600gal (96x48x30) - Page 26

jnarowe · 03/15/2008, 11:44 AM

Basement looks big enough to me.

House looks great Shawn. (I'll probably get flamed for that compliment since I don't know anything about home construction

)

melev · 03/15/2008, 11:47 AM

All that matters is an easy access point in the basement to bring in your new tank, right?

cbui2 · 03/15/2008, 12:46 PM

congrats on your beautiful home Shawn as i see a lot of potential spots

. J you don't know anything at all just stand clear

. it took me 3 months after i moved in to destroy the house and make room for my display, but now i can sit back and chill

cward · 03/15/2008, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jnarowe
(I'll probably get flamed for that compliment since I don't know anything about home construction )

I'll back you up on that post

GSMguy · 03/15/2008, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jnarowe
Basement looks big enough to me.

House looks great Shawn. (I'll probably get flamed for that compliment since I don't know anything about home construction )

JCTewks · 03/15/2008, 09:54 PM

looks like a nice fishroom there on the right of that pic

asnatlas · 03/15/2008, 10:18 PM

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Originally posted by JCTewks
looks like a nice fishroom there on the right of that pic

LOL if you are talking about this room it's going to be a bathroom...

I was thinking I could place it on the middle of this wall between where the top of the stairs start and the doorway to the (soon to be bathroom)...

JCTewks · 03/15/2008, 10:43 PM

bathroom...who needs a bathroom....you are a man, just use the floor drain in the FISHROOM

cbui2 · 03/15/2008, 10:45 PM

J will chime in very soon

. so how big is the mansion?

JCTewks · 03/15/2008, 10:52 PM

what, is jonathan known for peeing in strange places too??

cbui2 · 03/15/2008, 10:56 PM

yeah some training is required

asnatlas · 03/15/2008, 11:01 PM

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Originally posted by cbui2
J will chime in very soon . so how big is the mansion?

LOL, it's far from a mansion... It's 2065 sq ft / 2 story with a 3 car garage...

1st Floor (plan)

2nd Floor (plan)

I have some "finished" outside pics, but they are not uploaded at this time and I am at work right now...

This is near finished, missing the front porch railing and the planter boxes were switched out...

This is a pic of the back minus the decking...

cbui2 · 03/15/2008, 11:06 PM

are these models home you can choose from, i like the design. i did the same thing as didn't have no time to contract the work myself. there is a big house in back left of the first pic.

cbui2 · 03/15/2008, 11:09 PM

sweet i see a great spot, right below the stair on 1st floor plan, equipment and sump in garage. if the stairs are 5' wide then that's the size you go with, it will be an upgrade

JCTewks · 03/15/2008, 11:12 PM

you gotta love walkout basements....Our house has one and I don't think I'll ever own another house without one

they kinda make you feel like a litlle person in a giants world when you stand at the back and look up

jnarowe · 03/16/2008, 12:31 AM

hey, I resemble that!

asnatlas · 03/16/2008, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by cbui2
are these models home you can choose from, i like the design. i did the same thing as didn't have no time to contract the work myself. there is a big house in back left of the first pic.

The house was a "spec" but since we found it early in the build process we were able to change a few things on it... We wanted to custom build but with the relocation for work and because we have so many pets (3 dogs and 4 cats) we were kinda limited on time and temp housing...

asnatlas · 03/16/2008, 01:51 AM

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Originally posted by JCTewks
you gotta love walkout basements....Our house has one and I don't think I'll ever own another house without one they kinda make you feel like a little person in a giants world when you stand at the back and look up

I agree, I am loving it, my next house will have one as well

slovan · 03/16/2008, 02:06 AM

Nice house Shawn. I thought that was a Hubbell Home with all the ThermaStar vinyl windows being used.

I hope you'll have a tank up and running in no time. Let us know if you need a hand with anything.

juststartingout · 03/16/2008, 08:18 AM

Nice place Shawn! I love the doors/trim. Now, about thhat tank in the basement, don't downsize, if theres a will... theres a way ;-)

asnatlas · 03/17/2008, 04:52 AM

I am starting to get an itch with all this talk about reef tanks... I do miss it... In a few days when I am off I will have to go down and take some measurements...

cbui2 · 03/17/2008, 12:46 PM

we are not trying to peer pressure you in anyway. 10gal will do the job, but you can't post in large reefs anymore

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starpolyp · 03/18/2008, 11:59 AM

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Originally posted by asnatlas
I am starting to get an itch with all this talk about reef tanks... I do miss it... In a few days when I am off I will have to go down and take some measurements...

make sure you place it near the drain in the floor & you should be good

asnatlas · 03/18/2008, 09:07 PM

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Originally posted by starpolyp
make sure you place it near the drain in the floor & you should be good

Thanks starpolyp, If I were to setup a tank against the long wall, there is a drain right on the other side next to the geothermal unit...

In this pic the drain is right on the other side...

If I setup a tank it will not be as elaborate of a setup as before, it will be alot more "basic". I will also be looking into a steel stand, or at least a centerblock one with I-beams... Also starting out it will only be a FOWLR and might add some softies and LPS... I would still have the 4x 250w MHs over it...

jnarowe · 03/18/2008, 11:23 PM

nice bomb shelter Shawn. don't mind STP...he's got a loose screw.

03/15/2008, 11:44 AM	#626
jnarowe Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 14,710	Basement looks big enough to me. House looks great Shawn. (I'll probably get flamed for that compliment since I don't know anything about home construction ) __________________ Jonathan--Recovering Tankaholic. Current Tank Info: 70g fresh planted

03/15/2008, 12:46 PM	#628
cbui2 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 2,517	congrats on your beautiful home Shawn as i see a lot of potential spots . J you don't know anything at all just stand clear . it took me 3 months after i moved in to destroy the house and make room for my display, but now i can sit back and chill __________________ Bart ********************* Current Tank Info: 600gal 96L x 48W x 30H 1"cell cast w/tons of equipments

03/15/2008, 10:45 PM	#634
cbui2 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 2,517	J will chime in very soon . so how big is the mansion? __________________ Bart ********************* Current Tank Info: 600gal 96L x 48W x 30H 1"cell cast w/tons of equipments

03/15/2008, 10:56 PM	#636
cbui2 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 2,517	yeah some training is required __________________ Bart ********************* Current Tank Info: 600gal 96L x 48W x 30H 1"cell cast w/tons of equipments

03/15/2008, 11:06 PM	#638
cbui2 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 2,517	are these models home you can choose from, i like the design. i did the same thing as didn't have no time to contract the work myself. there is a big house in back left of the first pic. __________________ Bart ********************* Current Tank Info: 600gal 96L x 48W x 30H 1"cell cast w/tons of equipments

03/15/2008, 11:47 AM	#627
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	All that matters is an easy access point in the basement to bring in your new tank, right?

03/15/2008, 09:54 PM	#631
JCTewks Moved On Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wilmington, Ohio Posts: 3,040	looks like a nice fishroom there on the right of that pic

03/15/2008, 10:43 PM	#633
JCTewks Moved On Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wilmington, Ohio Posts: 3,040	bathroom...who needs a bathroom....you are a man, just use the floor drain in the FISHROOM

03/15/2008, 10:52 PM	#635
JCTewks Moved On Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wilmington, Ohio Posts: 3,040	what, is jonathan known for peeing in strange places too??

03/15/2008, 11:09 PM	#639
cbui2 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 2,517	sweet i see a great spot, right below the stair on 1st floor plan, equipment and sump in garage. if the stairs are 5' wide then that's the size you go with, it will be an upgrade __________________ Bart ********************* Current Tank Info: 600gal 96L x 48W x 30H 1"cell cast w/tons of equipments

03/15/2008, 11:12 PM	#640
JCTewks Moved On Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wilmington, Ohio Posts: 3,040	you gotta love walkout basements....Our house has one and I don't think I'll ever own another house without one they kinda make you feel like a litlle person in a giants world when you stand at the back and look up

03/16/2008, 12:31 AM	#641
jnarowe Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 14,710	hey, I resemble that! __________________ Jonathan--Recovering Tankaholic. Current Tank Info: 70g fresh planted

03/16/2008, 02:06 AM	#644
slovan Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: IA Posts: 3,544 Blog Entries: 1	Nice house Shawn. I thought that was a Hubbell Home with all the ThermaStar vinyl windows being used. I hope you'll have a tank up and running in no time. Let us know if you need a hand with anything. __________________ Marineland 300G DD

03/16/2008, 08:18 AM	#645
juststartingout Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Chicago area Posts: 828	Nice place Shawn! I love the doors/trim. Now, about thhat tank in the basement, don't downsize, if theres a will... theres a way ;-) __________________ "Ability will never catch up with the demand for it."-- Malcolm Forbes Current Tank Info: diy 500 gallon glass tank, XP5000E Skimmer, Ozone, DIY 150 gal sump, 114wt UV, 3 LuninarcIII's w/ Reeflux 12k's, 4) four bulb Tek Elite T5's, Apex Control

03/17/2008, 04:52 AM	#646
asnatlas Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waukee, IA Posts: 4,198	I am starting to get an itch with all this talk about reef tanks... I do miss it... In a few days when I am off I will have to go down and take some measurements... __________________ Shawn

03/17/2008, 12:46 PM	#647
cbui2 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 2,517	we are not trying to peer pressure you in anyway. 10gal will do the job, but you can't post in large reefs anymore . __________________ Bart ********************* Current Tank Info: 600gal 96L x 48W x 30H 1"cell cast w/tons of equipments

03/18/2008, 11:23 PM	#650
jnarowe Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 14,710	nice bomb shelter Shawn. don't mind STP...he's got a loose screw. __________________ Jonathan--Recovering Tankaholic. Current Tank Info: 70g fresh planted