FarmerTy Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Let me know when its time to put the tank on it. I can always be bribed with beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuxx Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 Might need to take you up on that. One thing I'm good at is beer. Jeremy and I have been trading beer so far lol Drinking some Stone collaboration stout right now during the game :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Im glad that your happy with the stand, and im glad that it went in the house so easy. It is gonna be a thing of beauty when the 2 are together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 any update? As far as the bulkheads and plumbing fittings? R U gonna try and atleast set the tank on the stand for Thanksgiving then take the casters off afterwards? LMK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuxx Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 Not much going on the last week or so. Put the plywood and foam on last night, also put the foam on the bottom for the sump. Tim is coming tomorrow morning to jack the stand on to the stand. Need to take down some shelves today, which I'm sure will get me in trouble with my wife before Tim comes though. Haven't asked about the fittings yet >:0 It should be in place for Thanksgiving by tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuxx Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 Moved the table and chairs out of the room and took the shelves down. Put the stand in place and... **** that this thing is going to be massive... should be perfect height with the wheels are taken off The stand is also about 5.5" to 6" off of the wall. My wife actually didn't think it looked too bad. It's in a nice out of the way place for people coming in through the front door or the garage... you'd never see it until you are in the living or dining room. She even had a good idea of where to mount a camera so we can spy on the tank. So I guess she's more on board now. She wasn't very happy this morning about taking shelves down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 . . . and for your next lesson in levitation and telekinesis we'll move it full of water . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 that's a nice little nook for it. it's funny my (much smaller tank) is in the entry way. every time people come over they always stop there and stare at it for a long time. usually starting with "you have a nemo!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Aww man, Timfish, you muscled in on my free beer for putting the tank on the stand! Just kidding! Looks good in that spot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuxx Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Well another tank moving magic session by Tim The tank fit VERY snug into the stand. It's not going anywhere. It's crazy what Tim can do with some wood, cinder blocks and his jack. Fit nicely in the room, need to get the table back in there and lower the chandelier back down to really get a feel for it. I think the height is just perfect as well. Thanks so much to Jeremy and Tim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 If I would have known you were doing the tank today I would have held off a couple of hours before telling you it looks nice. Now I have to say it all over again. Hey man, that looks great. Beautiful tank. It's going to be great to see. Wait, are you going to post another picture in an hour with the chandelier in place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuxx Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 LOL thanks, probably not Had a super busy day today... time to relax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 . . . you muscled in on my free beer . . . (I like emoticons, saying "Na na na na boo boo" just makes me look more immature.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 so was the tank to tight? It should have been close but not close enough to scrape the bottom/side. Atleast it didn't fall to the floor and welds start breaking....LOL JK. That wont happen. Looks GREAT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuxx Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 so was the tank to tight? It should have been close but not close enough to scrape the bottom/side. Atleast it didn't fall to the floor and welds start breaking....LOL JK. That wont happen. Looks GREAT!!! Yeah my bad on that one lol... was TOO close based on my measurement. The welds caused an issue on the front right. Tim had to round off a bit of the acrylic to get it to fit. Well it's super snug now, but sitting clean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 sorry about that, atleast there was plenty of plastic there to cut, and you wont see where u had to grind. Im sure I will be by soon to help with the rest of the tank. I can check it out then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuxx Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 sorry about that, atleast there was plenty of plastic there to cut, and you wont see where u had to grind. Im sure I will be by soon to help with the rest of the tank. I can check it out then. Yeah perfect too me. Don't think there is 0.000000% chance that sliver of acrylic missing will hurt anything. I'll shoot you a picture of the tank in the stand in a bit. Trying to catch up on a swamped day. Had to deal with some work migration drama, and got a screw in my car's tire last night. Had to get it fixed today as well. Then hung out with a buddy that came back to town last night... had 3 Old Rasputin Stouts at Whole Foods then had a few more porters back at his place. Even won at an impromptu game of poker... much to my wife's dismay because I never play and really don't like poker lol.. Needless to say I wasn't near 100% this morning... or even now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 sweet...Well theres something else we have in common, Craft Beer drinking and playing poker. I really like a good game of Hold-em with a small buy in say $40-$60 cash game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Looks great. I bet you are really, really excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuxx Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 sweet...Well theres something else we have in common, Craft Beer drinking and playing poker. I really like a good game of Hold-em with a small buy in say $40-$60 cash game. LOL you and my wife there I'll play if I have to. So I thought it was funny that I won. When we go to Vegas I'll play the video game like slots and Tina will hit up the poker tables haha Looks great. I bet you are really, really excited! Yeah very excited. It kind of dropped off for a while when I was waiting for the tank to be finished. Got more excited when the tank showed up, then more so again when the stand came. Dropped off while waiting to put the tank of the stand. Going to take a break till after Thanksgiving now. Wife wants that room in order for a bit lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuxx Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 Wife just bought an HD network cam for the tank. Have a perfect little nook to put it in as well. Will look in on the right hand side down the length of the tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuxx Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 Well went ahead and filled the tank up to check for leaks etc... Everything seems fine, just happened to have the hose pop out right as the tank was about full... so water everywhere and made it a bit hard to check for leaks. Guess I'm going to let it sit for a few hours and check again lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 You're a brave man doing your leak check in the house! My wife would have sent the divorce papers before I could even turn on the hose! Looking good Offshore! Can't wait to start seeing it come together. I'm jealous of your sump space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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offroadodge Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 did u check and try to take out the front braces for the sump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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