120g in wall started (pics)

mako199 · 01/21/2006, 02:14 PM

Started my 120g Reef. Its going in the basement wall with fish room /storage room

behind it. here's the pics.

mako199 · 01/21/2006, 02:16 PM

conda · 01/21/2006, 02:20 PM

Great start!

What are the tank specs? It looks like a 48x24x24. Throw up some pics of it without the paper cover.

Also, no foam under the tank?

mako199 · 01/21/2006, 02:25 PM

Yes its a 48x24x24 with 2 corner overflows....no foam stand is solid and level and tank is acrylic.

wetWolger · 01/21/2006, 02:26 PM

sweet, i will love to see where this project takes you :-)

rizkeeper · 01/21/2006, 02:27 PM

do peeps still put foam under the tanks? looks great!!!!

glxtrix · 01/21/2006, 02:30 PM

sweet digs, thats going to be nice. cant wait for more pics.

mako199 · 01/21/2006, 02:39 PM

Chad: They do as a precaution in case stand isnt so level and flat or if you have a flat bottom glass tank you have to use foam.

shouldabenacowboy · 01/21/2006, 02:50 PM

Looks good.....keep the pics a coming

SBC

conda · 01/21/2006, 02:52 PM

I used foam on mine since it has a flat bottom. I also put foam under the acrylic sump, but my stand is not nearly as smooth as yours--and a bit off-level too.

Mine too is in-wall in the basement family room I made. 60x24x24.

Petie · 01/21/2006, 03:08 PM

Looks nice, I wish I had done an in wall. Do you thin kthe fish hanging on the wall will make your reef inhabitants nervous?

conda · 01/21/2006, 03:14 PM

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Originally posted by Petie
Do you thin kthe fish hanging on the wall will make your reef inhabitants nervous?

Lol, that's funny. I didn't even see that fish on the wall.

mako199 · 01/21/2006, 03:16 PM

Petie: LOL Good eyes.. its hard to see that fish in the pic. I quess it will keep them in line.

mako199 · 01/22/2006, 12:16 AM

My plan is for sand bottom reef and either ASM G4+ or MRC 3 protien skimmer. Dart closed loop and 2 Luminarc reflectors with XM 250watt 10k bulbs on ice cap ballast with ice cap 660 and 4 actinics. I also have 2 - 20amp circuits wired to the room with the 2- 4ways on the top for the lights and the 2 -4ways on the bottom for everthy thing else.

elephen · 01/22/2006, 12:42 AM

Looks really nice. Where are you going to get your dart at?

mako199 · 01/22/2006, 11:50 AM

elephen: probably Marine depot. $218

MAreefer1 · 01/22/2006, 12:26 PM

cant wait to see it filled and stocked~!

robilium · 01/22/2006, 01:23 PM

Subscribed

mako199 · 01/25/2006, 09:00 PM

Well I'm going to be hanging drywall this weekend. Hanging drywall is no problem but I'm not really looking forward to tapeing and sanding it. Once I get that done I have more unfun stuff like priming and painting everything including the stand and floor.

Took some pics of my 20 amp GFCI's and standard 20 amp outlets. Each 4way outlet will have one GFCI and one standard outlet but they will be wired so both outlets in each 4way trip at the same time. (man those GFCI's are expensive)

My old Specterpure RO/DI and 55gal reservoir. The RO is going in the laundry room next door above the sink and I plan to pipe a 1/4 line to this reservoir in here next to sump. The line will go 20ft along the ceiling so I'm not sure if its going to work. If any one knows please let me know.

My one Luminarc.....getting another soon...its used...needs polishing.

I have a icecap 660 and all the wiring and bulbs but it looks like a tight fit with the 2 Luminarcs. Was planing on putting 2 of the bulbs in the very front and 2 in the very back..maybe at an angle towards the middle of the tank. As long as it doesn't block the luminarc to bad.

abfleck · 01/25/2006, 09:02 PM

Looking good! Cant wait to see the final outcome!

Sindjin · 01/25/2006, 09:04 PM

WOw...Im impressed and jealous! We cant have basements in Florida. Damn Coral beds!

Looks good!

Cody Ray · 01/25/2006, 09:15 PM

Very impressive!

just an FYI, some companies will void a warrenty if you use foam under their aquariums! However, this only applies if you use their stand, if you don't the warrenty is void anyways

mako199 · 01/25/2006, 09:16 PM

Sindjin: but you have a lot of other things reef related that we dont have up here in the snow.....just got 10 inches of white stuff on friday. You can probably get your own substrate from your backyard..LOL

chetrod · 01/25/2006, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mako199
Sindjin: but you have a lot of other things reef related that we dont have up here in the snow.....just got 10 inches of white stuff on friday. You can probably get your own substate from your backyard..LOL

Tank room looking good. Being in tampa has its reward, such as mangroves, hermits and snails. macroalgea. The bad thing is that the LFS stores are at a minimum. I just got back from chicago and the stores there were awsome compared to the stored down here

mako199 · 01/25/2006, 09:30 PM

But it comes at a price.......very high prices.

01/21/2006, 02:14 PM	#1
mako199 Tankless! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cary, IL Posts: 806	120g in wall started (pics) Started my 120g Reef. Its going in the basement wall with fish room /storage room behind it. here's the pics. __________________ Mike _____________ Click the Homepage link for my (just another) 120g in wall thread. Current Tank Info: 40g Lizard tank

01/21/2006, 02:16 PM	#2
mako199 Tankless! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cary, IL Posts: 806	More __________________ Mike _____________ Click the Homepage link for my (just another) 120g in wall thread. Current Tank Info: 40g Lizard tank

01/21/2006, 02:25 PM	#4
mako199 Tankless! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cary, IL Posts: 806	Yes its a 48x24x24 with 2 corner overflows....no foam stand is solid and level and tank is acrylic. __________________ Mike _____________ Click the Homepage link for my (just another) 120g in wall thread. Current Tank Info: 40g Lizard tank

01/21/2006, 02:26 PM	#5
wetWolger Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,955	sweet, i will love to see where this project takes you :-) __________________ cheers, jent d-_-b Current Tank Info: 66gal = 32x24x20

01/21/2006, 02:39 PM	#8
mako199 Tankless! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cary, IL Posts: 806	Chad: They do as a precaution in case stand isnt so level and flat or if you have a flat bottom glass tank you have to use foam. __________________ Mike _____________ Click the Homepage link for my (just another) 120g in wall thread. Current Tank Info: 40g Lizard tank

01/21/2006, 02:20 PM	#3
conda Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Birchrunville, Pennsylvania Posts: 538	Great start! What are the tank specs? It looks like a 48x24x24. Throw up some pics of it without the paper cover. Also, no foam under the tank?

01/21/2006, 02:27 PM	#6
rizkeeper Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 319	do peeps still put foam under the tanks? looks great!!!!

01/21/2006, 02:30 PM	#7
glxtrix Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 882	sweet digs, thats going to be nice. cant wait for more pics.

01/21/2006, 02:50 PM	#9
shouldabenacowboy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Where am I today? Posts: 529	Looks good.....keep the pics a coming SBC __________________ They're selling make believe, and I don't buy that anymore They're trying to put an end to guys like me - Gary Allan Cuz there aint nothing funny when a soldier cries - John Michael Montgomery

01/21/2006, 02:52 PM	#10
conda Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Birchrunville, Pennsylvania Posts: 538	I used foam on mine since it has a flat bottom. I also put foam under the acrylic sump, but my stand is not nearly as smooth as yours--and a bit off-level too. Mine too is in-wall in the basement family room I made. 60x24x24.

01/21/2006, 03:08 PM	#11
Petie Home for the unusual! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 146	Looks nice, I wish I had done an in wall. Do you thin kthe fish hanging on the wall will make your reef inhabitants nervous? __________________ Cherish (Yes it is the name on my birth certificate and NO i'm not a stripper!) Abnormality is the Normality for this Locality. :) Boycott Shampoo! Demand real Poo! Current Tank Info: Gone since the second flood 8-07

01/21/2006, 03:16 PM	#13
mako199 Tankless! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cary, IL Posts: 806	Petie: LOL Good eyes.. its hard to see that fish in the pic. I quess it will keep them in line. __________________ Mike _____________ Click the Homepage link for my (just another) 120g in wall thread. Current Tank Info: 40g Lizard tank

01/22/2006, 12:16 AM	#14
mako199 Tankless! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cary, IL Posts: 806	My plan is for sand bottom reef and either ASM G4+ or MRC 3 protien skimmer. Dart closed loop and 2 Luminarc reflectors with XM 250watt 10k bulbs on ice cap ballast with ice cap 660 and 4 actinics. I also have 2 - 20amp circuits wired to the room with the 2- 4ways on the top for the lights and the 2 -4ways on the bottom for everthy thing else. __________________ Mike _____________ Click the Homepage link for my (just another) 120g in wall thread. Current Tank Info: 40g Lizard tank Last edited by mako199; 01/22/2006 at 12:36 AM.

01/22/2006, 12:42 AM	#15
elephen Moved On Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: kc Posts: 2,763	Looks really nice. Where are you going to get your dart at?

01/22/2006, 11:50 AM	#16
mako199 Tankless! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cary, IL Posts: 806	elephen: probably Marine depot. $218 __________________ Mike _____________ Click the Homepage link for my (just another) 120g in wall thread. Current Tank Info: 40g Lizard tank

01/22/2006, 12:26 PM	#17
MAreefer1 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MA Posts: 769	cant wait to see it filled and stocked~! __________________ BRS Current Tank Info: 75 gallons of SW,55 main 20 gallon fuge

01/22/2006, 01:23 PM	#18
robilium Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 340	Subscribed __________________ New Red Sea Reefer 350 Build Thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=23733275&posted=1#post23733275 Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 350 - New Build!

01/25/2006, 09:00 PM	#19
mako199 Tankless! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cary, IL Posts: 806	Well I'm going to be hanging drywall this weekend. Hanging drywall is no problem but I'm not really looking forward to tapeing and sanding it. Once I get that done I have more unfun stuff like priming and painting everything including the stand and floor. Took some pics of my 20 amp GFCI's and standard 20 amp outlets. Each 4way outlet will have one GFCI and one standard outlet but they will be wired so both outlets in each 4way trip at the same time. (man those GFCI's are expensive) My old Specterpure RO/DI and 55gal reservoir. The RO is going in the laundry room next door above the sink and I plan to pipe a 1/4 line to this reservoir in here next to sump. The line will go 20ft along the ceiling so I'm not sure if its going to work. If any one knows please let me know. My one Luminarc.....getting another soon...its used...needs polishing. I have a icecap 660 and all the wiring and bulbs but it looks like a tight fit with the 2 Luminarcs. Was planing on putting 2 of the bulbs in the very front and 2 in the very back..maybe at an angle towards the middle of the tank. As long as it doesn't block the luminarc to bad. __________________ Mike _____________ Click the Homepage link for my (just another) 120g in wall thread. Current Tank Info: 40g Lizard tank Last edited by mako199; 01/25/2006 at 09:45 PM.

01/25/2006, 09:02 PM	#20
abfleck Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lake in the Hills, IL Posts: 3,773	Looking good! Cant wait to see the final outcome! __________________ ((((((((((((((((29 Gallon Reef, 10 gallon sump/Fuge, Tunze Nano Skimmer, Precision Marine media reactor, 250 watt MH with XM 20K and two VHO actinics)))))))))))))))))0 Current Tank Info: 29 rr

01/25/2006, 09:04 PM	#21
Sindjin Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,436	WOw...Im impressed and jealous! We cant have basements in Florida. Damn Coral beds! Looks good! __________________ SeaTest Hydrometer?.... $8.00 Seachem Marine Test Kit? ...$24.00 The look on my wife's face as I'm staring out into our 35 acre lake and wondering how much salt I'll need?... Priceless. Current Tank Info: 120 gallon, DIY Stand & Canopy, 2-250w 14ks w/ 2- 110 VHO actinics, ASM G-3, 50g sump, 46x tank turnover.

01/25/2006, 09:15 PM	#22
Cody Ray Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 5,101	Very impressive! just an FYI, some companies will void a warrenty if you use foam under their aquariums! However, this only applies if you use their stand, if you don't the warrenty is void anyways __________________ Limit 1 stupid question per day Current Tank Info: Mr. Aqua 7.5g bowfront

01/25/2006, 09:16 PM	#23
mako199 Tankless! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cary, IL Posts: 806	Sindjin: but you have a lot of other things reef related that we dont have up here in the snow.....just got 10 inches of white stuff on friday. You can probably get your own substrate from your backyard..LOL __________________ Mike _____________ Click the Homepage link for my (just another) 120g in wall thread. Current Tank Info: 40g Lizard tank Last edited by mako199; 01/25/2006 at 09:43 PM.

01/25/2006, 09:30 PM	#25
mako199 Tankless! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cary, IL Posts: 806	But it comes at a price.......very high prices. __________________ Mike _____________ Click the Homepage link for my (just another) 120g in wall thread. Current Tank Info: 40g Lizard tank