more to be on the safe side. Now Ed had to make a pin/hole to keep the top down!

here is pic to show why the Gas Supports will not work.

 

[EnglishRebel]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14996843#post14996843 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edandsandy
Thanks for asking Alan,
Well, we ended up buying 2 of the Toy Box Supports, because the Gas Spring Lid Support have to have a side mount, which is not possible with our set up.
Well as it turns out 2 supports is not enough to hold the lid open, and too much to close the lid. I think they call this Murphys Law right? So Ed called the MFG. and they recommended we try 1 or 2 more supports.... So we ordered 2 more to be on the safe side. Now Ed had to make a pin/hole to keep the top down!

here is pic to show why the Gas Supports will not work.

I though that the hinges I recommended had a table whereby you could select the right torque rating based on the weight of the lid. Didn't that work out for you or did you go another route (is that what the "toy box" hinge is)?

 

[edandsandy]

The issue with the Lid Stay Torsion hinge is it's impact on our design. The hinge would actually stick out the top of the trim and kick the trim out just enough to impact the appearance.

The toy box support will actually work we simply need one more to handle the weight. The toy box hinge does push the trim open, this was resolved by using a pin to hold the trim in place.

 

[EnglishRebel]

Okay I see what you mean. I guess you just keep adding hinges until it balances.

 

[edandsandy]

:thumbsup:
That's seems to be the idea.

 

[erics3000]

Cool..I am going to order 2 of them my self.

 

[edandsandy]

Well, once again time has flow by.
The tank has fully recovered from the crash, you could only imagine how relieved we are.
We are a member of our local reef club and we have some GREAT members, so with a frag here and there we have built a beautiful system.... Next year when our frags grow out, we will so the same for our members PLUS the LFS who helped us rebuild.

We had a couple of SPS's survive and they are stronger that ever.

I will take some pictures of the tank tonight and post them.

here is what I got Ed for his birthday

 

[Ed Reef]

That" a beautiful Maxima Sandy - great b'day present for ed. im sure he is thrilled

 

[edandsandy]

Thank you Ed,
Yes Ed is VERY happy with his present.
Our other clam looks so small now.
He is picking up his other gift today, it is a Blonde Naso.
We have 9 fish is the tank now.
Do you think I'll have room for a few more???? :lol:

 

[Ed Reef]

Defiantly room for LOTS more :lol:

 

[edandsandy]

:lol:
Well Ed picked up "2" female blonde naso tangs yesterday!
The LFS said the larger female will turn into a male, if not then it will be OK to have 2 females in the tank.
I hope he is right.

Sorry, I didn't have a chance to take pictures of the tank.
Maybe Sunday will be a better day.

 

[EnglishRebel]

Sandy
Can you give me some tips on how to "train" my wife to give me fish and corals for birthdays and Christmas presents? :lol:

 

[edandsandy]

The trick is...........



Well.............



Hummmm......................




Just kidding Alan, you just have to take her with you to the LFS or get her to start looking at stuff on line......
Let her pick out a fish or a piece of coral.
The rest will fall in place.
That's all I had to do :lol:

 

[EnglishRebel]

Sandy
I think I'll have to wait a while for that as she just shelled out over $2.5k for the tank. She happened to mention to me one day a couple of years ago, after I had finished building our sunroom that she would buy the tank as a reward for all my hard work. She didn't realize what she was committing to (or see the glint in my eyes). :rollface:

 

[Lightsluvr]

2 blond nasos...

2 blond nasos...

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15020844#post15020844 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edandsandy
:lol:
Well Ed picked up "2" female blonde naso tangs yesterday!

.

My wife gave me our first saltwater tank as a birthday present several years ago...but if I brought home two blond females, she might not understand!

Great thread, Sandy.

LL

 

[edandsandy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15039096#post15039096 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by EnglishRebel
Sandy
I think I'll have to wait a while for that as she just shelled out over $2.5k for the tank. She happened to mention to me one day a couple of years ago, after I had finished building our sunroom that she would buy the tank as a reward for all my hard work. She didn't realize what she was committing to (or see the glint in my eyes). :rollface:

I'm sure when she get's over the shell shock of the tank, it won't be long before she will have the same passion for your tank as you do!

Have you showed her any of the TOTM threads?
That's all I had to show Ed :smokin:
Then he was hooked!

 

[edandsandy]

Re: 2 blond nasos...

Re: 2 blond nasos...

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15039362#post15039362 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lightsluvr
My wife gave me our first saltwater tank as a birthday present several years ago...but if I brought home two blond females, she might not understand!

Great thread, Sandy.

LL

:lol:

Ed said he likes variety :eek1:

 

[Lightsluvr]

Re: Re: 2 blond nasos...

Re: Re: 2 blond nasos...

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15041585#post15041585 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edandsandy
:lol:

Ed said he likes variety :eek1:

ROFLMAO!! :rollface:

LL

 

[edandsandy]

Lightsluvr,
Thanks for the funny thread:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=15043948#post15043948

 

[BigTuna321]

very nice clam