It's been 11 months but the wait was worth it. My 450 gallon is up and running and everything seems okay. Let's see now....quick summary of the last 11 months. I paid for the tank,overflows,sump and stand last September. They where supposed to come in October to build it but due to personal reasons I put it off. Then it was back on in December and due to the cold weather and excuses it was delayed until March. In March they brought the sump which was already built at there shop and the glass. They built the core of the tank and were coming back at a later date to do the glass bracing and trim. After the tank was built we found out the stand which was in two pieces and joined in the center was sagging 3/8" in the middle. When they came back to do the glass bracing and trim they brought two pieces of square tubing the same length as the other vertical pieces on the stand. The stand was jacked up in the middle and the square tubing was inserted. Everything was level again!! As April and May passed I got info on how to plumb my tank and proceeded to buy the plumbing and plumb it in. I also painted the back of my tank with about 7 coats of black paint and some clear coat on top of that. At the end of June it was time to fill it up and see if the tank or plumbing leaked. As the tank was filling I noticed the a crack forming on the right side. The tank was drained and I didn't even get to try the plumbing out. The came back to inspect it and said it cracked vertically from the tank side pushing on the front and back. They tried to say it was due to the stand being on carpet. Either way they came a month later and replaced the side piece of glass at no charge and I re-plumbed the side portion of the tank. The silicone and plumbing was dry so I filled it up. I started the pump and everything was working and dry. I went to plug the 4 heaters in and about 15 minutes later the breaker blew. There was two much on the circuit as I found out the big screen tv,180 gallon tank..etc where on the same breaker as the 450 gallon tank. So I called the electrician and he wired in a separate breaker and plug-in for my 450 gallon tank. I think thats everything that went wrong..
So if you are thinking about getting a big tank built, plan,plan and plan and don't forget that everything that could go wrong may or will go wrong.
In the end I think it was worth the chaos! Enough of the talk now here is the walk! LOL
So if you are thinking about getting a big tank built, plan,plan and plan and don't forget that everything that could go wrong may or will go wrong.
In the end I think it was worth the chaos! Enough of the talk now here is the walk! LOL
