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I MUST STOP LOOKING AT EBAY! DOH!

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 4:25 pm
by autophotos
Well well well.

im glancing through ebay for other items - and then i just happen to come accross some fish tanks lol

Now only having just sold my 3ft ad 2.5ft tank i thought that having all that extra space would be nice -

welllll that didnt last long did it


I saw a 6ft x18x30 tank and couldnt resist putting in a cheaky bid at 2mins to the end. I put in a bid and went outside for a bit of fresh air and thought nothing of it.


Well when i came back 5 or so mins later my other half says - "good luck getting that up the 3 flights of stairs" Then i thought bugger. lol



So im now the owner of a 6ft tank - however - it has no stand - so what are the options? thanks guys

Re: I MUST STOP LOOKING AT EBAY! DOH!

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 5:22 pm
by xrayjeeper83
concrete blocks

Re: I MUST STOP LOOKING AT EBAY! DOH!

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 6:15 pm
by autophotos
i thought about that - but dont want to add to much extra weight to the area - hmmm
also want it to look good

Re: I MUST STOP LOOKING AT EBAY! DOH!

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 6:24 pm
by J-P
xrayjeeper83 wrote:concrete blocks
hey you stole my idea :P

Re: I MUST STOP LOOKING AT EBAY! DOH!

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 8:08 pm
by PolishPuff
Can a 3rd story, floor 2x4 hold all that weight ?

Re: I MUST STOP LOOKING AT EBAY! DOH!

Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 4:25 am
by autophotos
Well the area previously had my 3 and 2.5ft next to eachother on stands plus the tv and stand.

Re: I MUST STOP LOOKING AT EBAY! DOH!

Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 9:39 am
by xrayjeeper83
J-P wrote:
xrayjeeper83 wrote:concrete blocks
hey you stole my idea :P

Yes yes I did lol

Re: I MUST STOP LOOKING AT EBAY! DOH!

Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 9:56 am
by autophotos
well im hoping to pick it up tomorrow. we will see then what the score is. has anyone here used the blocks?

Re: I MUST STOP LOOKING AT EBAY! DOH!

Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:21 pm
by J-P
I am in the process of building the stand with cinder block as a base.

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=23882

also see:
http://virtuallyamy.wordpress.com/2008/ ... ium-stand/

Re: I MUST STOP LOOKING AT EBAY! DOH!

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 7:10 am
by pufferpuggirl
I know you don't have that tank anymore, but I've noticed that alot of people are using blocks for the bases, and some are enclosing them with wood to make it look as though there's a cabinet there. If I ever get my bigger tank for BeeBoo, I am thinking of going that route myself. Cheap and effective.

Re: I MUST STOP LOOKING AT EBAY! DOH!

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:00 am
by autophotos
Thats what i might do if i move to somewhere on ground level