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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    Well boys and girls, a web cam would be sweet! Anyone have one they want to give me?
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    There's going to be large gravel, more than likely wash stone of sorts as I'll just get a truck load... But there's going to be a rock wall on the ledge siliconed into place. It'll serve two purposes, one to protect that edge and two to stop the gravel from overflowing... :)
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    Well, there’s a few videos about the leak. I had this interesting set of eleven videos of when I first filled the tank… I shot a quick snippet every 15 minutes, but youtube rejected like half of them and I ended up deleting them all… I’ll take pictures every 15 minutes next time, since pictures...
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    Hi folks, First off, I’m sorry I have not posted lately. My heart has not been in it. I did fill the tank last Friday and everything was fine. An hour later I discovered a major leak and had to drain the tank. The leak was caused by a spot in the pond armor where a piece of fiberglass was left...
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    Well, I've got some good news and bad news... The bad news is the tank leaked... The good news is I know why and it can easily be fixed... Only trouble is I filled the thing (two hours and twenty minutes) and I had to empty it an hour later...
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    dcarmor927, oh c'mon, there's gotto be a way you can get to a computer! :angry: gfaduck, yeah, tell me about it... My wife and I were watchin' the one video of myself putting on the pondarmor and all I kept saying was... Holy crap am I fat... I can't believe I fit under there... and I can't...
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    Oh, I've been under it when it's full, and i'll be under again during the test fill. It's the only way to get a good inspection :) And your suspense is over! :hyper: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtTTOYCYRzs
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    Keeping the water params in check is a lot easier the bigger the tank. That and if you're asking if I mess with ph and such, the answer would be NO. I'm a firm believer in the K.I.S.S. method and it's worked pretty good for me for the last 20 or so years of fish keeping :) Anyway, here’s what...
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    You just did! Sorry, no update today.. But tomorrow should be a short day... I should fiinish up this small job and be home by 2:00 pm eastern standard time... I worked 12 hrs today so I could have a short day tomorrow to come home and work on my fish tank... How screwed up is that? LOL In...
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    Oh... Don't say that... My head will swell and pop... no genius, just a carpenter :) but thanks anyway! :D I did get the bulkheads installed this evening but then had some other things to do so that's all I got done today... hopefully if the day isn't too long tomorrow I'll get some plumbing...
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    Well, it's not getting any lighter... and let me tell you... it's dry! Hard as a rock yet still flexible... I love this stuff! Alright, upon request I did a little informational video series… If you ever plan to work with Pond armor this might help you get together some of the things you’ll...
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    dcarmor927, it's the pond armor, it comes in a bunch of colors, um, I mean, colours :) malakye, I hope you're enjoying it.... :) I did make four more videos but youtube is being rediculous...
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    Thanks pammy172, I am a little tired, I was whipped yesterday... that was tough... Thanks for the compliment, but what do you think of the colour? you can be honest.... :)
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    Here's 18... Let me know what you think of the color...or should I say colour? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGUVU7U-kDs
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    Up date #16 You can either watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-wl5cUObm4 Or read this: First off, the Pondarmor is here! Here and under strict orders to acclimate for a day. The cans were submerged in hot water for an hour then they’ll sit until tomorrow late morning when we’ll start...
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    You're about an hour and fifteen minutes from me... I live in Orwell, it's a one light town at the intersection of 322 & 45 :)
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    And here's a vid from today :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGD814DW9rM
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    Sorry about the non working video Steve… youtube insisted that the first time I uploaded it failed. They even asked me if I wanted to try it again… So I did. It said it was successful so I posted… Then all of a sudden they said it was a duplicate! &@$!@%#$ That’s ok, I forgot to post the...
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    Thanks very much for your donation! As of yet your donation is sitting in que and will probably be used for food which I intend to get at the next local auction! You can get pounds of food at insane prices at auctions! Here it is, up date 14! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHCMbRywux4 Nothing...
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    Sorry man, I just can't let the one inch per whateverr thing go. There is no standard one inch per any gallon rule what's so ever. It simply does not work! A 30 pacu would not live in a 150....... nor a 60" redtail cat in a 300 gallon.... Again, I can give a million examples! LOL The best rule...
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    Thanks Very much! I actually have a contact across the pond that can take large things in if need be. I don't get very many rescues from over on your beach though... Which is a good thing I guess :)
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    Yep, I'm in the U.S. North east Ohio to be exact :) And no, things arn't cheap here LOL As for the inch per gallon rule, it is obsolete. It makes absolutely no sense what's so ever. Could I keep a 10 inch oscar in a ten gallon? How's about a 30" Clown knife in a 30 gallon tank? What about...
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    Thanks :) Here's an even cooler one! The sheeting is done! Next is cutting holes in it where the bulkheads are going to be. The reason I’m doing that is because last time there was barely enough thread on the shower drains to make a good seal. I’m going to make the holes slightly larger than...
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    LOL And here’s update #12 Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HUWcIE-3XY Embeded: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7HUWcIE-3XY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess"...
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    Hopefully I'll have an update tomorrow. I didn't get anything done on it in the past three days............. :angry:
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    Here’s some video updates for you, mostly of demo: Update 4: YouTube - Monster Fish Rescue Addition 4 Update 5: YouTube - Monster Fish Rescue Addition 5 Update 6: YouTube - Monster Fish Rescue Addition 6 Update 7: YouTube - Monster Fish Rescue addition # 7 Update 8: YouTube - Monster Fish...
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    I've got a couple of video updates on some progress. This weekend I'm going to try and get all the lumber together to get more done. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hmzmNM-9j8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IxMbB2s68w
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    :good: You guys are funny LOL. Nope sorry, no sisters, all brothers... Which is probably why she's as cool as she is... When I emptied the tank I put most of the decor into the sump tank which is sitting right where most of the construction is going to take place. So that's got to get moved...
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    Making My 800 Gal.... Bigger

    My name is Jonathan, otherwise known as TheFishGuy on a few other forums. I run monsterfishrescue.com and seem to be rescueing more and more fish. Recently my 800 that I built two and a half years ago started to leak. The tank has been drained and all the fish are living in a roughly 800 gallon...
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    Monster Fish Rescue @ The Oca Extravaganza

    In all fairness I should have said A lot of employees, noty "all" :)
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    Monster Fish Rescue @ The Oca Extravaganza

    Good question. I'll be glad to answer that with one word... Networking. I belong to 33 forums, I'm a member of the O.C.A. and soon to be a member of many more clubs. I've got a website that gets more and more traffic every day it seems. I post videos on you tube. I get myself out there is what I...
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    Monster Fish Rescue @ The Oca Extravaganza

    It's true that people that work in local shops aren't always that knowledgeable, but consider the fact they don't get paid too well, and to pay someone with tons of experience and knowledge wouldn't be practical for the store. I worked in a pet shop all through high school and I took my job...
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    Monster Fish Rescue @ The Oca Extravaganza

    Well, now that the winter snow machine might be firing up I'll be able to get on line more often and be able to attend events. I'm excited to get back into the swing of things. Also, my myspace page is up... I think.. .I started a blog page too. Don't know if that worked either... LOL
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    Monster Fish Rescue @ The Oca Extravaganza

    Thanks for the support guys. If you've got a fish you don't know what to do with. Email me. I re-home fish all over the world. Not just on my block! Incidently... I've been convinced to join my space... I guess I'll see how it goes... I think it might work to get the word out to younger people...
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    Monster Fish Rescue @ The Oca Extravaganza

    Oh man, I sure don't want to labelled a spammer... I guess in a way I do have to spam a little. I've got to get the word out somehow, and this is my world. The world of forums and fish sites. It took me a while but I started a group on facebook... Not too sure how well that's going to go... And...
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    Monster Fish Rescue @ The Oca Extravaganza

    Hi everyone, it's TheFishGuy! Monster Fish Rescue will be at the O.C.A Extravaganza on November 21, 22, 23. For more information on the event click here: http://www.ohiocichlid.com/extrava.html For more information on Monster Fish Rescue click here: Monster Fish Rescue To watch the MFR/O.C.A...
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    Repairing A 265 Gallon Aquarium!

    Ok, I’ve got an Update: The piece of hardie panel went in well, it fit good! I’m feeling rather confident about this one  After cleaning the glass with acetone (which I feel is key to a great seal) I cut a bunch of prop sticks to hold the hardie in place. After that I siliconed the...
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    Repairing A 265 Gallon Aquarium!

    You might be able to just go right over the slate with a small piece of hatdie.... Actually you might just be able to go over the slate with drlok, then after the four coats cure for a week run a bead of 100% silicone around the edges where it meets the glass pushing it in the corners with the...
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