Jason's 240g Miracles

[Manoj's Reef]

That stand is a monster. Solid work.

[jduck]

Gave stand a coat of primer yesterday. Hauled it to new house & finished the first layer of herculiner.

[jduck]

Right side up after second coat. 3/4" ply cut and 3/4" foam behind stand. q

[jduck]

Stand layout in room.
Tank just seems pretty small when compared to the 30" tall stand but will be 2.5X the volume, and twice the length of my current 90 gal. Have to cut out some carpet to get the stand on concrete. Need to take into account how far the overflow box sticks off the back. Will be putting down tack strips and re securing carpet.

[Poseidon]

BEAST!!! That thing is a BEAST! I can't wait to see more.

[jduck]

Couple more things. Steel ended up costing ($320) Welding was free...gift from father in law for house warming present, thank goodness the tank fund was starting to get a little low.
Rust Reformer Primer, Nitrile Gloves, Gallon orange hand cleaner ($32.17)
Herculiner ($95.39), Drill Paint Mixer ($6.30), Foam Bush ($2), Painting Coveralls ($7.81), Mini Paint Tray ($2), Plastic sheet ($9),

Harbor Freight Tools 6" Level, Carpet Knee Kick ($41.85), Carpet Tack Strip ($4), White Rubber Mallet ($4.97), Powergrab adhesive tube ($4), Blue Painter Tape ($4),

3/4" 4x8 Sanded Plywood ($40) Ripped to 2x8 Free!!
3/4" 4x8 sheet Foam ($13.76)
2 packs of Composite Shim ($3.30)

kole tang ($40)
hippo tang ($50)
Reeflo Hammerhead gold Used ($250) Not sure if I will be using this or the Baracuda/Snapper Hybrid as the main. Either way, other will be backup.
Hot Water Heater recirc pump setup will be used for heating tank ($125)
150 gal RO/DI used with spare RO Membrane $50. Will use the to fill the tank since I won't be able to use current setup until after moving.

Skimmer and auto cleaner finally showed up today!!

[jduck]

Been sidetracked with house thinks. Was able to get stand in place. Waiting to hear on tank delivery date.

[jduck]

Tank is finished and will be shipped out on Thursday. Delivery for tuesday.

[jduck]

Delay in delivery. Picking up from shipping terminal now. Will get some pics up later.

[jduck]

Well tank is finally in place was short on time and only took a few pictures before I had to drive back for work in the morning.







Tank looks great. One issue they forgot to drill the Euro bracing for the returns. Called and talked to Derek, he apologized and said they will take care of the cost to have someone do it. Stopped by Pruess and talked to Steve, worked out a deal to borrow the drill over the weekend for a few days. Will get some better pictures Then.