markitekt
Active member
Hey guys,
So after 2 busy years of working and rehabbing our new house, I finally got around to start work on the tank setup. I bought a new tank about a year ago and it has been sitting in my garage since then, waiting for me to finish work on the basement. The tank is a peninsula style setup with the external overflow on the narrow, far side. I ended up putting the tank in a corner anyhow, so I painted the back wall black. Dimensions are 84x48x30h. It will be lit with 3x400MH and 4x110 VHO. The sump is an 8 foot 240g acrylic tank that will be sitting in a separate room. I plan on installing a surge tank, mounted from the ceiling in the adjacent room with all plumbing out of sight. I will also try to automate the water changes by using a 300g water storage tank. Top-off will be easy since my fish room has running water and the RO filter will be permanently running on a float valve. I've had plenty of time to think things through, now it's time to get to work.
Here's some crappy phone pics I took over time. Excuse the messy garage, I'm slowly cleaning up. I just build the stand a few weeks ago and still have to put finishing touches on it. At least the tank is in the house, whew.
So after 2 busy years of working and rehabbing our new house, I finally got around to start work on the tank setup. I bought a new tank about a year ago and it has been sitting in my garage since then, waiting for me to finish work on the basement. The tank is a peninsula style setup with the external overflow on the narrow, far side. I ended up putting the tank in a corner anyhow, so I painted the back wall black. Dimensions are 84x48x30h. It will be lit with 3x400MH and 4x110 VHO. The sump is an 8 foot 240g acrylic tank that will be sitting in a separate room. I plan on installing a surge tank, mounted from the ceiling in the adjacent room with all plumbing out of sight. I will also try to automate the water changes by using a 300g water storage tank. Top-off will be easy since my fish room has running water and the RO filter will be permanently running on a float valve. I've had plenty of time to think things through, now it's time to get to work.
Here's some crappy phone pics I took over time. Excuse the messy garage, I'm slowly cleaning up. I just build the stand a few weeks ago and still have to put finishing touches on it. At least the tank is in the house, whew.
