5400Lt (1450 Gallon) system move

dirk_brijs · 04/01/2019, 08:55 AM

we got the call from one of our clients who would like to move his privately owned 5400Lt aquarium to his business sales office.
so we went to him to discuss a time line etc....his reply was what time line Can we do this this week.....lol
Anyway we discussed some more what was possible and what a more realistic time line would be and he agreed as long as the aquarium would be out of his house by the end of the week....lol....
anyway so we started work (now about 2 months ago.....

so here is the tank at its full glory....tank was at clients home for almost 5 years...

dirk_brijs · 04/01/2019, 08:59 AM

So I guess we had to start as fast as we could time is ticking.......

good we had a lot of help from his kids.....

emptying and stripping away wood works....

dirk_brijs · 04/01/2019, 09:04 AM

Time to get everything and everyone out.....

all life rock removed and will be given Muratic acid baths made ready to make the move...

all fish being relocated to other clients....

hard lesson learned....was not a good idea to store those urchins n with those fish in the small boxes....lost some fish there.....

dirk_brijs · 04/01/2019, 09:05 AM

Those damn wrasses are hard to find in all that sand......

dirk_brijs · 04/01/2019, 09:10 AM

let the silicone cutting begin......

dirk_brijs · 04/01/2019, 09:11 AM

first panel out...

and 2.....

dirk_brijs · 04/01/2019, 09:12 AM

making good progress....
after day 2....

dirk_brijs · 04/01/2019, 09:15 AM

new day....
all glass out ready for truck to upload and bring to workshop for full cleaning and get out all scratches and all.....

as a reminder tank was build with 30mm tempered laminated glass

dirk_brijs · 04/01/2019, 09:17 AM

after all cleaning...retouching walls etc..... 4 days later......

dirk_brijs · 04/01/2019, 09:23 AM

inspecting new area for re-install.....
inside sales office...ceiling much lower so new lower stand (40cm high) will be made....
aquarium will have to become more of a look down view aquarium....

inlet and outflow will have to go through the front wall around the corner into a small corridor (full of aircons.....2 of us ours for our chillers lol) All filtration will be placed outside away from the main display.....

bigbpro916 · 04/16/2019, 08:54 PM

Why kill the live rock?

dirk_brijs · 04/20/2019, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigbpro916

Why kill the live rock?

will be too long storage and not any space to put them in any kind of healthy water...

dirk_brijs · 04/20/2019, 07:24 AM

Tank cleaned up and buffed out complete free from old scratches and blemishes...
Stand been made

dirk_brijs · 04/20/2019, 07:25 AM

area being prepared and made ready for....

Tank arrived at the site

dirk_brijs · 04/20/2019, 07:26 AM

and put in place...

dirk_brijs · 04/20/2019, 07:27 AM

now put ourselves in some secret enclosure until reveal....Office staying open while we working...

dirk_brijs · 05/29/2019, 09:15 PM

in the mean time filtration was set up outside of the building....(pictures taken after water was added and cycling going on)

3 separate 650gl skimmers been used (Reef Octopus Rega 300 int)

custom build chiller

RO/DI unit connected to an auto top of system

dirk_brijs · 05/29/2019, 09:24 PM

plastwood casing build around and final preparations before opening up

dirk_brijs · 05/29/2019, 09:26 PM

wood wall removed final cleaning and final pictures of build

dirk_brijs · 05/29/2019, 09:27 PM

some clip we made after first batch of fish was added

https://youtu.be/SeWq-jQQDak

oxymoron · 01/20/2021, 11:05 PM

This guy is a thief. Do not do business with him.

I paid over 600,000 baht to build a fish tank with him. ($20K USD)
He stole over 250,000 baht worth of equipment from me and is claiming I owe him 30,000 baht to look after my fish.

He will not give the equipment back and has likely already sold it or used it on other projects.

He shows at customers' houses in filthy clothing with a filthy vehicle and treats his son like garbage right in front of the customer literally non-stop
I have never seen a young man so beaten down with such terrible self-esteem. I should have taken this as a warning sign but made a big mistake doing business with this clown.

Do not work with this thief, you will get scammed.

04/01/2019, 08:55 AM	#1
dirk_brijs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pattaya Thailand Posts: 1,457	5400Lt (1450 Gallon) system move we got the call from one of our clients who would like to move his privately owned 5400Lt aquarium to his business sales office. so we went to him to discuss a time line etc....his reply was what time line Can we do this this week.....lol Anyway we discussed some more what was possible and what a more realistic time line would be and he agreed as long as the aquarium would be out of his house by the end of the week....lol.... anyway so we started work (now about 2 months ago..... so here is the tank at its full glory....tank was at clients home for almost 5 years...

05/29/2019, 09:15 PM	#17
dirk_brijs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pattaya Thailand Posts: 1,457	in the mean time filtration was set up outside of the building....(pictures taken after water was added and cycling going on) 3 separate 650gl skimmers been used (Reef Octopus Rega 300 int) custom build chiller RO/DI unit connected to an auto top of system Last edited by dirk_brijs; 05/29/2019 at 09:21 PM.

04/01/2019, 08:59 AM	#2
dirk_brijs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pattaya Thailand Posts: 1,457	So I guess we had to start as fast as we could time is ticking....... good we had a lot of help from his kids..... emptying and stripping away wood works....

04/01/2019, 09:04 AM	#3
dirk_brijs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pattaya Thailand Posts: 1,457	Time to get everything and everyone out..... all life rock removed and will be given Muratic acid baths made ready to make the move... all fish being relocated to other clients.... hard lesson learned....was not a good idea to store those urchins n with those fish in the small boxes....lost some fish there.....

04/01/2019, 09:05 AM	#4
dirk_brijs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pattaya Thailand Posts: 1,457	Those damn wrasses are hard to find in all that sand......

04/01/2019, 09:10 AM	#5
dirk_brijs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pattaya Thailand Posts: 1,457	let the silicone cutting begin......

04/01/2019, 09:11 AM	#6
dirk_brijs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pattaya Thailand Posts: 1,457	first panel out... and 2.....

04/01/2019, 09:12 AM	#7
dirk_brijs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pattaya Thailand Posts: 1,457	making good progress.... after day 2....

04/01/2019, 09:15 AM	#8
dirk_brijs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pattaya Thailand Posts: 1,457	new day.... all glass out ready for truck to upload and bring to workshop for full cleaning and get out all scratches and all..... as a reminder tank was build with 30mm tempered laminated glass

04/01/2019, 09:17 AM	#9
dirk_brijs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pattaya Thailand Posts: 1,457	after all cleaning...retouching walls etc..... 4 days later......

04/01/2019, 09:23 AM	#10
dirk_brijs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pattaya Thailand Posts: 1,457	inspecting new area for re-install..... inside sales office...ceiling much lower so new lower stand (40cm high) will be made.... aquarium will have to become more of a look down view aquarium.... inlet and outflow will have to go through the front wall around the corner into a small corridor (full of aircons.....2 of us ours for our chillers lol) All filtration will be placed outside away from the main display.....

04/16/2019, 08:54 PM	#11
bigbpro916 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 14	Why kill the live rock?

04/20/2019, 07:24 AM	#13
dirk_brijs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pattaya Thailand Posts: 1,457	Tank cleaned up and buffed out complete free from old scratches and blemishes... Stand been made

04/20/2019, 07:25 AM	#14
dirk_brijs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pattaya Thailand Posts: 1,457	area being prepared and made ready for.... Tank arrived at the site

04/20/2019, 07:26 AM	#15
dirk_brijs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pattaya Thailand Posts: 1,457	and put in place...

04/20/2019, 07:27 AM	#16
dirk_brijs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pattaya Thailand Posts: 1,457	now put ourselves in some secret enclosure until reveal....Office staying open while we working...

05/29/2019, 09:24 PM	#18
dirk_brijs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pattaya Thailand Posts: 1,457	plastwood casing build around and final preparations before opening up

05/29/2019, 09:26 PM	#19
dirk_brijs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pattaya Thailand Posts: 1,457	wood wall removed final cleaning and final pictures of build

05/29/2019, 09:27 PM	#20
dirk_brijs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pattaya Thailand Posts: 1,457	some clip we made after first batch of fish was added https://youtu.be/SeWq-jQQDak

01/20/2021, 11:05 PM	#21
oxymoron Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada Posts: 91	This guy is a thief. Do not do business with him. I paid over 600,000 baht to build a fish tank with him. ($20K USD) He stole over 250,000 baht worth of equipment from me and is claiming I owe him 30,000 baht to look after my fish. He will not give the equipment back and has likely already sold it or used it on other projects. He shows at customers' houses in filthy clothing with a filthy vehicle and treats his son like garbage right in front of the customer literally non-stop I have never seen a young man so beaten down with such terrible self-esteem. I should have taken this as a warning sign but made a big mistake doing business with this clown. Do not work with this thief, you will get scammed.