TrishW
Well-Known Member
In order to upgrade I had to do it on the cheap
Found this on another reef site - All Glass 150 - $425 for the tank and the stand -
The day after I picked it up I put a notice of sale for my 90 on FB. Immediately someone was interested. He came over to see it and we got him to help us unload the 150. Fish people are so nice.
leak test on Sunday
stripped down the multiple layers of paint and decided to stop at this point because I liked the distressed look
the tank is longer than the 90G was so it will cover the HVAC vent. I cut out for the vent and installed a riser which diverts the air to the rear of the stand
I built a canopy to house my current 48" 6 bulb teklight and the 250W MH I bought used from the guy I bought the tank from.
Here's the canopy ready to trim and distress
When the stand and canopy were done it was time to start the process of moving everything over. During the week I worked on the stand I decided to add a settling tank to my system. Luckily the Decatur Petco had DPG sale in celebration of their Grand Re-opening. I picked up a 40B to use as a settling tank. During the move over, it doubled as a temporary home for the fish and the best of my corals.
starting to drain the 90G on Saturday
some live rock and mushrooms that wouldn't fit into the 40 went into buckets
rock and substrate went into more buckets
the best stuff went into the 40B
Over wine and cigars hubby came up with a way to get the starboard out of the 90. I was going to reuse it in the 150 so I needed it out. It was wedged in tight. We have these suction cup hooks that we use to hang our robes on out by the hottub.
it worked!
The next day we picked up a couple of furniture dollies from Northern Tool and hubby altered them so that we could roll the tank the 60 or so feet from the garage to the front steps. The buyer of the 90 came over to help some more. In exchange for helping us we followed him home and hubby helped him unload his new tank.
dollies
After the 90 was out of the way we brought the stand in while waiting on a friend and his 17 year old son to arrive to help get the 150 in the house.
I didn't get any pics of moving the tank from the garage to inside the house. But let me just say this - it took four men to lift a 150 with 1/2" inch thick glass from a few inches off the ground and tote it up six steps and through a doorway. During that short trip those men made some pretty serious faces.
But they got it inside in one piece
The week before I had contacted the place I got my old starboard from. I can get great prices from them because a few scratches don't matter since I cover it with crushed coral. OEMarine on ebay is a great source for all your starboard needs.
The rock stacking begins. Using a throw away blade and the miter saw, hubby cut flat areas on the rock for better stacking.
Still budget conscious I looked for alternatives to acrylic rods to hold the aquascape together. My closet was full of them
Add a little super glue and these things are awesome!
Found this on another reef site - All Glass 150 - $425 for the tank and the stand -
The day after I picked it up I put a notice of sale for my 90 on FB. Immediately someone was interested. He came over to see it and we got him to help us unload the 150. Fish people are so nice.
leak test on Sunday
stripped down the multiple layers of paint and decided to stop at this point because I liked the distressed look
the tank is longer than the 90G was so it will cover the HVAC vent. I cut out for the vent and installed a riser which diverts the air to the rear of the stand
I built a canopy to house my current 48" 6 bulb teklight and the 250W MH I bought used from the guy I bought the tank from.
Here's the canopy ready to trim and distress
When the stand and canopy were done it was time to start the process of moving everything over. During the week I worked on the stand I decided to add a settling tank to my system. Luckily the Decatur Petco had DPG sale in celebration of their Grand Re-opening. I picked up a 40B to use as a settling tank. During the move over, it doubled as a temporary home for the fish and the best of my corals.
starting to drain the 90G on Saturday
some live rock and mushrooms that wouldn't fit into the 40 went into buckets
rock and substrate went into more buckets
the best stuff went into the 40B
Over wine and cigars hubby came up with a way to get the starboard out of the 90. I was going to reuse it in the 150 so I needed it out. It was wedged in tight. We have these suction cup hooks that we use to hang our robes on out by the hottub.
it worked!
The next day we picked up a couple of furniture dollies from Northern Tool and hubby altered them so that we could roll the tank the 60 or so feet from the garage to the front steps. The buyer of the 90 came over to help some more. In exchange for helping us we followed him home and hubby helped him unload his new tank.
dollies
After the 90 was out of the way we brought the stand in while waiting on a friend and his 17 year old son to arrive to help get the 150 in the house.
I didn't get any pics of moving the tank from the garage to inside the house. But let me just say this - it took four men to lift a 150 with 1/2" inch thick glass from a few inches off the ground and tote it up six steps and through a doorway. During that short trip those men made some pretty serious faces.
But they got it inside in one piece
The week before I had contacted the place I got my old starboard from. I can get great prices from them because a few scratches don't matter since I cover it with crushed coral. OEMarine on ebay is a great source for all your starboard needs.
The rock stacking begins. Using a throw away blade and the miter saw, hubby cut flat areas on the rock for better stacking.
Still budget conscious I looked for alternatives to acrylic rods to hold the aquascape together. My closet was full of them
Add a little super glue and these things are awesome!
