Hey folks,
So, after being on this site for exactly a year on 4/16, I bought a house (for the tank, my wife thinks it was because we wanted more room), and began planning my tank.
I've torn out a small coat closet in the living room and will basically be extending the closet out and putting the tank in wall.
I'll be cutting out the carpet in the area of the new interior fish room and placing the stand directly on the concrete, after I seal it. On the back wall of the room, I'll mount my RO/DI unit, a sub-panel, any controllers, etc. There will be two new 20amp circuits dedicated to the fish room.
The tank will be viewable from the front and from one side, so it will be a corner mount. Not being a professional framer or drywaller, this should prove to be a challenge, but I love a challenge!
I have a monster beckett skimmer (can be seen in the gallery) that is upgradeable to a dual. Not sure if/when I'll be doing that, as I think it should handle a 180 with a moderate fish load just fine. It's 40" tall. My auto-topoff will be designed in the next couple of weeks as will the sump. Sump will most likely be a 60gallon that I'll drill three times, one outlet for the skimmer, one for the calcium reactor (that I dont have yet), and one for the return pump.
I purchased a 72" 3x250watt MH canopy from someone here with two VHO's. That will be suspended from the ceiling with some mechanism that will allow me to raise or lower it for tank service and cleaning.
In the ceiling, there will be an AC duct extended to the room, an attic vent fan, and an outlet for the lighting fans to connect to the single exhause duct that will run from the room to a pre-existing vent or a new vent, depending on whether or not the span will be too long. I'll be afixing two high volume fans to blow across the water surface also to aid in cooling. I know this sounds insane, but I'm trying to go sans-chiller. SoCal Edison has already gotten theirs from me, and didnt even bother buying me a drink first or calling me the day after. :fun1: :sad1:
Anyway, here it goes:
:
I found a drain to the tub from the bathroom next door. Wondering if I can figure out a way to use it, or if I should use it. I have a septic tank, no sewer.
More to come later! :wavehand:
So, after being on this site for exactly a year on 4/16, I bought a house (for the tank, my wife thinks it was because we wanted more room), and began planning my tank.
I've torn out a small coat closet in the living room and will basically be extending the closet out and putting the tank in wall.
I'll be cutting out the carpet in the area of the new interior fish room and placing the stand directly on the concrete, after I seal it. On the back wall of the room, I'll mount my RO/DI unit, a sub-panel, any controllers, etc. There will be two new 20amp circuits dedicated to the fish room.
The tank will be viewable from the front and from one side, so it will be a corner mount. Not being a professional framer or drywaller, this should prove to be a challenge, but I love a challenge!
I have a monster beckett skimmer (can be seen in the gallery) that is upgradeable to a dual. Not sure if/when I'll be doing that, as I think it should handle a 180 with a moderate fish load just fine. It's 40" tall. My auto-topoff will be designed in the next couple of weeks as will the sump. Sump will most likely be a 60gallon that I'll drill three times, one outlet for the skimmer, one for the calcium reactor (that I dont have yet), and one for the return pump.
I purchased a 72" 3x250watt MH canopy from someone here with two VHO's. That will be suspended from the ceiling with some mechanism that will allow me to raise or lower it for tank service and cleaning.
In the ceiling, there will be an AC duct extended to the room, an attic vent fan, and an outlet for the lighting fans to connect to the single exhause duct that will run from the room to a pre-existing vent or a new vent, depending on whether or not the span will be too long. I'll be afixing two high volume fans to blow across the water surface also to aid in cooling. I know this sounds insane, but I'm trying to go sans-chiller. SoCal Edison has already gotten theirs from me, and didnt even bother buying me a drink first or calling me the day after. :fun1: :sad1:
Anyway, here it goes:
:
I found a drain to the tub from the bathroom next door. Wondering if I can figure out a way to use it, or if I should use it. I have a septic tank, no sewer.
More to come later! :wavehand:
