400 gallon or bust!!

[seahorsedreams]

OMG! This is indeed horrible. I truely don't know what to say (ask my folks and former school teachers.... it's a rare occurance for me and my ADD to be speechless).

[lReef lKeeper]

dude, that sux !! i would agree with the use of floor jacks. i would go with 1 in all 4 corners, and 1 every other floor joist in the front and back of where the tank will be sitting. if you decide to go with the jacks give me a shout on the phone if you need any help.

[Reptoreef]

Hey man,
I may have a bit of free time to head up and give ya a hand... just holler and I'll see what I can do.

[mutts]

thats so sad! i hope there is a way you can get around the stupid floor not being strong enough.

[graphixx]

You guys I cannot tell you how much that means. there is NO way to get under the house to jack it up. I talked to Jay (repto) earlier today and was talking about cutting a hole in the floor and get under there but that is not possible. I am getting my house appraised thursday and all of this has to be GONE. And to be honest, I never thought I would say this but this tank is truly TOO BIG for this room. and this is a big room!!!!
a quick recap on the whole ordeal. the tank had to be carried down 2 flilghts of stairs with 2 people. the crown molding on the stand had to be removed to get the stand in the house (the stand alone is approx 260 lbs its solid oak.) And to make matters worse every fish but ONE

[graphixx]

You guys I cannot tell you how much that means. there is NO way to get under the house to jack it up. I talked to Jay (repto) earlier today and was talking about cutting a hole in the floor and get under there but that is not possible. I am getting my house appraised thursday and all of this has to be GONE. And to be honest, I never thought I would say this but this tank is truly TOO BIG for this room. and this is a big room!!!!
a quick recap on the whole ordeal. the tank had to be carried down 2 flilghts of stairs with 2 people. the crown molding on the stand had to be removed to get the stand in the house (the stand alone is approx 260 lbs its solid oak.) And to make matters worse every fish but ONE died in the transfer. I think the stress is what did it. I managed to save a purple tang. I lost.... majestic angel,4 yellow tangs,3 purple tangs,6 sergent major damseld, wrasse, maroon clown, clarki clown, blue chromis, domino damsel!!!!! I literally called my wife lastnight almost in tears I was so distraught. I didnt know what to do. I have approx 400 lbs of what was once live rock in trash cans. deader than ****. I sold the 180 so now my fish are crammed in my frag tank. the sump for the new tank is also bursting at the seams with corals. I honestly dont know what I am gonna do. I am 90% sure I am gonna sell everything off and just take a step back and take a few breaths. I dont want to but then again I am mentally and physically exhausted right now. I dont know if I want to tackle another big tank. I have called and left a message with the doctor I am hoping I can work something out with him. I dont know what will he will do. I took pictures of the whole process I will post them tomorrow night so you can kinda see what I went through. I took pictures of my thighs just so you can see the bruises I have from just setting the tank on them so I could get a better grip. I am just very tired and frazzled. but I will get some pics up tomorrow. so if you know anyone that wants a GREAT deal on a tank let me know but they are responsible for picking it up. I am not gonna lift that tank EVER AGAIN.

[seahorsedreams]

..... still speechless.......

[perpetual98]

That sucks dude. I'm sure you could sell it on RC pretty quick. What are the dimensions of it?

[lReef lKeeper]

i am SOOOOO sorry to hear this buddy !! i am pretty much at a loss for words here. i know how excited you were about this tank, and to have it taken away is just not fair !! there has to be a way to do this ... if i only knew what your house looked like, i am sure i could come up with something for you !! the hole in the floor to add jacks sounds like a great idea (if there is carpeting in that area, to hide the hole), you could do a kinda "trap door" and cover it with the carpet. hmmmmmmmmmmm

BTW, if you need a babysitter for the fish that you have all crammed into the smaller tanks ... send them down. you pay shipping to me, i will pay shipping back to you my friend. same thing goes for the corals !!

[dakar]

All kidding aside that just sucks rocks! After you've had time to recover a bit you'll have to elaborate on how you discovered the weight was going to be too much. In the mean time get some rest.... I'm curious as they construction of your place... maybe a bit of redneck engineering can be of some use.