setting up the big un. a new showtank

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 21 Apr 2012, 15:12

it's not here yet
but ordered and glass is paid for

the stand, biofilter and quarantaine tank are here; currently I'm trying to get it level (plump level? carpenter level?)
anyway, that it's neatly horizontal.

it's going to be the biggest tank I have ever owned; 2231 liters or 589 US gallons
3,5 meter long, 85 centimeters wide and 75 cm high

it will be the only tank downstairs in the living room, apart from a quaraintaine tank underneath it.

the fish in there will be a mix of my larger showtank fish and these are most African riverines, Madagascar cichlids and for now the 5 Rhamdia quelen.
the Rhamdia's I can't fit in any of the other tanks, but they won't bust out of this one.

the tank will not be brought in 1 piece, but glued in the living room by Franky, a Belgian tank constructor

pictures will follow!

tomr · Post by **tomr** » 21 Apr 2012, 15:21

cant wait ti see it

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 29 Apr 2012, 14:42

well, been busy and not much of a photographer; but the stand is now level, beton-plex (extra strong plywood with epoxy covering) made for under and up the stand
here you can see the biofilter; I'm in the back tinkering with the foamplate under the quarantaine tank

this thing is so big, it makes me look tiny......

Post by **Shane** » 29 Apr 2012, 14:59

Outstanding. Can't wait to see it come together.
-Shane

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 29 Apr 2012, 18:32

the builders are in and the whole place smells like silicone glue

the front pane alone weighs 100 kilo's....i had it in my hand together with the 2 tank builders, awful heavy......

the next few days my home will look like a glass and glue factory.

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 03 May 2012, 12:31

the tank is finishes and ready; today I glued the heavy plywood boards on top of the frame

tomorrow a bunch of isolation will be added to both wall and on top of the stand and saturday is gruesome:

we have to put this dinosaur on top of it.

cross my thumbs
fingers
ears

johnnyev · Post by **johnnyev** » 03 May 2012, 22:49

Good luck with it mate, looking forward to seeing it all in place.

bigbird · Post by **bigbird** » 03 May 2012, 23:32

wow great news and congrats on your new tank. cant wait for your updated photos. cheers jk

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 05 May 2012, 17:22

I'm not much of a photographer

my camera's busted and I can't handle them things; they give me the gyp

luckily I got friends with smartphones (another gadget that I will never own), so I can post some pix.

today we had to hoist this dinosaur on its' stand!
man, my back hurts now like I got hit by the warhammer of Robert Baratheon

it got quite stressy too; my house is small and so we had to lift it with 7 people, put one end on the stand and turn it, shove it and pull it on top of the stand

ah well; I'll heal

still on the ground

on the stand

man, it's huge

and heavy! just the glass weights half a ton or so.

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 05 May 2012, 18:34

My back started to hurt just by looking at this thing......
Great job anyway. You'll have some spare time (I guess) in one and a half week, when we'll have a long weekend (Thu-Sun). By then you've waited long enough according to the builder and checked it as well.
And then you can fill her up. That's going to be something

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 05 May 2012, 21:38

i got a load of pictures Maaike made about moving that thing, but they're all quite large and i have to downscale em 1 by 1 to be able to post em here

that's way too much now, I'm dead tired.

maybe another time

bigbird · Post by **bigbird** » 06 May 2012, 19:39

wow that is one humungus tank. Well done. Cant wait to see the updated photos everytime you do some things and the final product. Woww well done so far. Hope your back ok cheers jk

N0body Of The Goat · Post by **N0body Of The Goat** » 07 May 2012, 13:27

sidguppy wrote:
on the stand

Holy room busting tanks, Batman!

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 07 May 2012, 15:49

and how big IS it really....

well, I am 6 foot and a bit when dressed and wearing my cowboy boots (184cm)

check the door behind me, that's a standard doorway; 200cm height

and I'm tiny next to the tank!

2wheelsx2 · Post by **2wheelsx2** » 07 May 2012, 16:30

Is the sump the tank on the bottom left? What are all those tanks under the rest of the stand? Or are they also part of the filtration?

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 07 May 2012, 18:17

the wide tank under the big un is a quarantaine tank; the long tank that looks like many tanks glued together is a bio filter

johnnyev · Post by **johnnyev** » 07 May 2012, 19:17

Thats fantastic, can't wait to see it filled up & occupied.
What are you keeping in it Sid?

2wheelsx2 · Post by **2wheelsx2** » 07 May 2012, 19:24

sidguppy wrote:the wide tank under the big un is a quarantaine tank; the long tank that looks like many tanks glued together is a bio filter

Very nice. Quarantine tank built in. Now there's an idea I like, as all my quarantine tanks seem to turn into regular tanks.

john82 · Post by **john82** » 07 May 2012, 19:52

Looks really good looking forward to seeing it running

Bas Pels · Post by **Bas Pels** » 08 May 2012, 07:50

2wheelsx2 wrote:
sidguppy wrote:the wide tank under the big un is a quarantaine tank; the long tank that looks like many tanks glued together is a bio filter
Very nice. Quarantine tank built in. Now there's an idea I like, as all my quarantine tanks seem to turn into regular tanks.

Every now and then a regular tank turns into a quarantaine tank in my place: I get fish, arrange a place, put them in and hey presto, the tank did become a quarantaine tank

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 08 May 2012, 08:34

Now there's an idea I like, as all my quarantine tanks seem to turn into regular tanks

believe me, build in quarantaine tanks sooner or later turn into regular ones here too

i have the same set up (but much smaller!) upstairs, where my Tocantins tank has a smaller quarantaine tank underneath

that quarantaine tank is running for weeks now with wood, plants, young characins and juvenile Ancistrus sp Tocantins.....

2wheelsx2 · Post by **2wheelsx2** » 08 May 2012, 17:04

sidguppy wrote:
Now there's an idea I like, as all my quarantine tanks seem to turn into regular tanks
believe me, build in quarantaine tanks sooner or later turn into regular ones here too

Well, at least you tried.

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 09 May 2012, 18:40

test

test

added well over 1 metric ton of water to Megaquarium
checking for leaks

floor still holds...

band still playing.....

Titanic still afloat

2wheelsx2 · Post by **2wheelsx2** » 09 May 2012, 19:01

sidguppy wrote: Titanic still afloat

Where are the test fill pics?

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