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

We build tanks from scratch In countless shapes and sizes.

When someone comes to us With an antique, a vehicle,

Or one of their Prized possessions

And says "Tank this,"

That's when wayde's eyes

Roll into the back Of his head.

We want this trailer To be a fish tank.

A fish tank Out of a refrigerator.

A pinball machine.

An old coffin.

I mean, is that doable? We could 100% do it.

Wayde: When we tank an object,

A lot of work goes Into the transformation.

There's a lot Of different wires here.

And when we're asked

To turn ordinary things Into amazing tanks,

We only have one chance To get it right.

Frankie: oh!

So, join us as we review The craziest items we've tanked.

Oh, my god!

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.

Surprise! Surprise!

Oh, my gosh!

Our family is the number-one Aquarium builder in the world.

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...

[ beeping ]

...We can build it.

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

Captions paid for by Discovery communications

First up on "Tank this!"

Is our visit to pizza port In san diego.

They wanted Something unique

That would really bring The ocean feeling

To their new location that was Still under construction.

Brett: so we met them At another pizza port location

To hear What they wanted to tank.

So, what do you got In mind?

I was thinking A giant pint glass.

Ethan: I was thinking Something bigger.

How about we put a tank

In one of these fermenters Over here?

Wayde: What's a fermenter?

That's where the beer sits The most amount of time in.

We want something crazy.

You want it that big, huh?

It was a 20-foot-tall Steel mountain.

Yeah, and we had To turn it into a tank.

Brett: The mammoth fermenter had to be Supported from above and below

To hold the weight of the tank.

We cut two large viewing windows And a porthole.

The top of this 11-foot-tall Stainless-steel tower

Can be hoisted up By a pulley system

To allow for easy access Into the tank.

And if all this wasn't enough,

Redneck was able to rig the tank To pour a cold brew.

Wayde: Pizza port delivered us

The 800-pound fermenter In no time.

We had to saw open This $11,000 monster

Without making any wrong cuts.

We're gonna have to access this Above and below

Once the aquarium's set in here.

I haven't been That nervous

Since my first date With heather.

You were nervous? Eh.

Dude, I'm telling heather.

Normally, you would cut a piece Of steel with a saw like that,

The piece would fall right out.

And this one didn't even budge When I knocked on it.

That was the moment that I knew

That this tank was a much Bigger job than I realized.

Brett, hold this.

Ah.

[ metal clatters ]

What is that?

I think That's another layer.

It turns out,

There's multiple layers Inside of a fermenter.

The outside layer is steel, Then foam,

Then the inside layer Is steel,

And somewhere In between that,

There's cooling And heating coils.

Why don't we put A plasma cutter on it?

It would cut through this Like butter.

Bzzzz!

Bzzz!

A plasma cutter Splits atoms

To cut through anything.

Yeah, and it gets Up to 30,000 degrees to do it.

This had to be done From the inside,

So I jumped in And did it myself.

Whoa, whoa! Stop, stop!

Stop! Wayde!

Fire!

I didn't even realize

The plasma cutter almost burnt The whole building down.

And I was trapped inside.

Joe: wayde! Stop!

Stop! Wayde!

Wayde, stop! It's a fire!

[bleep]

It's too dangerous.

Wayde: did you have a fire? Yeah.

Now we have a mountain of steel

With a hole burnt in the side, But we're lucky.

Things could have gone A lot differently.

It took hours to scrape out All those layers by hand.

That fermenter was like An onion.

Glad I missed that one.

Yeah. You missed them all.

After we hand-scraped The foam out,

I had to cut the coils And the final layer of steel.

Robin: There it is. It's free.

Wayde: Beautiful! Nice.

Well, we finally Got all that done,

And I didn't destroy The fermenter or myself.

That's the thing About tank formation.

When we tank something,

You never know What you're gonna get

Or what problems You're gonna face.

Luckily, we're able To continue building that tank.

Then we went All the way back down

To san diego For the install.

Let's get this job Rolling!

We're good.

Wayde: The next challenge we faced,

There was just no room In that fermenter

For all the filtration,

Especially since redneck Had to figure out

How to actually Make it dispense beer, too.

Redneck: you know, One way or another,

We are gonna get beer Out of this fermenter.

Redneck hooked up a line From a nearby keg

And ran it Into the fermenter.

I think redneck might consider Getting beer out of this tank

His greatest accomplishment.

He had tubes going Every which way.

Ah.

How's that?

Ah.

Look. He's smiling. It's about time.

Thank god.

If I knew that, I would have Got him beer earlier.

Let's see What we got first.

Clown fish And a green chromis.

Would you like a pitcher Of pakistani red?

Yes, I would, sir. There you go.

Pakistani butterfly.

Wow. They're gonna love These fish, huh?

The fish were in,

And there was nothing left to do But see if our client approved

What we had done To their fermenter.

It's amazing! Oh, my gosh!

Yeah!

That's so crazy. Wow!

I cannot believe they turned That fermenter into an aquarium.

It's just to die for.

Wayde: the tank is 10 feet tall And weighs over a ton.

You nailed it. You nailed it.

Brett: oh! I like that!

I think you guys owe each other A beer for that, right, huh?

It is just beautiful, With the lighting and the fish.

It's amazing.

Brett: As hard as it was

To turn a beer fermenter Into an aquarium,

The result was a work of art.

Gina: This is the coolest thing ever!

Everyone was ready To celebrate over this tank.

Yeah, but here's something You didn't get to see.

Well, gina...

[ laughing ] I've got a surprise for you.

And I want you to follow me. I want to show you something.

The whole family -- why don't You guys go follow him?

Go follow, guys.

No way!

See, you didn't get Your pint glass.

I wanted you to get Your pint glass.

Brett: gina had her heart set On a beer mug tank,

So her husband secretly asked us To build a second aquarium,

And she flipped.

It's a little smaller Than what you were thinking.

I'm gonna cry.

Seriously.

[ laughs ]

Thank you. Thank you, guys.

It was cool To see her like that.

It was like when we had Our child or something.

We basically gave birth To a tank.

Dude, don't worry.

The baby weight Will come off soon.

[ laughs ]

Brett: Coming up on "Tank this!" --

A behind-the-scenes problem That kept us up all night.

Let's me and you try To get the forklift out.

Push!

Keep going!

Today, we're looking back

At some of the craziest objects That we turned into tanks.

Yeah, and nothing's More nerve racking

Than when a customer gives you An irreplaceable or rare object

And says, "Tank this."

We have a vintage car.

Ron: The car is the antique.

So, our nerves were racked

When the owners of The malibu winery presented us

With one Of their collection.

Wayde: Pull it off. Let's go.

It's a wagon! Oh, my god.

No duh it's a wagon.

This thing is cool. That's what it is.

There's no way This is holding an aquarium.

That wagon looked like it can Barely hold a bowl of water,

Let alone A 3,000-pound tank.

Redneck's got to look At it.

We got to do A weight test on it.

But...Doesn't look So good right now.

The only way we knew What we were in for

Was to fill barrels with sand To match the weight of the tank,

And then we placed it Into the wagon

To see if it could hold The weight.

The aquarium is about 3,600 pounds with water.

This thing's got to hold At least that amount of weight.

All right, hold the barrel. Back up, redneck.

Frankie: Bring it down. Easy.

Right there, right there. So far, so good.

Yeah, so far, But that's only one barrel.

Listen, if that barrel goes, It'll crush frankie.

Frankie: right there. Right there. Right there.

If the wagon didn't hold,

We would have nothing To make into an aquarium.

Yeah, and we'd have To explain

How we smashed A skeletal old wagon.

Dude, that thing is, Like, bending.

It's bending?

Frankie: Easy. Right there.

Redneck: I'm not sure What this thing's gonna do.

[ creaking ]

Frankie: oh! Oh!

What? Oh!

Oh, man.

I can still feel my heart In the pit of my stomach.

Never before have we destroyed A client's property.

Agnes: robert, You think we can fix it?

What?

No, I'm good, But I'm not that good.

I called "Not it" first.

That means He didn't have

To call the client With the bad news.

So we made agnes do it.

Hi, mr. Selmer. How are you?

And we made redneck get A new wagon.

Agnes: Come on, redneck! Push!

Redneck: I am!

We can even do Some dancing on it!

What are you guys doing? Square dancing?

This one's gonna hold.

It's still Kind of crickety.

It's a better wagon.

The old one Was a hay wagon.

It was designed just to go out And feed hay in the field.

This one is actually designed To hold barrels,

So it's a more-stronger Wagon.

Way stronger.

Rednecks know About wagons, huh?

Oh, yeah.

This thing Is redneck certified.

Now here's something That you haven't seen before.

The truth is, I wasn't 100% sure about this wagon

Until we took it to our friends Over at stage house

And they helped us Reinforce it.

We got to make sure It's good with the water weight

And the shifting And everything of the ground.

We got to make sure Everything is accounted for,

Or it's not leaving.

Even though this wagon Was sturdier,

It didn't have the support Of the steel stands

That we use under our tanks.

When you turn an object Into a tank,

You have to turn it

Into a support system For the tank, too.

Robin: I put a steel frame Inside of that.

Just put in a real beefy Steel structure in here.

Okay.

So, by the time I'm done with this,

It's gonna hold Three times the weight

Redneck needs it to hold.

I know what I'm doing Is gonna work,

But I want you to sleep, Too.

[ laughs ] All right?

That'd be nice.

Brett: so, as you just saw, No antique wagon in the world

Could hold the weight Of an aquarium.

So, we started by welding steel To the bottom of the frame.

Next, we built A hidden compartment

To squirrel away The plumbing and filtration.

A weatherproof canopy,

Tropical fish, And authentic wine barrels

Turn this primitive wagon

Into an elegant showpiece For the winery.

With all that sorted out, It was time to install the tank.

But at the installation, There was another problem.

We didn't realize The soft ground wouldn't be able

To handle the weight Of the forklift.

You think if I drive It won't sink as much?

[ beeping ]

[ laughs ]

There was no time to waste Trying to pull it out.

We had to carry this one by hand Across the mud.

Watch your feet Coming around, guys.

There's all sorts Of obstacles.

Redneck, Watch your left leg.

All right. That's good. Yep.

Bring it down. Keep coming.

That tank weighed A quarter of a ton.

A forklift sure would Have been nice.

Oh, I'm sore just thinking About that install.

[ all grunting ]

Come on. My end's up. Hold on.

Hold on.

[ all grunting ]

Push.

We had all types of problems

On the installation Of this tank,

And here's some of the issues That you haven't seen before.

Especially after seeing How soggy the grass was

And how much we sunk in,

It was important that The tank setup was very stable.

If it poured rain, We needed to be sure

That the tank and the fish Wouldn't float away.

All right, robin, I got a question for you.

These are gonna be The supports

That's gonna support the front Of the tank from going over.

What I've done

Is I've put adjustable feet On the bottom of this.

I'm gonna put Pressure on it

So there's always tension On there.

So, this ties Into the other steel frame.

Yeah. Everything ties together, So it's one, solid unit.

All right, beautiful.

All right, Continue putting this in.

Let's get the pads in.

Let's me and you try To get the forklift out.

Let's try.

Aw! Redneck thought he was gonna Get some sleep that night.

[ chuckles ] Yeah. Well, we all did.

I slept like a rock.

I'm gonna have the truck Come in here.

Just gonna have them Push it?

When we pulled on the grass With the truck,

I saw dollar signs going by.

We already bought A second wagon.

I didn't want to spend Thousands of dollars on sod.

You're on it.

Push.

Keep going.

Redneck: a little more. Almost.

You got it.

There. You got it.

Keep going. Yeah.

The next day, all we had to do Was get the fish in.

Are we ready To show this thing?

Go get 'em. All right. Let's do this.

After one broken wagon And lots of engineering --

And the mud-pit problem. Yeah.

It was finally time To show the client

Their brand-new Vintage aquarium.

Oh, my god!

This is amazing!

Ron: unbelievable, huh?

Lisa: oh, wow!

You did it. You absolutely did it.

I think this is amazing. I love what you did here.

We're sorry About the first wagon.

Ron: It's actually even bigger.

It's a little over 15 feet long.

Tank is 340 gallons.

You're looking about 4,000 pounds sitting here.

Brett: you notice we have A lot of the light green fish,

And those guys are called Green chromis.

They like To school together.

And those are supposed To represent

A bunch of green grapes

That you guys grow Here on your vineyard.

We have the magnificent Foxface fish in there.

We have The green bird wrasse.

The green bird wrasse Has a long beak,

And it actually looks Like a bird.

I can assure you

That this will be The focal point of malibu wines.

Wayde: promise me something. Brett: what's that?

Promise me that's The last antique we tank.

If I was to promise you that, My nose would start to grow.

Okay, pinocchio.

Coming up on this Special "Tank this!" episode...

You want it to spin?

...Some never-before-seen Footage.

I can make it spin. Look.

Dude, You're gonna get him upset.

Hey, what are you doing?

Playing games again? I'm building tanks

On the "Tanked" app! How do I do it?

All you got to do is go To animalplanet.Com/tankedapp.

Yeah? Yeah!

Yeah! Yeah!

You know, We're on the cutting edge

Of interior-design trends.

Everybody's Repurposing things --

Old doors into tables, Ladders into shelving.

Vintage bakery cases Into aquariums.

Exactly.

Today, we're revisiting

Some of the coolest objects We've tanked.

Freeds bakery is the biggest Bakery in nevada.

Max: we opened in 1959.

It was actually my grandparents That opened it originally.

We just want Something astounding --

Something that represents Who we are,

Which is, you know, The best in vegas.

When they asked For a bakery-case aquarium

To promote their wedding cakes, It seemed easy enough...

We used to have a case Just like this.

It had kind of A nostalgic look to it.

You know, a little retro, A little vintage.

Maybe we can recreate Something like it.

Well, Until you opened your mouth.

You know what I think We should do?

I think we should make it spin Like that one's spinning.

Underwater?

It's not like these objects We turn into tanks

Function the same way Once we fill them up with water.

So here's the kicker -- What we're also thinking

Is we'd really like To fill it with cakes,

And not just any cakes -- Freeds cakes.

If you guys Can make it spin,

You can get those cakes In there, you got me.

All right.

So I found the bakery case.

No problem.

[ horn honking ]

Yo! Check it out!

Where, exactly, Do you find this stuff?

Dude, I got a guy.

I got it at some yard.

It was a yard,

And they had all kinds of, You know, appliances.

Took you the whole day To do this?

Took me a long time To find this yard.

Let's look at it. Take it off.

I bet you there was a lot of Good cake in this thing, huh?

I'm telling you right now -- It's not going in your office.

Okay? Keep it up.

[ grunts ]

We hadn't told redneck The plan yet.

Well, if I remember correctly, He took it well.

You're not remembering Correctly.

I told this guy That we could make,

Like, a spinning pastry shelf Inside the aquarium.

You promised --

Yep. He did.

You got this much room, And you want it to spin?

I think you should do it.

I'll figure it out.

If you can promise it, You should figure it out.

He's got a point, there.

When will redneck Stop getting angry

About my ambitious ideas?

As soon as you figure out How to help him

To make Your ideas into reality.

I helped him. Remember?

You get a lazy susan,

You put the cakes On the lazy susan,

And then you find something Up top with a mechanism,

And that makes the thing spin -- A rod that runs through.

Find a thing up top With a mechanism.

Yeah, It's that easy, right?

Why do you always Do this to me?

Because I like to challenge Your ingenuity.

[ both chuckle ]

Hey, red.

I can make it spin. Look.

Wayde: dude, you're gonna Get him upset.

We put our big ideas On paper,

And everything Came together.

The bakery tank Turned out really cool,

But it wasn't a piece of cake Getting it done.

First, we had to hollow out A bakery display case,

Outfit it with 1 1/2-inch-thick acrylic,

And we added A cool detail.

The door To the display case opens

To give you a better view Of the custom cakes we built.

And, of course, we put a spin On our typical aquarium

By having the cakes rotate Underwater on acrylic shelving.

Finally, we sprinkled in Colorful fish

To accent The beautiful pastries.

While redneck gutted That case,

The acrylic tank And cake shelves

Were put together.

And redneck Even whipped up

Some beautiful silicone cakes For the display.

Yeah, As they say in vegas,

Silicone can make things More beautiful.

[ chuckles ]

Remember how we got Those shelves to spin?

A motor.

Yeah, a thing on top With a mechanism,

Just like I said.

See? I do a lot more around here Than people give me credit for.

[ scoffs ] Okay, lazy susan.

We got the shelves spinning, Added some vintage touches,

And went back to freeds To install it.

A little more. Right there. Good.

Beautiful!

There you go. Use some of them muscles.

Do you guys need a sample?

No, I'm good. Let's go.

I got it. You got it?

Watch the customers. I know.

Straight down. Keep going.

I think We're ready to roll.

It's looking really good.

These fish, With their markings --

They look like The decoration on the cake.

It was time to see If our client approved.

Come on and check out Your new aquarium.

My god, guys, That's -- ahh!

That is incredible.

Dude, it looks amazing.

This tank is almost 8 feet tall, 1,200 pounds,

And has over 50 fish.

It reminds me Of the old cake cases.

I love the spinning aspect Of it.

We didn't even talk About the door opening.

I think That's an awesome detail.

Wayde: you know, you're gonna be Behind the counter.

People are gonna Walk over here and say,

"You know what, I'd like to have --

Whoa!"

Brett: some of the fish That we have here

Are representative Of what you do.

The first fish we have Is the yellow fish,

Which is called A lemonpeel.

That represents, you know, The lemon tarts, lemon meringue,

All the different Lemon flavors

That you guys create Here in the bakery.

We also have A powder blue tang,

Which represents The powdered sugar

That you guys use

On some of your different Cookies and cakes.

It's absolutely incredible, Guys.

The fact that you guys Actually got

A real refrigerator in here --

That's super nostalgic For me, guys.

The icing on the cake Right here.

I hate to admit it To you --

Those spinning shelves Took that tank to another level.

Dude, my wheels Are always turning.

Brett: and now it's time For a quick fish fact.

Just like a bakery display

And 120 gallons of water Don't typically mix...

Brett: So, which fish is known

To have an unlikely friendship With sharks?

The answer is "B," pilot fish.

Since pilot fish eat the Parasite that feed on sharks,

In return, The sharks don't eat them.

And as they hang out all day,

It keeps the pilot fish safe From other predators.

Now, that is one killer team.

When somebody hands us An ordinary object

And says, "Tank this," It could make our heads spin.

You remember that time We needed a pinball machine?

Yep.

[ machines dinging ]

Or when we had to find The authentic 1950s jukebox?

And to find the perfect Vintage popcorn popper,

I took frankie Across town with me

To a place called fun city.

Its entire business is devoted To making popcorn equipment.

You could look At a manley over here.

They're out of business now, But they had a 75% share

Of the movie-theater-popcorn Business.

I kind of like The name "Manley."

Kind of like me. [ snickers ]

Dude, That doesn't fit at all.

Neither did this machine.

I mean, if I looked At that right there,

It kind of looks like it could Have been a jukebox at one time.

I got Some gold medal equipment.

Gold medal -- they're The largest manufacturer.

One thing I will say --

I got a thorough lesson In popcorn equipment that day.

Yes, you did.

But I don't think This is really gonna make

An impact in the store.

I think these are definitely Too small.

I -- me, too.

Who knew There were so many types

Of popcorn machines To choose from?

This is a cretors profiteer.

Cretors is the company

That actually invented The popcorn machine.

Okay.

It's all made In america.

It's handmade.

You're talking A top-line quality.

That's definitely the one.

We had that mission 100% under control.

Frankie: holy [bleep]

You didn't strap it in?

Make that 99% under control.

Oh! Holy [bleep]

Ugh!

Some pieces fell off,

And the glass on the inside Cracked.

Did we bend the metal?

I think it bent, yeah.

My perfect machine Was in pieces,

Which meant Double the work.

For redneck, that is.

So, some of this Fell apart...

[ items clatter ]

...While we were coming Over here.

Frankie hit a speed bump. The thing -- bop!

I did tie it down.

Not very good, obviously.

[ chuckles ]

Luck was on our side That day.

Yeah, redneck lost his voice, And he had no way to yell at us.

Oh, you still can't talk?

[ both chuckle ]

Huh?

Okay, look. It's got to work.

You need To reinforce this

With some kind of steel Of some sort,

Unless you think It's gonna hold the weight!

But I'm thinking These legs right here

Might have to be -- I know --

Might have to be big, Thick legs!

I put a lot On redneck's plate.

And you couldn't resist Going one step further.

She wants it to look like It's popping popcorn!

What do you got? You got any ideas for me?

A roll of paper towels?

No. Okay.

Starts with what?

Give me, like, a -- Starts with a letter.

"T"?

Okay.

Towel?

Tall.

Round?

Tall.

Tall tube.

Tube! Oh! Tube!

Okay. What do you want to do With the tube?

Fan?

So you want to put A fan underneath,

And then you want it to -- Bup, bup, bup --

Put popcorn and blow?

Wow. You're good.

You must have been Good at charades.

I was good at charades.

When you're done, Give me a shout, okay?

No, no, better yet -- Send me a letter.

[ laughs ]

Brett: once we had a plan, We gutted the machine,

Reinforced The existing steel stand,

Then replaced And fitted the popper

With an acrylic aquarium.

A compact filter In the back of the tank

Leaves room underneath For a popcorn dispenser

Where customers can try samples.

Above the dispenser, Our center insert simulates

Kernels popping Out of a handmade kettle.

Lastly, we added white And yellow popcorn-colored fish

To swim around Their updated, vintage home.

So, we knew That we needed a fan

To blow the popcorn up the tube In the center of the tank.

This thing had to look like It was actually popping popcorn.

Frankie, Plug one of the fans in.

Let's start With the little fan.

General: is it on?

[ chuckles ] It's not even moving.

Where's the other fan?

That's a little bit better. It's still not good.

We're getting there.

I don't think A fan's gonna work.

What are you gonna use?

After an hour messing around With these little fans,

It finally occurred to me.

Leaf blower.

Oh, that'll work. Frankie: oh, yeah.

We need more in there.

Too much!

That ain't right, guys.

There you go.

[ laughs ]

Whoa!

It was an ingenious idea

Once we tamped it down With a filter.

Let me ask you a question.

Is that popcorn In your ear?

[ laughs ]

[ both groan ]

What's wrong with you?

Wayde: we finally Had everything figured out

And ready to install.

Let's get the water in.

Easy, guys. Easy.

Beautiful.

Brett: almost done?

I'm done up here.

I found One hell of a popper.

Yeah, and we tanked it.

Yeah, and we made one Popcorn-loving girl very happy.

That's great! [ chuckles ]

Thank you so much! Do you love it?

Oh, my gosh, I love it!

That is so crazy!

It is fabulous.

I'm really speechless about it.

It is just right down To every detail,

And I'm a freak like that.

It's doing everything That we talked about,

Except popping.

Go, wayde. Show her how it works.

All right, here we go. 3, 2, 1...

Oh, my gosh! It's great!

Heather: That looks awesome!

Oh, my gosh!

Laurie: I think the fish are amazed,

'cause they're just sitting There looking at it, too,

Like, "I wonder if we're Gonna get some of this."

[ laughs ]

Brett: admit it --

We couldn't have made The tank look as good

If we didn't use A real machine.

There's a kernel Of truth to that.

Coming up on this Special "Tank this!" episode...

You know what displays items Is a vending machine.

I can't put a fish tank In this whole thing.

Just use A little ingenuity.

Wayde: and in some Never-before-seen footage,

You'll see how it took more than Soda to make this tank sweet.

[ groans ]

On this special "Tank this!" episode,

We're gonna take a break from Our unique and massive builds

To look back At some of our unusual objects

We turned Into eye-popping tanks.

Our friends At reeftop aquariums

Have an amazing selection Of live coral reef,

And they wanted a tank to show Off their colorful products.

You know what displays items Is a vending machine.

That doesn't display. It's candy and soda.

But it displays the candy, It displays the sodas,

And then you're able To purchase them.

Dude, I had no idea Where you were going with this.

I was imagining

Chunks of broken coral Dispensing from this thing.

They kind of have The same thought.

They want to display Their corals

So people can purchase them, Correct?

Obviously, We can't make a coral

Spit out through The vending machine.

Don't push it. Don't even push it.

That I know we can't do. That I know we can't do.

But what I'm saying

Is that you guys want To display a product.

Right.

A vending machine Displays product.

You put the coral Inside of it,

And then people realize That they can get it.

It looks like it's inside The vending machine.

Where you gonna get A vending machine?

Dude, I got a guy.

You got a guy?

You and your dad Are like two peas in a pod.

Well, that's my guy.

[ chuckles ] Are you kidding me?

No. That's my guy -- My dad.

I was gonna give him a call. He always helps me out.

You know, Without you and your dad,

This build would have went A lot smoother.

What do you mean?

My dad was the one That found the vending machine.

Exactly.

General: I got a steal of deal From seaga.

I mean, They sent in something.

You're always getting Steals of a deal.

Well, I'm telling you --

They sent in something That I can't believe.

Is it big? How big is it?

It's big.

It's got three compartments, And it's state of the art.

Just look at this.

Roger: that's big.

General: it's big.

It's got everything -- Candy, soda, snacks.

It's got everything.

Irwin, that's not -- That's not what I wanted.

It's like three Separate machines in one.

I wanted one machine!

Yeah, But it is one machine,

But you didn't say That you want one product!

[ groans ]

The plan was to gut the machine, Rewire it,

And make room for the plumbing, But when the general came out

And showed me The deal that he got,

My work doubled.

Look how big it is!

You could -- Just use a little ingenuity.

He's not expecting Something like this.

Neither was I. [ chuckles ]

Brett: the vending machine The general found

Had three separate components.

We gutted two And fitted them with aquariums.

The last section had to house The soda-dispensing mechanism

And all of our plumbing,

But we made it work.

Leaving That soda compartment

On the bottom of the machine Operable and intact wasn't easy.

We were trying to conserve As much space as possible

So we can fit the tanks.

But you know all about

Squeezing as much as you can Into a small space.

Take your shirt, For instance.

In this never-before-seen Footage,

You'll see it took Much more than soda

To make this machine sweet.

I see some lights.

That's the whole Change thing, right?

So how much Is it set for?

Got it set for $1.

$1? Yeah.

[ scoffs ] When I was a kid, Soda was, like, 35 cents.

How much was it with you? 15¢.

15¢?

Sodas for 15¢?

Roger's, like, prehistoric.

All right. Let's test it out.

Hey, if you show me this works, I'll buy you a soda.

You'll buy me a soda?

Yes.

[ coins clink ] I hear clicking.

Hold on. Hold on. I want d7.

[ can thuds ] There it goes.

Ahh.

There's your soda.

Nice.

It's cold, too.

Let's get The tanks in here,

And let's Get this thing rolling.

Thanks for the soda.

[ chuckles ] Hey.

You said You were buying me one!

We packed it up, And we were off to florida

To the largest Marine-aquarium conference

In the biz.

Our clients Wanted to debut

Their vending-machine Tank there.

Look at that, dude. That's a green brain.

Look how awesome that is. Look at the colors.

There you go. He's got a nice little spot.

Placing coral Is really an art form.

They all have specific places They like to live.

Correct, and, you know, The stony corals,

They would go up top,

And, like, the brains,

They would be nested Between the rocks.

See how it fits right in

And looks like it's growing Out of the rock?

Ready for some fish.

To make this tank Extra special,

We added some of Their favorite fish

To complement the corals -- Sea horses.

We finished up, And it looked amazing.

Oh, wow!

Raymond: oh, wow.

I think this tank Is outrageous.

It exceeds Our expectation.

We told you we were gonna Make you a vending machine,

And that's what we did.

Wayde: You got two custom tanks.

The top tank With all the corals.

This tank here Is a seahorse tank.

We did a beautiful window On the side of this tank.

It's the shape of a seahorse.

And we made it A fully-stocked soda machine.

That's amazing, guys.

You know what? Let me buy you a drink.

Go ahead.

What is it, a dollar?

Yeah, d-0. [ keypad beeps ]

[ can thudding ]

Wow!

[ all shouting indistinctly ]

The tank is outrageous.

I'm amazed that they did it In this short period of time.

These guys really Came through for us.

Awesome!

[ cheers and applause ]

Brett: coming up on this Special "Tank this!" episode...

A bass drum Would be fantastic.

That's a problem.

And some never-before-seen Footage.

This is going out right now. They're packing it right now.

I know, but I'm not letting this Go out this way, guys.

So far, you've seen

Much of what it takes To turn something into a tank

On this special "Tank this!" episode.

Wayde: Yeah, like a beer fermenter.

Fish tank.

An old-time wooden wagon. Fish tank.

A cake-display case. Fish tank.

Popcorn And vending machines.

Fish tanks.

And now it's time To announce

Our most challenging Aquarium transformation ever.

Drum roll, please.

A bass drum Would be fantastic.

They wanted a tank shaped Like a bass drum,

Surrounded By the rest of the drum set.

Everything was going fine, Until...

Is there any way we can make The bass drum still function

And have fish in it?

I'm sure there's a way We could do that.

I mean...

Without hurting The fish?

Fish are sensitive To noise and vibrations,

And you just suggested That we turn their home

Into a working drum?

Dude, if you can dream it, We can drum it.

[ sighs ] [ laughs ]

Making it play? That's a problem.

I don't think it is.

We can make it play.

Can you ever Just keep your mouth shut?

Absolutely not.

But with even having To make a drum play,

You're probably saying,

"I've seen them face Bigger challenges."

It's what came next in our shop That rocked our socks off.

And not in a good way.

Drums, drums, drums.

This one's drums.

Why is there 86 boxes?

There's supposed to be One drum here.

Steven must have made A mistake.

This isn't right.

General: no problem. Here. Just cut it right here.

Steve. It's wayde.

I think there's a mix up With the delivery.

Well, What do you want us to do?

So what did he you say?

He wants all of them To be a tank.

He wants to set them up, a tank, A tank, a tank, and a tank.

And he wants All of them working.

One tank Turned into eight tanks.

The most we've ever done For one aquarium setup.

Yeah. And they all had to play!

Redneck: have you put A drum together before?

No.

Have you? No.

We build tanks. Not drums.

It took six of us all afternoon To put this together.

[ chuckles ]

This was one Complicated jigsaw puzzle.

I don't even see the hole That it goes into.

It's upside down.

We finally figured out how To build most of the drum set.

Then we had to build

Exact replicas Of these drums in acrylic.

To do that, we made The molds out of wood.

Yeah, the shapes Had to be perfect,

Or the rest of the pieces Of the drum set

Wouldn't fit Back together.

Cylinder tanks Are hard to build, too.

It takes multiple Trips to the oven

To get them Formed correctly.

You have to start the curve, Pull it out,

Prep the next part of the curve While it's still soft,

And continue the process Until it's fully rounded.

We decided to make

The bottom four drums Saltwater tanks,

And hide the filtration Under a steel-stand stage.

The top four drums Were freshwater goldfish tanks.

No filtration was needed,

So no ugly pipes Would be showing.

We still Had to figure out

How to attach dozens of pieces To our drum-replica tanks.

This was more difficult

Than putting barbie's dream House together for my kids.

[ laughs ]

You guys come up With an idea yet?

Oh, these got Prongs behind it, too, huh?

Yeah.

And it sits Off of the tank.

I want it to look As real as possible.

The client said They want it to be,

Like, exactly like Their drum set.

So what We were thinking is,

Redneck could drill Two little holes in it,

They can sit.

It's a lot of work to do All these all the way around.

But it'll look Like a real drum set.

He's got 10.

On each drum. 10 per each drum.

If that's the case, Then we got to start moving.

It was tedious, But we wasted no time

Getting the drum hardware Onto the acrylic

To make these drums Look authentic.

You forgot One important thing.

What? Making them play.

Oh, yeah, yeah. You were on that.

We decided to mount Electronic drum pads

On the top of the tanks.

That way, nobody would Be banging on the acrylic.

Yeah, But even with the pads,

We still needed To address the issue

With the noise And the vibration.

You know? To keep the fish safe?

I downloaded this app -- It shows vibration and noise.

If we take the foam --

Let's say we cut little pieces, If we could, right?

And we glue the pieces down Around it.

Automatic drummer up here.

Oh, look at that. None.

Brett: with everything built, Molded, and made fish safe,

We thought We were home free.

Nope.

Dude, Why is that so high?

This is the way It's laid out on stage?

Yeah.

And these are staying Up here?

Yep. That's the way It was built.

We can't do that, Dude.

I mean, These things are so high,

And it's supposed to be As realistic as possible.

Dude, They're down here.

Let me see if you were Sitting down playing the drums.

Yeah, exactly. You see what I'm saying?

It would be Kind of difficult, right?

This is going out Right now.

They're packing it Right now.

I know, but I'm not letting This go out this way, guys.

They need To be down further.

Take it off.

Take the other one out?

What if we go like this?

Wayde: there you go. See?

Now try to play that With your left hand.

Exactly. And now that. Which is better?

This is way better.

So all these need To be exactly like that one.

We got to do this now.

Yeah, dude, the truck's In the parking lot.

Get fernando over here Right now.

Drill that out right now.

Get this done so we can Get this all sealed up

And get this On the truck.

Okay. All right?

Brett: With the drums ready to rock,

We headed down to florida For the install.

[ grunts ]

One, two, three.

For such a complicated tank, This install went pretty smooth.

Yeah, it's always Too good to be true.

Yeah.

Hoops, line it up.

Hey, we got a big problem. These things aren't lining up.

Dude, it was lined up At the shop.

What do you mean It's not lining up?

We're about an inch and a half, Two inches off.

Listen, you better line it up Or you're gonna be

Two inches off your head When I'm done with you.

Kyle, what are you doing Down under there?

Did you put the drums The right way?

I think I did.

Oh, god. You think you --

What side was the drain and Return supposed to be on, kyle?

The drains are supposed To be on the inside,

Next to each other.

Yeah, well, guess what? They're on the outside.

So what does that mean?

The drums are backwards. They need to be flipped.

Wayde: you mean this drum Has to go on this side

And this one Has to go on that side?

Exactly. That's great.

We get to this point, now,

And now we got To break it all down.

Now we got to break it all down, Pull it all out.

Couldn't figure that out Earlier?

Kyle: no.

Brett: Hoops is pretty lucky

That we had a lot of roadies On this gig.

Yeah, and we were able to get

This eight-piece tank set Ready for its solo.

Come on in.

Oh, my gosh.

Oh, my gosh!

You guys nailed it.

We were Supposed to do one,

And then you guys sent us crate After box after box after box.

Wayde: there's eight Custom tanks here.

We wanted to match The yamaha drum set.

We made one piece With one seam.

So every one of these tanks Have just one seam in it.

You have About 120 gallons total.

It's about 1,000 pounds of water Sitting up here,

So it's a heavy drum set.

Steven: That is unbelievable.

They don't play, Do they?

You can play this thing Right now,

And the fish Will be fine.

[ laughs ] Let's play it.

Let's rock and roll.

Oh, my gosh.

[ upbeat blues music plays ]

[ music ends ]

Yeah, bobby!

[ cheers and applause ]

Good job, guys.

This wraps up our special "Tank this!" episode.

We've taken on Some pretty ambitious builds,

And stretched Our imaginations

In order to fit tanks Into the craziest objects.

Although these builds

Have presented Unprecedented challenges...

Wayde, stop! Stop!

Stop! Wayde!

Frankie: oh!

It's not working.

Yeah, nothing beats Our client's happy faces

When they realize That we pulled this off.

No way!

Oh, my gosh! I love it!

My god, guys, That's -- aah!

That is incredible.

Oh, my gosh.

Oh, my gosh!