amiricle
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Hey guys,
I am currently finishing my basement and am having the builders place my 5 foot 125 gallon tank in the wall. I will show my progress in this thread. The builders said it will probably be 2 months before the entire basement is finished, but here are some pictures of the beginning of the project.
Ive been thinking a lot about which rout to go in terms of filtration. I originally wanted to build a 75 gallon sump (I have an extra 75 gallon in my basement) because I wanted to add more volume for the system. I started looking into how much it would cost and think it might just be better to get an FX5. It cost a lot to get custom cut glass to make a DIY sump. What do you guys think??
In terms of lighting, I used to have a reef and am going to use my old metal halid lights. I LOVE the shimmer halids produce, and they really bring out the color in my fish. Since I am using old equipment, I am going to use a 36 2x 150 watt sunpod fixture, and a 12 70 watt sunpod fixture. Since I dont plan on using the halids all the time, I will also have the normal 5 foot fluorescent light fixture that came with the tank on there also.
Here are some pics, sorry if it takes a while to post updated pictures, the people working on the basement are concentrating more on finishing the bedrooms right now.
The stand for the tank is not built yet, they are going to build it this week.
This is the door to the closet behind the tank where I will hide all of the filters and lights.
This is the view from inside the closet. The stand for the tank is not built yet.
Another in closet view
This is a pic showing the bar that will be built next to the tank.
Another view of behind the tank
This metal beam is why I am using 2 halid light fixtures. Its gonna be a tight fit for the lights.
Here are the sunpod fixtures. I love these things. They have blue and white moon lights as well.
Let me know if you guys have any pointers (this is my fist in wall fish tank). I really wish I was putting a 180 in there but am running really low on cash since finishing the basement in the first place costs so much.
This site is amazing and I have learned so much from everyone on here. Thank you guys.
I am currently finishing my basement and am having the builders place my 5 foot 125 gallon tank in the wall. I will show my progress in this thread. The builders said it will probably be 2 months before the entire basement is finished, but here are some pictures of the beginning of the project.
Ive been thinking a lot about which rout to go in terms of filtration. I originally wanted to build a 75 gallon sump (I have an extra 75 gallon in my basement) because I wanted to add more volume for the system. I started looking into how much it would cost and think it might just be better to get an FX5. It cost a lot to get custom cut glass to make a DIY sump. What do you guys think??
In terms of lighting, I used to have a reef and am going to use my old metal halid lights. I LOVE the shimmer halids produce, and they really bring out the color in my fish. Since I am using old equipment, I am going to use a 36 2x 150 watt sunpod fixture, and a 12 70 watt sunpod fixture. Since I dont plan on using the halids all the time, I will also have the normal 5 foot fluorescent light fixture that came with the tank on there also.
Here are some pics, sorry if it takes a while to post updated pictures, the people working on the basement are concentrating more on finishing the bedrooms right now.
The stand for the tank is not built yet, they are going to build it this week.
This is the door to the closet behind the tank where I will hide all of the filters and lights.
This is the view from inside the closet. The stand for the tank is not built yet.
Another in closet view
This is a pic showing the bar that will be built next to the tank.
Another view of behind the tank
This metal beam is why I am using 2 halid light fixtures. Its gonna be a tight fit for the lights.
Here are the sunpod fixtures. I love these things. They have blue and white moon lights as well.
Let me know if you guys have any pointers (this is my fist in wall fish tank). I really wish I was putting a 180 in there but am running really low on cash since finishing the basement in the first place costs so much.
This site is amazing and I have learned so much from everyone on here. Thank you guys.