BAR Members Take On One @$%#* 250 Gal Tank !

[tankguy]

I like the viewing from the room below. Perfect headrest view. Ive got a bleenie for this tank

 

[gimmito]

Of course the majority of the heavy scratches are in the inside of the tank. Now getting into a euro braced tank is a different story. We all took bets if Denzil could fit in there...guess who cleaned up ?

 

[gimmito]

Denzil worked over a couple of days to get this looking good again. He went through various grits of sandpaper with a orbital sander to achieve it.

 

[gimmito]

While Denzil was polishing the tank, I was trying to remove a 29 gal sump that was plumbed directly to the overflow of the tank via bulkheads.

 

[gimmito]

The bulkheads where silicone to death so what to ? Sawzaw them out of course !

 

[gimmito]

I removed a homemade Aqua C knockoff.....which didn't exactly skim much.

 

[gimmito]

Sump was removed and new bulkheads installed. All the plumbing will be redirected under the house and into the garage.

 

[gimmito]

Plumbing ran under the house by my buddy John (whose dad is the tank owner).

 

[gimmito]

I found a 125 gal Truvu tank that Gen of Kritter Tanks converted to a sump (opened up the euro brace and reinforced the top, & added baffles). From right to left is a freshwater reservoir (that will be topped off via a Tunze ATO), fuge, skimmer section (H&S A200), and return section (via a pan World PS-200).

 

[gimmito]

Wide shot from the living room with the rockwork laid out and Denzil almost done polishing the tank.

 

[gimmito]

Some close up shots.

 

[gimmito]

15 bags of aragonite sand and my buddy Mike (Fish Doctor) delivered 165 gallons of saltwater.

 

[Apon]

good progress. I once buffed out a 240 by hand.....it tooks weeks of spare time.

 

[gimmito]

good progress. I once buffed out a 240 by hand.....it tooks weeks of spare time.

I want to say it took Denzil 12 hours to make it look show worthy. Buffing out a 240 by hand is impressive !

 

[Kmooresf]

Great job guys. Looks like a fun project. I'm sure your friends Dad will be thrilled!!

 

[gimmito]

"Kmooresf, post: 243681, member: 1375"]Great job guys. Looks like a fun project. I'm sure your friends Dad will be thrilled!!

Mr. Z is ecstatic. ...and more importantly Mrs. Z is happy.

 

[sfsuphysics]

looks like there was some water under the tank before you filled it. Hopefully that was just incidental spillage.

 

[JAR]

HUGE transformation !!! Nice collective effort. I really like the way the tank divides the room Very clever. I am sure you are aware that heating the tank in the winter is going to be expensive unless you guys insulate the stuff in the crawl space and the garage.

 

[gimmito]

="sfsuphysics, post: 105"/quote]looks like there was some water under the tank before you filled it. Hopefully that was just incidental spillage.

After seeing how this tank was put together I had some serious concerns with water damage. Thankfully, that little water stains were the extent of it.

 

[gimmito]

HUGE transformation !!! Nice collective effort. I really like the way the tank divides the room Very clever. I am sure you are aware that heating the tank in the winter is going to be expensive unless you guys insulate the stuff in the crawl space and the garage.

Great point Jon. We'll have to monitor the heating bill.