Hop's 300 gallon in-wall build - Page 10

Hop · #**226** 11/03/2007, 08:31 PM

Here is the second one completed and the wires all straitened out and ziptied:

I'm hoping to finish getting the lights hung tonight and the vent fans installed although I'm not sure I'll get all the duct work done until tomorrow.

Hopeful Reefer · #**227** 11/03/2007, 09:13 PM

Hop - those look awesome!! They look almost professional enough to have been bought commercial...

One question though...is it an optical illusion or something or does the reflector on the right look smaller than the one on the left?

STEELERFAN747 · #**228** 11/03/2007, 10:00 PM

WOW Hop. I just caught your thread and have to say everything looks great. I am soooooo jealous as I really wish I had a longer tank in order to space out my rocks just like you have and that way I could put another tang or two.

But I really must ask, do you not work? Man you have done this awesome set-up in no time.

I took like 5 months in order to complete mine.

Once again, it looks great. Congrats and enjoy!!!!

jnarowe · #**229** 11/03/2007, 10:36 PM

Looking great Hop. Very nice use of space/reflector.

Lunchbucket · #**230** 11/03/2007, 10:56 PM

Looks AMAZING! Nice professional job

Where did you get the rivet gun? Lowes? I've seen a few people now using them and want to use one when I do my lights. Angle aluminum, where you get it.

Hope to hear from you soon

Lunchbucket

jnarowe · #**231** 11/03/2007, 11:03 PM

ALl at HD, Lowes, ACE...easy to come by, and fairly easy to use.

Lunchbucket · #**232** 11/03/2007, 11:14 PM

sweet I need to get my reflectors and then I can do the lights....just need to get the reflectors, aluminum and a rivet gun

Lunchbucket

StevenBell2 · #**233** 11/03/2007, 11:31 PM

This is a stunning walk through Hop!

Hop · #**234** 11/03/2007, 11:45 PM

Sorry for the delay in answering. I got the lights hung and the VHOs up and running. Just need to punch one more hole in the wall. I'll post here in a bit

Hop · #**235** 11/04/2007, 12:47 AM

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Originally posted by Hopeful Reefer
Hop - those look awesome!! They look almost professional enough to have been bought commercial...

One question though...is it an optical illusion or something or does the reflector on the right look smaller than the one on the left?

Thanks! And your eyes do not deceive you

I'm trying to light two seperate, different sized and shaped rock piles and not the tank, so each has a different spread... Although I found out later it was not as dramatic as I wanted, but I do like it

Hop · #**236** 11/04/2007, 12:50 AM

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Originally posted by STEELERFAN747
WOW Hop. I just caught your thread and have to say everything looks great. I am soooooo jealous as I really wish I had a longer tank in order to space out my rocks just like you have and that way I could put another tang or two.

But I really must ask, do you not work? Man you have done this awesome set-up in no time.

I took like 5 months in order to complete mine.

Once again, it looks great. Congrats and enjoy!!!!

Thank you! I still have a ton of little stuff to do to make sure every aspect looks finished, but the big parts are coming together

Yes I do work

I've been doing the same thing for 13 years so I have 4 weeks vacation every year, plus 11 holiday days (since I have to work holidays they give us 11 extra days of vacation) and I work twelves, so I can take 3 days of vacation and have 11 days off

PLus I'm getting over knee surgery where I had to stay at home for 4 months, so a lot got done then.

Hop · #**237** 11/04/2007, 12:51 AM

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Originally posted by jnarowe
Looking great Hop. Very nice use of space/reflector.

Thanks J! It didn't quite turn out the way I had planned in my head, but I still like it. I'll just be playing with a few other ideas

Hop · #**238** 11/04/2007, 12:52 AM

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Originally posted by Lunchbucket
Looks AMAZING! Nice professional job

Where did you get the rivet gun? Lowes? I've seen a few people now using them and want to use one when I do my lights. Angle aluminum, where you get it.

Hope to hear from you soon
Lunchbucket

I'll be hitting you up tomorrow night I'm sure

And as J said, just a cheap-o from the hardware store. It makes working with the aluminum very easy!

Hop · #**239** 11/04/2007, 12:55 AM

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Originally posted by StevenBell2
This is a stunning walk through Hop!

Thanks! It is no where near finished

but getting close to where I can run on auto-pilot and slow things to my pace!

Alright! Well we are up and running although nothing except the act are on the neptune yet and I still have some vent work to take care of. But anyways, we'll show the progress of the evening.

There was n way to do a step-by-step here as it took every hand in the house to contort to install the fan and lights. So here are the lights hung. I put plastic over the tank since I was punching holes in the wall.

The lights were a little crooked at first due to the wires:

ACT only. Sorry on white balance adjustment... Just the PHD setting:

Hop · #**240** 11/04/2007, 12:56 AM

halides on. The left is a 175 XM10K and the right is an overdriven 400watt 20K... I'm still playing with lighting effects that I want to instill on this build so nothing permanent yet:

And here is the first shot of the beginning of the ventilation system. I'll go more in depth on this later:

Micki · #**241** 11/04/2007, 08:45 AM

Very cool Hop!

Volkman · #**242** 11/04/2007, 09:05 AM

Beautiful as always Hop!!! An inspiration Truely!!!

Hopeful Reefer · #**243** 11/04/2007, 09:14 AM

Man, this really wants to make me hit the lottery just so I can buy or build a house specifically with an area for an in-wall tank!!

Looks great...MORE PICS!!!

steve the plumb · #**244** 11/04/2007, 09:37 AM

looks very nice hop.I like the look

jnarowe · #**245** 11/04/2007, 11:09 AM

Excellent lighting Hop. And some poor SOB had to go away so you could have them!

Hop · #**246** 11/04/2007, 12:15 PM

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Originally posted by Micki
Very cool Hop!

Thanks Micki! And to think I only broke one drill bit, sending the partial drill bit through my hand

It hurts today!

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Originally posted by Volkman
Beautiful as always Hop!!! An inspiration Truely!!!

Thank you! Still tons to do, but I'm happy with almost everything so far.

Quote:

Originally posted by Hopeful Reefer
Man, this really wants to make me hit the lottery just so I can buy or build a house specifically with an area for an in-wall tank!!

Looks great...MORE PICS!!!

I just decided that I wanted an in-wall tank more than a closet

It does get old telling the kids to take their coats and hang them in the office closet. Like right now there is a huge pile of shoes under the tank

Hop · #**247** 11/04/2007, 12:18 PM

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Originally posted by steve the plumb
looks very nice hop.I like the look

Thanks Steve... I'm not so sure it will be staying this way... But we'll see, I may run it for a while and try a tad bit off supplemental lighting.

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Originally posted by jnarowe
Excellent lighting Hop. And some poor SOB had to go away so you could have them!

I'm not so sure they went away. Colorado is pretty liberal and they probably got off with a 100 fine and some probation

And their on-going commitment to the SW hobby

Micki · #**248** 11/04/2007, 12:25 PM

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Originally posted by Hop
Thanks Micki! And to think I only broke one drill bit, sending the partial drill bit through my hand It hurts today!

OUCH!!!

Hop · #**249** 11/04/2007, 12:29 PM

It went in the fatty portion of my finger, bounced of my knuckle and came back out about an inch down... It hurt last night... But today it is a lil bruised

Oh well... Wouldn't be building if I didn't bleed!

Micki · #**250** 11/04/2007, 12:41 PM

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Originally posted by Hop
It went in the fatty portion of my finger, bounced of my knuckle and came back out about an inch down... It hurt last night... But today it is a lil bruised Oh well... Wouldn't be building if I didn't bleed!