CaravanShaka
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The project has begun!
Tank will be built between my office and dining room. I won't physically attach the tank to the wall, but the stand has a 4" overhang that will rest on the 12" header I had my builder put in at 40" high in the wall. Dining room side will only be a picture frame around the tank, while the office side will have cabinetry with removable faces (magnets)
Main Details:
Tank and Sump are being built by Concept Aquariums out of Canada. Surprisingly, even after shipping, they had the best pricing and everyone I have read that has a tank from them raves about their quality. http://www.conceptaquariums.ca/index.php/custom-aquariums/custom-aquariums.html
Tank: 60x30x25, starphire front and back panes, 3" eurobracing, external overflow on the 30" side
Sump: 48x22x16, 4 chambers (Sump, Fuge, Frags, Return)...note that the pics show a 55" long sump, but decided I didn't need that much room, so take the 7" out of the middle
Stand is a 1.5" square steel frame built by a fellow DFWMAS member
Other Equipment:
Lighting will be DIY LED, likely using CNCreef heatsinks, meanwell drivers, and Cree Lumia 5.2 arrays
2 MP40's for flow
2 Jebao DC6000 return pumps, both T'd off for reactors and a water change outlet
SR Octopus Prime 200 skimmer (not yet out, but pre-ordered)
dual BRS reactors for carbon/gfo as needed
Bubble Magus doser and BRS 2-part
Apex controller with dual EB8's, breakout box, and auto-feeder
BRS Fiji dry rock, will probably be lightly aquascaped since it goes between the wall
So far, I have ordered the tank, sump, and the stand. I have begun constructing the framing for the cabinetry, and added some cabinet lighting on a switch on the american DJ panel. The entire cabinet frame has been coated in a generous coating of Kilz primer, and the side of the cabinetry that faces the tank will see that treatment as well. I will be covering the drywall from the tank down with a plastic sheeting to protect it from splashes. I will also be adding venting to the top of the cabinetry with 4 120mm fans to push/pull air.
Here are some pictures:
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View from my front door as you walk in:
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frame in place:
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Close up of right side with DJ switch panel and lighting on:
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Tank will be built between my office and dining room. I won't physically attach the tank to the wall, but the stand has a 4" overhang that will rest on the 12" header I had my builder put in at 40" high in the wall. Dining room side will only be a picture frame around the tank, while the office side will have cabinetry with removable faces (magnets)
Main Details:
Tank and Sump are being built by Concept Aquariums out of Canada. Surprisingly, even after shipping, they had the best pricing and everyone I have read that has a tank from them raves about their quality. http://www.conceptaquariums.ca/index.php/custom-aquariums/custom-aquariums.html
Tank: 60x30x25, starphire front and back panes, 3" eurobracing, external overflow on the 30" side
Sump: 48x22x16, 4 chambers (Sump, Fuge, Frags, Return)...note that the pics show a 55" long sump, but decided I didn't need that much room, so take the 7" out of the middle
Stand is a 1.5" square steel frame built by a fellow DFWMAS member
Other Equipment:
Lighting will be DIY LED, likely using CNCreef heatsinks, meanwell drivers, and Cree Lumia 5.2 arrays
2 MP40's for flow
2 Jebao DC6000 return pumps, both T'd off for reactors and a water change outlet
SR Octopus Prime 200 skimmer (not yet out, but pre-ordered)
dual BRS reactors for carbon/gfo as needed
Bubble Magus doser and BRS 2-part
Apex controller with dual EB8's, breakout box, and auto-feeder
BRS Fiji dry rock, will probably be lightly aquascaped since it goes between the wall
So far, I have ordered the tank, sump, and the stand. I have begun constructing the framing for the cabinetry, and added some cabinet lighting on a switch on the american DJ panel. The entire cabinet frame has been coated in a generous coating of Kilz primer, and the side of the cabinetry that faces the tank will see that treatment as well. I will be covering the drywall from the tank down with a plastic sheeting to protect it from splashes. I will also be adding venting to the top of the cabinetry with 4 120mm fans to push/pull air.
Here are some pictures:
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View from my front door as you walk in:
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frame in place:
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Close up of right side with DJ switch panel and lighting on:
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