hemi Posted January 14, 2010 Author Share Posted January 14, 2010 so what are your plans with this cutsom housing I have been working on it for the past 5 months I have a picture of it from about a month ago.It kinda dwarfs the tank but it is cool. Link to comment
Mustang Boy Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 post the pic post the pic post the pic post the pic Link to comment
Mustang Boy Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 that thing will hold a TON of lights for that little bitty tank you might have too much lighting lol. and looking good i bet you will be very happy with it Link to comment
hemi Posted January 14, 2010 Author Share Posted January 14, 2010 I have some very good plans for this.I didnt get to design a reef tank into the house I am in now,But I have drawn up the plans for this house and I am building it with the help of my brother when he isnt working.So be looking for a up comeing built-in thread!!! Link to comment
Mustang Boy Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 very nice so what size reef tank are you building into the house Link to comment
hemi Posted January 14, 2010 Author Share Posted January 14, 2010 Well it wont be huge.I had a 220g and it was just a pain,So I am thinking smaller but well thought out.I am getting ready to plumb and wire the house so it is time to get something layed out. Link to comment
Jake42393 Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 go for like 100 at least! Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 go for like 100 at least! +1! Link to comment
Mustang Boy Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 you should look into solatubes for lighting of that tank your going to build into the house. Link to comment
hemi Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 Ya I looked into them about 5 years ago.It is a option I will look into some more.I am think 2 to 3 smaller tanks rangeing from 30 to 60 gallon all plumbed through out the house shareing one sump setup. Link to comment
Mustang Boy Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 that would be pretty neat you could have a solatube(or 2 depending on tank size) for each tank and if your already getting them for the tank you can look into getting them for your lighting needs for part of all of the house. it would definitely save you a decent amount of money Link to comment
RyanR1212 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 yo build a nice 125 into that shiit!! make it nice man.. make sure the floor though isnt wood cuz the saltwater will f it up and with my experiences it gets pretty messy Link to comment
hemi Posted January 16, 2010 Author Share Posted January 16, 2010 I am doing a test run tonight to see how my temp and evaporation is in the morning.I am going to run it with freshwater for 12 hours with a single 13w bulb over it for the test. Link to comment
Mustang Boy Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 i think the tank looks really good i would fill it with 2-3(or more) different zoas Link to comment
hemi Posted January 16, 2010 Author Share Posted January 16, 2010 I am still undecided on what one coral will go in it.I only want one single frag so I can see how well it will do with out haveing to compete (I would say space BUT)with another one. Link to comment
fiddly_foo Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Really nice start did you end up cleaning up the fuge sump area in back..? And the light hood going along good..Well good luck on the tank look foward to watching this tank grow week by week.. Link to comment
hemi Posted January 16, 2010 Author Share Posted January 16, 2010 The tank with light on is running 82.5 with it 4" above water and 86.2 right above the water.I am going to start working on a fan type chiller for this in the next few days,Or I might have to just break down and run a fuge off the back for alittle more volume.I really dont want to do that though. Link to comment
hemi Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 It seems like some people in the contest doesnt want to share there plans so the build starts over! I might give up some pictures soon I dont know yet. Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 It seems like some people in the contest doesnt want to share there plans so the build starts over! I might give up some pictures soon I dont know yet. Link to comment
hemi Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 Sump is done!! Almost still have to paint and put screens in. Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Sump is done!! Almost still have to paint and put screens in. Awesome! Link to comment
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