Teebone's Epic 210G SPS Build

[teebone110]

whoa....looks like it will be amazing.

I didn't know you had that many friends!! 

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I didn't know you had that many friends!! 

They're rentals...
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Lol, yes they are rentals, if I used friends, a few wouldn't be talking to me after trying to get this bad boy down my stairs.

I initially tried a few times with 4, then 5 guys to try and get it down on a few occasions, but quickly realized that there was going to be some damage to either us, my tank, or my house. This thing is extremely heavy and there wasn't much forgiveness for error and the landing of my stairway was going to be make things difficult. A couple of us crushed our fingers just moving it around in the garage, so for it is worth, I just went with some pros who had the right gear to get it done safely.

Wow, looks like quite the process!  Did you get it up on the stand?

Hey Jordan, yes.. its now on the stand so all is good (for now) pics to follow….

Looking great

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Thanks Brian.

 

[teebone110]

Now I know you didn't leave it there? Lets see it going down the stairs?

Okay, I will get some more pictures added shortly..

 

[teebone110]

out of the garage and up the front landing...




..and up another step into the front door…


through the house...


..to the top of the landing...


..easy does it, slowly but surely… we put some plywood boards against the walls just in case 



Now this is where it gets interesting, as it "kinda" gets stuck. We had to get it up on a 4 wheeled dolly to spin it around so it could fit through the door way and go down the last section of stairs




…and I was seriously considering going with an 8 footer :?

 

[jroovers]

Wow.  From the pictures I can see why you didn't try and do this yourself... I don't know if you posted this earlier, but what is the approximate weight of the tank?

 

[Poseidon]

Yea, def rather safe than sry, congrats on getting it into place incident free

 

[AdInfinitum]

Wow.  From the pictures I can see why you didn't try and do this yourself... I don't know if you posted this earlier, but what is the approximate weight of the tank?

+1  What an exercise!!!  Well done!  Reminds me why I love acrylic for large tanks!!!

 

[teebone110]

I didn't actually weigh it, but I did some calculations with 3/4 inch glass and it comes out to about 550 pounds!

Factor in there is no easy way to grip it and the tight maneuvering, it was challenging to move it safely

 

[BIGSHOW]

Your photos brought up so many memories ....mostly painful ones .  Getting my 225g down the stairs was brutal.  The only way its coming back up the stairs is in pieces.

Glad to see you got in downstairs with no issues.

 

[teebone110]

Your photos brought up so many memories ....mostly painful ones .  Getting my 225g down the stairs was brutal.  The only way its coming back up the stairs is in pieces.

Glad to see you got in downstairs with no issues.

I feel the same way… not looking forward to bringing this one back upstairs for a long time

It also makes you wonder what some tanks have gone through when an unexpecting buyer purchases it, unaware of its history.

 

[teebone110]

Okay, so here are the rest of the pics for the move down the stairs. This is when it got easy...easy for me to say

..a little help from gravity (notice the sweat on the runner )..



..straight back…


...a little more to the left….


… ready to take off the dolly, unwrapped and lifted back up on the stand….
(notice the thin layer of white foam on the bottom of the tank, this was applied from the factory)

 

[teebone110]

..and here it rests, finally on its stand..



Now the fun can begin!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

[Marz]

Outstanding!!

 

[jroovers]

I have a serious case of tank envy

 

[TORX]

Amazing build. Great job on the prep and move.

 

[unibob]

Nice work tee! You have been waiting a long time for this. Will this be your 5th kid?


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[Jewel]

Hooray, Very nice Tyler, Lots of room under the stand

 

[Marz]

I just went through this whole thread again. I think that if I were to build a stand, similar to yours, then "eventually" convincing her about a larger tank might actually work. I really like how you are able to not have a brace in the center of the front.

 

[teebone110]

Outstanding!!

I have a serious case of tank envy

Amazing build. Great job on the prep and move.

Thanks guys, its been a lot of planning, still excited to get things going!

Nice work tee! You have been waiting a long time for this. Will this be your 5th kid?


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lol, hahaha
that's my problem, I have too many distractions and don't need anymore kids!

Hooray, Very nice Tyler, Lots of room under the stand

Yes, lots of room, still need to figure out how to integrate a sump..

I just went through this whole thread again. I think that if I were to build a stand, similar to yours, then "eventually" convincing her about a larger tank might actually work. I really like how you are able to not have a brace in the center of the front.

It will be a lot of open and usable space, thanks for the compliment

 

[teebone110]

I am planning on running a waterline behind some finished drywall to my new tank and was wondering the best way to go about it?

It will actually be run in a ceiling than down a wall, approx 40-50ft.

I have tried to run a fish, but would like to see where its going.

It will work, but was wondering if there are any camera/tools that are made to make this easier? I want to keep the number of cutouts to a minimum, and don't want to run any waterlines through any electrical wiring etc.

Any suggestions or recommendations?

 

[unibob]

The snake eye


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