290G Peninsula Tank

Leah · #1 05-28-2010, 09:49 PM

Mark,

Oh no! That is terrible.

But at least you do not have to worry about storing it at the moment.

mseepman · #2 07-13-2010, 04:21 AM

Well, I will be heading to Calgary this coming weekend in order to finally pick up my new tank and sump from Elite Aquatics. I know they make amazing tanks and I'm really looking forward to seeing the finished product. Jason has promised me some pictures of the build for this thread and so I should have those soon. Sadly, by the time I actually get to start using this tank I may be competing for the slowest build ever.

As my house is not ready, I've got to store this bad boy and it's little brother for the next handful of months. I've also got to transport it safely home from Calgary and over the Rockies. Knowing this, I've built a crate to ship and store the tank in (an adventure all by itself). Just fitting the crate in my garage has made my wife and I realize how big this tank really is compared to little 70g I have now.

Anyways, I'll get some more pictures up in the next few days to bring this build back to life.

lastlight · #3 07-13-2010, 05:10 AM

Yeah even shots of the crate would be cool. I love all aspects of a big build!

mseepman · #4 07-14-2010, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

Yeah even shots of the crate would be cool. I love all aspects of a big build!

Well in light of such a suggestion, here is a pic of the crate I've made for transporting and storing this big tank until my house is ready.

The wheels you see belong to a long flat dolly that I made which is not attached to the crate but only sits underneath it so that I can move it around my garage if necessary.

The piece you see on top of the crate is the base that I will be putting underneath the sump for the ride home from Calgary.

I will make sure to get pictures of us trying to load and unload the tank once I've got it.

lastlight · #5 07-14-2010, 03:21 PM

Sweet!

Just coat that badboy with some marine epoxy and you've got a plyBuild! You'll need to cut a porthole =)

mseepman · #6 07-14-2010, 03:42 PM

Haha...didn't think about a plybuild. hmmm...maybe two tanks in my future...lol.

andestang · #7 07-14-2010, 05:08 PM

Looks great ! Maybe you can contract yourself out for Jay making crates for him

Good idea with the dolly wheels, because you will think it is in a good spot and won't need to move it, then .....

kien · #8 07-14-2010, 05:35 PM

That looks solid!! Have fun in cowtown!!