freydo

my only concern is, besides others regarding his setup, is it staying in the garage? because with all the plumbing he's done it looks pretty well like it's going to stay. especially since a lot of his connections were silicone sealed. the fact that the "controls cabinet" is almost literally connected to the tank and stand permanently. how would you move that to a proper location?

if he lives in a fairly warm year round climate, the garage may be the best spot.

bijoon

Wow, those people were not very constructive at all. "that has to be one of the ugliest tanks i seen in my life. but nice effort" Wow. Makes me really appreciate this forum. I know my tank isnt the best but I'm sure glad no one was that "constructive"

epicfish

RC is a rough place sometimes. Heh.

DonaldmBoyer

Bijoon--

To me, that's the risk you run when you post your project for the public to see and comment on. It's tough, but you can't expect praise or even constructive criticism when you do that. You either have to accept it and move on, or don't post until the project is finished and looks good.

tefsom85

Yeah.. this guy definitely had to know what to expect after the first several posts - he should have been smart enough to stop posting. Doesn't justify the mean comments, but at some point he started to share the responsibility.

Naja002

The part I like the best is how the Tank and support system are leaning Away from each other!

Ownager2004

Im really glad I found this thread. Im the first to admit that I would have to do a lot of homework to put something like that together and I respect the effort and 'thought' that went into it, but man did I get some good laughs out of that, lol. I think the whole set up is an eyesore and I believe it said the guy lived in NY which means 6 heaters may be just about right for its location, lol.

Troy McClure

I agree there was a lot of thought that went into it, but a lot of thought probably went into New Coke as well. I can't figure out what this guy was thinking. Yeah, people were basically calling him an idiot, but if it walks like a duck...I don't know what much else you can do. If this guy is running the risk of killing his fish and coral, not to mention burning his house down or getting serious water damage, and everybody is telling him to reconsider his course, well, he needs to come up with some damn good justification for what he's doing. It's like driving your car at top speed down a straightaway and there's a brick wall at the end, and everybody is on the side of the road yelling, "Stop! There's a brick wall at the end of the road!" If you don't stop and listen to them, you're going to end up in a world of hurt. I'm just saying there's a huge difference between good ideas and good ideas that only sound good but are a complete flop when met with reality. His ideas sound good at first, for the first few seconds, but there is nothing to support them. Poor guy.

slowhand35

Sorry, but it looks like some Pinky and the Brain type stuff me.
Good luck.