NEW (to me) 210 Gallon tank!!!

[Grimreefer89]

TANG GANG here i come! i'm stoked and had to share it with someone. i was gonna wait at least another year before purchasing a large tank but this deal came along and i couldn't pass it up. ill be upgrading from a 40 breeder. ill probably make this my build thread for it. the tank is in great shape the stand is homemade but im gonna re-skin the canopy and stand and it should be ready to go. im super stoked and will hopefully post some pics tomorrow.

 

[WIReefer]

TANG GANG here i come! i'm stoked and had to share it with someone. i was gonna wait at least another year before purchasing a large tank but this deal came along and i couldn't pass it up. ill be upgrading from a 40 breeder. ill probably make this my build thread for it. the tank is in great shape the stand is homemade but im gonna re-skin the canopy and stand and it should be ready to go. im super stoked and will hopefully post some pics tomorrow.

Awesome man! Once we find a new house I will be upgrading from a 55 to a 180 I feel your excitement! Congrats

 

[Grimreefer89]

thank you! and thats the size i was originally planning on getting but i got deal on this one so i went with it.

 

[vetteguy53081]

That great !! Bigger is Better !!

 

[Grimreefer89]

ya its just gonna be a little tighter fit. i like alot of wiggle room.

 

[FlexingFishSticks]

I would be bouncing off walls if I were in your shoes congrats!

 

[Grimreefer89]

its taking everything ive got not to explode right now! im trying to be patient but ive got a cart full of stuff on brs right now!

 

[Grimreefer89]

im also looking for some where i can buy 200lbs of dry rock for an affordable price.

 

[Grimreefer89]

Alright tank is in the house. Stand is not im gonna skin it before i bring it in. Couple things im not sure on one thing is resealing this tank. I want to do it but im not sure if the top brace HAS to come of or if i can leave it on. So any suggestions on someone who will drive to my house (it's stupid heavy) to reseal the tank near houston would be great. Also the coraline on the overfill am i just stuck with it or is there a way to get this off.

 

[Grimreefer89]

update on my 210 ive got it set up to be rebuilt but im looking at around 3 months before ill get it back. so ill start on a new stand in about two weeks ill post pics of that as well.

 

[Grimreefer89]

little update on the 210 i dropped it off to be rebuilt and have started building my stand. still have alot of welding to do! ill be picking up a bunch of dry rock this weekend. im looking at sometime after the 1'st of the year before the tank will be ready to pick up. hopefully ill be completely ready to start cycling when i get it back. Can someone explain to me how to make this a build thread???

 

[Grimreefer89]

ive got my stand mostly framed out got a couple welds and some supports left, but i figured id post some pics of my progress.

 

[Grimreefer89]

Ive got the stand welded out completely, the feet to level it are on and a couple coats of primer... just gotta paint it and skin it.

 

[Grimreefer89]

I made a little more progress today thanks to my cousin coming over and giving me a hand... i cant wait to get the tank on this thing. tomorrow ill begin painting and priming the plywood. Then ill start to build the facade to cover the front and sides.

 

[Grimreefer89]

i finally got my tank back and on the stand things are about to start moving now. ill plumb it and leak test hopefully tomorrow. ill be washing sand and getting my aqua scape done tomorrow as well. my next goal is to get the cycle going and finish the canopy and facade. excuse the mess!

 

[Uncle99]

I took my feet off and put stand to the floor.
I didn’t want to dig stuff out from under it.
Looks great!

 

[Grimreefer89]

i thought about that uncle99 but if i ever have water leak i wanna be able to get to it and i built this thing im sure it would have to be shimmed lol!

 

[Grimreefer89]

i guess i should update this. Cycle is complete I've moved coral over and i have 2 fish (a sailfin and mels wrasse) in there. All 5 hydra 32's are on along with both MP 40's i added a cheap UV sterilizers that is honestly doing a fine job! i still need to wrap the stand but im in no rush with current lumber prices. plus im able to comfortably fine tune the sump. when i do finally wrap it ill know exactly where i need the easiest access. im leaning toward plywood with a hard wood overlay and magnets to hold it all together. heres a couple pics i know its a wreck lol.