setting up the big un. a new showtank

[sidguppy, posts: 3827]

it's not here yet
but ordered and glass is paid for

the stand, biofilter and quarantaine tank are here; currently I'm trying to get it level (plump level? carpenter level?)
anyway, that it's neatly horizontal.

it's going to be the biggest tank I have ever owned; 2231 liters or 589 US gallons
3,5 meter long, 85 centimeters wide and 75 cm high

it will be the only tank downstairs in the living room, apart from a quaraintaine tank underneath it.


the fish in there will be a mix of my larger showtank fish and these are most African riverines, Madagascar cichlids and for now the 5 Rhamdia quelen.
the Rhamdia's I can't fit in any of the other tanks, but they won't bust out of this one.

the tank will not be brought in 1 piece, but glued in the living room by Franky, a Belgian tank constructor

pictures will follow!

[tomr, posts: 149]

cant wait ti see it

[sidguppy, posts: 3827]

well, been busy and not much of a photographer; but the stand is now level, beton-plex (extra strong plywood with epoxy covering) made for under and up the stand
here you can see the biofilter; I'm in the back tinkering with the foamplate under the quarantaine tank

this thing is so big, it makes me look tiny......

[Shane]

Outstanding. Can't wait to see it come together.
-Shane

[sidguppy, posts: 3827]

the builders are in and the whole place smells like silicone glue

the front pane alone weighs 100 kilo's....i had it in my hand together with the 2 tank builders, awful heavy......

the next few days my home will look like a glass and glue factory.

[sidguppy, posts: 3827]

the tank is finishes and ready; today I glued the heavy plywood boards on top of the frame

tomorrow a bunch of isolation will be added to both wall and on top of the stand and saturday is gruesome:

we have to put this dinosaur on top of it.

cross my thumbs
fingers
ears

[johnnyev, posts: 32]

Good luck with it mate, looking forward to seeing it all in place.

[bigbird, posts: 229]

wow great news and congrats on your new tank. cant wait for your updated photos. cheers jk

[sidguppy, posts: 3827]

I'm not much of a photographer

my camera's busted and I can't handle them things; they give me the gyp

luckily I got friends with smartphones (another gadget that I will never own), so I can post some pix.

today we had to hoist this dinosaur on its' stand!
man, my back hurts now like I got hit by the warhammer of Robert Baratheon

it got quite stressy too; my house is small and so we had to lift it with 7 people, put one end on the stand and turn it, shove it and pull it on top of the stand

ah well; I'll heal


still on the ground


on the stand

man, it's huge


and heavy! just the glass weights half a ton or so.

[Marc van Arc]

My back started to hurt just by looking at this thing......
Great job anyway. You'll have some spare time (I guess) in one and a half week, when we'll have a long weekend (Thu-Sun). By then you've waited long enough according to the builder and checked it as well.
And then you can fill her up. That's going to be something

[sidguppy, posts: 3827]

i got a load of pictures Maaike made about moving that thing, but they're all quite large and i have to downscale em 1 by 1 to be able to post em here

that's way too much now, I'm dead tired.

maybe another time

[bigbird, posts: 229]

wow that is one humungus tank. Well done. Cant wait to see the updated photos everytime you do some things and the final product. Woww well done so far. Hope your back ok cheers jk

[N0body Of The Goat, posts: 157]

on the stand

Holy room busting tanks, Batman!

[sidguppy, posts: 3827]

and how big IS it really....

well, I am 6 foot and a bit when dressed and wearing my cowboy boots (184cm)


check the door behind me, that's a standard doorway; 200cm height


and I'm tiny next to the tank!

[2wheelsx2, posts: 924]

Is the sump the tank on the bottom left? What are all those tanks under the rest of the stand? Or are they also part of the filtration?

[sidguppy, posts: 3827]

the wide tank under the big un is a quarantaine tank; the long tank that looks like many tanks glued together is a bio filter

[johnnyev, posts: 32]

Thats fantastic, can't wait to see it filled up & occupied.
What are you keeping in it Sid?

[2wheelsx2, posts: 924]

the wide tank under the big un is a quarantaine tank; the long tank that looks like many tanks glued together is a bio filter

Very nice. Quarantine tank built in. Now there's an idea I like, as all my quarantine tanks seem to turn into regular tanks.

[john82, posts: 69]

Looks really good looking forward to seeing it running

[Bas Pels, posts: 1932]

the wide tank under the big un is a quarantaine tank; the long tank that looks like many tanks glued together is a bio filter

Very nice. Quarantine tank built in. Now there's an idea I like, as all my quarantine tanks seem to turn into regular tanks.

Every now and then a regular tank turns into a quarantaine tank in my place: I get fish, arrange a place, put them in and hey presto, the tank did become a quarantaine tank