Making my 800 gal larger.
- Thread starter TheFishGuy
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I need to get a stamp with a fish on it... Maybe a crying fish! Then she would see how sad everyone would be if MFR got shut down!!!
Either way, my overdue valentines day stamp is good enough for the job and we are heading to the post office as we speak.
Either way, my overdue valentines day stamp is good enough for the job and we are heading to the post office as we speak.
Thank you all very much for the support. If it rains tomorrow I will have a short day which I will then use to go door to door in order to get opinions on the sign 
And I'll have something people can sign their name on too
And I'll have something people can sign their name on too 
I hope all goes well with your effort. I wonder if there gonna be nasty about your home aquarium when they know its sizeand thet you likely didn't get a building permit for it as they will likely see it as a "permanant structure' and they didn't get there $125 for a permit. if they don't get there way I sure hope they don't get nasty you do such a great service. I want to do something along those line up in my neck of the woods one day as well. I have taken over 20 fish that have outgrown there previous homes. but now I'm full lol time for a build project I guess
If they start attacking the tank... Lets just say it's worth the trip down to .... ummm... influance her/them... Canadian Style 
Hockey Puck to the head 
Hockey Puck to the head Thanks for the kind words and support
My feeling is they cannot say boo about the tank. Besides, there wouldn't be a set of building codes that apply to it. If there were I would have surpassed them anyhow.
My feeling is they cannot say boo about the tank. Besides, there wouldn't be a set of building codes that apply to it. If there were I would have surpassed them anyhow.
Ok, what do you say we get this thread back on track with some VIDEOS!!! People have asked about my other tanks and what fish I keep. So I took the camera down stairs to do a little tour of the basement…
Vid #1 is of some small tanks in the back behind the 240
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKEJuILRLFw
Vid #2 is more small tanks behind the 185
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix8zhy2jAew
Vid #3 is the 185
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDvAIVHfNJY
Vid #4 is the 240 (wifes frontosa tank with no frontosa in it at the moment LOL)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAlHcLurM_w
Vid #5 is the 1500
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShOpQTHhkxQ
Vid #6 is of the mechanicals of the 1500 (filter and heating system)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAV2f8Rp9A0
I’m working on some statistics of the 1500 and I’ll post those later today ;-)
Vid #1 is of some small tanks in the back behind the 240
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKEJuILRLFw
Vid #2 is more small tanks behind the 185
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix8zhy2jAew
Vid #3 is the 185
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDvAIVHfNJY
Vid #4 is the 240 (wifes frontosa tank with no frontosa in it at the moment LOL)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAlHcLurM_w
Vid #5 is the 1500
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShOpQTHhkxQ
Vid #6 is of the mechanicals of the 1500 (filter and heating system)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAV2f8Rp9A0
I’m working on some statistics of the 1500 and I’ll post those later today ;-)
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.
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.
