Dustin Pedretti Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Looks like I'm gunna start a build thread 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Great another build thread for me to waste time at work, can't wait. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Wow, now that's a tank! Looking forward to seeing what you do with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Pedretti Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Great another build thread for me to waste time at work, can't wait.Well it's gunna be a very slow build...spent all my cash on the tank lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I feel ya. The same thing happened when I bought my 180. I am still short a few pieces of equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Pedretti Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Lol...yeah...I've got the skimmer and lighting from my 120 that I'm gunna reconfigure..just gotta get more rock and maby sand...in comes Niko's reef...he has most all that and the livestock I'm thinking about, and what he dosnt have he can get it...haha shameless plug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Pedretti Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Wow, now that's a tank! Looking forward to seeing what you do with it!Kim, it's 57"L x 30"W x 30 t. Exactly the odd shape I was looking for 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 They always say go big or go home...looks like you brought big home! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardlaw Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 is that Jeremy's old tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+o0zarkawater Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Nope. Doesn't have the waterfall overflow on the back. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardlaw Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Nope. Doesn't have the waterfall overflow on the back. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk good eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Pedretti Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 No I got it from fish gallery...it's a used tank...has some scratches but I'm good with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Pedretti Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 Alrighty, so I guess this is my first day messing around with it. After searching ALL OVER town for bulk heads I couldn't find any, this town sucks if your looking for anything odd to the normal public. I went over to Mannys place to look at his tank and possibly make some rock and got talked into putting baffles into a 55 long I got free a couple years ago. Went and bought the glass and messed with it after hanging out for a couple hrs with Manny. I decided to reuse the stand I made for my 120 and house my bearded dragon in the 120 I used as a sump and had left from my last set up. I put this directly behind the new tank and plan on tying them together and make it look like one giant piece of L shaped furniture when finishing everything out. I'm putting the sump under both stands 1. because I don't feel like tearing this good built stand apart to put the 55 under it and 2. I'll have a ton of room for storage and my frag tank thatl go somewhere in there I started my baffles also, turns out I remember how to caulk so it went easy and clean until I noticed my glass wasn't level... great...now that's all I can think about.... don't think y'all can tell in these pictures but I can in person Anywho...that's all I'm doing tonight...feels so good to be doing this stuff again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Hey boss id get a level flat piece of wood to directly support that sump instead of stacking stuff on one end and leaving it unsupported. May hold for a while. It will give out eventually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Pedretti Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 It's temporarily braced on that end with a 4x4...no water in it...just preliminary set up. Gunna support it with a 1x12 later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmvanness Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Aquatek normally has bulkheads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Glad to know your putting in some work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Pedretti Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Aquatek normally has bulkheads. I'm in college station...there no "real" fish stores around here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmvanness Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Oooh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Pedretti Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Yeah... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Aquatek normally has bulkheads. I'm in college station...there no "real" fish stores around here Looks like you need open a store. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Pedretti Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 If I had the investors I'd do it in a heart beat...step down from my job as a gm at dominos and live a little more stress free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 or just move to a real city Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 lol this guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Pedretti Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Psh...why would I do that when in just fine in my fake one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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