Moving a 120 gal tank any advise

[1eyedjyde]

I wasnt going to since the tank actually sits on the brack plastic trim around the edge, if the glass sat directly on the stand then for sure I would, th other reason I,m not too worried about this one is the thickness of the glass, the 29 gal had 3/16 or so thick glass and I had it stuffed with rock upwards of 50 to 60 pounds granded the 120 will have closer to 100 lbs it will be spead out more. however I am now thinking about the foam suggestion.... hmm

[Madreefer]

Did Levis have styrofoam underneath it? If the sides of the tank go farther down than the bottom peice than I wouldnt use foam. If it's totally flat all the way across the bottom than you'll be fine.The reason being is that the bottom is designed to have a little flex in it. If you put that foam in there the sides sink in further and take away that flex and the bottom will crack.

[whatcaneyedo]

Total Pet had a large tank (180gal maybe?) in their store for a few months that had a black plastic bottom trim and sat on an uneven metal stand. The first time they filled it the bottom cracked immediately. In some cases putting a layer of rigged Styrofoam underneath is necessary. The rest of the time its just a good precaution.

[1eyedjyde]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

Did Levis have styrofoam underneath it? If the sides of the tank go farther down than the bottom peice than I wouldnt use foam. If it's totally flat all the way across the bottom than you'll be fine.The reason being is that the bottom is designed to have a little flex in it. If you put that foam in there the sides sink in further and take away that flex and the bottom will crack.

Levi did not have styrofoam under the tank and the top of the stand is a single sheet of 3/4" plywood. I have also already had it full for several weeks outside with fresh water.

[1eyedjyde]

Water is in the tank!!! No leaks so far....now to figure out what to do with the wavey sea module, it works perfect when its apart but as soon as it goes back together it starts skipping...I think it is a lack of lube on the sealing surface between the two halfs unfortunately I do not know of a water safe lube.. oh yeah and I guess my snapper pump has the AO Smith motor so it sounds like I have a hot tub not a fish tank. Ah well I'll let it run for a couple of days, drain it and refill with salt water.

[1eyedjyde]

So my reeflo snapper has developed another leak at the input shaft after only a couple days use so after talking with reflo today I will be shipping it to them to have the beaings in the motor replaced (if anything it should be silent as new), resealed and tested. The customer service at Reflo is great.

On a side note is there such thing as too much flow? I am tossing the idea around of having reeflo replace the impeller with dart impeller (since it will be there already) so instead of 2,200 gal/hr on the closed loop I could get 3,900 gal/hr, that would give me 47 turn overs per hour versus the current 33. Any thoughts this?

[Madreefer]

You dont need to send it away to have the bearing replaced. I got one from Oceans Aquatics and it was really easy to replace on my Reeflo Hammerhead. Took 5 mins maybe at the most.

[whatcaneyedo]

Whats your flow?
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...highlight=flow

47x sounds good to me.

I knew OA had seal kits but I had no idea about motor bearings and I don't see anything on their website. Bill, are you sure you're talking about the same thing?