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>> narrator: on this episode of

"Tanked"...

>> private jets, baby.

>> lifestyles of the fish and

Famous.

>> this is an architectural

Nightmare to have this thing

Hang over here and look from

Underneath it.

>> go big or go home, guys.

>> we were thinking about

Putting the aquarium in the

Window.

>> fish swimming in midair.

>> fish swimming in midair.

>> yeah.

>> are we gonna hit that

Soffit?

>> it's gonna hit it.

>> we have the grand reopening

Of the retail store coming up,

And I need you guys to plan the

Party.

>> who wants to see wayde and

Brett get dunked?!

[ all cheer ]

>> hit it!

Yeah!

>> I'm wayde king.

>> I'm brett raymer.

We're two new yorkers who moved

To las vegas to follow our

Dreams.

>> to create underwater worlds

Like no one's ever seen.

>> we build aquariums.

>> we're the number-one

Aquarium builders in the world.

>> it's a family business for

Sure.

[ indistinct talking ]

>> I was forced into this

Relationship.

I married brett's sister.

>> and my dad runs operations.

We call him "The general".

>> [ laughs ]

>> we may fight, but somehow we

Make it work.

If you can dream it, we can

Build it.

-- captions by vitac -- Www.Vitac.Com

>> so, you guys excited for your

Trip and to get away a couple of

Days?

>> yeah. We'll get out of here a

Few days.

>> we have a client in chicago.

They're going through a

Multimillion-dollar renovation

At their headquarters, and they

Want one of our tanks to be a

Piece of the resistance.

>> are you trying to say the

Pièce de résistance.

>> that's what I said.

>> hey, don't make a right here.

Make a left.

>> yeah, you got to go left.

>> that's not the way to the

Airport.

>> yes, it is.

>> it's the private airport.

>> it's the private airport.

>> what?

>> this is for the v.I.P.

>> this company is called

Weldbend.

They're the industry leader when

It comes to commercial pipe

Fitting.

Their product is in every major

Skyscraper in chicago.

What's cooler than that?

>> private jets, baby.

>> so, when's atm getting us a

Private jet?

>> when you stop using the

Credit card.

>> [ laughs ]

>> oh, look at this thing, huh!

>> that's what I'm talking

About.

>> this is cool.

>> the bomb.

[ both laugh ]

>> pop the bubbly!

>> I'll tell you...

>> I like this, huh.

>> ...Not bad.

[ both laugh ]

>> let's open the caviar.

>> I really don't care for

Caviar.

I brought my own sandwich.

>> you really brought your own

Sandwich on a private jet?

Can't take you anywhere.

Looks like I'm gonna be giving

You a crash course in class.

>> maybe you shouldn't say

"Crash," bro.

>> lifestyles of the fish and

Famous, baby.

>> the sky is the limit.

>> chicago, here we come.

>> look at the size of this

Place.

>> I know. It's huge.

We're meeting with three of

Weldbend's top executives and

Their contractor, who's heading

Up their renovation.

Why did you guys want an

Aquarium for?

>> we want to show it off to our

Customers who come through and

Our employees here -- something

They can appreciate throughout

The day.

>> you picked the right guys.

>> the lobby looks great.

Are we gonna do something here?

>> we have another spot we would

Like to show you where we want

To put it.

>> their second floor is still

Under construction.

It's the perfect time to install

The tank.

>> so, we were thinking about

Having an l-shaped tank.

>> an l-shaped aquarium.

>> going over the stairs.

>> I love that idea.

>> well, you want just this

Whole lintel all the way down

Like here?

>> yeah.

>> and you want it this height,

The whole thing?

>> yes.

>> it's a big tank.

>> and you guys are thinking

About doing an "L" going across

Here, this part.

>> that would be awesome.

>> this tank is gonna sit

In the main stairwell of their

Corporate wing.

So many people are gonna see it,

So it has to be spectacular.

You know what could be cool,

Guys?

If the tank actually hung over

The staircase, so when you walk

Down, you could actually look up

Into the tank itself.

Make a clear bottom and don't

Put any gravel or anything in

That area, and then you can

Actually look up above to see

What's going on.

Be kind of a cool effect.

Know what I mean?

>> this is an architectural

Nightmare to have this thing

Hang over here and look from

Underneath it.

>> hey, these guys fly us here

In a private jet, and you want

To tell them no?

Are you kidding me?

>> I don't want to tell them no.

I want to tell you no.

>> whatever.

>> getting an "L" shape in here,

If this is the only way in and

Out this way, it ain't gonna

Fit.

You need two tanks.

>> and make it look like one?

>> exactly.

>> that's not bad idea.

>> you won't even know the

Difference.

>> you guys are the best.

This is what we want.

Go big or go home, guys.

>> there you go.

That's what I like to hear.

>> we'll put the 18-foot-long,

2,200-gallon tank against the

Wall, and the smaller 800-gallon

Tank will actually be suspended

Over the stairwell so you can

Look up into the tank.

Coral work on the inside and

Outside of the tank will give

The illusion that the two tanks

Are actually one.

Then we'll put the same fish in

Each tank to make it seem like

They're swimming back and forth.

Back from chicago.

>> how are you?

>> while you guys were gone a

Place near philly called.

They want a tank.

It's called the sweet spot.

>> what is that?

>> it's like a candy store.

>> I think it's a strip club.

>> a what?

>> I don't know. Sweet spot.

>> no, it's not a candy store or

A strip club.

It's a caribbean-themed

Restaurant.

You guys are gonna fly out

Tomorrow.

No private jets this time.

>> you're flying coach.

You'll be lucky if you get

Peanuts and a soda.

>> all kidding aside, while

We're away, I need you guys to

Do me a favor.

We have the grand reopening of

The retail store coming up, and

I need you guys to plan the

Party.

>> we recently renovated our

Retail store to an amazing

1,500-square-foot space where we

House over 300 types of fish and

Corals in 10,000 gallons of

Water.

But we've been so busy, we

Haven't had a chance to properly

Celebrate with a party, which is

Kind of sad, because us raymers,

We like to party.

>> you got to call our clients.

You got to get the tents.

You got to get the food.

>> got it.

>> bye.

>> owners karen and serge wanted

To bring a little bit of the

Caribbean to the philly suburbs,

So they opened up the

Sweet spot.

This is a place where families

Can go and play games, eat at

The sundae bar and just spend

Time relaxing together.

>> it's supposed to be fun,

Family, friends with an island

Feel.

>> think of the caribbean.

What comes to mind?

Fish, water, ocean.

>> absolutely.

>> and, you know, we just need,

Like, that cherry on top.

>> yeah. Guy that speaks in ice

Cream terms -- I'm gonna love

This job.

>> we were thinking about

Putting the aquarium in the

Window.

>> so you want the tank to be

Notched out and so it sits

Pressed up against the glass so

You can actually see it from the

Exterior?

>> yep. Yep. Yep. That's it.

You got it.

So as you're walking on

Main street, all you will see is

Fish swimming in midair.

Who has an aquarium like that?

>> nobody.

>> nobody, right?

>> fish swimming in midair.

>> yeah.

>> we could do it.

We make custom shapes all the

Time.

We're like the world leader in

Custom shapes.

>> brett.

>> what?

>> you just got off the plane.

You got too much air in your

Head.

There's a lot of issues.

You got sun.

What's gonna happen when a

Lot of sun hits the tank?

>> it's gonna get algae.

>> okay.

>> we'll figure that out.

It's just a minor challenge.

It's not a big deal.

>> okay.

>> this is gonna be a little

Difficult.

This tank is way more

Challenging than it appears.

The corner they want it in is so

Oddly shaped that we're gonna

Have to join 10 pieces of

Acrylic just to make the sides.

We'll put two custom coral

Inserts on either side so we

Don't block the view through the

Window.

Then we'll stock the

Almost-700-gallon tank with fish

Found in the caribbean, relaxing

Customers on the inside and

Wowing people outside on the

Street.

When this is done, I'm gonna

Need a piña colada.

>> I love that you guys can, you

Know, be with your friends and

Your family and, you know,

Actually play pool, play

Shuffleboard.

What if we make the aquarium

Interactive?

>> that's a great idea.

What were you thinking?

>> my son -- he's 5 -- and he

Has these remote-controlled

Submarines.

He plays in the pool all the

Time with them.

He loves them.

>> put them in the tank.

>> I'm thinking we put two

Submarines with remote control

Inside the tank.

So your clients can actually

Play and interact with the

Aquarium while they're waiting

For their food to come.

>> you like that?

>> I love it. I love it.

>> you can actually be

Jacques cousteau from the

Outside.

>> I'm not sure how we're gonna

Do this yet, but you know what,

This will definitely be cool.

>> redneck!

We got the submarines for

Sweet spot.

>> do you?

>> yeah.

We're gonna make the sweet spot

Restaurant tank interactive like

A video game.

So we're gonna come up with

Something using remote-control

Submarines.

But we have to make it

Challenging enough for adults

And easy enough for kids.

>> are you ready?

>> so the middle button makes it

Go faster.

I figured it out now.

This thing steers pretty good,

Though.

Oh, watch. Look at that.

>> dude, I like this.

>> if I can get it, any little

Kid can get it.

>> that's true.

Steering the sub in open water

Is real easy.

The real challenge is getting it

Through the rings that we want

To use for the game.

>> oh.

Dude.

Now you're dragging it around.

Remind me to not let you drive

My kids anywhere.

We definitely need a bigger

Ring.

>> does this get a coral insert?

>> yeah.

>> yeah.

>> make some halogen rings with

Coral and attach it to the

Insert.

>> and what we can do is put

Different rings and make like a

Track that they can have a

Contest and go through and

Maybe time it or something.

This sub is great, but we're

Testing it in calm waters.

But that's not how the tank is

Gonna be.

I'm a little concerned the

Tank's gonna have some current

In it from the filters.

>> right.

>> you think we can do a little

Current test or something?

>> I can create a little

Hurricane if you'd like.

>> oh, dude!

>> I need your help.

Agnes, I need your help.

>> need my help?

>> yep.

>> we got these submarines in

Here.

>> oh, it looks cool.

>> and they're remote controls,

Right.

>> so, what are we supposed to

Do here?

>> try to get it through the

Hoops.

>> I'm not going anywhere!

>> both: ah!

>> what did you do?

>> what are you guys doing?

>> does it work on them?

>> hit your button.

Maybe it will splash them.

>> push the button.

>> it's redneck.

>> my hands are right here!

>> ah!

>> payback is gonna be a bitch!

>> the maturity level around

Here is at an all-time low.

>> don't look at me.

You married one of them.

Don't think we're not gonna get

You back over this one.

>> and you, too!

[bleep]

>> have a splash-tastic day!

>> [bleep]

>> I think it worked really

Good.

We know the subs work in the

Current, and we got the girls

Soaking wet.

>> now that's what I call a

Productive morning.

>> good job, redneck.

>> weldbend called me an hour

Ago.

They're here for business, and

They want to see the tanks.

>> dude, they're not even glued

Yet.

>> why didn't you tell us?

>> we're starting work on two

New tanks this week.

One is a 10-sided aquarium for

A caribbean restaurant.

The other is actually two tanks

That are gonna look like one

Giant "L" with part of it

Suspended over a staircase.

>> hey.

I'm out there moving that one

Face panel for the weldbend

Tank.

We're gonna need a bigger

Forklift or a second forklift.

>> why? Starting to wobble?

>> we're at maximum capacity of

That forklift right now.

>> in order to support the

Tank over the staircase, we had

To make the acrylic three times

Thicker, which means it's three

Times heavier.

If our forklift is having

Trouble moving one panel, how is

It gonna move the entire tank?

>> we'll get two little ones or

One big one.

We'll have to do that.

>> yeah.

>> we need to figure this out

Today.

The client's coming in later

This afternoon.

>> what?

>> weldbend called me an hour

Ago.

They're here for business, and

They want to see the tanks.

I told them we were good to go.

>> dude, they're not even glued

Yet.

They're coming all the way from

Chicago, and you waited an hour

To tell me?

>> I'm telling you right now.

I just found out.

I didn't know they weren't

Glued.

Dude, I'm sorry.

I don't know what to tell you.

>> there's no way these tanks

Are gonna be glued today.

No way.

>> we've been focusing on the

Sweet spot restaurant tank, so

There's nothing for these guys

To see.

Their tank's in pieces.

We've got to put something

Together.

Make some phone calls and find

Us a forklift.

It's all hands on deck.

I'm gonna get our guys to get

The side panels glued onto the

Back panel.

But we won't be able to get all

The pieces together until brett

Gets a forklift.

We're gonna be cutting it close.

Yo, dude, where's the forklift?

>> what?

>> where's the forklift.

>> it's gonna be here this

Afternoon.

>> weldbend's here right now.

You're gonna have to stall them.

Just buy me some time.

>> all right.

>> I got to go.

I got to get the stuff in the

Back going.

>> all right.

>> damn it.

Chuy!

>> yeah.

>> come here.

>> how's everything?

Good to see you again.

What's happening, guys?

Good to see you.

Hey, so, since I saw your guys'

Facility, I think I'll take you

On a tour of our facility, show

You what we kind of do here.

>> great.

>> we have to get this thing

Glued now.

>> it's too heavy.

>> we don't have no time.

Let's get the guys.

We'll sit on the back of the

Forklift, whatever we got to do.

We got to lift it.

I know our forklift can't handle

The weight, but this idea might

Be crazy enough for it to work.

>> so, we also build reptile

Cages, as well.

There's a snake in here

Somewhere.

Maybe he's hiding back there.

Keep looking, guys.

There's no snake in that cage.

>> marcos, get on the back.

Hop up there.

If we get enough guys on the

Back of the forklift, it should

Counterbalance the weight of the

Tank and stop the whole thing

From tipping.

Hold on, guys.

Nice and easy.

>> okay.

>> if my plan doesn't work, we

Could ruin $25,000 of acrylic.

>> this is our retail store.

I mean, we sell everything here.

We sell fish, coral, supplies.

I mean look at all these

Supplies, all the different

Filters that we have.

Yeah, we got 10 different ones

In stock.

Let me explain each and every

One to you so you can make a

Decision for your tank.

>> bring it down nice and slow.

Right there.

>> the heavy lifting is done,

But it's not even glued yet.

If we don't get it glued and

They put one hand on it it's

Gonna go down like a house of

Cards.

>> show you the shop a little

Bit.

>> birds?

>> birds. Yes, we got birds.

My man likes birds?

Let's talk about birds.

>> these guys talk a lot,

Believe it or not.

During the day they're,

"Blah-blah-blah," yapping away.

[ parrot squawks ]

>> so, that's about the extent I

Know about birds, guys.

So, come on, guys.

We'll walk this way and check

This out.

I don't know how wayde could

Have pulled this off.

Right now I feel like a dead man

Walking.

>> we have an unofficial company

Mascot -- a scuba-diving black

Lab.

So we'd love to incorporate the

Dog into the tank.

>> a real dog?

>> our clients from chicago

Decided to give us a surprise

Visit to check up on their

Staircase aquarium.

I know this tank is gonna be

Badass, but right now, it's four

Pieces of acrylic clamped on the

Floor.

I hope they think it was worth

The trip.

Hurry up, dude. Here they come.

>> there it is. Here it is.

>> got it?

Hey, guys. How you doing?

This is the tank that will be

Against the wall.

This is 10,000 pounds.

If you fill it with water, close

To 25,000 pounds.

It's 3 inches thick.

It's a big boy.

It's a monster, huh?

>> it's huge.

>> that's gonna be awesome.

>> it's crazy, right?

>> yeah.

>> whew. That one, was close.

>> over here, that's the little

One.

That's the one that will hang

Over the staircase.

>> like, this is wayde, and

That's brett.

>> right.

>> when it butts up together

It'll be that seamless

Transition where it looks like

It's one tank.

>> yeah, that's gonna look

Great.

>> another few weeks, we'll

Have this thing shipped out and

Ready to install.

>> perfect.

>> nice work, big guy.

Bullet dodged.

>> this looks fantastic, but

We've got one thing for you.

We have an unofficial company

Mascot -- a scuba-diving black

Lab.

>> okay. Maybe not.

>> so we'd love to incorporate

The dog into the tank.

>> you want a dog? A real dog?

>> not the real dog.

They want us to make an

Artificial dog to look like

Their dog, the unofficial

Mascot, right?

>> that's it.

>> a real dog?

Come on dude, what's wrong with

You?

We used to only like, you know,

Like dog face puffers, but we

Can probably make an exception

To the rule.

We'll do the best that we can.

>> awesome.

>> after the weldbend guys split

Town, agnes found a little dog

That we can model the

Scuba-diving dog after.

>> hold on.

You know that's not a black lab.

>> listen to me.

After we're done with it, it

Will be.

>> we're heading to water fx, a

Company that specializes in

Making lifelike props.

The dog might be as little as a

Goldfish right now, but when tim

From water fx gets his hands on

It, it's gonna be as big as a

Whale.

>> this is a 3-d scanner that

Will shoot a whole bunch of

Views of this dog.

Once all the scans are put

Together, we'll have the dog and

We can start working on the size

And diameter.

>> dude, I got to get one of

These.

I mean, if you can take anything

And blow it up, carve it out,

I'm definitely get one of these.

>> dude, not only can you

Super-size your fries, you can

Super-size anything you want.

>> maybe they can make your

Brain bigger so it can finally

Fill your head.

>> [ chuckles ]

>> wow. That's cool.

>> that's pretty cool.

>> I like that.

>> how long do you think it's

Gonna take to get a complete

Item back to us?

>> you got to give me at least a

Week.

>> all right. Cool.

So that's good, man.

Thank you for everything.

Appreciate it.

Good job as always.

And I'm looking forward to

Checking it out.

>> wayde and I are off to l.A.

To exotic reef imports to pick

Up some fish to stock our tanks.

The variety of fish here is off

The charts.

And that's exactly what we want

Because these tanks have some

Pretty unique needs.

First up, the staircase tank.

>> so, what are we looking for

Here?

>> you know, these are huge

Tanks.

We're looking for something

That's nonaggressive, very

Community-filled tank with some

Good-size fish.

>> how about the orbic batfish?

>> I like the orbic batfish.

>> I love the orbic batfish for

This tank.

When it swims, it looks like

It's bending.

Get it? Weldbend.

>> oh, geez.

>> listen, there's two tanks.

They want these two tanks to

Look like it's one tank.

So if we get one, we're gonna

Have to get two.

>> yeah, definitely.

>> 'cause we want to make sure

It looks like the fish are in

Both tanks swimming back and

Forth.

>> absolutely.

>> let's see what else they

Got.

Let's do it.

Ah, dude. Look, look.

That's one of my favorite fish.

>> that's awesome.

>> I love these guys.

The angel.

>> they're also known as the

Majestic.

These guys are great.

>> one of the prettiest fish in

The ocean.

>> and also, these guys aren't

As colorful when they're

Juveniles as they are as adults.

>> they have completely

Different coloration.

>> completely.

And these guys are almost

Adults already.

>> the maturation of these adult

Majestic angels can represent

The growth of weldbend from a

Small company to an industry

Leader.

>> that's deep, brett.

>> I think it's time to move on

To the next one.

We got a restaurant called

Sweet spot.

>> that's the caribbean tank.

>> that's the caribbean tank.

>> got you.

>> the whole thing has to be

Caribbean-themed.

>> all right, guys.

If you listen carefully, you can

Hear the calypsos.

This is where we keep all the

Caribbean fish.

>> nice.

>> here we have queen of the

Realm, long live her majesty,

The queen angel.

>> long live the queen.

>> I know why you like them.

>> 'cause they eat sponges?

>> what's your last name?

>> king.

>> king, queen.

>> you know what I like about

Them?

They get huge.

They get like 18 inches.

>> oh, absolutely.

>> most people don't realize

You need at least a 200-gallon

Tank to have a fish like that.

>> absolutely.

>> so the queen.

I think that's the way to go.

We'll definitely take that one.

>> beautiful.

>> what's next?

>> let's go the whole hog.

Right over here in the sty, you

Got your cuban got and you got

Spanish hog.

>> I love the spanish hog.

It's a great fish.

>> I love the cuban hog.

>> you and that guy got

Something in common.

You both can hyperextend your

Jaw to get food in.

>> we're hungry.

We got to do what we got to do.

>> I'd like to see that.

>> see?

>> right.

>> [ chuckles ]

>> I think we're good.

Why don't we head back to vegas

And finish these tanks?

>> [ jamaican accent ] Ya, man.

>> now it's time for a quick

Fish fact.

Which caribbean fish is

Responsible for helping to

Create the white sandy beaches I

Like to take long romantic walks

On?

Find out after the break.

>> the answer is "B,"

A parrotfish.

While feeding on algae, the

Parrotfish will also swallow

Bits of rock.

Once digested the parrotfish

Excretes the rock as a white

Powdery sand.

One fish can create 200 pounds

Of sand a year.

Think about that next time

You're building a sand castle.

We're back in vegas, and there's

A ton of coral work being done

In the shop.

Redneck finished the rings for

The sweet spot restaurant's sub

Game, but we got a big issue

With the staircase tank.

[bleep]

Pull the insert out, guys.

The problem -- they don't fit.

I love a ton of coral on an

Insert, but this time, it's too

Much.

We're gonna have to see where

The problem pieces are and cut

Them off.

I need enough clearance that

This sits flat so it goes in

There.

This has to come off.

That has to come off.

We're gonna have to

Repair every cut we make, but we

Don't have a choice.

The fish -- they're already on

Their way to chicago.

These tanks -- they're gonna

Have to leave today.

That looks good.

Nice work, guys.

Let's try it again.

The cut-down inserts fit, but

Once they were reinstalled you

Could see the white pvc frame.

That's the problem.

All this white tube has to be

Covered.

Redneck and the guys -- they're

Gonna have to squeeze in the

Tank and patch it by hand using

Fish-safe collagen and paint.

I want all this right here

Coming up.

That whole left side has to be

Done and that hole down there.

At this point, I'm leaving the

Guys to it.

One, I don't want to be around

If redneck gets coral where the

Sun don't shine.

Two, we got to catch a flight

To philadelphia to install the

Sweet spot restaurant tank.

>> [ grunts ]

>> one more.

Keep it going, keep it going.

Good.

All right, guys, all we have to

Do is jack this up, and we can

Slide it right in place.

>> another inch.

All right, we're good.

>> all right, stop there.

Swing your end in, brett.

>> there you go.

>> we plumbed most of the tank

At the shop.

So once we made the last few

Connections, it was time to

Bring a little ocean to the

Sweet spot.

>> I got the bioactive live

Sand.

Nature's ocean, baby.

>> we use this water and sand

Because it allows for instant

Ammonia cycling, and it has a

Lot of healthy bacteria in it.

>> hand me one of the

Nutri-seawaters.

Yeah.

Under normal-person terms, that

Means we can put fish in right

Away.

>> fill her up!

>> all right, there it goes!

>> the guys are out of town, and

Agnes and I -- we we have some

Business to attend to.

We work for a company called

Atm.

We're having a grand reopening

Of our retail store.

>> wayde and brett thought

They were funny when they

Soaked us during the submarine

Test.

>> both: aah!

>> there's gonna be food and

Fish, raffles and fun.

>> it's one thing when they

Prank each other, but they're

About to learn not to mess with

Us.

>> and the best thing is, you

See these guys?

>> our bosses.

>> we're gonna dunk our bosses.

>> we'll be there.

>> okay.

>> thank you!

>> our whole family is here, so

I'll see if we can all go.

>> love it! Thank you!

We had to hand out like 500

Flyers.

>> thank you.

Thank you.

>> all these people actually

Show up, brett and wayde are not

Getting out of that tank all

Day.

>> they're gonna be so mad!

>> there was definitely a

Mistake and miscommunication on

Measurement.

>> these have to be drilled all

The way through.

This wall is 12 inches thick.

>> the sweet spot install is

Rocking like a hurricane.

We got our high output lights

Up.

But then we hit a snag.

>> what are you doing?

>> giving it to you.

>> dude, I can't fit up there.

>> I can't get up there either.

You know my knees.

I got bad knees.

>> we bought a window shade to

Block the sunlight out on very

Sunny days to help cut down on

Algae.

And the rest of the time, the

Shade can remain up.

But we may have forgot to hang

The shade before we put the tank

In.

>> great idea.

>> we hired a local carpenter

Named sam to build the facade

Around the tank, and I think

Someone of his ilk is perfect

For this job.

>> what you're trying to say is

He's not fat.

>> I got a real huge favor.

>> all right.

>> me and these three guys are

Kind of big, and I got this

Window shade that really needs

To be put up there, and I was

Hoping that you'd be able to

Give us a hand to put it up.

>> yeah, sure. I can do that.

>> oh, you're the best.

>> where can I get a cut like

That?

>> I don't think making fun of

The guy's hair is any way to get

Him to do you a favor.

>> I like the guy's hair.

If you were bald like me, you

Would kill for a head of hair

Like that.

I built up an appetite getting

Sam to do my work for me.

So I figured I would use the

Raymer charm and get myself a

Free snack when a little bit of

Hollywood walked in.

>> yo, man. What's up?

>> what's your name?

>> jon gosselin.

>> what's up, buddy?

What are you doing in this town?

>> someone told me about a fish

Tank.

Fish tank in doylestown?

I'll come on up.

>> we're in the middle of

Pennsylvania, in a

Caribbean-themed restaurant.

We got sam the wood man hanging

The shade, and john gosselin

Walks in.

Are we on main street u.S.A. Or

In the twilight zone?

Can you say random?

>> how are the kids doing?

>> they're doing great.

Thanks for asking.

>> should let me build an

Aquarium for you.

>> yeah. You should.

It would be awesome.

>> I went from hustling a free

Snack to selling a tank in less

Than a minute.

The raymer charm -- it's still

Intact baby.

It's gonna be over in few

Minutes, man.

Come check it out.

Nice meeting you, man.

>> yep.

>> how you doing?

>> good. How are you?

>> good.

>> hey, so, last bottle of

Bacteria.

That's it.

We finished our instant cycling

Process by adding a healthy dose

Of nitrifying bacteria to the

Water.

>> I can't wait for serge and

Karen to see the array of

Caribbean fish we got for their

Tank.

>> let's go.

We go got the puffers.

>> atlantic blue.

>> atlantic blue.

>> look at the blue in this guy.

>> keep them coming.

Blue damsels and...

French angel.

Hey, all these caribbean fish --

People are gonna be submerged in

The caribbean when they come in

Here.

And the subs.

>> beautiful.

>> let's do this.

>> come on, guys.

Let's check it out.

Finishing touch to the

Restaurant.

What do you think?

>> I love it. I love it.

>> it's beautiful.

All those beautiful fish.

>> all of these fish right here,

They come from the caribbean.

The fish that's gonna run the

Tank is the queen angel.

They grow to be about 18 inches,

And they have beautiful color.

We have the spanish hog.

Only use their pectoral fins

When they swim.

We have a french angel.

We have a rock beauty.

Cuban hog.

>> they're gorgeous.

>> porcupine puffer in there.

>> if he gets mad, he'll blow

Up.

>> [ chuckles ]

>> kind of like wayde when he

Gets mad.

He likes to blow up at me.

>> this tank was a little

Difficult to build.

The back of this tank is not

Flat.

It protrudes out into your

Window six inches.

So you can actually see it

Beautifully from outside and

From the inside.

>> outstanding.

>> it just fits like a glove.

It's brilliant.

>> you know what?

When you're walking down the

Street at night, you see right

Through the window and you see

The fish.

That's unbelievable.

>> we got these little

Submarines that go underwater.

We have a little remote control.

And then the rings in the tank,

You can actually have a course,

And you can have little contests

Here if you like.

>> can we see it work?

>> let's do it.

>> let's do it.

>> oh, oh. I'm turning.

>> there we go.

>> here we go.

>> ah.

>> little further down.

>> oh!

>> up. Up.

>> wow, this is great.

I can't get over it.

It's brilliant.

>> when you think of the

Caribbean, you think of fish,

You think of ocean, and to have

This beautiful fish tank right

Here in our restaurant, we could

Not have called anyone else but

Atm.

>> absolutely.

>> there it is, through the

Center.

>> you know, everyone's running

Around with ice cream.

They're playing the game.

Everybody is chilling out.

You know what?

This spot, it's a sweet spot.

>> I would love to hang around

Here to whup your butt in the

Sub game, but we got to head to

Chicago to install the staircase

Tanks.

>> easy, captain nemo.

Today is a huge install.

There's about 35 guys here from

About four different companies.

This install is tremendous.

>> let's get this truck inside

And rock and roll.

>> all right.

>> the weldbend warehouse is so

Huge, we're gonna be able to

Drive the tanks into the

Warehouse and offload them at

The base of the staircase.

>> stop!

[ whistles ] Yo! Yo!

>> tell him he's five inches off

The wall.

>> right off the bat, the truck

Pulls up and the guy can't even

Back into the space.

He starts backing in and almost

Hits the wall.

>> jim's saying keep it right

Here, and we'll load from there.

>> the truck was barely making

The turn to get it into the

Building.

>> clipping the fins on that

Building.

>> so we actually had to unload

It outside on the forklift and

Bring it in this building.

Lift it and get the truck the

Hell out of here.

Tell the guy "Bye."

>> back it in. Let's roll.

Got 6 inches.

Just hold it from tilting back.

>> here you have the forklift

Carrying this massive tank going

Through this building, and it's

Barely getting down the

Aisleway.

>> tell him he's got about

6 inches.

>> in order to save time during

The install, we had weldbend

Install a scaffolding unit

Inside the staircase.

They also predrilled

Holes in the wall where we're

Gonna run our plumbing.

These holes should line up

Perfectly with the holes on the

Back of our tank.

But before we move the tank

Upstairs, I want to double-check

With our template.

>> let's get the template and

Line it up, guys.

>> there was definitely a

Mistake and miscommunication on

Measurements.

>> are you sure this isn't

Reversed?

>> how does that happen?

>> there was, like, 14 different

Measurements.

One of those was off -- made all

The rest off.

>> these have to be drilled all

The way through.

This wall is 12 inches thick.

It could take 4, 5, 6, 7, 10

Hours.

Nobody knows.

We have to get the holes and the

Plumbing done before we can get

This tank even into place.

>> let's start moving right

Now.

We got to move.

>> that's some big holes up

There, man.

12 inches round, 12 inches

Deep -- that's a big core hole.

The core drillers -- they got

Enough work done that we can

Move the tanks upstairs so our

Guys are not gonna be

Standing around.

This is supposed to be a two-day

Install, but at this pace, I

Might even have to move our

Flights back.

Let's get the big tank up

We can slide this one in.

We'll get the little one next,

And we'll roll.

>> yeah, that sounds good.

>> man, this thing is a big job.

>> you're good. You're good.

>> quick.

>> good.

>> [bleep] [bleep]

>> down a little bit, guys.

>> come down.

>> did it go through?

>> there we go.

>> push! Push! Push!

>> whoa! Hold!

>> we got the tank in as far

As we could take it on pallet

Jacks, but it's not gonna clear

The soffit.

So the plan is to get it as

Close to the ground as possible

And slide it in on moving pads.

Detergent is very slippery, and

It's like lubricant.

You can put the plastic down on

The tank, and it could slide

Right in.

>> how'd you get through that

Hole?

Did they put detergent on your

Hips?

>> brett?

>> yeah?

>> are we gonna hit that soffit?

>> yeah, it's gonna hit it.

>> we had to pull it out.

We needed at least another foot

To get this tank in.

That other side is gonna have to

Come out, too.

My motto is, "When in doubt, rip

It out."

We should be clear now.

>> right now inside, there's

Seven or eight guys.

They're gonna actually put a

Strap around it.

They're gonna be able to pull as

We're pushing.

>> hey, wayde, I didn't know you

Had an orange belt.

>> [ chuckles ]

Definitely gonna be a nightmare.

I'm laughing about it 'cause

It's funny as hell.

>> let's get a count.

One, two, three.

[ grunting ]

Oh, hell, no.

>> solid like a rock.

>> it's stuck right in the

Middle of the hallway.

Since there's only one way in

And one way out, there's no way

In and no way out.

If there was a fire right now,

I'd be jumping out the

Third-floor window.

>> we're in chicago, installing

The staircase tank, and it's

Been problem after problem

Trying to get this beast into

Place.

Let's get a count!

One, two, three!

[ grunting ]

Oh, hell, no.

>> solid like a rock.

>> it goes nowhere.

I mean it's stuck right in the

Middle of the hallway.

Since there's only one way in

And one way out, there's no way

In and no way out.

If there was a fire right now,

I'd be jumping out the

Third-floor window.

>> this ain't working, okay.

The other idea that I have --

I think it's really gonna work.

We'll jack this side up.

We'll put some steel pipe

Underneath here, okay?

The tank will teeter-totter a

Little bit, but it will roll in.

>> this is actually an ancient

Way of moving heavy objects.

The tanks will roll over the

Pipes like your bags roll over

The tables at airport security.

>> here we go!

>> nice and easy, guys.

Dead center.

Come on, brett. Pull!

>> nice and easy.

>> straight in.

How does it look?

>> come on, push.

Let's go. We're good.

Come on guys.

>> straight in.

>> straight in nice and easy.

>> hey, you made it.

Who knew the best way to get the

Tank in was the old-school

Method?

>> count of three.

One, two, three.

>> slow and easy.

>> little bit, little bit.

Hold.

Now, that's a fish tank.

>> everybody deserves a "Good

Job."

Good job, guys.

Good job. Hard day's work.

Good job.

>> all right, let's get the

Little one in place.

>> we definitely learned a few

Lessons

Getting the big tank in.

Yo, b., round two.

>> I'm coming.

Yeah, and after that, the small

Tank was a breeze.

>> one, two, three.

There you go.

Bring it down.

One, two, three.

>> stop!

>> right there.

>> perfect.

>> once both tanks were in, we

Were able to take down the

Scaffolding.

We had our steel guys add some

Extra support under the tank

That's hanging over the

Staircase.

Then it was time for

Poseidon construction to add

Coral on the outside of the tank

And hide the seams to make it

Look like one.

>> now that that's taken

Care of, we finally get to fill

The tanks.

>> give me a little more flow.

>> and then it's back to the

Hotel, 'cause this guy, believe

It or not, needs his beauty

Sleep.

>> it's day two of the install,

And we already loaded some fish

Into their new homes.

>> here we go.

>> whoa. Jumping around.

Easy guy.

Splasher over here.

Red snapper going in.

He just splashed me on my head.

>> and now it's time for the

Final touch on this masterpiece,

The scuba-diving dog that

Weldbend wanted in their tank.

While we've been on the road,

Water fx finished a large-scale

Model of the dog, then our guys

Threw some paint on it and

Tricked it out with some

Scuba-diving accessories before

They shipped it out to chicago.

>> there's a problem.

I think the helmet is cracked.

>> oh, boy.

>> this is bad.

This is really bad.

>> there's no way we can show

The dog with the helmet in this

State.

This helmet is shattered.

We got to get him a brand-new

Helmet.

>> yeah, but it's not happening

Now, and we need to show this

Tank off in the next 45 minutes.

I mean, how are we gonna do

This?

What are we gonna do?

>> a mask.

>> you have an extra mask?

>> yeah. Here.

It's good enough for me, it's

Good enough for the dog.

>> that might be a good idea.

>> what do you think?

>> doesn't look so bad.

>> it's not bad, right?

It's still a scuba-diving dog.

>> there you go.

>> all right, let's do it.

>> you know, I actually like it

Better with the mask.

>> me too.

It's serendipity.

>> be careful. He bites.

>> nice and slow.

>> I think it looks perfect

Right there.

Great.

All right, so why don't we get

You out of the tank.

Let's wipe everything down, and

Let's get the client.

Let's show him the tank.

Hey, guys, come on.

We're ready for you.

>> come on up!

>> make sure you look up on the

Way up.

>> that is awesome.

>> this is unbelievable.

>> so guys, what do you

Think?

>> out of this world.

It's gonna be unbelievable for

Our customers.

>> you're even more excited to

Come to work now, aren't you?

>> absolutely.

[ laughter ]

>> what I really like is how it

Looks suspended over the

Staircase.

It really gives it a cool,

Unique feel.

You just hope you don't miss a

Stair and fall, looking at the

Fish.

>> yeah, that's true.

>> one of the things that makes

It really great is the coral,

How it just comes out of the

Tank.

It really ties the tanks

Together and makes it one large

Tank.

>> we're trying to make it look

Like it was one giant "L."

So that's why we did the

Exterior

Coral.

>> the dog looks good, too.

>> it's great to have our

Unofficial mascot in the tank,

And it's also a great touch as

Far as the dog with the bubbles

Coming up.

>> looks like he's breathing

Underwater, right?

>> in here, there's about 165

Fish.

>> there's so many different

Varieties in here, so many

Different colors.

One of my favorite angels, which

Has beautiful colors, which is

Not one that's seen that often,

Is called the scribbled angel.

See the little guys right there.

They're really skinny and

Narrow.

Those guys are called

Cleaner wrasse.

They'll actually go around and,

They'll start picking at some of

The other fish.

They're trying to clean them of

Parasites.

>> they're really good to have.

>> what are those two silver

Ones up there?

>> those are lookdowns.

You see like they're looking

Down.

They kind of hang out, right?

You like that.

>> they're guarding the tank

Right now.

They're cruising around,

Watching everything.

>> it's complete.

The renovation is done.

This was a finishing touch on

It.

It's perfect.

>> there was way more to this

Week's tanks than meets the eye.

>> the sweet spot tank in the

Philly 'burbs has 10 sides to

Fit perfectly in that corner,

A custom interactive submarine

Game, features a dozen species

Of fish found in the caribbean,

And took a total of 200

Man-hours to complete.

That felt like a vacation

Compared to building and

Installing the staircase tank.

The l-shaped staircase tank in

Weldbend chicago headquarters is

Actually two tanks made to look

Like one.

>> combined, they hold 3,000

Gallons of water, are 20 feet

Long, hold 500 pounds of

Handmade coral, and when you're

On the stairs, you can actually

Look up and see into the tank.

>> you know, if I remember

Correctly, there's a party back

In vegas we need to get to.

>> you don't have to tell me

Twice.

>> my man.

Today is the grand reopening of

Atm's retail store.

We're doing a big event.

We're gonna barbecue.

>> hey.

>> what's up, guys?

>> hey.

>> what is this?

Did you see this?

"Dunk our bosses."

Who did this?

Come here for a second.

Everybody's got them.

I'm turning around and looking

Everywhere.

>> hey, bud, can I see what that

Says?

>> yep. Look.

>> that's not right.

>> come on, dude.

I didn't do this.

>> heather, agnes, come here.

>> come here. What's this?

>> surprise!

>> surprise!

>> all these people are here to

Dunk you.

Who wants to see wayde and brett

Get dunked?

[ all cheer ]

>> dude, there's no way that we

Can say no with all these people

Here.

They might start a riot.

>> all right. Saddle up, shamu.

>> you couldn't hit me if you

Had a volleyball!

I've seen better arms on a

Clock.

>> both: really?

>> what are you doing?

Hey! Hey!

[ all cheer ]

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