who built their own in-wall tank...

[StupidsReef]

Hey TheCheat, you might want to get into contact with IMLON2. He has a 240 in-wall tank. He's built a stand or two for local reefers, we just fininshed one last night and are still working on another. His work is really good, but he is slower than a salted slug due to life itself. He lives to do stuff like in-wall tanks, or aleast come up with the ideas on doing it.

 

[Im Lon 2]

Here is my work in progress..

Here is the design for behind the tank. It is for the most part complete but hard to get a good picture.

I also built my stand (I believe 42") tall for the same reason tetra9999 said.

At first I wished I would have built doors above my tank, now that it is setup and I'm not always having to get inside the tank moving rock work around, I'm glad I didn't put the access doors on front. The only down side it makes it a little harder to clean (Caroline Algae), but not impossible

You are more than welcome to stop by any time and see how I built mine too, to help give you ideas, some times seeing makes more since.

Another things to be thinking about is a way to vent the fish room, having a sink or drain in my fish room would have been good to.

 

[TheCheat]

That's awesome! love the drawing. I'm a big fan of sketches and schematics, being a former engineer.
I will attempt to set aside some time pretty soon to do a mini tank-tour of my own to get some visual ideas.
I appreciate all your offers guys. Thanks!
~B

 

[gholtmeyer]

Im Lon 2

great drawing, I am going to file that away when I do my in-wall tank. Could you add arrows to show direction of water flow? Please?

 

[aroundtuit]

I building my first Inwall. Here's a the plan I drew up

Top, Back, and end view of stand

View from front, including the finished wall

Note: There are some mistakes. For example, in the drawing I figured the tank as 60" long. Its actually 60-1/2. I forgot to account for the trim! Also, the double 2x4's all have a piece of 1/2" plywood sandwiched between them.

 

[Im Lon 2]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6770655#post6770655 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gholtmeyer
Im Lon 2

great drawing, I am going to file that away when I do my in-wall tank. Could you add arrows to show direction of water flow? Please?

Thanks!! The 3" pipe is the drain the rest are returns. That is the only thing I changed in that picture, was the way my return go back to the tank.

 

[TheCheat]

I think I've finally sourced a 125g tank and lighting.

Still looking for a nice skimmer, though.
Anybody have suggestions that won't break the bank?
anything for sale locally perhaps?

Thanks,
B

 

[rgpennell]

Walk In Tank

Walk In Tank

When I was looking through the threads I origonally read this one to read "who built their own walk-in tank" and thought WOW that is interesting! :eek1:

I guess it helps to drink your coffee before trying to read these things.

By the way, if anyone is building a walk in tank - that is something I'd like to see! :lol:

Rob

 

[DrBDC]

I think zilla might be considered that. Some of these 450's going up might be called sit in's.

 

[TheCheat]

well, it'll be *sort of* walk-in. there will be a door to the fish room, does that count?

Just 20 more days until the project gets going! Woohoo!