400 gallon or bust!!

Dave, yeah this part of the house is an addition and its not entirely "up to code" when I was filling the tank my floor was making some very very angry sounds. I am scared to death that the tank will collapse through the floor if I set it up. right now with a foot of water in it it allready has a 3/4 inch slant to it. and i am sure that would get worse as the tank gets fuller. I would love to keep the tank but its too dang big for this house. it looks sooo out of place in this room and this is the biggest room in the house!!! I think its cause the stand is soo tall. the stand is 3.5 foot high, when the whole thing is put together i have like a 3 inch clearance from the top of canopy to ceiling. I know for sure if I had to get in and do something in the tank I would not have enough room to work. I really did not think this through well enough. what I am thinking is put this tank in a storage shed and get this house appraisal stuff done and the house back together and build a new stand that is not as high to get the over all height down (maybe) Or sell this tank ASAP, I think I got a guy here locally that is interested. And get a slightly smaller tank. maybe a 240 or something like that.
But one thing I did want to say is that you guys are really some of the best people around. I have got soo many PM's and just words of encouragement that I cannot thank you guys enough. You guys are the best!!!!
I promise tonight when I get home I will post the pics of the process and the current state of my house right now.

If I lived closer I would so take this tank from you. We have a very large living room and our house is on a slab. And I also have a 240 gallon acrylic that is not being used at this time.

I bet there are loads of peeps who will work something out with you!

*sigh*

Renee, that is what I am hoping. I think the 240 option will be more aesethically pleasing to the house. this thing really looks ridiculous in this room its soooo dang big. and its a shame cause it is literally one of the most beautiful set ups I have ever seen. I will have a plan locked monday afternoon when I talk to the doctor and see if he wants to work something out. but I will be tank shopping this friday I think. and just go from there. I still am not 100% sure on which road I am gonna take size wise but I am sure that this tank is not gonna work. so I will either give it back to the Dr. or I will be forced to keep it and sell it. I will let you guys know what is going on. And like I said before I will get the pics posted tonight when I get home to show you this little adventure gone wrong. thanks again guys I really mean it.

here are the pics of the fiasco: breaking the tank down, transporting, sitting in my living room, and I threw in a pic of the bruise on one of my thighs and that is the lesser of the 2 bruises.

That tank is CRAZY big!!!

wow, i'm sorry that it didn't work out for you... i can really feel your pain... it will be better soon, everything gets better with a little time

Knock 6" off that stand and modify... think about it for a bit before finalizing your decision. That tank is INCREDIBLE!!! It can be done. However, I understand your troubles. Good luck my brother.

Wow Greg, you're short. :)

Wow that stand and canopy is gorgeous... it would really be a shame to hack up all that nice red oak :( But crazy tall! That'd make for a LOT of water on the floor, listing 3/4" of inch with only a foot of water... full, that would really put some serious pressure on the pane holding back the water... pressure that would ultimately win the battle around 3am and you'd really be in dutch.

Greg, my heart aches for you... this is all so very sad. I hope you get everything worked out quickly AND get to keep the tank! :)