garf.org stand questions

[JProx]

i kinda forgot to add how i deviated from my orginal plan. in your thread thai, someone said.. plan your sump NOW before planning the stand and i said to myself. ok i will do that, and planned on using 2 10gal tanks (1fuge and 1sump) but then after building, i thought hey what's better than 20gals? 30! the more i thought about it the more i wanted the additional water, i can still go back to the orginal 2 - 10gal idea but i really want those extra 10gallons. right now it's either keep looking for containers, or build my own plastic boxes or make compromises.

oh yeah mike, i have 55gallon tank, and i used 6 vertical support beams, just like garf suggested you use. it's very strong as is, and i don't see the need to add anymore. you can safely if you want too, but it's not necessary.

 

[Thaiboxer]

I should've totally planned out my sump earlier... don't really need it now, I have enough filtration, but it's a "nice to have"!

 

[JProx]

lol that's a great position to have, thai. i wish i could join you.. haha
i need to sit down and plan a work around for this little problem. if anyone has suggestions, i am all ears. [problem is: how to squeeze 30+ gallons -20gal sump, -10fuge into 40"L x 10"W x ~30"H]

mike, plz don't be like me. plan everything out now, and don't change the plan unless you HAVE to, seriously you will thank me and thai later. lol

on a different note, thai how did the fish handle the move ?
and you really need to get us some pics

 

[Thaiboxer]

I know it on the pics! I've got a bunch of them... just moving slow. I've been really sick for over a week, lying on the couch moaning...

The move went brilliantly! I had 3 friends helping, and it was 15' across the room. The new tank is up and running great, didn't even mini-cycle because my filters had been prepped enough. Didn't lose a single fish!

I added a school of tinfoil barbs this weekend, they're super cool in there! Lost one to the big oscar's hunger, but he was the smallest :? Thought he was too big for that mouth, but I was wrong and it cost him... oops.

I'll do up a bunch of pictures and a build article to post soon - if it's not posted here I'll put up a link to my web site.

More soon!