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The 400g has landed in Fort Worth, Texas

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As you knew, today was the day my new reef tank was to be delivered. By 5 p.m. I had a number of friends waiting with me for the semi truck's arrival. Prior to that, I did get a little more work done. Sheetrock on the ceiling over where the tank would be, at least.





The flooring was cleared out and a couple of spots were whittled dow a bit to get things smoother.



A 3/4" sheet of plywood was cut to size to fit on top of the stand and was painted with flat black exterior paint.



This double stick tape will hold the plywood in place during the tank's placement on the stand.



With the wide opening, we brought in the powdercoated stand that has been waiting on the back porch since September.



The tape was applied to the surface.



The red film was removed and the plywood was adhered to the tape.



As we waited...



At last, around 6:30pm the truck pulled up. Temperature outside was 55 F.



The crate is my tank. The forklift on the back of the truck was somewhat fascinating to us, both how it was offloaded from the truck and how easily it handled the aquarium move to my garage door opening.







The crate was easily disassembled with two cordless drills, removing a couple of hundred screws.











This video is As Is, as I couldn't get it to load into Vegas Pro for some reason.


And the tank is in place. It was pretty heavy, but the eight of us were able to get it on the stand.



The pink foam was re-secured to the walls to keep the cold garage air out of the living room. Now that the tank is in place, it will be easier to get the rest of the fishroom construction completed. Without the tank, it was guesswork for where to put wiring but now it is much easier to get things set up the best way possible.

This is a Marineland 400g custom tank: 84" x 36" x 30" with an external overflow at one end.











Criss-cross euro-bracing reinforces the top perimeter.









A big thank you to everyone that was willing to come out, brave the cold wind and lift this beast with me. I'm very appreciative of your assistance, and could NOT have done it without your help.

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  1. washingtond's Avatar
    Glad to see that you now have your new tank and it was in one piece, it looks like you guys had a great time. Really like the video and now looking forward to seeing the setting up and stocking of your new tank. Good job.
  2. Hat39406's Avatar
    Congrats Marc! It's going to be an awesome build from this point on... Wooohooo!
  3. GreenChromis's Avatar
    Well deserved tank for somebody who's contributed a great deal to our hobby. Congrats Marc!
  4. cruelle's Avatar
    congrats Marc...looking forward to seeing more on your build!
  5. agsansoo's Avatar
    Great videos!

    Questions:

    So on a tank that big, the stand doesn't need any center supports ? I work for a machine manufacturing company. Steel tubing will bow under a load.

    Why isn't there any trim around the overflow box ? I know it's not necessary, it would look better or more complete.
  6. jpatrician's Avatar
    Congrats Marc! So jealous!!
  7. diablo30xp's Avatar
    Congrats its going to be stunning just like the last can't wait to see it..
  8. HeneryH's Avatar
    Only in TX can 55* be considered cold

    Great looking tank.
  9. dahenley's Avatar
    I noticed that you didn't place any foam between your plywood and tank? Any specific reason why?
    Also, is your tank made of 3/4 glass? (I ask because my 240 is 1/2" glass an I picked up one side by myself, but it took 3 on the other side.. )

    Also, I like how 1/2 the people slipped on that Masonite board but no one decided to pick it up.... lol
  10. Mustang's Avatar
    Congratulations again Marc the tank looks great. Now the fun begins :P and inquiring minds want to know when you think the transition will begin of moving your reef back into a tank?
  11. Heathd's Avatar
    dahenley, I believe he contacted Marineland and inquired on what to use underneath the tank, and their response was to use just plywood. As far as the masonite goes... we live life on the wild side.
  12. Alaska_Phil's Avatar
    Awesome Marc! That's what we call MVP - Major Visual Progress.
  13. dahenley's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Heathd
    dahenley, I believe he contacted Marineland and inquired on what to use underneath the tank, and their response was to use just plywood. As far as the masonite goes... we live life on the wild side.
    could be, but i know he likes to put foam under all tanks, glass and acrylic.
    i was thinking it had something to do with the steal stand.
  14. Heathd's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by dahenley
    could be, but i know he likes to put foam under all tanks, glass and acrylic.
    i was thinking it had something to do with the steal stand.
    Definately, a bare steel frame on its own is too rigid for a tank to sit on, and it would stress the seems of the tank.
  15. MeVsTheWorld's Avatar
    Awesome...Like you I can't wait to see it all come together..
  16. David W's Avatar
    Congradulations. Can't wait till you get to stock it!
  17. fishtal's Avatar
    Nice install! Can't wait to see what comes next.
  18. OneReef's Avatar
    I assume you had a busy day today. What all is going on now?
  19. Alaska_Phil's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by HeneryH
    Only in TX can 55* be considered cold

    Great looking tank.
    Wait...+55F?! Break out the shorts and cold beer!
  20. Alaska_Phil's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by OneReef
    I assume you had a busy day today. What all is going on now?
    I think we can we assume he's doing a leak test today before he closes in the fish room?
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