new 100 gal set up..Finally

[cope]

well... I final got the tank... took 3 weeks thru fish gallery... but today I got it and set it up... I already have my eheim filter running on another tank for 3 weeks.. so I hope the Bio  stuff has a good jump start.... here are some pictures... this is about 30 minutes after fill up... no fish yet..

[cope]

Re: new 100 gal set up..Finally

lights out... Nice...

[thomas]

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It's looking good. But I am surprise your little stand could handle the full tank.

[CichlidFan]

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That stand is awesome....looks like it could hold two tanks, nice looking tank, is it acrylic?

Cf

[cope]

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it's a glass tank... and it is solid wood and I also re-inforced it with a couple up right 2x4's in the back... I was very concerned about the weight... butI have looked at someof these stands that hold 200 gallon tanks and they are build pretty cheesy... I think mine will hold.... I will check for evidence of failure before complete fail happens.... also.. just a note... I can run a pieceof paper under the tank in the middle... so the only support on the tank is actually the corners and that is where the majority of the support is.... I have several tanks and all of them I can run paper under.. that just tells me that the tank is not sitting weight in the middleof the tank.... check your to see if you can slide a peiceof paper under the tank and how far... you will see only support (weight) is at the corners...

[CichlidFan]

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That tank sure looks clean, is there any trim on it?

CF

[cope]

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look... I have a 135 gallon also... same thing...... If you look, you can actually see under it... I was talking to a guy and he said the glass is so strong that you can stand'jump on it and it would not break... I discovered this one day when I was looking at my 135 gallon stand... I gotinside the stand to see how it wasmade and notice light coming thru the underside of the bottom ofthe tank.... after close investigation I soon discovered that the supportwas at the corners...and this 135 is 10 years old.... go figure... you would have thought it would have relaxed after sure along time..

[dblondfemme]

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but with a tank this size you don't want to be able to slide anything anywhere.  Correct me if I am wrong people, but when I had my 75 people were STRESSING the importance of support in the majority..and if only truly the ends are supporting the weight...then the majority is not receiving support.  I....personally.... would want the whole tank to have as much support as possible.  I can not run paper under any of mine,,,I just ran around and checked.  When I saw the picture it looked like the stand was bowed a little in the middle.  That is a lot of water...  

[cope]

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yes it has the tipical black trim top and bottom... the water is kinda cloudy at the moment.. but it will soon clear up... I mustbe doing something right.. all of my tanks stay pretty clear.... this makes tank 7... total tank  450 gallons.. and about 85 fish.. give or take... and don't forget the babies.. got about 14 of those guys...

[dblondfemme]

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it IS an absolutely gorgeous tank ....I do have to give you kudos for that.  :)

[cope]

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Please do correct me if I am wrong.... I am telling you that I can slide a piece of paper all the way to about 3 inches of the corners...... if I need to raise that middle section I will sure enuff doit... I will shove a piece a 2x4 under it to correct the bow... my tank at my shop (135) same thing.. and its on concrete with some cheesy thin carpet...... paper slideboth front & back... let me know..I don't want this thing to bust on me...

[cope]

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OK, now you got me worried.... My wife is asking me what I am doing... I am checking all my tanks... I told her about the sliding paper... She say's I already questioned the guy at fish gallery about that issue..(on my 135) she says, He said that was normal...... If you look at most of your tank stands, the major support system (2x4's are at the corners... and not too much in the middle... if anything a couple of particle board panels to hold a door or shelf.... I will check  further on this matter...

[dblondfemme]

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<---------------absolutely NOT an expert... on anything.  I am positive others can give better advice/opinions.

[eklikewhoa]

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Only tank I have that I can slide anything under is my 10g.

My oceanic 135g is flat but I had to shim the stand to make it like so and its been running 15+yrs now.....my newer 125 AGA is on a custom oceanic stand and its dead flat too.

Not sure if this is why oceanics last so long or why others fail prematurely.....

[Zulaab]

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I know that on some of my tanks I can slide a piece of paper around part of it.. others I cannot.
I dont have as big of tanks as you do, but my Oceanic tank I cannot get anything under it and two of my customs I cannot.. but one of my customs I can.. the one stand I really hate... hehe (so maybe when I redo it sometime in the fall you will see another stand go under it...)