the new 17,000 gallon reefzilla thread

[ereefic]

Originally Posted by spazz

i have a trip sceduled for next month so i will try and stop in there and get some updated information.

If your driving and coming down Hwy. 90 past Janesville, stop by.

[spazz]

Originally Posted by ereefic

If your driving and coming down Hwy. 90 past Janesville, stop by.

well i might just have to take you up on that offer. lol i always like to see other peoples tanks.

[ereefic]

Originally Posted by spazz

well i might just have to take you up on that offer. lol i always like to see other peoples tanks.

Better yet, pick me up and take me with you to Bill's.

Sending PM.

[bond007069]

Awesome thread, glad to see it in its right place

[dogstar74]

Yeah, I just came in from over at that other place, and wanted to take a look around. Uh, nice site you got here. And THANK YOU SPAZZ for the hard work! and Bill for the inspiration!

[Mr James]

Originally Posted by aclos3

Spazz, thank you so much for moving this thread rather than just giving up when the "other side" gave you a tough time. Builds like this are rare, and it is even rarer for them to be published. Thank you for providing a great service to the reefing community.

I agree. It doesn't matter how we got here or why we came, it's important that we are here.

Spazz, I thought the volume was to be around 25,000 gallons, according to the thread on RC. Has that number changed??

[spazz]

Originally Posted by Mr James

I agree. It doesn't matter how we got here or why we came, it's important that we are here.

Spazz, I thought the volume was to be around 25,000 gallons, according to the thread on RC. Has that number changed??

the volume may have grown a little. not for sure though. bill said the inside dimentions are bigger than he though they were going to be. so the vloume might have gone up by a few humdred gallons. but its still going to be some where in the range of 25,000-28,000 gallons. the tank itself is 22,000 gallons or more. and the surge tank is 2,000 gallons, and the 2 sumps are 3,000 gallons each. so there is more than 25,000 right there. but you have to take out for the rock and sand too. so that my drop the total gallons in the tank to 17,000-18,000 gallons. give or take a few gallons here and there.

just think if it this way. if i jumped in the tank it wouldnt even make a dent in the volume in the sump. but if i jumped in your tank there would be a massive flood.

[bphillips]

oh well, what's "a few hundred gallons"...Did I just type hat?
LOL

[rppvt]

lot of crickets filling up the silence here--- any updates, Spazz? pictures of Bill's mother, maybe... anything?

[spazz]

Originally Posted by rppvt

lot of crickets filling up the silence here--- any updates, Spazz? pictures of Bill's mother, maybe... anything?

sorry nothing yet. i have been super busy lately and have not heard a peep from bill. i think he may have fallen into his tank and ended up breaking his dialing finger. ha ha ha i have a trip comming up in the near future that will bring me right past his place so i plan to stop in and snap some pics if possible. i have to get ahold of the elusive bill first though.

[ve6djj]

I just had to say this is amazing my three so called large systems (900 gallons in total) is looking like I need to build a new house to go bigger....ciao keep on updating please.... thanks David in calgary...

[jmg944t]

I know, I know, if you hadupdates you would post them so I won't even ask...

[baxter]

Thanks Scott

[AdamG]

Can't wait to see more updated pics of the tank build looking awesome!

[pledosophy]

Originally Posted by jenajet

He's gonna need scuba gear to clean this thing!

Magfloat.