300 acrylic with bar
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murfman
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Been working on the wall, getting it dry walled and the bead board skirt in place. The bead board is glued down with liquid nails directly to the vertical legs. The dry wall was just put up over the framing. Damn ceiling is not straight. Doors will be cut in to the front top and I may go with cabinet doors or build my own, still haven’t decided on that one. The bead board will be trimmed out with and inside corner joining the BB and the wall on the left. A center strip where the two panels meet and an outside corner on the right, wrapping around to the hallway.
Down the new hallway;
Down the new hallway;
murfman
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I didn’t take any pictures of the electrical upgrade but I ran 12-3 from my power box in to my utility room. From there I ran it along a steel I beam and in to the air inlet for the furnace, following the thermostat wires. Then I went through a joist and fed the wire down and through a fire break and in to a hole cut in the ceiling (3 holes actually). I also ran my ¼†water line from my RO/DI unit through the same area.
I ran two GFCI boxes, one will power the lighting since 3 X 400W MH pulls about 13 Amps and the other will power the heater and pumps. One of the GFCI is daisy chained with two other outlets, one directly under it for the pumps;
One on the other side of the tank for easier access to an outlet. I will also still have access to the home wired outlets;
View from out the back door;
The orange chords are the lights from the ballasts. Those will go away once the Lumenarc IIIs are in place and the ballasts are in their final location. (on the floor right now)
I ran two GFCI boxes, one will power the lighting since 3 X 400W MH pulls about 13 Amps and the other will power the heater and pumps. One of the GFCI is daisy chained with two other outlets, one directly under it for the pumps;
One on the other side of the tank for easier access to an outlet. I will also still have access to the home wired outlets;
View from out the back door;
The orange chords are the lights from the ballasts. Those will go away once the Lumenarc IIIs are in place and the ballasts are in their final location. (on the floor right now)
Untamed12
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Looking great! What is the bar material going to be? Are you working on it already somewhere else?
I'm struck by one key thing that you've done very differently. I refused to start up my tank until I had completed all that drywall/painting etc. around the tank. It must be more difficult doing all that stuff now with an operating tank right in the middle.
I'm struck by one key thing that you've done very differently. I refused to start up my tank until I had completed all that drywall/painting etc. around the tank. It must be more difficult doing all that stuff now with an operating tank right in the middle.
LobsterMan
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Looking great.
murfman
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Haven't bought the wood yet, they keep it in stock down at our local unfinished furniture store. I will cut it and dry fit it with biscuits and then take it to a woodworking shop to either finish myself or have them do it in a dust free environment(way too much dog hair here)
I will cover the tank and will be using a sander that attaches to a shop vac for the sanding part.
murfman
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I built the bar with the help of one of my neighbors. It is 11 5/8 wide by 1 5/8 thick Brazilian Cherry. It weighs a ton!!!! I had the corners cut at 45* and we used a dowel jig to drill 3 holes for ½†dowels. This was to align the boards on the 90* corner.
I used some toggle bolts that had depressions routed in to the bottom of the corner. This is what they use to secure formica counter tops.
We cut a radius using an Instant Ocean salt bucket top at the corner. This will keep people from catching the corner with their wait or hip and feeling immense pain. I also cut another radius the same diameter at the very end of the bar on the short side of the tank.
I used some toggle bolts that had depressions routed in to the bottom of the corner. This is what they use to secure formica counter tops.
We cut a radius using an Instant Ocean salt bucket top at the corner. This will keep people from catching the corner with their wait or hip and feeling immense pain. I also cut another radius the same diameter at the very end of the bar on the short side of the tank.
matt & pam
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Are you skipping front access?
mcliffy2
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Looking really nice. I'm guessing you'll want front access - its hard to work from the back because the only way to see what you are doing is top down. Also, the bar makes a nice platform to stand on while you are working I've found 
I do like the clean look too - possibly you could do basic modern doors (i.e. no crown molding) that are flush with dry wall, and that would maintain the clean lines?
I do like the clean look too - possibly you could do basic modern doors (i.e. no crown molding) that are flush with dry wall, and that would maintain the clean lines?
reefermike1
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sweet setup, i dig the bar design! if it were me id want some cushier chairs as often as id be sitting there.
Martin's Reef
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murf,
tank looks great. I will be down this weekend and i will bring the bulbs. I would love to se the tank if you have time.
Martin
tank looks great. I will be down this weekend and i will bring the bulbs. I would love to se the tank if you have time.
Martin
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