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October 30th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Setting up the 150....oy vey
I bought my 150 3 weeks ago!! It's still sitting on my floor in my living room!
The floor supports are going to cost around $200, then the powerhead is about $150. That's not even including the fact that I have to build a sump.  | 
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October 30th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| If it were me, I owuldn't complain. More tanks for me!!
Beth | |
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October 30th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Ergh! That must be so frustrating! Just keep happy thoughts of aquascaping and fish stocking ideas.  | |
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October 30th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Yeah....except I have to think about the dent in my bank account...
The tank is pretty much fully stocked, so I really don't have to worry about that. It's the powerhead that's really killing me. | |
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October 30th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Amanda  Yeah....except I have to think about the dent in my bank account...
The tank is pretty much fully stocked, so I really don't have to worry about that. It's the powerhead that's really killing me. | I totally know the feeling. I just set up my 120 last weekend, and just renting the Uhaul to transport it was $100. Not to mention that I had a blond moment when I assembled the filter and ended up flooding my living room when I turned on my canister filter. I hope you have better luck putting everything together than I did. I admire the fact that you are building your own sump. I thought about doing that as well, but since I am not handy at all and I can't even put a dang filter together correctly, I decided against it. Your fish are gonna love the tank once you get it set up though, so it will be worth all the hard work | |
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October 30th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| <hugs>
I'll be worth it in the end and you know it  | |
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October 31st, 2009
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| | Moderator
| Hang in there Amanda! Thanks for keeping us updated. I'm sure you'll be all set up before too long.
Happy Halloween!
Ken | |
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October 31st, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Hi Amanda. So sorry you have to go through this. I'm sure you'll get the tank beautifully set up in no time Keep us updated. Good luck!  | |
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October 31st, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| You'll get there!!. I have faith in ya!!. My 120 set empty for MONTHS. lots of months..lol.. | |
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November 1st, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Thnkaas everyone!! I'm holding out hope, lol. | |
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November 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| I don't understand; what kind of "floor supports" are you going to use? If you need to brace the floor under the tank a couple of pole jacks in the basement should certainly be sufficient.
What kind of powerhead costs $150? | |
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November 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| It is pole jacks that are going down there....and I need a Mag 18 to fully circulate my tank, and they're SO expensive! | |
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November 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| You're figuring on turning over the tank volume 10x/hour (mag 18 = 1500 GPH)? Why do you want that much flow? | |
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November 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Because I have 2 Oscars, 1 common pleco & am planning on JD's. The bioload is going to be unbelievable. | |
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November 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Nice tank upgrade Amanda You're definitely right about the bioload on that stock list. It'll be a great, slow-looking, beast tank over time though. | |
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November 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Can I just say that I have the BEST boyfriend in the world?!
I was in the city last night for a conference of Phi Theta Kappa - and when I finally got home - Joe had the 150 cleaned & up on the stand! It's HUGE!
So now I'm going out to buy 2 jacks tonight or tomorrow - then I have to shop-vac the Eco-Complete out of the tank that's sitting in the bottom from the old owner. I still have to get a powerhead though... 
That's the only thing holding me up at the monent...the price of the pump. | |
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November 5th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| That was so sweet of him! Yes, you can say you have the best boyfriend in the world. I'd say he deserves the title.
You'll get your powerhead. The bad thing about big tanks is it's expensive to get them set up, but they're definitely worth it in the end. | |
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November 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| ever think of makeing your own power head from your trusty home depot? and cogratz on the new tank i could fill it with cons if you would like? | |
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November 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Are you going to use the Eco? It can be reused and it is awfully expensive to replace in a tank that size! Your a few hundred closer to a planted tank that way! | |
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November 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by gmen4life ever think of makeing your own power head from your trusty home depot? and cogratz on the new tank i could fill it with cons if you would like? | lol, I have wigglers of my own!!
I've never thought about how to make my own... Quote:
Originally Posted by Nate McFin Are you going to use the Eco? It can be reused and it is awfully expensive to replace in a tank that size! Your a few hundred closer to a planted tank that way! | It's just a dry layer on the bottom, just enough to make the tank dirty. But not enough to plant a tank. | |
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November 20th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| So, even though I now have the gravel...I've been SO busy I haven't been able to work on the tank!
The pump is coming next week found it on CL for $80.
And then I may have to pay Shawnie a visit...  | |
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November 20th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| I'm sure you'll be able to work on it soon. That's awesome, getting some of Shawnie's babies! Keep us posted, please. | |
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November 30th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| So just an update on the 150 -
Joe built me a solid wooden stand, so I don't have to worry about the tank being tipsy on an iron stand.
The tank is up on the stand with 100 lbs. of gravel inside & about an inch of water in it. I'm STILL waiting on the pump from CL, starting to get a little worried.
We're both watching a million videos on how to build a wet/dry, so hopefully that will go smoothly whenever I recieve the pump.
The floor jacks are in place as well, so it's full steam ahead once I learn how to build the wet/dry. | |
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November 30th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| 
Woohoo, keep us updated! | |
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November 30th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| You're almost there! I bet the fish can't wait to get into that 150! | |
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November 30th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| I don't even know if they're all alive in the 55. 
CAn't see them through all the GREEN!
But I'm SO HOPING to have it up & running by next week! | |
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November 30th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| Bless your heart! Please, please, please post pics when you get it up and running! | |
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November 30th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| I will take some pics of it empty tonight.
I'll keep a running log of the tank in this thread. | |
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November 30th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Congrats on the stand Amanda. You have been putting so much hard work into this project and its going to be so rewarding when you're done. Best of luck with everything! | |
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November 30th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| So I just bought a 90L rubbermaid for the Sump..it's shallow & long. (Got it for $3 because the handles are broken off!) Then I have the actual wet/dry filter that I got for FREE with the 110 that I also got for free (had a leak, gave it to my ex for his lizard) & my b/f is going to use that as the actual filter. I also recieved the MAG18 pump today, so the sump is going to be put together soon!
I'm also sitting here rinsing bio-balls & boiling driftwood. Yummy! | |
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