So, we bought R1_Ridah's 600 gallon, and FINALLY!!! had the time to go get it. It is not yet set up as we literally unloaded it tonight. Our catfish have outgrown their 180 gallon, and are getting an upgrade.
For the condensed version, go here.
Since we have bothered our friends so many times to move tanks for us that they cringe when we say, "Can I ask you a favor?", that we opted to rent a truck with a lift gate. So, yesterday, we ended up renting a freaking huge 24' truck from Penske as it was the smallest they had with a decent sized liftgate. Absolutely the best thing ever! Since Joey already had the tank of the stand and on floor dollies, we (Joey, his son, Eric, and I) literally just rolled it onto the lift and into the truck. While it was way too hot to be doing this and it was a lot of work, the four of us moved the entire thing into the truck.
The tank on it's side sitting on the floor dollies:
The loot strapped into the back of the moving truck:
Me driving 'The Beast' 50 miles down the 5 freeway through downtown traffic:
My new friend the tar truck showing me the best lanes to be in when trying to figure out where the 'the slow lane' is on all the interchanges :
Today, Eric and I unloaded the truck and did a 3-D jigsaw puzzle in our garage. We already had our landlord's car (which he FINALLY actively agreed to move ), a 385 gallon pond which we want to plumb to the 600, a r/o water tower with a 180 gallon tank underneath with a 100 gallon sump on the floor, a mixing barrel, etc. Now we added a the enormous stand, tank, sump, filtration, autowater change system, etc, etc, etc.... Once the car is out and the tank is together it's going to be awesome, but for now it's like a grown ups jungle gym.
Me finding my way out:
And, then finally, we popped the cork and figured it was time to relax.
Oh, I have to thank Joey so very much. He had been so wonderful, kind, helpful, and cool. Just adding a Market Feedback rating of +1 to him seems completely shabby when I look at how great this all went down. We are sorry to see him take a break from the hobby, but truly appreciate what he had passed onto us. We will be looking forward to him coming back to the hobby when he's good and ready.
For the condensed version, go here.
Since we have bothered our friends so many times to move tanks for us that they cringe when we say, "Can I ask you a favor?", that we opted to rent a truck with a lift gate. So, yesterday, we ended up renting a freaking huge 24' truck from Penske as it was the smallest they had with a decent sized liftgate. Absolutely the best thing ever! Since Joey already had the tank of the stand and on floor dollies, we (Joey, his son, Eric, and I) literally just rolled it onto the lift and into the truck. While it was way too hot to be doing this and it was a lot of work, the four of us moved the entire thing into the truck.
The tank on it's side sitting on the floor dollies:
The loot strapped into the back of the moving truck:
Me driving 'The Beast' 50 miles down the 5 freeway through downtown traffic:
My new friend the tar truck showing me the best lanes to be in when trying to figure out where the 'the slow lane' is on all the interchanges :
Today, Eric and I unloaded the truck and did a 3-D jigsaw puzzle in our garage. We already had our landlord's car (which he FINALLY actively agreed to move ), a 385 gallon pond which we want to plumb to the 600, a r/o water tower with a 180 gallon tank underneath with a 100 gallon sump on the floor, a mixing barrel, etc. Now we added a the enormous stand, tank, sump, filtration, autowater change system, etc, etc, etc.... Once the car is out and the tank is together it's going to be awesome, but for now it's like a grown ups jungle gym.
Me finding my way out:
And, then finally, we popped the cork and figured it was time to relax.
Oh, I have to thank Joey so very much. He had been so wonderful, kind, helpful, and cool. Just adding a Market Feedback rating of +1 to him seems completely shabby when I look at how great this all went down. We are sorry to see him take a break from the hobby, but truly appreciate what he had passed onto us. We will be looking forward to him coming back to the hobby when he's good and ready.