After reading "Gone Solar" and some other threads here I've decided to give it a go myself. The fact that we were putting a new roof on the building during my planning worked out perfect.
There was a bathroom that had been sealed off for over 20 years by the old owners. I had tried to break into it but the doors had been nailed in and finished off to look like a regular wall. As they tore out the old roof we were able to get into the room through the roof and kick the door open from the inside. It turned out to be 2 seperate very small bathrooms. We have no need for more bathrooms and they are very small so we really had no need for the extra floor space. So I decided to use them for a new in-wall tank. I've always liked in-wall tanks so here was my chance to built my own.
The tank measures 78"L x 30"D x 24"H which comes out to about 243 gallons. Its 78" long because it has a false wall for the over flow. I'll post a picture later so you can see what I'm talking about. Tank is drilled on the bottom for a CL.
Equiptment that I have so far.....
snapper for return pump
hammerhead to be used with a 4 way OceansMotions
Ac/Jr with Dc8, temp and PH probe
90 gallon sump
3 14" solatubes
still looking for a skimmer and some actinics.....
This is a view of the wall where the tank will sit
this is a view of the roomfrom the back
this is when we broke the door down
There was a bathroom that had been sealed off for over 20 years by the old owners. I had tried to break into it but the doors had been nailed in and finished off to look like a regular wall. As they tore out the old roof we were able to get into the room through the roof and kick the door open from the inside. It turned out to be 2 seperate very small bathrooms. We have no need for more bathrooms and they are very small so we really had no need for the extra floor space. So I decided to use them for a new in-wall tank. I've always liked in-wall tanks so here was my chance to built my own.
The tank measures 78"L x 30"D x 24"H which comes out to about 243 gallons. Its 78" long because it has a false wall for the over flow. I'll post a picture later so you can see what I'm talking about. Tank is drilled on the bottom for a CL.
Equiptment that I have so far.....
snapper for return pump
hammerhead to be used with a 4 way OceansMotions
Ac/Jr with Dc8, temp and PH probe
90 gallon sump
3 14" solatubes
still looking for a skimmer and some actinics.....
This is a view of the wall where the tank will sit
this is a view of the roomfrom the back
this is when we broke the door down
it will just light the tank.
