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Old 07-08-2010, 01:23 AM
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Default 165 Gallon Mixed Reef Chapter Two.-Plumbing dry fitted

Well I finally managed to pick up that big tank from Simon's place. I feel for the guy, I really do, he is going to have nothing but spare time on his hands to design the next tank that will probably be larger and better than this one lol.

Anyways, seriously, this tank is frickin heavy! I had all the help I needed until I finally got all the pieces at home here and needed to get the tank onto the stand. Well guess what! Everyone dissapeared on me when I needed the tank up onto the stand!.

Well as determined enough as I was, I did not accept defeat and I got that huge tank off the floor and twenty feet into the air and up onto the stand, using no tools other than my own two hands.

Aside from a possibly fractured finger, and a pulled right bicep I got it up onto a stand so I can take those pictures for the fan base of this tank.





Anyways, Simon did a great start to this tank, and I plan on continuing that!


Oh yah and for those that do not know of this tank please follow this link and read up on Simon's 165 build thread. --->Simon's Way of building a tank!

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Old 07-08-2010, 02:04 AM
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Once you pick it up!

I might be tempted to start filling it with water again!

Seriously though. Good luck with the build. I shall be following it for sure!

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Old 07-08-2010, 05:58 AM
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Oh yah, since some of you are going to ask the obvious questions on hardware and livestock, please wait till tomorrow for me to compile the list for you folks first.

I cant tonight because my arm and my finger seriously hurts lol
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Old 07-08-2010, 06:58 AM
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That's dedication! ..

Tank On The Stand

Pros
- The Freaking Tank is On The Stand.

Cons
- Hernia
- broken toes/fingers, etc.
- various muscle strains
- thrown out back for a month
- medical bills to repair all of the above.

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Old 07-08-2010, 07:51 AM
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well joshua. this is gonna be the move you have been waiting for for quite some time.
this is gonna be an awesome build and i wish i was down there to help out.
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Old 07-08-2010, 03:09 PM
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That's dedication! ..

Tank On The Stand

Pros
- The Freaking Tank is On The Stand.

Cons
- Hernia
- broken toes/fingers, etc.
- various muscle strains
- thrown out back for a month
- medical bills to repair all of the above.

Hahaha yah, but good thing Im still young though, woke up this morning and the muscle strains were gone and the finger moves abit now.

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well joshua. this is gonna be the move you have been waiting for for quite some time.
this is gonna be an awesome build and i wish i was down there to help out.
Thanks bud! dont worry I will take lots of pictures of the build.
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Old 07-08-2010, 03:32 PM
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Simply seen this tank somewhere before.
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Old 07-08-2010, 03:43 PM
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ha ha, awesome job moving the tank onto the stand by yourself. And good to meet you last week, ended up buying some of that sps
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Old 07-08-2010, 06:05 PM
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Simply seen this tank somewhere before.
Haha you sure did Leah

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ha ha, awesome job moving the tank onto the stand by yourself. And good to meet you last week, ended up buying some of that sps
Awesome! Great meeting you to dude!. Yah that SPS is wicked stuff there for sure. Did you manage to get a whole colony of it or just a frags.
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Old 07-08-2010, 06:14 PM
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Very nice tank! Can't wait to see it up and running.
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