Reef Aquarium 1350 gallons in Bucharest

[andytripa]

Flooding coming

Flooding coming

The shot with the lights on is sweet,but your tanks health is failing its looks to be severly dehidrated and needs a XTRA LARGE drink of water....

+1 Your killing us with the suspense!

That is Awesome!!! Cheers Andy, now get some water in the tank!

Chris

me too
+1 water!

Thank you so much guys for being patient. The water is coming tomorrow. :bounce1:

Andy

 

[mr.wilson]

Thank you so much guys for being patient. The water is coming tomorrow. :bounce1:

Andy

Make sure the insurance is paid up just to be safe :beer:

 

[andytripa]

Hello Andy,
Amazing progress, and amazing place love your thread, please keep up the good work

I feel like I have to thank you for sharing this with us, absolutely amazing

I have to thank you for second time, I have been trying to convince my uncle to let me build a large reef tank in his place (he is a surgeon) for the past year and a half, and finally I could get through his head with ure thread his place is kinda similar. Not in Canada, so I will be traveling to where he is in the next couple months to start the project for him. so a big THANK YOU !!

cant wait to see it in action and the lights look amazing, specially the tilted ones towards the back !!!truly a masterpiece.

I am really happy that you and your uncle find this thread useful. I also hope your uncle will have a great tank.
Thank you very much for your nice words and good luck.

Andy

 

[andytripa]

I have seen 1000 tanks on RC, but this one blows everything else away! I got goosebumps the first time I saw the rockwork!! Truly a masterpiece. Thank You so much for sharing with everyone!

I am happy you like my work so much.

Thank you!

Andy

 

[andytripa]

probably the best home aquarium in the world................and I mean it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:beer:

I think is too much said antti, I'm sure there are a lot of nice private aquariums out there.
Mine is a little special because is at the seventh floor that's all.

Thanks! ...and welcome to Reef Central.

Andy

 

[andytripa]

These clownfish looks like Wyoming Perculas produced in Puerto Rico...

Ur tank is awesome...Congrats from the Shinning Star of the Caribbean...Puerto Rico

I bought mine as platinum percula, that's all I know about them.
Thanks for the info anyway.
I would like to visit sometime Puerto Rico.

Andy

 

[andytripa]

Absolutely Amazing! I can't wait till evening when I can jump on this thread and see if there is any progress with your tank. Anxious for the fill! Thank you so much for sharing with us. It's a small world afterall! I wish you the very best and admire your dedication to family first!

Welcome to Reef Central!
I appreciate you words very much.
Thank you!

Andy

 

[corahhhhline]

Anticipation. Anticipay-yay-shun, it’s making me wait

 

[andytripa]

very nice. so does that plastic sheeting under the island formations stay in the tank? The islands are reef rock just mortered together with the cement?

Yes, the plastic will stay under the islands and these are made of cement and reef rock.

also what is that fine sand being hand applied to the wet cement in the photo all about?

That is not sand, is salt to increase the porosity of the cement when it dissolves.

Thanks for stopping by!

Andy

 

[andytripa]

if you dont mind me asking how much was it to make this tank? im interested in making one almost this size one day lol and it is looking vary nice good job to you and everyone else helping on this tank

I really never calculate what money I have spent with this tank or with the animals I will have. I think it depends on who is doing the job and where you buy everythink from. There are many factors that can influence the price of a tank.
I am lucky to have friends that help me so the prices were lower. I don't know what to tell you but if I were you I would prepare around 100.000$.

Thanks

Andy

 

[andytripa]

Beautiful family & a awesome set up you've there Andy. I really love the rock work you did for your tank. I really admired your tank & ChingChai tank alot. I can't wait to see the next update


Andy

Thank you very much Andy and please stay tuned!

Andy

 

[dahenley]

make sure the insurance is paid up just to be safe :beer:

+1

 

[andytripa]

Andy your gong to have to be home more when you finally set up and fill your tank! lol

You are right, I don't know what I will do. I'm already planning Vietnam, Cambodgia and Thailand.

Andy

 

[andytripa]

Hands-down the most amazing rock work that I've ever seen in a tank! Did you do it all by yourself?

The idea was mine and the labor was done by two friends.

Thank you!

Andy

 

[andytripa]

You should fill the tank with water so you can stabilize the PH from the cement.

I wanted to do so Shawn but I didn't have the pumps. I paid thousands of dollars and I got them just today, after two weeks:

Tomorrow I will fill it up. Hope won't be any incidents even if the insurence is been paid.

Thanks!

Andy

 

[bullitr]

Andy keep extra one 6305 on back up so you can replace one while being clean !

 

[fasteddie99]

Wow wow wow!

 

[dahenley]

i was wondering if there was a way to just but about 6in of tap water in your tank.
that way the salt used can dissolve and the concrete can leach out. that way your not using good filtered water. (that you would possibly have to drain)

a small submersible pump would be fine for water movement.

 

[miguelp19]

andy, ive been following your thread and this is amazing! if i might ask, if not to intrude, what is your profession? i find it awesome that there are so many different ppl from different professions with this awesome hobby. you being so busy with work makes this thread that much more awesome because of your dedication.

 

[tom obrecht]

Projects of this magnatude really intrigue and facsinate me. Love the aquascaping/rockwork. Will be checking back often for updates.