It's funny - I found my shields worked best in the same rotation position you found. Glad they're working better.
I think i need to switch banks! Very coolI've done a lot of stupid things in my life, and this might not have made the top 10, but it was close. Leverage is a miraculous thing especially when the lever is 12' long. But we only had three guys.
Two of us got one end up to waist level, the third kept it there while we repositioned in a squat so we could push the end up onto the 4' tall stand. We repeated the process on the other side.
While I hated working against that extra foot of height when lifting, I gotta say having the reef at eye level is going to look great. Check it out:
Thanks! It was a pretty bold move on the part of management. I am going to guess they've spent $60-70K all in by now. They wanted a cool "water-cooler" space for the employees to informally talk and exchange ideas. Every time I am there, people are hanging around the tank arguing about names for the fish and pointing out new corals that I keep gluing in.
If the Apex was already set up using WiFi, then there’s nothing more to do when you plug in the network cable. The Apex will automatically detect the network cable as its primary connection, and if the cable is disconnected it will revert back to the WiFi connection.
Your continued service to the R2R community is greatly appreciated. When I say to people "I know a guy" I am speaking about you. If I miss-gendered that my apologies; it is just a recognizable/funny thing to say. I am all for a few laughs.
Ha! Yes, you got the gender correct, as noted below my screen name on my profile: "That Apex Guy"...
12 footer LEETSGGGGOOOOO!Firstly, this system is not my own. I am merely an assistant to the building, stocking, and maintenance process. I will list my functions later in the thread for anyone who gives a fish-poo about it. Spoiler alert: I only have to do the fun/interesting parts. Mostly, anyway.
Second, it is not as big as it sounds. Just thought the title was a “grabber”. It is only 2’ high and 2’ wide so 330G or so.
This is an install for a local bank. My LFS has been servicing a cute little 3’ shallow reef there for a couple years, so this is a nice upgrade to go along with their new construction offices.
This will be a dual overflow peninsula install, serving as a divider wall between customer lounge space and employee lounge space. The original design was several magnitudes larger, but dealing with the weight was a change order too far I guess. The tank will be on the third floor. Honestly, I am a tad glad the scope stepped down into a realm I am comfortable with. I have experience with all the life support equipment required for this system.
So I mentioned the third floor. How would you move a steel stand measuring 12’ X 4’ X 2” up three flights of stairs?
| July Install | |
| Species | Count |
| Zoa 2" | 3 |
| Zoa 1" | 3 |
| Purple Stylo Lg | 2 |
| Purple Stylo Med | 1 |
| BubbleGum Digi Med | 2 |
| BubbleGum Digi Sm | 2 |
| Hammer 4 head | 1 |
| Duncan 10 head | 1 |
| Duncan 15 head | 1 |
| Bali G Slimer Lg | 1 |
| Bali G Slimer Med | 2 |
| Yeti Anacropora Med | 1 |
| Golden Barrel Med | 2 |
| Golden Barrel Lg | 1 |
| 2 Head Torch | 1 |
| 1 Head Torch | 1 |
| PC Rainbow Acro Med | 4 |
| Tricolor Paletta Acro Lg | 2 |
Wow !!cant wait to see it built out. Thx so much for sharing.. how much will it weight with the B water in it? I m So l still a newbieI've done a lot of stupid things in my life, and this might not have made the top 10, but it was close. Leverage is a miraculous thing especially when the lever is 12' long. But we only had three guys.
Two of us got one end up to waist level, the third kept it there while we repositioned in a squat so we could push the end up onto the 4' tall stand. We repeated the process on the other side.
While I hated working against that extra foot of height when lifting, I gotta say having the reef at eye level is going to look great. Check it out:
The water alone is 3,200lbs. With tanks & stand add 900. Plus 200lbs of live rock so around 4,300 lbs.
That's gunna look awesome with lights and coral and fish!Sadly very little to update on. The construction tradesmen around here are completely overbooked and understaffed.
They did get the wall built and the electrics installed. Not sure about the water hookups. But we are stymied again as the carpenter did not work from our drawings. What should be the open "canopy" space above the tank is not framed properly. There is no space to hang the darn lights! One more expensive change order.
There was an earlier comment in the thread about potentially unsightly proportions on the tank -- not being tall enough. Well, now that the tank in enclosed, I kinda have to agree. Another 6" of height would be a significant improvement. But it is what it is.
I knew it!Last tank pictures for now. Will take a couple days to top off the tank and the sumps. Ideally Wednesday we would get everything fully up and running, but sadly, I have a golf outing that day. Aiming to drop in some fish on Friday if everything checks out OK.
