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New 300 gallon

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by ShawnD, Dec 15, 2015.

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  1. Dec 15, 2015 #1
    ShawnD

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    I just for my new 300 gallon all cleaned up and painted and getting ready to fill here soon.
     

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  2. Dec 15, 2015 #2
    B_Braz

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    That's is one crazy looking tank. Haha. Please keep us up to date on your build. Will be awesome to see the progress. If your able do a video of your build would love to feature it on our GIRS YouTube channel.
     
  3. Dec 15, 2015 #3
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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    Awesome!

    I like big tanks, and I cannot lie
     
  4. Dec 15, 2015 #4
    LiLNicky Iowa City

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    That tank is awesome. What are your plans for aqua scape and livestock?
     
  5. Dec 15, 2015 #5
    DangerJ Des Moines, IA

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    That's an enormous cube! Please keep us updated :)
     
  6. Dec 15, 2015 #6
    bearsareawsome Norwalk, IA

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    I will be interested to see what you use for lights on this. Going to be a cool build fallowing along.
     
  7. Dec 15, 2015 #7
    ShawnD

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    I'm probably going to make a tall shelf almost to the top on the left and leave the whole right open and get a few big fish and maybe some small schools
     
  8. Dec 15, 2015 #8
    klmule Belle Plaine

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    Thats a DEEP tank. Wow
     
  9. Dec 15, 2015 #9
    danmgray Sioux City, IA

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    That is an awesome tank! Will floor take the weight?
     
  10. Dec 15, 2015 #10
    DangerJ Des Moines, IA

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    This is a very good point. That's more than 2500lbs right there, and based off the picture it looks like it is somewhere in the middle of the house? Have you reinforced the floor supports in any way? I assume based off the hanging lights that you'll slide it closer to the wall.
     
  11. Dec 15, 2015 #11
    Ray/Jen_Reefin Davenport, IA

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    A very massive tank indeed! @ShawnD@ShawnD did do some massive supporting In the basement. To insure that it wouldn't go threw. And also advised to go very slow to allow for settling.
     
  12. Dec 15, 2015 #12
    F.D. Reefer Fort dodge

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    If I remember right it looks like "bigblues" old tank?
    Am I right?
    Think that was his screen name.
     
  13. Dec 15, 2015 #13
    Pufferman777

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    Yes u r right. He picked it up last weekend
    --- Auto-Merged, Dec 15, 2015 ---
    bestimusmucho
     
  14. Dec 15, 2015 #14
    ShawnD

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    I reinforced it with jack posts and 4x4s
    --- Auto-Merged, Dec 15, 2015 ---
    Got it all painted and cleaned up, almost done with the plumbing but just started filling it while I'm working on the last of the plumbing
     

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  15. Dec 15, 2015 #15
    Roman Cedar Rapids, IA

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    You'll need scuba gear to get to the bottom of that beast what are the dimensions
     
  16. Dec 15, 2015 #16
    ShawnD

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    4'x4'x2.5'
     
  17. Dec 16, 2015 #17
    blackx-runner Cedar Rapids, IA

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    WOW. those are some crazy dimensions. You're going to have to jump in if you drop frags to the bottom of that.
     
  18. Dec 16, 2015 #18
    Ray/Jen_Reefin Davenport, IA

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    For the record I would never reach the bottom to reach that one certain frag that fell in the back!
     
  19. Dec 16, 2015 #19
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    Now this is slick! You better post as many pictures as you can, because you don't see many tall tanks!
     
  20. Dec 17, 2015 #20
    F.D. Reefer Fort dodge

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    I always wondered how "big blue" reached bottom of tank?
     
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