100 gallon gc rimless tank-inwall setup

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I received my glass cages tank the other day and here are some pics:

Tank in wall

Glass holes overflow box:

Hole Saw

 

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Specs of tank: Glass cages Black silicone, 48x24x20, starfire front, rimless
Skimmer: ATB small cone skimmer powered by Eheim 1250 pump
Return: Eheim 1262 to 3/4" "fun" pipe or loc line
Overflow: 2 x 1.5" drains-horizontal overflow box made by glass-holes.com
Sump: 30gallon long
Autotop off: Tunze osmolator
Circulation: Vortech MP40w with battery backup and 3/4" sea swirl
Substrate: Perhaps none....debating BB
Bio Filtration: 90 lbs of live rock
Lighting: Aquactinics 2x175w mh (contemplating reeflux 10k or 12k)+ 2x54w T5's
Salt mix: Coralife



I still have a bit of work to do.....

(1) Replace plywood on stand
(2) Buy 1/2" foam insulation at Lowes
(3) Sheetrock/cover area above tank
(4) Re-size opening for new tank height
(5) Hang the lights-Thinking of using drawer glides to move it back and forth (Thanks to octaviousmonk-aka Randy for this idea)
(6) Drill tank-----reserved for Tim's Aquatics.....
(7) Buy some vinyl for the background
(8) replace cracked ceramic shaft in eheim 1250 pump
(9) Plumb it
(10) Think about running a fuge----and/or phosban reactor
(11) Get some egg-crate aka light diffusers
(12) Wire up the ballasts
(13) Maybe have an electrician wire up one more 20A dedicated circuit. I already have one but maybe another one is in order


Then I'm ready to fill it up.....

As far as fish I'm thinking of the following:

(1) Yellow tail damsel
(1) Bengai cardinal
(2) false percula clowns
(1) Yellow Tang


That's it for now......

 

[crox99]

I like it rimeless. Can't wait to see it full.

 

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Thanks....I thought about not going rimless since it's an inwall tank but I like rimless tanks as well. I thought glass cages did a decent job.....on this tank. Not the best silicone job but who is going to notice when it's full.

 

[al0ha]

yeah cant wait to see it!

 

[D1J8Z]

your gonna spend all that money and those are your fish choices???


sweet tank cant wait to see it up and running


Dave

 

[chazertis]

tank looks good. best of luck

 

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Thanks

Chazertis: I love your shallow reef tank! I was really thinking about the stock 16 high they had...

Dave: I just want to keep it simple for now...The Mrs. may want to move soon to another town...better school district.....hopefully that doesn't happen anytime soon.

 

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Looking for some input on keeping the tank inwall versus building a stand in front of the wall I have it in.....since I want to feature the rimless part of the setup.

Or perhaps I can keep it in the wall and leave it open as is so that I can also access the tank from the front.....

Ideas or suggestions welcome........


Thanks.


E

 

[NYreefNoob]

yeah kinda doesnt serve a purpose for a rimless tank to be inwall, build it as a piece of furniture sticking out nd the canopy can be built to ttach to the wall behind it, but then again it is rimless

 

[Bob 1000]

Beautiful rimless tank,,, but behind a wall..
I'd say out in the open..

 

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Now only if I could ever book jhale......I have no skills carpentry that is....

 

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It's been a while since I have updated this thread........I've decided to keep it in the wall.........

Here are some pics.....Still a bit of work to do....

Had to close the opening...Waiting for joint compound to dry so I can sand, prime and paint...

Behind the tank shot....I built a shelf for the aquactinics fixture....Still debating on whether I want to use the hanging kit....Right now I have it 6" above the water....Only downside is that it is not adjustable height wise. Also there isn't much clearance 3" from the wall and about 1/4 of the fan is against the stud...

Decided to use foam board for the background...

Need help in deciding which powerheads I should purchase.....With only 3" of clearance on one side I'm hesitant to purchase the vortech mp40w.....Instead I was thinking of two tunze nano 6055's or maybe two of the newer controllable nano 6125's instead.....

 

[D1J8Z]

the 6055's are contollable..

 

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Yourbedormine: Thanks......I think I am leaning toward the vortechs....

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Great progress dude!

 

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Chief:

Thanks........much more to do......aquascaping is not my forte... I think I'm going BB

 

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Here's the latest pic:

Thanks to Tim for helping me aquascape the tank and for selling me his Tunze 6100...... for a great price.

 

[1UCKY]

Your tank is looking awesome Ernie!!!

 

[grundig5]

Ernie, tank looks great man! I just remembered you sent me a vm the other day and I completely forgot to respond. How are things with the ATB? I never experienced that problem with the shaft, but honestly I didnt like the 1250. It seemed underpowered and was very finicky, so I did get the 1260 pinwheel and like it a lot more. it is much more consistent, recovers faster from food/hand in the tank, and seems to fit the size of the body a bit better. Anyway, nice progress, keep us up to date.