The new project.........

[waverz]

Bought this thing awhile back and am just getting water in it. Its going to be a freshwater ray tank but is will also server as a table. I have a perfect peice of glass to cover it, and the sump will be in the basement. Who knows maybe someday it will be an awesome saltwater tank its gonna take me a bit to get everything looking nice on it. Being its going in my dining room of my new house it needs to look flawless or my old lady aint gonna be having it.

Anyone recognize this beast??

 

[got2lb]

That will be pretty sweet when you're done! Can't wait to see it up and running.

 

[Covey]

Is that one of Hung's tanks or I did you break into Mwood's in the middle of the night:lol:

 

[Coralfreak]

I know where it came from, have fun, sounds like a cool project.

Allen

 

[got2lb]

I know where it came from too!

The picture does that thing no justice! It's HUGE!

 

[waverz]

Gonna be ditching the wood stand idea and am going to build one with angle iron. That way you can actaully sit and eat off of it if you wanted. Anyone have any idea on how much angle iron runs? I have a friend who can weld it up no problem, i just dont know how much metal goes for these days.

 

[glaspie69]

Well I know that steel prices are way up so I'm sure it won't be cheap. Sounds like a cool idea though. Let me know if you need any help with it

 

[got2lb]

Not sure on prices but if you need someone to weld it up, I'm a certified welder, and weld 10hrs a day, so I think I could handle a tank stand!

I think I would go with square tubing over angle Iron though. Much stronger with less flex.

If you need some help designing something for a stand hollar I could probalby give you a few ideas, if you give me some dimensions.

If you need any other help just hollar!

 

[waverz]

Thanks guys, its gonna be a pretty fun tank to play with for sure.

 

[glaspie69]

you know your going to want to make it a reef right?.........you'll start thinking about it.........and thinking......and then that little reef bug in your brain will kick in

 

[leeweber85]

screw freshwater... make it a reef!

 

[got2lb]

You know there are saltwater rays!

Blue spot rays are pretty sweet looking. And from what I've seen in another tank you'd probably be alright with one in the tank!

 

[waverz]

Eventually i definetly want to do this salt, i just dont have the funds for it.

 

[glaspie69]

get on that corner.............

 

[glaspie69]

and sell lemonade.......you guys and your dirty minds

 

[waverz]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......lemonade

Im gonna just do cheap fish for awhile to cycle it. Then freshwater rays. Maybe when i get the basement freed up the stingrays can go in my pond in the basement and this thing will be reef.

 

[flyingace2005]

Im glad to see it finally set up.. You definitely need to do some saltwater cali rays and a bamboo shark or two.

 

[got2lb]

WAVERZ empty your PM BOX!!!

 

[waverz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7999661#post7999661 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by got2lb
WAVERZ empty your PM BOX!!!

Emptied.........

 

[got2lb]

Thanks, Sent it again