The Grand Experiment

[melypr1985]

AHHH CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL!

 

[Ljaus]

I'm so following this. Mainly for the humour and terrible puns!!!

 

[Squirrel_reefer]

The tank is dry and my Weldon 16 is on the way, btw the spec sheet says the bonding agent Weldon 16 can hold 2200 Psi when applied to acrylics

 

[Squirrel_reefer]

Alright ya bunch of REEFERS, got some stuff done recently with this 75 gallon paper weight

Got my adhesive from The Amazon, much more viscous than I imagined it would be, very runny. Anyways, got in there with the weldon and clamped 'er up.

If you look closely.... you'll see my foot

 

[Squirrel_reefer]

YOU ALREADY KNOW FAM

Time to mess some stuff up

As you can see I have started to build the stand. This tank is going inside, with water, and we're going to prove the world wrong! (or maybe right who knows)

Tank STILL has water in it, everything is resealed and the frame is all glued up.

Not sure on the PSI specs of something like gorilla glue but titebond is higher than Elmers wood glue, this green label touts an impressive 4700Psi strength.

Now I just gotta put it all together

 

[MasterBacon]

If you look closely.... you'll see my foot

Looks like Frodo Baggins is gettin a tank in the Shire!

 

[Squirrel_reefer]

Looks like Frodo Baggins is gettin a tank in the Shire!

LOL!

 

[Squirrel_reefer]

Guys....this is never gunna work LOL

look how warped this thing is!!!!!!!!!!!!! need to get some new wood and start over

 

[Ty Hamatake]

Guys....this is never gunna work LOL

look how warped this thing is!!!!!!!!!!!!! need to get some new wood and start over

Awww man! I was really hoping there was something close to a finished product by now. Pretty stoked to see how this ends up... like either way it goes I'm totally ready.

 

[Squirrel_reefer]

Awww man! I was really hoping there was something close to a finished product by now. Pretty stoked to see how this ends up... like either way it goes I'm totally ready.

it's just so hard to find the motivation to put in all the work. I was going to get it done this weekend but I dont own any of the tools I need to complete it so I have to rely on people lending me stuff. Couldn't get the clamps or drill until after the weekend had passed.

I have made arrangements to get some time with my boss's chop saw to make better cuts and right now I only need to redo the longer 49" boards

 

[Ty Hamatake]

it's just so hard to find the motivation to put in all the work. I was going to get it done this weekend but I dont own any of the tools I need to complete it so I have to rely on people lending me stuff. Couldn't get the clamps or drill until after the weekend had passed.

I have made arrangements to get some time with my boss's chop saw to make better cuts and right now I only need to redo the longer 49" boards

Yeah, sounds like a good bit of work. Heck you saved so much on the tank you could buy a stand and still be far ahead of where you would've been!

Also, sorry if this was asked before I looked and didn't see the question. What are you going to do if this thing busts open inside your house? I read through the thread so I know your stance on advice givers, but this isn't advice. Just a question

 

[Squirrel_reefer]

Yeah, sounds like a good bit of work. Heck you saved so much on the tank you could buy a stand and still be far ahead of where you would've been!

Also, sorry if this was asked before I looked and didn't see the question. What are you going to do if this thing busts open inside your house? I read through the thread so I know your stance on advice givers, but this isn't advice. Just a question

So the way I see it, IF........IF it happens its going to go one of two ways....

#1- a slow but steady leak will develop and the tank is going to start loosing water. This would be best case scenario. I have several redundancies in place, first would be my seneye reef monitor sending me a message that the tank is losing water. second would be a DIY float switch alarm as seen on a popular DIY fish keeping channel sounding an alarm for anyone inside the house. Third would be the IP cam I would have setup to monitor the tank 24/7. so if it starts to leak, I will be informed and anyone at home (ie roomate) can start to drain the tank while I head over to deal with the headache. I have had a 55g spring a leak before and dealt with it no worries. again best case scenario.

#2- worst case scenario, a wall literally just falls out and now 75g worth of water and fish are on the floor. First step, get all the fish I can into a container with fresh saltwater used for WC's. "sorry little buddies, no acclimation time, Darwin send's his regards". at this point there is no going back, I plan to keep all electronics (ie power supplies and surge protectors) off the floor to prevent a fire hazard, and ideally the tank would be on a solid floor like tile, which I currently have" from there all I can do it call servpro and have them come extract the water, an expense I would be willing to incur since I rent a town house and a 5g wet/dry vac would be the equivalent of you-know-whatting into the wind.....

I dont mind getting advice or being asked questions, my disclaimer was simply to ward off the finger pointers because they say it can't be done. they also told the wright brothers that their flying machine wouldn't work.

 

[Ty Hamatake]

So the way I see it, IF........IF it happens its going to go one of two ways....

#1- a slow but steady leak will develop and the tank is going to start loosing water. This would be best case scenario. I have several redundancies in place, first would be my seneye reef monitor sending me a message that the tank is losing water. second would be a DIY float switch alarm as seen on a popular DIY fish keeping channel sounding an alarm for anyone inside the house. Third would be the IP cam I would have setup to monitor the tank 24/7. so if it starts to leak, I will be informed and anyone at home (ie roomate) can start to drain the tank while I head over to deal with the headache. I have had a 55g spring a leak before and dealt with it no worries. again best case scenario.

#2- worst case scenario, a wall literally just falls out and now 75g worth of water and fish are on the floor. First step, get all the fish I can into a container with fresh saltwater used for WC's. "sorry little buddies, no acclimation time, Darwin send's his regards". at this point there is no going back, I plan to keep all electronics (ie power supplies and surge protectors) off the floor to prevent a fire hazard, and ideally the tank would be on a solid floor like tile, which I currently have" from there all I can do it call servpro and have them come extract the water, an expense I would be willing to incur since I rent a town house and a 5g wet/dry vac would be the equivalent of you-know-whatting into the wind.....

I dont mind getting advice or being asked questions, my disclaimer was simply to ward off the finger pointers because they say it can't be done. they also told the wright brothers that their flying machine wouldn't work.

Well... I can tell you my foot tastes a little weird I hope it all works out for you, especially after all the work you've put into it. Gotta love that positivity man! Definitely looking forward to updates.

 

[themcnertney]

Beings my 110 that just broke its seal over the weekend, I would never buy a used tank. Good luck to you my friend.

 

[Brew12]

I dont mind getting advice or being asked questions, my disclaimer was simply to ward off the finger pointers because they say it can't be done. they also told the wright brothers that their flying machine wouldn't work.

The write brothers didn't pull their flying machine out of a dumpster and glue it back together!

Honestly, I expect the likelihood of this tank blowing apart is only very slightly higher than it happening with a new tank.

 

[Squirrel_reefer]

Well... I can tell you my foot tastes a little weird I hope it all works out for you, especially after all the work you've put into it. Gotta love that positivity man! Definitely looking forward to updates.

no worries, I never have the intention to make someone look silly on here, so hopefully you dont see it that way. I'm just glad to have people involved in the conversation

 

[Squirrel_reefer]

Beings my 110 that just broke its seal over the weekend, I would never buy a used tank. Good luck to you my friend.

Sorry to hear about that

mind sharing your experience? Specifically details on any wave makers you had on there

 

[Squirrel_reefer]

The write brothers didn't pull their flying machine out of a dumpster and glue it back together!

Honestly, I expect the likelihood of this tank blowing apart is only very slightly higher than it happening with a new tank.

As always thank you for your kind words lol!!!

but can you imagine if they had pulled it out of dumpster and glued it back together??

 

[Ty Hamatake]

As always thank you for your kind words lol!!!

but can you imagine if they had pulled it out of dumpster and glued it back together??

The guy that threw it away would've felt SO stupid!

 

[Squirrel_reefer]

The guy that threw it away would've felt SO stupid!

Heck for all we know, they did just that. history is written by the victors...