melev

Wow! That's awesome Marc. Will you be ready when the tank is?

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO *STRUT*

In the style of Rick Flair.

looking good mate

John

I think so Phil. I'm not overly concerned about what needs doing, as the tank has to go into the room before the other wall goes up. I'll just have to work around it.

It's a monster! I can't wait till you get it Marc and than see how it all comes together. ;-)

That is going to be one impressive box of water.
Gary

Wow Marc lookin good, that thing is massive. I can't wait to see it completed and all the bugs worked out, should be about the same time I out grow my 100 gal tank and start looking for some help setting up a tank about 3 to 4 times the size I'm working with now, . If you need any help the next couple of weeks let me know would like to come over and help, I would definately learn something.

wow, double top bracing (with over lapping joints) and bottom euro bracing as well. (im not sure if the bottom is necessary, but i would deff do it if i had a tank built. its just cheap insurance!!)

(is one of the teeth broke in the middle of the overflow box?) and what are the 5 holes for in the overflow? just for a refresher coarse!

Looks good Marc !!!!!

Hopefully all the teeth are intact. I'm sure Marineland will do a great job with it, and I do hope the construction will be long lasting. I've got a nice new concrete foundation and an awesome powder coated steel stand, so it should last a very very long time.

The holes are for 2 drains and 2 returns, with an extra one for show. hehe

I think the missing tooth is just a light fixture reflection off that shiny new acrylic. It just needs a good coat of coraline algae.

I kinda want to bond some of that sliced Marco Rock on that wall... don't know if I'll do it though.

Very nice my friend!

I can hardly wait to see it in person. Maybe you can help Drew with his.

Look'in good ... Will the overflow end of the tank be glass same as other end short of the teeth, with the black acrylic sandwiched to that panel kind of thing? I like the external overflow idea a lot. Don't give up the real estate without a fight

Marc you can delete!

looking good. get some water in that thing.

what size are the over flow holes?

I love how when you look at a Starfire tank, you cant see anything except the sticker.... (it reminds me of the Windex commercial when the birds fly into the glass!!!!)
when you look at the tank, it looks like a blue sticker on the bottom glass panel, but you know its right there in front of you! (if you cant tell the difference between the glass, look at how green the bracing is and then think to your self that there is a 3/4 panel of glass right there that you cant even see!

Looks good Marc.

I liked the Marco rock that was sliced as well, just don't want to permanently attach it to the glass. I have been trying to think of a way that a piece could be put on a section of tank but moved if need be kinda like cutting a notch and epoxy a couple mag floats in place, maybe a suction cup/magnet base like on a powerhead. Then it could be moved or adjusted as needed. Would be great for my tank due to 3 side viewable though one side is against a wall right now.

Originally Posted by NightShade

Looks good Marc.

I liked the Marco rock that was sliced as well, just don't want to permanently attach it to the glass. I have been trying to think of a way that a piece could be put on a section of tank but moved if need be kinda like cutting a notch and epoxy a couple mag floats in place, maybe a suction cup/magnet base like on a powerhead. Then it could be moved or adjusted as needed. Would be great for my tank due to 3 side viewable though one side is against a wall right now.

Could you mount it to a piece of acrylic or egg crate to make a removable wall cover? Or am I not getting what you're trying to do?

now that's a tank ...makes me want to upgrade my setup

Once you get that puppy home, I'd love to see a few pics showing how they assembled that external overflow side of the tank, ie., what edge got silicone to what edge? Very interesting ........ Wonder if I could have a 400 gallon Gorilla Tank on a stand on one of the thousands of fault lines her in LA? Hmmmm, can already see an Insurance addendum needed .....