Resurrecting an old thread.
So my wife and I are finally building our new house, and lucky me, but I get a 6' by 14' closet and get to do my in-wall
Huzzah!
Okay, so I need some help at the moment with stand design to go along with the in-wall. I plan to just have the builders put it together since they have far more experience than me.
The tank will be a 60"x24"x24", likely from SC Aquariums.
Currently, I plan to have the opening in the wall at 61" long by 30" tall. The width allows some wiggle room to get the tank in and the 30" high should allow me front access. I'll overlap the tank with some trim work to make it look framed.
Depth wise, I expect it to sit on 25", with 4"-6" being the wall itself.
Can someone help provide information on what I need to tell my builders on how to design the stand/inwall portion of this?
(I've read some of the DIY stand threads, but I'm not sure how to proportion it when the front part of the tank will be supported in the wall.)
In addition, I plan to have a ~30 gal sump beneath the tank, preferably without a center brace on the stand for easy access. Lastly, the display tank will have a center overflow in the back center.