Gimmito's 450 gal L-shaped tank

[gimmito]

Is there water in the tank yet? :bigsmile: It was good to meet you gimito. I hope to stop by and check out your system soon.

Good meeting you too Jose...maybe I'll see you when Jessie picks up his rocks.

 

[gimmito]

Looks good Jim, how much did those reflectors run you? I'm looking for one of the smaller lumenarc mini style reflectors as I want to widen my footprint a bit on my tank.

YGPM.

 

[sfboarders]

This is your house? or the new LFS in the peninsula? All I can say is WOW!!! Looking good Jim!

 

[gimmito]

Hey John...you can never have too many LFS's.

 

[seminolecpa]

Water man.... water.

 

[iani]

Water man.... water.

+1

 

[orientalexpress]

by the time Jim have water in there,time for an upgrade


lapsan

 

[rygh]

2) You have been reading my thread right ? I have pretty much "water proofed " all exposed sheetrock and wood with Fiberglass Reinforced Panels. This is the heavy duty stuff...not the stuff at Lowe's or Home Depot. All the seams are caulked, especially where water may spill.

Long thread, bad memory. Embarrassed, since I should have expected that.
It is funny, I mentioned the shower pan as a anecdote/joke, but I have actually been measuring and thinking about it for real.
See, my fish room ... not so classy. Random leftover wood, plastic drop cloth stapled to the wall, lots of duct tape, whatever works.
Following your thread is making me think of really splurging though. I bet I can find some leftover linoleum.

 

[gimmito]

by the time Jim have water in there,time for an upgrade


lapsan

:bigsmile:

 

[gimmito]

2) You have been reading my thread right ? I have pretty much "water proofed " all exposed sheetrock and wood with Fiberglass Reinforced Panels. This is the heavy duty stuff...not the stuff at Lowe's or Home Depot. All the seams are caulked, especially where water may spill.

Long thread, bad memory. Embarrassed, since I should have expected that.
It is funny, I mentioned the shower pan as a anecdote/joke, but I have actually been measuring and thinking about it for real.
See, my fish room ... not so classy. Random leftover wood, plastic drop cloth stapled to the wall, lots of duct tape, whatever works.

How much do you need ? You can have any leftover FRP from the project.
Following your thread is making me think of really splurging though. I bet I can find some leftover linoleum.

 

[iani]

Jim where did you get the FRP from? What is the difference from the hd or lowes stuff.

 

[rygh]

I am curious about those panels as well. Sure sound like a good plan.
Neat, clean, even a bit flame resistant.

I need a lot. Probably two 4x8 sheets, so doubt scraps would do. Appreciate the thought though.

 

[gimmito]

Here you go fellas: http://rebarberenterprises.com/

Ask for John, he's the owner. The cost for a 4'x8' sheet in white w/a smooth finish will run you about $48 or a peebled finish is about $30. You'll need a 3 gallon tub of adhesive which I think is $35 (you can get up to seven 4'x8' sheets from one tub). Buy a 1/8" trowel from any hardware store for a few bucks and trowel on the adehsive like you would linoleum. The main difference between the Marlite FRP that Rebarber sells and the stuff at HD or Lowes is quality. Marlite FRP is much thicker and the trim available is better quality (not to mention thicker, which gives you more room for margin of error).

 

[gimmito]

So I got a Flip...let's see if the video uploads.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCdMVb_tu3M

[youtube]CCdMVb_tu3M[/youtube]

 

[JAR]

Dude! Was that on the fly or did you write a script?
Very professional video. Sweet set up.

 

[iani]

Very nice Jim.

 

[seminolecpa]

baller.

 

[sfsuphysics]

I know I know how to pronounce Jim's handle! I was always thinking it sounded more like Gitmo

 

[sfboarders]

Can't wait for the new peninsula LFS to open! Looks like the 1260 is being put to good use.

 

[anathema]

I've heard that new lfs has a water shortage.