built in reef tank in wall of new home

[ReefStar]

I will be building a new home shortly. I am going to have my reef tank (125 or 150) built into the wall of my home office. Does anyone have any plans or a url to reference me to for plans and suggestions on how to do this? I will have a large sump in the basement along with ballasts,skimmer,etc.

any help is appreciated!
Thanks!

 

[Anonymous]

I'll give you a link to our Boston Reefers club forum. There's a guy there who just finished installing his 125 into a wall in hi house. Pics are included. He's a carpenter. I bet he can help you find plans.

Link:
http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=3d5a8fc2a85cb8ee7632b77c09be5ee4&threadid=65695

 

[Jeff Hood]

Check out my site

I have some pics of the construction and my sump arangement. Link is at the top.


Jeff

 

[eodjj]

I've been dreaming about this for a long time and hope to build one in a few years... try these links, it seemed to work for this fellow...

BUILDING A 500 GALLON AQUARIUM WITH A COST BREAK DOWN (GARF)

500 GALLON AQUARIUM - I MADE IT MYSELF WINNER (GARF)

 

[M.E.Milz]

I am taking a slightly different approach. Although the tank will be set up in front of the wall like a typical set-up, I will attempt to make it look as if it is built in by:

1) Building out the ceiling above the tank (to conceal the lighting ballasts);

2) Adding vertical posts bewteen the floor and the ceiling at each corner of the tank. The posts will be notched to fit over the corner of the tank and the stand. The back posts will also fill the gap between the wall and the back of teh tank/stand;

3) Continuing the baseboard and the crown molding around the base of the stand and the new ceiling section, respectively.

I did not have the option of placing the tank behind/through the wall, so I tried to create the same illusion by making it look like the wall follows the perimeter of the tank. Another advantage is that I can also make side panels of the tank visible.

 

[SteveP]

Check this out.

http://www.rockcanyon.com/reef/

Steve
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[pathos]

Hey Joe I am an architectural designer and i'd be glad to provide you with some sketches or drawings. I have been thinking about this very thing for a while now.

Send me a private email if you like and we can discuss it further.