I won’t have to support the ceiling… but do not fool yourself… I did think about getting it down this door by maybe widening it if I needed to! Haha
Luckily… I’m 25 and single so don’t have anyone to appeal to.. obviously me making an opening would be fun to explain to my dad but it’s not like it couldn’t be repaired!!
What about building your own large tank with sheets of glass and silicone, and then it would be a little easier to get down there. I moved a 120g 22mm glass with four 9" suction cup glass holders and 2 people. But it was very heavy! Good luck
I’m thinking that whatever size tank I have, I would have a moving company or something do all the manual labor.
That's easy. Just build the tank in place and then you only have to fit the flat pieces through the door. I keep my monster tanks in the basement and built them all in place. Then there is no major concerns about weight restrictions since you are on a slab already as long as the stand is built to distribute the tank weight evenly on the floor.
This is an awesome set up, I’m inspired!You divide the room with a wall.
You put what you want people to see on one side
and what you don't on the other
It's very helpful if you have access to plumbing so you can have a utility sink.
How difficult is it for someone whom has never even drilled a tank… to build my own? I’m thinking like an 8x30x24 or something… unsure still.
Without knowing your skill set with wood working, tools, planning building its hard to say. If you are worried about drilling holes in the glass you can order it in some cases with the holes pre-drilled so you don't have to do that. I would suggest if you consider building your own tank and are unsure of yourself then you can try building a smaller tank first as practice. I would also suggest reading the forum as there are many detailed threads about DIY builds that were successful as well as some failures that are a must read. Lots of research is important along with time and patience. I am not going to lie though you must consider that if you build an aquarium there is always a chance it can fail which is also possible with any aquarium even one purchased from an aquarium builder. The skills required to build a tank also depend on how you plan to build as there are lots of DIY options: All-glass, all-acrylic, plywood with glass or acrylic face, pond-liner tanks with glass or acrylic faces, composite bottom with glass sides, fiberglass, ect. Once you get into larger tanks like what you are planning things like humidity control and redundant power systems become very important during the design phase of your build.
There are SO many different types of diy tanks I’m finding now… I did build my own stand before and am rather confident with my hands but where it gets hazy is the thought of applying silicone and whatnot to withstand the weight of the tank.
Custom aquariums
| 30 | 96 | 24 | 570 | 2898 | 280 | 300 | 0.625 | 0.5 | 0.625 | STANDARD | $2,866 |
| 300 | 96 | 30 | 25 | Euro-Braced | $ 1,593 |
The biggest question now… is if it can fit down my stairs! I do have a step down right at the top which I feel could help with getting it down the stairs.. I’m thinking about taking a box and folding it to the same dimensions to see if it’s feasible.
Yeah… I don’t think any of it will be cheap! I don’t even think reefing can be cheap unless you are diy everything and even then it’s pricy.
i wish i could express my thoughts as well as you but thats perfect and what i would say as well!!;Happy
thats the only reason i suggested to build your own because of moving an assembled tank that size down stairs and around corners would be extremely hard with a "glass" tank even acrylic tank that size would probably have 3/4" thick acrylic. its heavy too.. and harder to diy..... plus they scratch to easy... diy king made that one out of plywood and pond liner... there are tons of options to build something, just watch a few videos of people moving giant tanks and imagine the struggle, lol... like i said my glass 120 was a bear and i can imagine something bigger then add stairs... no thank you :}
my tank was the same price as my skimmer, and cheaper than my lighting :}
Lol I have a ph issue now. But I use an air drive skimmer so no Venturi to pull air in with. I went round and round over how to get my air pump to draw outside air. I saw a neighbors kid put a toy in a Tupperware. So I copied him, I copied a 3 year old. I bought a air tight flour/sugar container and installed a 1/2 in hose barb into the lid and used silicone to seal it. I run the hose out the window and the air pump in my room feeds my skimmer fresh air
