my 80 gal inwall project

sanababit · #1 10/04/2007, 05:04 PM

hello guys, well i finally wanted to upgrade, and here it is, an 80 gal inwall, let me show you some progress on it.

well heres the place where im putting it

heres my sump/refug/water changing/equipment holder/frag keeper/filter tank

heres my tank already installed, water and sand already added

heres some of the plumbing from DT to SUMP, its not all done but would appreciate any suggestions

notice that i installed a valve going into a drain for easier water changes and a float valve to keep topping of the tank

and finally this is my tank wich i want to transfer, i want to transfer the sand too, what do you guys think????

well i think i'll do the transfer this weekend, wish me luck.

sana

Piscator · #2 10/04/2007, 05:47 PM

Looks great. How high is the tank off the floor? Looks high, but might just be the camera angle. The bow front looks great. Hope the transfer goes well for you.

Take care,

sanababit · #3 10/04/2007, 05:59 PM

its a little bit more than 4 feet off the ground, i wanted it at eye level for my kids and newphews.

John_Auberry · #4 10/04/2007, 06:00 PM

Holy crap! those are some wacky kitchen cabnets! I love them.

sanababit · #5 10/04/2007, 06:03 PM

ikea baby, actually rip off from ikea, built them with a local carpenter for half the cost, YEAH

jcpatella · #6 10/04/2007, 06:04 PM

I agree - the tank does look high. That is one thing I'm going to try to do with my next tank. It may be a bit more difficult to work inside of the tank, but viewing the display eye-level will be so much nicer than looking down at it. Are you planning a refugium?

So far, your setup looks great!

sanababit · #7 10/04/2007, 06:06 PM

yup, i have a fuge/sump/filter/fragtank/equipmentholder/waterchanging station/topoff tank going, its one off the pictures above.

vr697getta · #8 10/04/2007, 06:22 PM

can't wait to see it finished
good luck

jcpatella · #9 10/04/2007, 06:22 PM

I figured it'd be in one of the compartments in your sump. Your setup looks well-planned. I especially like the convenient drain - I must look like a tool in the front yard, pouring my wastewater down the street.

sanababit · #10 10/04/2007, 07:44 PM

hey guys what do you think should i transfer the sand too???, i want to keep as much of my established biofilter as possible

sana

MR PALM BEACH · #11 10/04/2007, 08:09 PM

Nice build, going to tag along. The bow looks great, your fish are going to love the new transfer also.

mg426 · #12 10/04/2007, 08:41 PM

Nice looking work.

sanababit · #13 10/04/2007, 10:01 PM

thanks guys, i will try to keep this thread open as long as i can, how about some opinions on transfering sand to new tank???

scotmc · #14 10/05/2007, 07:53 AM

Your 46gal looks great. I would not transfer the old sand. I would start with new.

mwwhite · #15 10/05/2007, 08:32 AM

BIG NO on transferring sand!.... Get new sand and use a cup or so of the old to seed it.

rafa316 · #16 10/05/2007, 08:37 AM

I love the tile on the wall, it is really cool

very creative show more pics when u are done

rafa316 · #17 10/05/2007, 08:44 AM

When I moved houses I had to put my sand in a rubermaid container, since i didnt want to move it with the tank. When I put the sand back it took about 24hrs to get back to clear water. I know It might have steered some stuff around, but it was ok, Nobody was hurt.

blackheart · #18 10/05/2007, 09:01 AM

I would say all new sand too. Your will transfer plenty of your bacteria in the rock work good luck and remember to take it slow.

sanababit · #19 10/05/2007, 07:22 PM

hmmmm, ok will try with new sand, i just wanted to get as much of bio filter as possible, but its not worth it if something dies, will keep posting more pictures, tomorrow morning will be the move

sana

jcpatella · #20 10/05/2007, 10:19 PM

Instead of purchasing all new sand, why don't you save a cup from your current sandbed, thoroughly clean the rest using ro/di water, and reuse it?

sanababit · #21 10/07/2007, 11:53 PM

hello again, here is an update on my install, i installed the skimmer and denitrifier

and heres the finished tank

i transfered all the sand and half the water from old tank, looks like everything is still alive and hopefully they will like their new home, and now is the waiting game again, wait for tank to stabilize, wait for coralline algae to grow, go thru hair algae, green algae, cyano, all i can say is bring it on, lol

Hopefully tomorrow i will conect a fan for heat issues and a phosban reactor and a carbon reactor, i will post photos later, thanks for looking

sana

jcpatella · #22 10/08/2007, 12:01 AM

Wow - that looks amazing! As the tank matures, keep the pics coming!

sanababit · #23 10/08/2007, 12:19 AM

u got it my friend, question jc, are those t5 nice??, i want to keep some SPS and clams and i was thinking on getting some t5 but dont know is they are strong enough to keep this kind of corals..
what do you think??

sana

Krewlor · #24 10/08/2007, 07:02 AM

Great looking tank. The tile looks amazing, and it is nice to see someone do something different.

blaze98 · #25 10/08/2007, 07:50 AM

nice job on the tank