I have enjoyed my 125 Gal & have learned much from it. I hope I am now ready for something bigger. It is comforting to know there is always help available from other like minded people on MFK. The search begins.
Looking For My Monster
- Thread starter Hot Pursuit
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When I responded to a "Live Rock For sale" ad, the guy said his deal to sell an aquarium fell through. He wondered if I was interested? I was at his place the next day with cash. My first look & I was wondering how I would move it? I knew it would not fit into my Toyota Echo. Oh well, I'd find a way! I paid for the tank & went home trying to figure out how to move that monster 125 miles to my house. The tank is 96 x 42 x 32 aprx. & has a lot of sand in it. The sump is about 200 gal. & has some live rock stored in it. The stand is very sturdy & made of 4 x 4's. There was also a 100 gal tub with some live rock. I asked my friend to pose in front of it while I took some photos.
Besides the mad elbow grease it looks like its going to need to get cleaned, looks like a pretty sweet tank... although the stand looks like it could do with some upgrading for a more aesthetically pleasing look...
I am planning to build it into the wall & the stand will not be seen (Unless you go into the garage)
I went to Lowes Home improvement and got the heaviest handles they had. I took them to work and drilled the holes big enough so I could use a three inch lag bolt on them. I had a friend install the handles down both sides of the stand. That would make it much easier to pickup the tank.
While the handles were being installed we worked on removing as much sand as we could to lighten the tank.
