4x5 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Hmmm, A Reef in the Sky. Such a sexy setup. 2 Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I will keep this short and sweet. DO IT 6 Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Got the ok with the fam...stay tuned for updates. 7 Quote Link to comment
Simplicity Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Very nice, that's going to be a sweet tank!! Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 I guess my celebration is premature...I just called a professional tank moving company and got a quote for $3500 HKD, that's around $450 USD, to move his tank to my place. That's a bit more than what I was expecting. Granted, $900 shipped is still plenty cheap for his tank, but its more than what Im willing to pay at this moment. Thing is I can probably call a few of my muscle friends to help move the tank on a weekend, but being an airline pilot, he has his own schedule cant do it on the weekends. Im still trying to work something out with, but if we really cant fit this onto our schedule then I have to back out of this. Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Look what I got The move went smoothly. Got the tank safely into the new place. Still debating about the exact location but I have a week and a half to think it over since we didnt fully move the tank in. By the time we moved the stand into the living room, everyone was feeling pretty damn tired we tried. Also, since the union fittings for the drains and return pipe was still attached to the tank, we couldnt lay the tank flat and had to stand it up on its side. That made moving a hell of a lot harder since most of the weight is on one side and we didnt have a dolly to rest the tank on. We decided to call it a day and wait for the actual movers to come and have them move the tank to its final place. 10 Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Wiring duct FTW! 1 Quote Link to comment
porkchop-rob Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Deal of the CENTURY! Cant wait to see it up and running! 1 Quote Link to comment
jabeuy Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Wow that's a crazy deal, congrats on a new tank! I need to be following this haha. 1 Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 The movers came today Here they are preparing to lift the tank Just picked up the tank and about to move up the stairs Half way up Here they are, got the tank on the stand Final resting place, not sure what my brother is pondering another shot Tested the fittings and valves, These valves are pure quality. Lots of cleaning and wiping tomorrow. Will start and fill the tank once I hook up my RODI 9 Quote Link to comment
gus6464 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Man dat tank. You sir seriously got the deal of the century. Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Going to make the move this weekend as we are handing our old house to the new owners next Monday so everything has to go. Heres the run down Friday Night clean new tank and sump finish plumbing hook up my RODI start filling the tank. Saturday Move rocks, corals and fish into buckets and move them to new house. empty tank and sump go to LFS and get 2 buckets of salt and new return pump and plumbing accessories return home and clean old tank and sump move old tank and stand out of old house and into new house add salt to new tank and turn on all the jets to mix water add rocks, coral and fish. cross my fingers Will try and take as many pictures as possible. Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Today was a long day. My dual 100gpd membrane RODI unit took exactly 24 hours to fill the tank up to 160gals This was around 12 hours Ive added an entire bucket of RC salt and turned up my Tunze 6095 to mix the salt. I then added all my live rocks and let it sit in my tank for around 3 hours. This picture was 24 hours after Ive started filling the tank Slaved into the night, Ive all my corals and fish into the tank, Hooked up a Jebao 8000LPH DC pump. I literally stood at the store for a good 30 mins debating if i should go with a NewJet 8000 or the Jebao. I went on forums and started reading reviews on the Jebao pump and wonder if I should bit the bullet and try out them out or stick with tried and true Italian made muscle. Most of the reviews have nothing but good things to say about it. In the end I decided to try the DC pump out. I wouldnt say this pump is loud, but there are a lot of motor whine. Im hoping this will go away when the pump is fully broken in. Im going to hit the sack and work on it more tomorrow. Moving and upgrading a tank is seriously hard work 4 Quote Link to comment
Dramad1 Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 So sweet, the tank, stand and sump really look amazing. You sir, have an awesome setup. So clean and very well put together. Congratulations! Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 Excuse the messy wiring...this is all temporary until I find the strength to deal with it. Moving sucks 12 Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 Almost there OMG SO TIRED 9 Quote Link to comment
Sk8n Reefer Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Really nice looking set up ? Quote Link to comment
ml86743 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 wow...This is a damn good thread. 1 Quote Link to comment
JR! Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 wow...This is a damn good thread. yes, yes it is. Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 party in my tank!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Arkayology Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 party in my tank!!! One shot for the tank, one shot for you! Quote Link to comment
CronicReefer Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 party in my tank!!! That better be for you! Smirnoff is for the tank Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 I found this ancient bottle of vodka whilst moving. it has to be 8+ years old. Also, we arent big on drinking so I just jacked this bottle and used it for the tank. haha 3 Quote Link to comment
disaster999 Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Also picked these up the other day I kind of regret getting the RW-20, I think its seriously over powered on my tank, This is at 100% wave mode 9 Quote Link to comment
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