1200 pounds of fun
 

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I had no choice is time for a upgrade . Yes that is duct tape holding my tank together I have a steal brace now but the tape worked in a pinch. The centre brace broke on my tank about a month ago I did try to re silicone but I have no faith in my repair and neither did my wife but that's a good thing:mrgreen:

This means new bigger tank for me and it should be here in about a week or so .The only problem is if I get a new tank my wife wants new carpet and the current tank sits on the old carpet so it should be a few long days to do the switch over. Lucky I won't be installing the carpet I leave that one to the pros . The current tank is 84 gallons the new one will be about 150 the dimensions are 56.5L 24w 26 h . The finishing touches are just about done at Conccept Aquatics.
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Time to start making water:razz:


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Woohoo upgrade :smile:
We replaced our carpet a year ago before I started our current tank
If you haven't thought about it already, I'd suggest you put a couple thousand screws into your floors before the new carpet goes in
Our floors were very dry and squeaky, but now all is quiet

Nice tank bud, one day I'll have a tank from concept! :smile: keep those pictures coming.

I am going to need to add a molding around the top of my stand to cover the plywood the aquarium is built on . Does any one know where I can get maple moldings ? I checked Home Depot all they have is pine and oak . I built my stand out of maple plywood and I want it to match as closely as I can get it .

Now the starfish gonna chill even more! :mrgreen:

Not sure if there's one near ya, but Windsor plywood usually has an ok selection.

Thanks I will check out Windsor plywood and yes my starfish is going to be pimping !

I am considering moving my tank to another location . Where my tank sits now is great for viewing and structurally its not going anywhere. The new tank will limit access to the basement and from a style point of view its all wrong the tank is siting rite in front of a window.

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Every outside wall in my home has large windows the only other location has less reinforced structure the joist are running with width the tank providing less support. There is a large manufactured support beam to the side of the tank that I think should provide enough support . The total weight of the tank and stand should be about 1500 lbs . The basement is finished so there is no adding extra support . What do you guys think am I over thinking this ? http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1f66d66a.jpg

Congrats on the upgrade...you'll love it!

As for positioning...I think you be looking at more than 1500lbs but I think that the spot should be okay. I'm not an engineer though.

You've got that large beam and the entire back of the tank is up against the load-bearing exterior wall. I suspect you're fine but keep an eye on that cat :twised: