A brand new 550 in a brand new house- a build thread

[FINWIN]

This is the reason the deck of the Tank Plank™ was designed to be 8.25" high. It clears the threshold!

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With the bottom of the Tank Plank™ clearing the threshold, I jacked up the front of the tank so we could roll it over the lip

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Once the wheels were in the house, I jacked up the back of the tank and rolled it forward until the back wheels were over the lip. This is why the wheels were placed 21" back from the edge, so the jack would have an overhang upon which it could lift.

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Lining up to go to the family room. This room is sunken 8".

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The entry to the family room is 40", and the tank and Tank Plank™ are 38.5". We lined it up carefully.

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The front of the tank jacked up, with the entire thing rolled in until the back wheels are ready to come down.

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Lowering the front down. We had to drop it onto a cinder block then jack it from the side because the angle was too steep, and I couldn't get the Tank Plank™ off of the jack when I had it from the front.

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Getting the jack positioned to allow the back wheels to come down into the family room in a controlled manner. This one was tough because the jack couldn't be positioned quite right to slide directly backwards.

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The tank positioned roughly where it will be when finished, with my young fish nerd apprentice

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There will of course be many updates in the future! Hopefully at some point in the next two weeks I'll have it on the stand

Nice kiddy pool! Never seen 'em clear and square like that, lol.

So...where are the fish goin'?

 

[Dloks]

What happened amigo?

 

[Chicxulub]

What happened amigo?

Not a thing lol. The build is going so slow that I think the house isn't so much being built, but rather being grown like a tree. At this point, I expect I might have my house complete at some point in the mid to late 2020s. I've been a month away from having the house finished for five months. The original completion date was April 15th.

I am SO over this nonsense its not even funny. I'm so frustrated and angry with this process. Building this house was a grievous mistake. Well, not building the house, but my choice in contractors rather.

 

[Dloks]

Not a thing lol. The build is going so slow that I think the house isn't so much being built, but rather being grown like a tree. At this point, I expect I might have my house complete at some point in the mid to late 2020s. I've been a month away from having the house finished for five months. The original completion date was April 15th.

I am SO over this nonsense its not even funny. I'm so frustrated and angry with this process. Building this house was a grievous mistake. Well, not building the house, but my choice in contractors rather.

Well you can hire my and my people to get it finished ? then again you’d have to fly us out and lodging, pretty sure I’ll ask you to cover meals too not sure if even makes sense after that but at least the job will get done! Lol grab a hammer and finish it yourself

 

[Matteus]

Not a thing lol. The build is going so slow that I think the house isn't so much being built, but rather being grown like a tree. At this point, I expect I might have my house complete at some point in the mid to late 2020s. I've been a month away from having the house finished for five months. The original completion date was April 15th.

I am SO over this nonsense its not even funny. I'm so frustrated and angry with this process. Building this house was a grievous mistake. Well, not building the house, but my choice in contractors rather.

I’m sorry to hear about all the nonsense.

I work in construction and I get it. So many people don’t give an ish about getting things done. One guy slacking d lays every one else. If the project manager or superintendent isn’t a good leader it can take forever for nothing to get done. It frustrates me to no end. We are typically one of the final people on sites so everyone else’s bs compiles on us and our deadlines don’t change. ?

 

[Stanzzzz7]

Just came across this thread.
Amazing, I can only dream of such a tank.

 

[Ulu]

Congrats on the new house (almost) and the new monstertank.

Hope to see pix of the tank filled soon.

 

[Fat Homer]

Call me when you fire up the BBQ for the fishtanks housewarming party

 

[Hendre]

Call me when you fire up the BBQ for the fishtanks housewarming party

Count me in!