The Why Oh Why...38 stairs, 290 Tank Build
 

Why did I do this to myself..Ugh I could not just leave well enough alone. I saw Dusty16s 290 gal for sale on here and the twofootitis disease hit me...For those wondering what twofootitis is, it is a term boaters use when seeing/wanting a larger boat, as boat 2 ft longer makes a huge difference to the size inside etc. I actually, for good reasons, talked myself out of buying this tank twice, before succumbing to the the price and twofootitis.

So three of us hauled into the back of the truck yesterday. That was the easy work...

Hmmm, how the hell am I going to get this up to the house, was the burning question that I had been asking myself since seeing it for sale on Canreef....Not only that, but who would even consider helping me...Friends and family would picture the front of my house and think to themselves, "Not a chance in hell", but politely tell me they had prior commitments or else they would certainly be there for me! Uh-huh...sure...

http://s79.photobucket.com/user/ourf...20tank%20build


Yep, that is the front of my house...38 stairs, and 3 landings from the street to my front door...Now you know why I talked myself out of this twice!



Now you know why the title states "why oh why"!!

ohh sounds fun.
Call me if ya need a hand with moving this one..





oh Sorry I live on Vancouver island..Its the thought that counts right ? lol

going to do a full build thread ?

and this is the tank to haul up those stairs...

http://s79.photobucket.com/user/ourf...k%20build/Tank

this work ?
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...ps0a47a1a1.jpg

Haha...have fun! :lol:

Plywood sled and winch maybe? That looks seriously dangerous for anyone involved good luck!

Edit: it's already on a sled! Sled looks too wide tho :(

lol, Yes, just what I imagined my friends and family said when I begged for help Mr reeferfulton :).
But that is why I lend my son and his friends money. I never expect the money repaid in cash, but they know they will have to pay and pay dearly they will this time (says with a sinister tone). Oh son.... remember when I lent you and your buddy a few hundred to pay rent?
Huh? When was that Dad? he replies.
Oh about 6 months ago...:) Time to pay up son..I have a simple way for you guys to repay me. :) hehe

So the three of us get to Dustys house in Surrey and haul it into the back of the truck and up the stairs. Not so bad, but an all day job it was...Finished in time to see the Seahawks kick the Panthers butts...

LOL, look, you have the same tank as me...

Have you heard the old saying "big and dumb"? well the three of us probably thought that as we carried the tank up by hand. No winch, no sled. Just brawn and a great fear of dying... It was rather enlightening....lol

Here it is in the front entrance..

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/att...6&d=1420999646

The brace was broken before I bought it, I swear...

Anyways, the tank got up the stairs and it only took 30 mins to take the broken brace off and silicone the new one back on with scs1200 silicone.

Tank is fixed
http://s79.photobucket.com/user/ourf...d/Tank%20fixed

Now to get my 180 DT taken apart and sold with the stand. Which I do have advertised on here. Now of course, if you listen to my wife, I do not do anything in life the easy way. I never thought I would be dumb enough to want a bigger tank! I learned my lessen with boats...or so I thought. Anyways, since I thought nothing of the future when building my first ever saltwater tank last year, I used the the stand for my 180 bowfront DT, to set the 90 gal refugium on. Of course it was a wise idea to use up the extra space on the stand to set half the 75 gallon sump on as well. I would never think that one day, i may need that stand back..UGH!! So now I have to break down these tanks to get stand....

Pay attentions kids, you may learn alot of what not to do from me...:)

Sump and refugium
http://s79.photobucket.com/user/ourf...ld/Sump%20room