Any pics of front access to an inwall build?

[Editour2]

Regarding my current "œin-wall" build on a 215 gallon tank:
I am debating building a front access panel vs. a picture frame view. In both instances the front pane of the tank will be flush to the wall/sheetrock and there will be access to the sides and rear of the tank through an adjacent fish room. Any pictures of your front access design would be helpful.
My concerns are the following: a) aesthetics of the front access panel vs. b) accessibility from only the rear.
What are the advantages, disadvantages etc..

 

[roktsintst]

you can look through my thread and there should be some pictures of my front access in wall...

 

[Editour2]

Do you have a link to your post?

 

[Untamed12]

If you pick this up on pg. 6, you'll see my version of a front access door in what would otherwise just look like a wall.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=28436&page=6

 

[Ward1]

Regarding my current "œin-wall" build on a 215 gallon tank:
I am debating building a front access panel vs. a picture frame view. In both instances the front pane of the tank will be flush to the wall/sheetrock and there will be access to the sides and rear of the tank through an adjacent fish room. Any pictures of your front access design would be helpful.
My concerns are the following: a) aesthetics of the front access panel vs. b) accessibility from only the rear.
What are the advantages, disadvantages etc..

My tank is over three hundred gallons with one acccess side. Two negatives are 1. cleaning the glass 2. Reaching over to places corals and move rock.

I got over the glass problem using an algae free scraper. ( wish I had discovered sooner).

The picture frame side looks amazing so it's a tough call. It's a pain the a.. to lean over that much tank to move stuff and the squeeze tongs can only do so much. If or when I do it again I will probably do a tank that comes off of a wall so that you can walk around three sides of the tank.

Also, one thing I paid a lot of attention to was the height of the tank..Beacause of viewing and more importantly for clearence for the equipment underneath ( skimmer operating depth, height e.t.c) It's all a lot of fun though.

 

[Editour2]

Untamed: that looks fantastic. My situation is very different: the front of the tank would be sitting flush on a 16 foot wall. The tank will be 2 feet from the end of the wall, and end kind of in the middle of the rest of the wall. I am trying to hide the seams that would be associated with a front access panel. Your panel ends exactly where the wall ends.

 

[aqua man]

this is mine

this is mine

bad picture but mi best

 

[aqua man]

this is mine

this is mine

hope it works this time

 

[Editour2]

Aqua Man: thanks for the photo's. Is that a wood panel above the tank? Swing out with hinges?

 

[aqua man]

yes it his i have acces front and back pictures are bad but gives you an idea

 

[Lightsluvr]

I decided to let my tank project into the room by 8". This allows nice viewing from the side of the tank...it also made for room to frame (like a picture) but not sunken back into the wall.

Just one way to do it...

LL

 

[Editour2]

Lightsluvr: that's really nice.....My tank will be flush to the wall and I want a front access panel above the tank. I only want to frame out the tank and do not want to accentuate the front access panel. Any ideas?