Tank Journal Archive

[lonepoppy]

Thanks so much to a mid week water delivery we now have a full tank! We've had it running for 24 hours now and the water temp has gone from 9 to 20, however moving the last few degrees seems to be taking a very long time.

The rock wall build has started with the dead base rock with a little 'help' from the furry member of the family.

I am really hoping I can get some live rock in tomorrow.

 

[Sam Parker]

Is your heater staying on? What is the ambient temperature of the room?

 

[Wrangy]

Man this tank is HUGE!! I love it!! Can't wait to see the rock in place! :)

 

[daveH]

That's a huge build . . . going to look brilliant!

 

[lonepoppy]

Is your heater staying on? What is the ambient temperature of the room?

Oh yes both are staying on. I've turned the heater on to bring the house temp up as much as possible ... going to be nice on a day when its already 20 outside!

 

[CodyS]

Hi,

Looking FAB!

What are you planning on using for the stand cladding?

Are you intending on running any form of dehumidifier to avoid moisture issues?

Cheers
Cody

 

[Peter_1988_]

The tank seems to be coming along nicely. Can't wait to see it all finished. Did you need to do anything to reinforce the flooring under the tank? either the concrete slab itself or the flooring on top? The tank I will have next year will be of similar size to yours so I am interested to know if you had to do anything special or just put it straight on top of the existing flooring. All I was told by my builder is that if you distribute the weight evenly it will be ok but I am interested in hearing other peoples experiences. Mine will be on a concrete slab (h2 class) with timber laminate flooring and was thinking of maybe putting gym mats underneath the tank or something similar.

 

[lonepoppy]

The tank seems to be coming along nicely. Can't wait to see it all finished. Did you need to do anything to reinforce the flooring under the tank? either the concrete slab itself or the flooring on top? The tank I will have next year will be of similar size to yours so I am interested to know if you had to do anything special or just put it straight on top of the existing flooring. All I was told by my builder is that if you distribute the weight evenly it will be ok but I am interested in hearing other peoples experiences. Mine will be on a concrete slab (h2 class) with timber laminate flooring and was thinking of maybe putting gym mats underneath the tank or something similar.

We are on a slab (2 story house) and the builder told us we would be fine with the slab. I did put rubber gym matting over the tiles and a box 150mm high hardwood stand under the stand, partly for height and to assist with weight distribution.

I checked with two builders and i got the same answer off both.

 

[lonepoppy]

Hi,

Looking FAB!

What are you planning on using for the stand cladding?

Are you intending on running any form of dehumidifier to avoid moisture issues?

Cheers
Cody

The stand will look like it is built into the wall by the time we are done.

I am not worried about under the tank as we have the sump in the garage and not under the tank.

 

[Nicksy23]

Awesome, now i want a bigger tank! Bugger Cant wait to see it develop

 

[macca_75]

Such a large tank - can I suggest you get something like a STC-1000 or ATC-800 controller.

For a small investment (somewhere between $50-$100) you will have far better control of your heaters.

Really good long term investment.