got the 8footer inside! yup it took 5 of us, we barely got it thru the front door. but we did it. yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sitting directly across from my fireplace should prove to be quite cozy in the den now






YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Way to go Win, and it is about damn time!!!

congratulation! getting that tank in place, you have to make good and love
your new place. it would be very difficult to move from one place to another
with those tanks

i definatly have no intentions of moving it now tomorrow i start filling it up and i get to find out how level the floor is in there

good luck mate....cross your finger that everything is in order.

well as much as i would like to just fill it up and put fish in it... ive taken all this time so far i dont want to rush at the last minute and do something ill regret lol. im going to put the gravel in tomorrow, and start filling it up... over the next 4 days... ill keep yall updated lol. when its full, and ive atleast cut a piece of plywood the size of the top to cover it im going to put my oscar in it. i already have 1 of the two rena xp4 filters cycled, its been running in my 55 for a couple months now, so i should be set to just put the cycled filter in, the others already in, its just a matter of clamping the hoses on, they are already cut to fit. lighting can come later.

That looks awesome! Wish I could get something that size right now...very cool!

How many gallons is that tank? Sorry if you said already and I just missed it.

Win wrote:

way to go,Win!
I remember when i got to the same point.
Next day i phoned the guy i bought the tank from to get the lights.
No rushing, i just couldn't wait anymore.
You know we are all the most curious about the aquascaping!
You're fish are gonna go crazy when they enter their new home.

not only the fishes but more on the owner. i bet, you will have more
sleepless night wanting to fix everything ASAP.

lol, best moment in fishkeeping, the aquascaping and releasing the fish into the big tank.
It's so cool to see them examine every corner.

ikkie78 wrote:


did the math on it once... i got 212 gallons excluding the cappacity of the filtration and wiers.

Wow...that is big! Can't wait to see it when its all setup...its gonna look awesome!