Check out this tank

[wakesetter]

on a side note. the owner filled it with water to test it for leaks and one of the dry wall wise guys put a dozen goldfish in it which quickly died and are now, four months later, sitting on the bottom of the tank in little mold balls. the inside of this tank is just disgusting. I have to drain it, wipe it out, refill it with tap, run it to test for plumbing leaks, drain it again and wait for the RO to refill it for a week.

 

[Hoggn]

Great set-up and I love the cube... Keep the pics coming. I take it that you install tanks for a living?!

 

[wakesetter]

Thanks for the compliments guys. I will keep adding pics.

This house is no holds barred. Top of the line everything. All the wood you see including the front door and stairs is african mohagany. The little rectangle you see on the wall to the left of the tank is for an in wall plasma tv. Some of the ceilings are hard wood and there will be two hot tubs looking out to the ocean. All the big windows in the west side of the house have bends in them like the fish tank. This is going to be a RENTAL HOUSE!!!

 

[wakesetter]

yes I do kgallich. Unfortunately not all of them are as nice as these. But these nice big custom jobs are alot of fun, although they can be a big headache as well. It took me almost 10 hours to install the lights on the cube which resulted in a leaky bulkhead. Now I have to drain half the tank and replace the bulkhead in the bottom of the overflow that the powercords go through. I have tightened it and I am afraid it is going to crack, resulting in a whole lota water coming down rather quickly. I have to climb inside that stand for the cube through a 14" door and crunch up in a little ball to work on it. The stand is 48x48x30 with all the equipment inside it. I am 6'5" so it is quite tight.

 

[wakesetter]

here is another view. The sump in the bottom is 72" long for reference.

 

[wakesetter]

one more view for now

 

[Hoggn]

Any good stories of flooding customers houses because you broke a tank... Please keep the pics coming they look great...

 

[wakesetter]

dude...that is some seriously bad mojo. No bad stories yet...knock on wood. I usually incorporate some kind of drain of possible. Not that it would help if the tank broke. Both of these tanks are hooked up to RO systems on float valves. In the event that it sticks on there is a bulkhead at the top of the sump that runs to the drain line so that i don't ruin the floor or in the case of the dentist office I don't ruin the files located below the tank downstairs.

 

[gumbybc]

rad looking tanks. do you do the woodwork yourself, or sub it out?

 

[LOTUS50GOD]

wow....

 

[wakesetter]

I wish I could do that kind of woodwork. I don't have the time or the talent. The contracter did it for the dentist office and a cabinetmaker did it for the house.

 

[budhaboy]

niiiiice wake.....thanks - keep posting the pics...

 

[Scuba_Dave]

That is one nice setup

 

[wakesetter]

here is a 180 that I did recently in a seafood resteraunt. It is coming along nicely with good sps growth.

 

[wakesetter]

those pics are dark because there is a big window on the other side of the tank which makes it really hard to take daytime pics. I need to go back and take some pics at night so that you can see the while thing.

 

[Hoggn]

Where do you get your LS and supplies from? Tanks look great! I'd love to see your tank at home... Or are you like a mechanic, driving the old beater because to do it for a living!

 

[wakesetter]

here is my tank at home before I moved. When I moved I didn't really take care of it and lost a bunch of stuff. I fragged most of my stuff out before moving so I just need to get pieces form other tanks back and redo the rockwork. I am strongly considering building a 180 room divider between my living room and dining room. There is already a closet there so it shouldn't be too hard.

 

[wakesetter]

cruddy pics. I get my supplies from wholesalers.

 

[wakesetter]

that 180 is my current favorite tank. I usually sit there for at least 10 minutes staring at it before I snap out of it and realize I am wasting time and start cleaning it. Then I sit and stare again. then snap out of it and repeat. The owner loves the tank as it is a great improvement over her old 100 that sat in the same place.

 

[Hoggn]

Great work...If I ever hear of somebody looking to have a tank set up in Ca I'll try to steer them your way... Keep the pics coming.....