380/500 Gallon Build

[Acrononomus]

Nice tank bro! Gonna be sweet! Following along!

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

14 suction cups FTW!

 

[A_CoupleClowns]

LOL! Now that's some depth.

Bet it feels good to have it home on the stand.

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

LOL! Now that's some depth.

Bet it feels good to have it home on the stand.

It sure does! Now to get all the rock in there.

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

Plumbing all done. Going to pick up a tube of silicon to use for all the bulkhead components that are slip. Touched up the couple dings in the paint on the back. Rock will be next.

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

Jenny and I spent about 4 hours on the rock. Rinsing every piece and epoxy all over. We think it looks pretty good!

Then I fired up the hammerhead and found out it works lol! Zero leaks except for some dripping from both unions downstairs. Dont have big enough channel locks to get on them and hand tightening isnt enough aparently.. Ran out of water for now but it's started!

 

[kbourque]

Nice!!

 

[trickedout900]

Houston We have water!!! Great to see it coming along. The rock work looks good too. Lots of room for things to grow in the future.

 

[Acrononomus]

Looks great ! Who built the tank for you again? Sorry, rock work looks great, it's challenging to aquascape with that depth! Great job

 

[markalan]

Get looking setup.

 

[markalan]

Great looking setup.

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

Thanks guys! Custom Aquariums built it here in WI.

As of this morning we are at about 175 gallons in there!

 

[trickedout900]

175 gallons and not even half way, you gotta love that!

 

[zesty]

I didn't see that last picture until just now... that depth man, that depth!!

 

[zesty]

175 gallons and not even half way, you gotta love that!

and with this update he outdid my total water volume! hahaha!!

 

[KDawg0623]

This is an awesome build and thread. I would like to tag along and learn. Thank you!

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

175 gallons and not even half way, you gotta love that!

Ya its pretty crazy. Every time I turn the pump on to dump more water in there I worry a bit more about the weight!

I didn't see that last picture until just now... that depth man, that depth!!

It is prety sweet, pictures don't really do it justice though! The bad part is trying to place things in back, I have to get in, which is why the front has a nice open spot for me to step.

This is an awesome build and thread. I would like to tag along and learn. Thank you!

Thanks! I will be learning to as it progresses.

 

[zesty]

Big tank problems!! hahaha!!! I just had to chuckle about how you're thinking about getting into the back.

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

Big tank problems!! hahaha!!! I just had to chuckle about how you're thinking about getting into the back.

Any venomous creatures in there would suck lol but I would imagine they would just go hide somewhere. Such as my rabbitfish I have already.

 

[zesty]

Any venomous creatures in there would suck lol but I would imagine they would just go hide somewhere. Such as my rabbitfish I have already.

haha, yikes! You have enough room, bait em to the west wing, then work in the right wing. When you're done, the butler will clean up after you! :tongue:

I think now's the time, time to start an antivenom control lab for fish. Let's start harvesting poison and build up a tolerance! muhahaha! (I think I watched a Brisco County Jr episode that was similar themed, minus the rabbitfish) :crossedlips:

***Disclaimer, I do not promote touching anything poisonous without proper protection :nerd:
Safety first, kids!