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03-05-2015, 07:29 AM
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Now to get my 180 DT taken apart and sold with the stand. Which I do have advertised on here.
Now of course, if you listen to my wife, I do not do anything in life the easy way. I never thought I would be dumb enough to want a bigger tank! I learned my lessen with boats...or so I thought. Anyways, since I thought nothing of the future when building my first ever saltwater tank last year, I used the the stand for my 180 bowfront DT, to set the 90 gal refugium on. Of course it was a wise idea to use up the extra space on the stand to set half the 75 gallon sump on as well. I would never think that one day, I may need that stand back..UGH!! So now I have to break down these tanks to get stand.... Pay attentions kids, you may learn alot of what not to do from me... 
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03-05-2015, 07:37 AM
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Sooo, anyone want to help lift this sucker into place?
I think the tank only weighs about 85 lbs , but it has to be raised about 5 ft to get it up there...  I have to lift it into place from there as the 290 is too big to get it around the to the front of wall, where it is only 3 feet off the ground instead of 5.5 feet. Always easy... just in case any one ever moves a tank. I suggest renting a few sets of glaziers suction cup lifters. You can rent them for cheap at most rental stores and make lifting big tanks easier... http://www.seratechware.com/Catalogu...AT=A09-B&LNG=1
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03-05-2015, 07:43 AM
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Haha, Yesssss. My lil package came today.
I can not believe it got here so quick. I have ordered from some of the more well known online stores in the USA and every time it has taken a minimum of 10 days to get to Sumas WA, where I go and pick it up. One time I tried having it delivered to my door and it took over three weeks to arrive and it was only an impeller for my Red Dragon skimmer pump. This stuff was shipped from Hong Kong Last Monday and it was at my local post office yesterday!!! WOW! Pretty impressive So these are the goods and the prices.. Jebao Twins Linkage Controller Select Controller: Package RW-20 (+ $140.00) $140.00 This is 2 RW20ps and the twin controller for 140 bucks! Jebao RW/ FS/ RW20 Replacement Kits Extension Cord (100cm) $10.00 Boyu Water Level Alarm $4.00 Liquid Box 3 Room $22.50 Apex / GHL to Jebao RW DC WP Pump $34.99   I have some Tunze powerheads and waveboxes, but at this price, I figured would try these out.
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03-05-2015, 07:54 AM
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So this is about where my original thread ended and I never added to it.
Life got busy and the tank sat at my entryway for about 2 months. Of course the wife had much to say about this, but I reminded her that she was the one who talked me into setting up a saltwater tank for her in the first place, which has lead to this addiction... The 2 months gave me time to think about how I was going to set up the new tank and change the sump room. So I organized the endeavor, had my daughters friends come by and help me out for all the food they had eaten over the years... Of course I was not going to lift this sucker up by hand, so off to the rental store to pick up this...  What is this you ask? It is a Genie, material lifter. It will lift 600lbs 18ft in the air...I call it a blessing!!! Needless to say I had to bring it up all the damn stairs! good thing it was a rental, cause I gave it a push down the stairs, when I was done with it. Amazing how fast one of those can go down 20 stairs... Last edited by reefwithareefer; 03-05-2015 at 08:00 AM.
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03-05-2015, 07:59 AM
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Unfortunately, I forgot to take pics of us lifting the tank into place with the material lifter....We never would have gotten it up there without it and it was so easy to do...
Anyways, this is where I kept my lil friends while exchanging the tanks out.  and this is some of the plumbing needed to set up the new tank with the Bean Animal... 
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03-05-2015, 08:06 AM
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Ripped out the old plumbing
 put the 180 gal bowfront out on the lawn It is for sale....7000.00 with the stand.  I felt sooo bad...One of the cardinals went missing about 4 days before do the tank swap. Figured it was just his time and he became crab food. After getting the tank out on the lawn, I started to take the bulkheads off an hour or so later. guess who I saw laying at the bottom of the tank, inside the overflow box? Yep...Mr Cardinal and he did not look none to healthy Lesson learned, forgotten and remembered....Remember to look in the overflow box if you are missing a critter... Last edited by reefwithareefer; 03-05-2015 at 08:13 AM.
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#7
03-05-2015, 08:23 AM
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WooHooo! Tank in place and ready for action...
Hmmm, damn it..I knew I forgot to do something! never cleaned the inside of the tank before lifting it in place!! aaaargh!! Lesson# 3 or 5, maybe 10...When you make a list detailing each thing needing to be done. listing each task to be done in order, so that you do not forget anything while rushing around...Maybe try reading it when completing a task or two..!! Ugh... Thank goodness for skinny folks...    
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