Making my 800 gal bigger.
- Thread starter MonsterFishResc
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I try to never ignor a post... The reasons why everything is the way it is you'll probably understand from reading this:
For you numbers people here’s some fun stats:
This represents total water volume involved in running the tank:
Sump = 163.09 25 ½” X 23” X 63 ½”
Right = 340.85 28” X 37 ¼” X 76 ¼”
Left = 458.18 28” X 42” X 90”
Deep = 587.53 52” X 29” X 90”
Total 1549.65
Videos shot of build: 52
Videos on you tube: 35
Total video views on you tube: 27,159
Total comments on you tube: 201
Threads on internet forums about this tank: 24
Total views on all threads combined: 80,116
Total posts of all threads combined: 2,865
Money spent on rebuild: $1,581.87
Tubes of liquid nails: 21
Total tubes of silicone: 23
¾” plywood: 3
5/8” plywood: 8
5/16” hardie panel: 11
Kits of pond armor used: 11
Weight of the glass: 7 tons
Total estimated man hours: 56
Beers drank during build: 6
Fish adopted out to new owners during build: 13
How many people asked what I was going to do about the gravel falling over the edge into the deep end: 11
How many times I crawled under the tank during the build: Too many…
Tears Shed when I couldn’t figure out the leak(s): Not a one ;-)
Total donations during construction: $60 Thank you to those three people, your support is much appreciated!
Date I emptied the 800: 11-14-08
Date the fish return to the 1500: 2-21-09
Fish were in the pool 98 days.
Here’s a break down of the sites I’ve started threads on about this tank:
Cichlid-Forum: 309 posts, viewed 21,913 times
MFK: 368 posts, viewed 14,366 times
Loaches on Line: 124 posts, viewed 5,204 times
Aquariacentral: 200 posts, viewed 4,363 times
Tropical Fish Forever: 207 posts, viewed 3,979 times
BC Aquaria: 98 posts, viewed 3,130 times
Arofanatics: 57 posts, viewed 2,962 times
Ultimate Bettas: 130 posts, viewed 2,627 times
Pet Fish.net: 108 posts, viewed 2,599 times
Plecofanatics.com: 89 posts, viewed 2,425 times
East Coast Aquarium Society: 106 posts viewed 1,944 times
Oscarfish.com: 118 posts, viewed 1,935 times
Oscarfishlover.com: 118 posts, viewed 1,911 times
Cichlid Madness: 129 posts, viewed 1,756 times
Flowerhorncraze: 115 posts, viewed 1,379 times
Planet Catfish: 47 posts, viewed 1,274 times
Discus Forums: 53 posts, viewed 1,244 times
The Water Snake.com: 148 posts, viewed 1,161 times
Water Wolves: 73 posts, viewed 1,002 times
Aquarium forum: 62 posts, viewed 983 times
Toms Place: 105 posts viewed 726 times
Finvillage: 29 posts, viewed 532 times
Cichlids.com: 39: posts, viewed 500 times
Aquatic Worlds: 33 posts, viewed 201 times
One more interesting stat:
The original build of the 800 boasted 2,282 posts and 443,026 views
Part two of that thread due to a glitch in the system has 394 posts and 36,402 views combined its 479,428 views and 2,676 posts.
And yes, I will do a feeding video, those are MY favorite because by the time I get back out to the front the excitement is over LOL
This represents total water volume involved in running the tank:
Sump = 163.09 25 ½” X 23” X 63 ½”
Right = 340.85 28” X 37 ¼” X 76 ¼”
Left = 458.18 28” X 42” X 90”
Deep = 587.53 52” X 29” X 90”
Total 1549.65
Videos shot of build: 52
Videos on you tube: 35
Total video views on you tube: 27,159
Total comments on you tube: 201
Threads on internet forums about this tank: 24
Total views on all threads combined: 80,116
Total posts of all threads combined: 2,865
Money spent on rebuild: $1,581.87
Tubes of liquid nails: 21
Total tubes of silicone: 23
¾” plywood: 3
5/8” plywood: 8
5/16” hardie panel: 11
Kits of pond armor used: 11
Weight of the glass: 7 tons
Total estimated man hours: 56
Beers drank during build: 6
Fish adopted out to new owners during build: 13
How many people asked what I was going to do about the gravel falling over the edge into the deep end: 11
How many times I crawled under the tank during the build: Too many…
Tears Shed when I couldn’t figure out the leak(s): Not a one ;-)
Total donations during construction: $60 Thank you to those three people, your support is much appreciated!
Date I emptied the 800: 11-14-08
Date the fish return to the 1500: 2-21-09
Fish were in the pool 98 days.
Here’s a break down of the sites I’ve started threads on about this tank:
Cichlid-Forum: 309 posts, viewed 21,913 times
MFK: 368 posts, viewed 14,366 times
Loaches on Line: 124 posts, viewed 5,204 times
Aquariacentral: 200 posts, viewed 4,363 times
Tropical Fish Forever: 207 posts, viewed 3,979 times
BC Aquaria: 98 posts, viewed 3,130 times
Arofanatics: 57 posts, viewed 2,962 times
Ultimate Bettas: 130 posts, viewed 2,627 times
Pet Fish.net: 108 posts, viewed 2,599 times
Plecofanatics.com: 89 posts, viewed 2,425 times
East Coast Aquarium Society: 106 posts viewed 1,944 times
Oscarfish.com: 118 posts, viewed 1,935 times
Oscarfishlover.com: 118 posts, viewed 1,911 times
Cichlid Madness: 129 posts, viewed 1,756 times
Flowerhorncraze: 115 posts, viewed 1,379 times
Planet Catfish: 47 posts, viewed 1,274 times
Discus Forums: 53 posts, viewed 1,244 times
The Water Snake.com: 148 posts, viewed 1,161 times
Water Wolves: 73 posts, viewed 1,002 times
Aquarium forum: 62 posts, viewed 983 times
Toms Place: 105 posts viewed 726 times
Finvillage: 29 posts, viewed 532 times
Cichlids.com: 39: posts, viewed 500 times
Aquatic Worlds: 33 posts, viewed 201 times
One more interesting stat:
The original build of the 800 boasted 2,282 posts and 443,026 views
Part two of that thread due to a glitch in the system has 394 posts and 36,402 views combined its 479,428 views and 2,676 posts.
And yes, I will do a feeding video, those are MY favorite because by the time I get back out to the front the excitement is over LOL
I tried to send that email but it keeps coming back saying there is some problem with the domain name or something. Are you sure it's the correct email, or did they shut it down because they were tired of hearing from us?
Upon request I’ve shot some videos again.
The first is feeding the masses…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL_1n4Ufkrc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGt9heEoMaQ
Then I thought I’d take you guys through a water change. Also in this I’ve tested my water upon request. I normally do not test my water because I feel if fish are spawning and getting their fry to free swimming stage on their own then the water must be clean… A bit old fashioned I guess… It was only after spending some time on forums I thought I’d better get a test kit. So I went and wasted some money on one… I don’t test my water when fish get sick because they rarely do. It’s when I introduce new fish then usually the only thing I ever have to deal with is ick. And I can handle that without testing water J
Here’s a short series of what I have to do for a water change. It’s not rocket science. So if it’s “I” before “e” except after “c” how do explain the word “science”. I guess you can compare it to the world of cichlids and attempting to give advice on them. No mater what the rule there’s always going to be an exception to it. So the next time you try to get into an argument on line on one of these forums just remember that ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzBA0Ftvz94
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k67cspXGNQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70DO0jvfSFk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDOTZsTvEfQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im7ypSEiPwA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLqnZ-lh5Vs
The first is feeding the masses…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL_1n4Ufkrc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGt9heEoMaQ
Then I thought I’d take you guys through a water change. Also in this I’ve tested my water upon request. I normally do not test my water because I feel if fish are spawning and getting their fry to free swimming stage on their own then the water must be clean… A bit old fashioned I guess… It was only after spending some time on forums I thought I’d better get a test kit. So I went and wasted some money on one… I don’t test my water when fish get sick because they rarely do. It’s when I introduce new fish then usually the only thing I ever have to deal with is ick. And I can handle that without testing water J
Here’s a short series of what I have to do for a water change. It’s not rocket science. So if it’s “I” before “e” except after “c” how do explain the word “science”. I guess you can compare it to the world of cichlids and attempting to give advice on them. No mater what the rule there’s always going to be an exception to it. So the next time you try to get into an argument on line on one of these forums just remember that ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzBA0Ftvz94
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k67cspXGNQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70DO0jvfSFk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDOTZsTvEfQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im7ypSEiPwA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLqnZ-lh5Vs
Nice videos! Thanks for doing the requests...
That setup makes easy work of your water changes.
That setup makes easy work of your water changes.
Hello Everyone and Happy Easter. I’m writing today in desperation. We’ve received a disconnection notice. Work has just started back up for me and we’re still playing the catch up game and money is not coming in fast enough. We’re short roughly $1000 and I’m afraid of what would happen if our electricity/gas gets turned off. I know that times are tough right now for everyone but I’m asking if someone could please dig deep to help MFR out of this situation. Thank you very much. Jonathan
