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Brett: coming up on this Special episode of "Tanked"...

We've done some crazy, amazing, Over-the-top aquariums...

That is amazing.

...And there's some That just stand out.

So, we're gonna count down

The five most challenging tanks That we built this year.

From complicated builds And unique designs...

To the toughest installs...

It's almost 2:00 in the morning.

...And all those challenging Moments in between.

What did you do?

Dude, it's All over the place.

This is your all-access pass Into the world of atm.

[ cheers and applause ]

Wayde: I'm wayde king.

Brett: 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 shouting ]

I was forced Into this relationship.

I married brett's sister.

Brett: 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.

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Wayde and I Have been working together

For the last 15 years.

Yeah? It seems like 50. Oh, real funny.

[ cheers and applause ]

We live to outdo ourselves

And make some unbelievable tanks In the process,

Like this three-story tank

Built into the middle of a home In scotland.

Or the three-cylinder Tanks that sit outside Malibu, california.

It's never easy.

We create complicated And unique designs

And tackle Difficult installs.

They're gonna Lose this tank.

Up, up, up! All right.

Yeah, and we work With our family, too.

You're an idiot for putting me In this position!

[ laughs ]

I didn't do nothing. He did it.

Some of The most challenging tanks

Are the ones that have to brave The natural elements.

Brett: absolutely.

So, kicking off our countdown, Coming in at number five

On our most challenging Builds countdown

Is the outdoor gumball tank

We built for a restaurant In las vegas.

It had to look Like a gumball machine

And function Like a gumball machine.

And it had to sit In that hot, hot sun.

And not only that, The install was a big challenge.

Ohh. You can say that again.

Serendipity is open from 8:00 a.M. Daily to midnight.

Can't have you Disrupting our guests.

We could come and start At like 12:15,

And then be done before the Guests arrive in the morning.

That shouldn't Be a problem.

All right. I'm holding you to it.

So, here were our Main challenges with The gumball tank --

One, we had to form the acrylic In the shape of a sphere.

Two, we had to figure out a way

To cool the gumballs So they wouldn't melt.

Three, we had to keep the fish At a safe temperature.

Four, we had to make it A working gumball machine.

And five,

We had to work overnight shifts To install this machine.

The problem with this -- It's a little more tricky.

It's a vacuum form.

We're gonna have to actually Put the sheet in between here.

The heat Thermoforms the acrylic,

And the vacuum sucks it Into the shape.

And then we're gonna Peel it open?

There you go.

Once the mold was finished,

We baked it in the oven At 300 degrees for 11 hours.

And then, when it was cooled,

We checked to make sure The form was right.

Look at that, redneck! We nailed it!

Our second challenge Was to keep that sucker cool

And make sure That the gumballs didn't melt

And keep the fish safe.

Since we have a chiller Cooling the aquarium down,

The water's gonna be Like 75 degrees.

So we want to take advantage Of that water being cool.

So if we put a sleeve or Something inside the aquarium,

We can actually Keep the gumballs cool, too,

By using the water.

Look at you, Mr. E=mc squared.

Yeah, you're a real Rocket scientist, huh?

Hey, At least I had a solution.

You guys were standing there Like a bunch of dummies.

Duh!

Wayde: Here's what I'm thinking.

We'll run a plastic cylinder Through the center of the tank,

Which will house our plumbing And gumballs and hide the pipes.

We'll also need a chiller, but This will go outside the base,

Because it needs to breathe.

So over top of it, We'll add a set of stairs

So kids can walk up And see inside the tank.

Sphere shape -- Done, check.

Cooling system -- Finished, checked.

Only challenge left? The overnight install.

It's late at night. Caesars palace is packed.

We got to get this Off the truck.

It's very awkward. It's very heavy.

Remember wheeling That monstrosity down The vegas strip?

Yeah, I thought we'd be Getting some catcalls for that.

All right, first of all, you're Never getting any catcalls.

[ laughing ] Easy.

Second of all, This is vegas, baby.

Elvis himself could be riding A segway down the strip

Dressed up as santa claus,

And all he would get Is a couple of stares.

That's true.

Pull it out, frankie. Bring it down.

It's out. It's out.

Wayde: hey, guys, Let's get the chiller hooked up

So when the water gets in the Tank, we can start cooling it.

At this point of the install, We've been going 24 hours.

I can't see straight.

When you work that long Without a break,

Things are bound To go wrong.

Trust me. I know.

Yeah, Mr. Workaholic knows.

[ laughs ]

Hey, dude, we got problems. What's the matter?

Look at the tank. Yeah?

Look at the gumballs.

That ain't enough?

Dude, what are you, blind?

That tank's Over 500 gallons.

You think two little boxes Of gumballs is gonna fill it?

Frankie! Frankie: yo.

You got to go on a Mission. You got to go Find more gumballs.

Look at that. There ain't enough.

It's almost 2:00 in the morning.

Everything's open in vegas. It's las vegas, baby!

Frankie got this job Because he was l.M.O.T.P. --

He was low man On the totem pole.

He was? He still is.

How many do we need?

I'd say 2,000, at least.

I'd say A really big bag.

Where the hell am I gonna find

2,000 fricking gumballs

At 2:00 in the morning?

While frankie was on His wild gumball chase,

We were actually concentrating On filling the tank with water

And adding marbles that Would appear to be Gumballs at the base.

And then finally, Frankie made it back.

Yeah, and he was this close To redeeming himself

And jumping up That totem pole.

You made it.

Frankie delivered.

[ laughing ] Oh!

What's that saying, "Balls to the wall?"

Yeah, frankie went Balls to the floor on this one.

Yeah, you delivered All over the floor,

And they're The wrong color!

You're gonna Have to sort out

At least the pink And the orange ones,

And then You know what we'll do?

We'll put some of the colors On the bottom.

We'll go pink, We'll go orange,

We'll put some Of the colors on the top.

Okay.

You got to pick up The loose ones.

Wayde: I don't want them in the tank.

Go down on the strip and give Away those gumballs for free.

[ laughter ]

Thank you, sir.

That's about 300. You got about 3,000 more to go.

[ laughter ]

That day felt like Running a marathon.

Come on, dude. Like you know What running a marathon is like?

Luckily, the next day, We got to our favorite part --

Putting the fish in.

Wayde: Well, we got some tomato clowns.

Sweet lips.

We got an anthias.

That's it. We're all done.

Brett: after pulling two night Shifts, we were dead tired.

But the tank looked awesome.

And now it was time For everyone to see it.

There he comes.

There he comes.

Ho, ho, ho! This is amazing, guys.

Like that? Oh, yes!

Wayde: of course, Chef michael loved it.

But to be honest,

We weren't 100% sure This thing would actually work.

Michael: I can throw a quarter in?

Throw a quarter in.

All right. Here we go.

[ gumball clatters ]

[ bells ding ] Brett: there it is.

Oh, yeah, and a pink one. Nice.

Whoo-hoo!

So, I think it's cool, But what really matters --

What do you guys think?

[ cheers and applause ]

Yeah!

Brett: this tank Was definitely challenging,

But it turned out awesome.

How cool is it that kids Can actually get a gumball

From a fish tank right in The middle of the vegas strip?

Wayde: coming up on this Special episode of "Tanked"...

I hate starting over. They'd have to build new tanks.

...Sometimes it's not just The tanks that are challenging.

I know that I was very clear Right from the get-go.

Brett: the gumball tank Was challenging,

But at least chef michael Knew exactly what he wanted.

For our next tank,

The clients also knew What they wanted,

But they were very picky.

We've worked with them For a long time.

They love their fish, They love their tanks,

And they like everything To be just right.

And coming in at number four, The quarantine tank.

The gilliats -- They're high-end clients.

We already built them Two incredible tanks.

Then they wanted An elaborate quarantine system.

Brett: which is basically An on-deck tank

Where fish acclimate before Going into the main aquarium.

And it also acts as a hospital

When fish get sick In the main tank.

He's been having problems With fish dying.

He's been taking them Right from the fish supplier

And putting them Directly into his main tank.

This setup is gonna be able To enable him

To house probably About 25 to 50 fish

That he can bring in at one Time, put them into quarantine.

So, it's a great idea.

If you have the room,

A quarantine system Is the way to go.

Normally, a quarantine tank

Is your basic, No-frills rectangle tank.

But these clients -- They wanted the rolls-royce Of quarantine systems.

Well, he comes back With this design.

He wants to put a rack system In the corner of his kitchen.

Heather: so what's the problem? You don't think it can be built?

The problem was this is No simple quarantine tank.

This was four quarantine tanks

That had to be built Exactly the same

And put in Their expensive kitchen.

It was gonna be tricky To get this one right.

Brett: So, here were our challenges With the quarantine tank --

One, we had to design And execute

A built-in rack-style Quarantine system.

Two, we had to be prepared For the gilliats,

Who are great But demanding clients.

And three, we had to carefully Plan out the install

Because we were working In a high-end home

And we were going to have to Install the filtration outside,

Which is not typically What you do.

All the way down.

Wayde: We built the stand to their Requirements with no problem...

...And put black sides On the tanks

To match the gilliats' Black kitchen cabinets.

Everything fit perfectly On the very first try.

We were excited.

The gilliats were gonna come Into the shop

To give us their approval.

Good morning, guys.

So what do you think? Leise: the tank is lovely.

We just have some ways Of improving it.

"Lovely"?

That could be on display In any fancy museum.

Yeah, that was definitely the First of many red flags to come.

We want to be able To see inside of the tank

As much as possible.

We want every area To be completely exposed.

We want to be able to see Underneath the tank,

To the side of the tank.

Clear, clear, clear, clear.

Brett: So what we thought they wanted

Was black sides to match The cabinets in their kitchen.

But apparently, we were off -- Way off.

Do you just want magically The side to be clear?

Leise: yes.

[ clicks tongue ] You don't like that.

I hate starting over. They'd have to build new tanks.

Wayde: at this point,

We spent over 80 hours building These tanks and $3,000.

This is gonna be a major hit.

I know that I was very clear Right from the get-go,

The look that I wanted.

I haven't veered on that.

So we had to start From scratch.

We worked around the clock For six days

To get the new, Clear-sided tanks built.

Yeah, not to mention we used Another 100 pounds of acrylic

And about $4,500 in costs.

We were still stuck with the Original tanks that we built.

They can't be used For anything else.

But what you didn't see Is what happened next.

This is a waste. So, you built new ones?

They're junk -- garbage.

What are we Gonna do with these?

Garbage. Done.

Hey. You thinking What I'm thinking?

Yeah, I'm thinking What you're thinking.

Let's take 'em out back.

Grab 'em, boys.

This is anger, okay? I'm very angry.

Let's do it. Okay. You sure?

On three. All right.

One...Two...Three!

That felt good. I want to do it again.

That felt so good.

Yeah.

After our little Stress relief,

We were all set For the install at the gilliats.

Bruce: That's like 66 1/4.

Brett: trust me, these Clients -- they did not go away.

They were with us For the whole install.

If you want to lift it Over that countertop,

I mean... You can if you want to.

It was like a tall, blond,

Skinny version of wayde Watching my every move.

We got the steel stand in place, But it didn't fit.

The only way To remedy the situation

Was to cut a notch out In the wall.

Wayde: and as far as challenges Go, this one was huge.

Not only was bruce standing There like a hall monitor,

But we also had To deal with the fact

That we were cutting Into a house

Worth more Than my weight in gold.

And that's saying a lot.

Ready? We're ready.

[ saw whirring ]

1, 2, 3.

We can't go any more.

Brett: Did you see that flashlight?

Bruce was like a csi detective Checking a crime scene.

And then, if detective bruce Wasn't enough,

His wife steps up To walk the beat with him.

Oh.

Leise: it's a perfect fit. Good job.

Thank you. It looks good.

She's so soft-spoken But so intimidating.

Exactly. But luckily, crisis averted.

Not so fast.

Don't forget about That filtration problem we had.

Because the quarantine system

Took floor-to-ceiling Wall space,

We had to put The filtration system outside.

So redneck and I started Connecting all the pipes.

It's got a crack.

Oh, what did you do?

Dude, it's All over the place.

You got to shut The main off.

Hurry up, redneck!

I'm hurrying!

I can't believe no one thought Of turning the main off.

Yeah, But now that I think about it,

I'm glad the filtration Wasn't on the inside,

Otherwise it would've flooded Bruce's bazillion-dollar house.

Luckily, That was an easy fix.

Man: all right, we're good.

The filtration system Was all set up,

And we were ready To finish the install.

Yep. Then we got The fish acclimated,

And the quarantine system Was up and running,

Ready to treat sick fish And monitor the new ones.

Come on, brett.

All right, we got the cowfish, And he's in there.

Pakistani butterfly.

Dude. Oh.

We almost had a jumper Just now.

Annularis. Last one.

Look at that greenbird.

You did it. Yay!

Look at those seamless lines.

It's just what we wanted. Truly beautiful.

Thank you.

We finally got What she wanted.

You did it.

Brett: those were some tough Clients, but I have to admit,

Those turned out to be a pretty Awesome system of tanks.

Wayde: coming up on this Special episode of "Tanked"...

You got to be kidding me, Dude.

Got milk?

...We're going to reveal our top Three most challenging builds.

Oh, my god.

We are counting down Our most challenging builds,

And what's really tough

Is when you have to turn An ordinary object

Into an aquarium.

Yeah, Like the phone booth tank.

Or the jukebox tank,

Where we had to fit The filtration system

Right below the turntable.

But the most challenging Trash-to-tank transformation,

And number three on our most Challenging build countdown,

Is the car tank that We did for a custom car Shop here in las vegas.

Here's the deal -- Well, it's his 10-year Anniversary coming up,

And I want to do A huge surprise party,

And I thought that,

You know, putting the tank here At the shop

Instead of the house Would be perfect.

So what are you thinking? Maybe out of a car.

Man, we've never Done a car before.

Ever? Ever.

Wayde: Oh, that was a doozy.

Not only Did you promise them

We're gonna build A tank in a car,

You promised It'd be done in two weeks.

What kind of time frame Are we talking?

[ laughing ] Here's the catch.

Oh, boy. Here we go. Two weeks.

It's ridiculous, especially When we didn't even have a car.

I solved that problem Pretty quickly, didn't I?

[ scoffs ] Dude, that's not even a car.

What's up, brett?

All right. We'll be right out.

Wayde: After the phone call from brett,

You know, He's a little delusional.

I was expecting A little something wacky.

But this bad?

Yo, check it out.

You got to be kidding me, Dude.

Got milk?

Wayde: This car was so old,

I thought the general got His learner's permit done in it.

Are you kidding? Wow.

This is a '57 Classic milk truck.

It's beautiful.

A classic piece of junk.

Wayde: That car looked like a hearse.

Smelled like death.

It's the worst thing

That brett brought through these Doors besides his girlfriend.

Have a vision.

Restoration.

We're the best at what we do, And we can make this happen.

I can't believe you couldn't See the vision then.

Come on, dude. Look at that thing.

Admit it. You weren't sure, neither.

Okay, I'll admit it.

After watching This thing through,

It might not look so hot.

Maybe I didn't think Things through 100%.

Dude, when have you ever Thought anything through 100%?

Brett: here were the main Challenges with the car tank --

One, we had to come up With a design

That would allow us to retrofit This tank inside this car.

Two, we had to figure out a way

To make over the outside of This car so it looked awesome.

And three, we had to get This sucker done

On a very tight timeline.

Come on, let's go. Bring it back.

Push! Put a little Weight behind it!

Push!

Oh [bleep]

Uh-oh.

Oh, I put my weight Behind that.

I thought if I put a little bit More weight behind it,

I'd run brett over, And he'd be gone for a few days.

General: here it comes. Here it comes.

Straight, straight, Straight, straight.

[ laughs ]

Oh, my god.

I think this was the most Challenging moment for me

Was not beating you as all These pieces fell on the floor

From that tin can.

We got to clean this thing out. We got to gut it, bro.

Heads up!

Wayde: I think one of The reasons why this tank

Sticks out in my mind -- It was so challenging.

When we were cutting This thing apart,

I had no idea how we were Gonna make this into a tank.

Whoa!

Once the car was empty, there Was only one question left --

"Now what?"

I'm thinking about using the Whole car as the aquarium, okay?

General: I mean, we can do it,

But I think What a better idea might be,

If we take and we cut this Right in half.

What?

That'll be half the work, Half the materials.

We could put this particular Part up against the wall.

Pow! Look at the raymer boys With all the good ideas.

Wayde: cutting that car Was a lot of work.

Even with a blowtorch,

It took three hours To cut that sucker in half.

[ grunting ]

Good, good. We're good. It's apart.

The next challenge was To come up with tank features

That show off the fact that We're working with a real car.

Wayde: first, We sanded off the old paint

To give us a clean base To work with.

Brett: we hired This badass artist, marcus.

He totally transformed the car

With a custom Spray-paint design,

Which featured the guy's Business -- 702 motoring --

And really fierce-looking Sea creatures.

Once we had the car Looking fantastic,

We continued to trick out the Tank with some custom features.

Oh, wow.

Yeah, we put bubblers In the headlights,

Created a custom license plate, The l.E.D. Lights,

And two amazing coral inserts --

One, it looked like An old steering wheel

And some awesome, fuzzy dice.

This thing was off the hook, If I may say so myself.

I think you just did.

What are you doing?

I'm patting myself On the back

'cause it was my idea For the milk truck.

Your idea? It was my idea.

Brett brings me a pile of junk And just see what I do.

Okay.

Dude, you know What I just realized?

What?

We're gonna have to get you A convertible soon.

For what? For what?

If your head gets Any bigger,

You won't fit in The truck anymore.

Oh, good one, bro. Real funny.

But you have to admit,

That tank looked really good When it was installed.

Ready to move it in. Let's do it.

We're ready for it right now? We're good?

Yeah, let's go. Let's go.

Nice and easy.

Easy. I got no collision Insurance. [ chuckles ]

Got to fill her up.

I think one of the coolest Features of this tank

Is that you actually fill it Through the gas tank of the car.

I mean, come on. That's awesome.

We only had two weeks To get this tank done,

And it took every minute.

We had a lot of people put A lot of collaborative effort

Into making you something That we thought

Was gonna be really special For your 10-year anniversary.

One of a kind.

Something that I think you're Gonna be really amazed at.

But the reaction to the tank Made it all worth it.

All: one, two, three!

[ cheers and applause ]

That is amazing.

Brett: of course he loved it.

I have to admit, it's one of The craziest, hardest builds

But one of the best ones That we've ever pulled off.

Watch this.

[ horn honks, engine revs ] Are you kidding me?

This is atm, baby. This is how we roll!

Brett: I might have to get "I told you So" tattooed to my hand,

'cause instead of Wasting my breath,

I can just hold my hand up To your face like this.

Yeah, you see what mine says? It says "Work one day."

You got some mayo On your hand.

It's cream cheese. [ laughs ]

Now it's time for A quick fish fact.

We've worked with So many species of fish,

Some more tricky than others, So...

Brett: if you guessed Mimic octopus, you'd be correct.

Not only can the mimic octopus

Mimic the look and movements of More than 15 different species,

Including sea snakes, lionfish, And stingrays,

But the mimic octopus Is a sneaky creature

And wants to get out of Every tank it's put in,

And to be honest, It usually succeeds.

Some of our toughest builds

Is when we have to make more Of something than just a tank.

Coming in at number two on our Countdown is a skateboard tank

That we built for a Skate-and-surf clothing company.

I want a ramp/aquarium hybrid Conjoined thing together.

So, a skateboard ramp aquarium Is what you're talking about.

Yes. Skateboard on the tank?

Yeah. It's got to be real.

It's got to be an actual Functioning skateboard ramp.

Yeah, we could do it. It's no problem.

Yeah, it's no problem. It's easy. It's cake.

Everything's Cake to you.

At first, when he said He wanted a tank that He could skateboard on,

I thought I was hearing things.

I hoped I was hearing things.

Brett: For the skateboard ramp tank,

We were faced With two main challenges --

One, figure out How to reinforce the tank itself

So that it was durable enough

To take a pounding From people on the skateboards,

And two, to figure out How to reinforce the acrylic

So you can skate on it Without scratches.

You got it? I got it.

After we came up With the design,

We had to tackle Our next challenge --

Trying to figure out How to skate on this thing

Without scratching the acrylic.

You better get the front wheel Up -- the front wheel up.

[ grunts ]

Wayde: that's one Sad state of affairs.

Looks like a hippo Pushing an elephant uphill.

At least we were smart Enough knowing that we Needed some professional help.

We had a professional Skateboarder come in To help us out.

Hmm.

There's a scratch.

There's another scratch.

Dude, We got a problem.

Brett: When I saw the scratches,

I really thought I screwed the pooch on this one.

I mean, what good is a fish tank If you can't see in it?

This is a standard piece Of acrylic.

If I take the piece, Throw it in the oven,

Pull it out fast, And it cools real quick,

It'll make The material harder.

They also make softer wheels For ramps, guys.

These are just harder wheels For street

Because the roads are usually Really rough and stuff.

You could've told us that In the first place, "Brah."

So we're using soft material With the hard wheels.

If we get the soft wheels And we use the hard material...

You're the man!

...Then it most likely Won't scratch.

I knew I brought you Out here for something.

Hey, between the two of us, We have some good ideas.

Absolutely we do,

And after we baked the acrylic Again, it was test time.

So what better way to test out The twice-baked acrylic

And the softer wheels

Than using The two biggest dummies we know?

Us.

Ugh!

[ laughs ]

You couldn't even stay on The board for three seconds.

Whoa!

Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!

There's nothing better Than watching that dummy fall.

It's like having "America's funniest home videos"

Right in front of you.

Oh, that was bad.

My skateboarding days Are over.

Once we had The ramp figured out,

We had to then tackle The tank itself.

Oh, yeah.

We made That thing bulletproof

By thickening the acrylic To two inches on the front panel

So it could withstand People skating on it.

Yep, all that was left to do

Was to figure out The interior themeing.

Brett: after shopping in a local Las vegas mannequin store,

We bought some models.

Then we dressed them in the Board shorts the client sells

And added a few coral inserts.

Boom! We were done.

And then the next challenge Was the big install.

Wayde: we got the stand and tank Inside the building.

Once the water was in the tank, There was a new problem.

Oh [bleep]

Brett! Wayde!

Look at it.

Oh, boy.

[ sighs ]

I cannot believe that It broke away from the Bottom of the tank.

Wayde: the surfboard insert Wouldn't sink

Because there wasn't enough Weight to it.

So I figured out That we had to wedge a pole in

To keep the insert On the bottom of the tank.

Somebody's gonna Have to get in

To, like, Force that thing in there,

Move the sand With their feet.

Wayde: frankie!

Once again, we call frankie, The low man on the totem pole.

We got a little bit Of a situation.

We need someone To get in the tank.

Frankie: ha! You're joking, right?

No. We're dead serious. Think we're getting in?

Dude, if I go in, we're gonna Lose all the water in the tank.

Even when They're not easy,

At least we get to have A lot of fun.

Wayde: before we put The insert back in place,

Frankie had to go in the tank To move the sand away

So the insert would fit Flat on the bottom of the tank.

Ha! He looks like a fish.

He can't even swim. Look at him. He's stuck. Look at houdini.

Oh, my god. He looks like an electric eel.

Wayde: frankie looked like Some sideshow carnival freak.

It's the man-child Trapped in a fish tank!

Bang. [ thud ]

Oh!

[ both laugh ]

Somebody, Get this kid a helmet!

Brett: and with that in place, We were ready for the fish.

Porcupine puffer From hawaii.

Look at that guy. What a beauty.

Now we're gonna go With a lionfish.

There we go. Beautiful.

There's an orbic batfish.

Wayde: oh, this is One of my favorites.

Here's a big one. Here comes a koran angel.

That guy's Gonna run the tank.

It's a nice fish. I'm putting the shark in.

Whoa. Easy, killer.

Wayde: that shark nipped at me When I put him in the tank.

Boo-yah! That tank was ready to show off,

And ryan -- He got the first look.

What? What?! Yeah, look at that.

Uh-huh. Oh, my gosh!

This thing is mental!

The tank is the bomb.

[ laughter ]

The bomb? Really? Come on.

You sound like the general

Trying to be cool, Talking to your kids.

Wayde: Dude, at least he liked it,

And so did everybody else.

Ryan: What do you guys think?

Woman: nice! Wow!

We got an amazing skater, Tosh -- professional.

Everybody ready To see him skate?

[ cheers and applause ]

Dude, I may look Confident and excited,

But I'm totally nervous.

Everybody over here, Just back up a little bit.

I mean, we did what we could To test this out,

But with all the issues We had on this install,

Things could've easily Spiraled out of control.

Yeah, You're telling me.

Brett: come on! Here we go!

Come on, baby. Here he goes.

Yeah. Come on, tosh.

Yeah!

[ cheers and applause ]

Wayde: coming up on this Special episode of "Tanked"...

We'll reveal our number-one Most challenging tank.

But first, do you know What a "Tanked-ism" is?

Brett: We've been counting down our Most challenging tank builds.

Before we reveal Our number-one most talked about

And jaw-dropping tank,

We'll show you what it's like To work together.

Are you kidding me?

Oh, forget this. I got more stuff to do.

Prop you up against The fish tank?!

Go away!

I'll do it. It's my responsibility.

You'll do what? I'll get a truck.

I'll drive it straight through. How's that?

Problem solved. Okay?

You mess with my hats.

You know how I feel about People messing with my hats.

I'm fixin' to beat you Upside the head with a 2x4.

Shut up!

But we always Make it work.

[ laughter ]

[ laughs ]

[ laughter ]

[ laughs ]

So, We all have our quirks.

What I like to call them Is "Tanked-isms."

Is that a word?

We're east coast boys At heart,

But sometimes we like to use a Little bit of west coast lingo.

Right, dude?

Hang ten.

Oh, come on, dude.

I don't want no headaches, dude.

Oh, my god, dude.

Unbelievable, dude.

It's not just me. Come on, now.

Look how many times we said it In a 20-second conversation.

What's up?

What's up, dude? What are you doing?

I got Something for you.

That's one.

A gift? Just for you.

Dude, I don't want Nothing from you, man.

That's two.

Dude, look, I even wrapped it. It's got fishes and stuff on it.

It's okay. I don't want it.

That's three.

Why?

'cause I'm not taking Anything from you.

I don't trust you One bit, bro.

You mixed it up With a "Bro" there.

Good one, dude.

Come on, dude. I went out and did this for you.

Hey. What about badass?

Badass? Badass is a badass thing to say.

That's one, two, and three. [ laughs ]

That came out badass.

It's badass.

That is badass.

This is badass, dude.

This is badass.

If "Dude" and "Badass" Aren't our favorite tanked-ism,

Then it's got to be "Unbelievable."

Unbelievable.

Brett: I found Something unbelievable.

Unbelievable.

Man, that thing's Unbelievable, huh?

Wow. You are unbelievable.

Unbelievable.

That came out Unbelievable.

Un-un-unbelievable.

But we're not the only ones That have a saying or two.

My dad, the general,

He's partial to the word "Spectacular."

Is this the spectacular Tank that should be Ready in 48 hours?

Maybe good, maybe even great.

But spectacular? Hey, I don't think so.

Me and you have kind of,

A little bit of difference in What spectacular is.

You think the owner is gonna Think this is spectacular?

Where do you see Spectacular?

Spectacular? I never use The word "Spectacular."

Nah, he never says that.

No.

"I've never."

Never.

Never. Ever.

Ever. Okay.

Okay.

Spectacular.

Spectacular.

Spectacular.

Spectacular.

Fast-forward 48 hours,

And the general -- he was eating His "Spectacular" words.

Couple days ago, I said you'll never do it.

It won't be spectacular.

This tank is Absolutely spectacular.

[ cheers and applause ]

Spectacular.

It is. Thank you.

And what about heather?

Yeah, we always Get an earful from her,

Usually using the word "Idiot."

You're an idiot for Putting me in this position.

[ laughs ]

I didn't do nothing. He did it.

'cause you're idiots.

Thanks.

Boom!

[ laughs ]

You're an idiot.

Hold -- hold this. Come on. [ gasps ]

Oh, my god. Really, idiot?

And my idiot husband Is on a skateboard.

He hasn't been on -- [ crash ]

Ow! You son of a [bleep]

Oh, my gosh!

Brett: You all right? Oh!

I think the ultimate Tanked-ism --

I mean, brett-ism --

Is when he starts With "My vision."

Brett, this is a joke.

It looks like a morgue.

What are those things called? A hearse? Look.

You ever hear of restoration? Have a vision.

It looks like another piece Of garbage you got me.

[ laughs ]

It's my vision right here. Oh, boy.

You know That it's a problem

Every time you start something Off with, "I have a vision."

Wayde: I know. It kills me. But it always gets done.

This is exactly What I was visioning.

See, it's like e.S.P.

You knew what I wanted.

Dude, you got to admit My visions turn out amazing.

Wayde: coming up on this Special episode of "Tanked"...

We are gonna reveal our most Challenging, jaw-dropping,

And talked about tank.

[ cheers and applause ]

Brett: so, you've seen us make Tremendous tanks out of trash...

...Deal with Some exacting clients,

And build two awesome tanks that Function as something else --

A badass working Skateboard ramp tank...

[ cheers and applause ]

...And a life-size gumball tank.

Nice! [ bell dings ]

Whoo-hoo!

But there's still one tank

That takes the title Of our most challenging build.

Coming in number one On our countdown

Is the church tank in texas.

I don't think there's another Tank like this in the world.

It was A 2-1/2-year project,

And we employed 80 people To build this thing.

We spent over a year Constructing the tank frame,

Pouring the cement, and getting All the engineering done.

Then we moved on To the tank itself.

Yeah, all in all,

We used over 10,000 pounds In corals and polygen

To build those inserts, If you can believe it.

Plus it took four days alone Just to fill the tank.

And in the end, This bad boy was 70 feet long,

10 foot wide, 16 foot tall,

And a whopping 70,000 gallons --

Definitely not Your average fish tank.

Oh, no. They actually employ A marine biologist on staff.

But this tank Was still our baby.

So, from time to time,

We would show up to check on The fish and the tank,

Especially in the beginning Stages right after it was built.

What's happening?

Well, as far as The fish are concerned,

They're settling down A little bit

Now that we've had them In the tank for a few days.

We have blue tangs,

Nurse sharks, French grunts.

You want to check out the rest Of what we got going on?

Yeah, definitely.

Wow. Check out that stingray.

She's friendly, Isn't she?

She's hungry. Like somebody else I know.

[ chuckles ]

We're gonna put the Stingray on exhibit. She's ready to go.

She's happy now. She's in the big house.

Oh, yeah.

This tank is so high-tech that It actually knows how to text.

The levels are monitored By a computer.

When something goes wrong, It actually sends out a text.

The general -- He can't even text.

And one of our tanks can?

[ scoffs ] Unbelievable.

Plus it has Its own filtration room.

And the room That I'm partial to --

The fish kitchen.

It has one dedicated room

To prepare all the food For the fish in the aquarium.

I mean, these fish have, Like, personal chefs,

Like brad pitt Or something.

Just when we thought We conquered the tank,

There was still One final challenge.

The first thing I thought When I heard "Five-foot cross,"

Was "That's taller Than heather."

[ laughs ]

No, no, we're here. We're just Trying to figure out...

So, pastor, when would you Need the cross by?

Wayde: Building the cross in four days? I knew it was gonna be tough.

It needed to be designed, built,

And also needed time to dry So we can put it in the tank.

Plus we had to think about What was already in the tank

And make it look Like it belonged there.

We couldn't just stick it In the tank.

We will take care of you, Whatever we have to do To make it work for you.

How about wayde and I Come personally,

Deliver it, And we install it?

All right, sir. We'll definitely Get it done for you.

We know god's On our side.

[ laughter ]

Brett: we had a lot of Challenges with the church tank.

First was the sheer size And scope of the project.

Second, the challenge of Building a cross in four days.

And finally, since I wasn't Dive-certified at this point,

Wayde would have to Install this on his own

And in front of a crowd.

And my boy hates crowds.

To make this cross, We first built a wooden frame.

We cover it with epoxy

To waterproof the wood And to give it a weathered look.

Once that's dry, We could start painting it,

Then cover it In manufactured coral,

Which is modeled After real coral.

Placing the coral on the cross To make it look natural

Is a very artistic process.

And with the cross construction Finished,

Wayde and I set off to dallas To personally deliver the piece.

I know We worked on this tank,

But when I saw it again In person,

This thing is freaking huge, So impressive.

I know, right?

The cross is here. Hey.

All right.

I think pastor rush Is gonna love that.

You think he's Gonna like that?

I think he's gonna love it.

All right, so let's get This thing in there.

At this point, I wasn't dive-certified,

So wayde Had to do the install.

Here we go. The leotards are coming out.

Is that gonna fit you?

After all these years Of hanging out with wayde,

I still Get a really huge kick

Watching him wiggle in One of those things.

[ laughs ]

You gonna Watch me change?

Inhale on 3. [ inhales deeply ]

[ laughs ]

It's like a seal, But not a navy s.E.A.L.

And there she blows. [ laughs ]

Lordy lord. Ugh!

Oh, my god.

[ grunts ] I can't breathe.

[ grunts ]

Looking good!

It might look like Getting that wet suit on

Was the biggest challenge Of this tank, but it wasn't.

It was wayde's Fear of crowds.

Tell 'em, big guy.

This was definitely the most Challenging moment for me.

The crowd Started to arrive.

Everybody was clapping. All eyes are on me.

I started panicking.

But I still Had to do the install.

The cross was the reason Why everybody was there.

All right, congregation!

[ cheers and applause ]

Today, we're gonna dedicate This aquarium

As a symbol of our labor To our heavenly father.

How about that?

[ cheers and applause ]

We're really happy To be part of this historic day.

For my partner and myself And our atm family,

We just want to say Thank you very much.

Everybody say "Amen."

All: amen.

On the count of three! One, two, three!

All: lower the cross!

[ cheers and applause ]

What you didn't see Is after I got in the tank,

I was so nervous I didn't do all the checkpoints

You're supposed to do When you dive.

And my airline got tangled up.

I was having trouble breathing.

And on top of that, The wooden cross wouldn't sink.

I was flailing around, Trying to breathe,

Trying to sink the cross.

This is exactly what I was Afraid of with the crowds.

So I decided The only thing I can do

Was surface and Take care of both issues.

Dude, I had no idea What was going on.

I just thought you had A bad case of stage fright.

Luckily, once I surfaced,

I realized there was air Trapped underneath the cross.

All we had to do was tip The cross and release the air,

And this solved the problem.

And at the same time, I quickly fixed my air line

So I can finish what I started And get out of the limelight.

[ rhythmic clapping ]

[ cheers and applause ]

I'm just lucky we had to Let the air out of that cross

Because it gave me time To fix my air line.

Nobody was the wiser.

And with that cross In place,

That concluded Over two years of work

On the most challenging build We've ever done.

[ cheers and applause ]

Rickie: that's the way we do it, Baby. [ laughs ]

Dude, we built Some badass tanks.

And that's Just the beginning.

We have some of our best tanks Ever coming at you real soon.

Atm-style, baby.

Yeah!

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