New house, new tank. 290 Gallon Build

dusty16 · #1 03-25-2015, 06:36 AM

My family decided we were going to build our new house and of course this would mean we needed a bigger tank. Ive had fish since I was a kid but the most complicated I have ever gone is cichlids in a 30 gallon. So I am going from a freshwater 30 gallon to a 290 gallon saltwater.

When we designed our house we kept in mind that we would be placing a tank somewhere. After deciding to put it in our family room we went from thinking around a 100 gallon to maxing out our wall with the 290. It is on the second floor which created some structural issues that we discussed with our engineer. The solution was to make sure that the concrete foundation was directly under the walls that would be holding the tank. Other than the tank there isn't any other load between those two walls. Extra floor joists were added to handle the weight and when my builder asked how much the tank would weigh, we decided to throw in a left over beam we had just in case.

Anyways, after months of research I decided I would be buying my tank and equipment from concept. I ordered in July or August of 2014 and almost when I needed it in September. Only problem was that the eurobrace was cracked and the broken pieces scratched part of the starphire panels. Concept sent me a new tank with a replacement eurobrace that could be used to repair the old tank which was then sold to Dave (reefwithareefer).

dusty16 · #2 03-25-2015, 06:58 AM

So the new tank arrived about a month later but due to continuing construction, there were no proper set of stairs for us to actually use to get to the second floor. This required a flatbed with a crane which then lifted the crate onto the second floor balcony.

dusty16 · #3 03-25-2015, 07:18 AM

Forgot to mention tank dimensions.

Place where tank is going. On one side is the family room/kitchen and the other side is the stairs/opening for entry. (Tank is the first thing you see walking up the stairs)

Hole on one side for a drain.