We posted at the same time. Picture of the space from a floor plan above your last post.
Right on.
I did think about that actually. This will be all completely new construction so was planning on running multiple 15-20 amp circuits to that room in preparation.
I set many of these up for customers at ,y LFS. The biggest requirement is room or access to tank behind the wall and biggest challenge/con is thinking backwards. Where we go into tank and scrape facing glass and siphon gravel, you are cleaning whet would be the back glass and getting a siphon in there. I recommend an access door in the front to clean the front, actual front
I in fact just mentioned access door as you are working opposite without itDefinitely add cabinet doors to allow access from the front.
This is advice given to me by someone who did not do this.
Also allow a recess trim like a window do not set it flush with the drywall.
My previous 180 before I moved across the country
I’ll have the whole room behind the tank. Will put a sink and cabinets to the left wall of that room. I did think about having to do all the work from behind unless I can place some access doors above the tank.
Ideal and should be an exciting project
I'm curious if that was me?Definitely add cabinet doors to allow access from the front.
This is advice given to me by someone who did not do this.
Also allow a recess trim like a window do not set it flush with the drywall.
My previous 180 before I moved across the country
Do you have a YouTube video of your tank lights moving on a track? I believe I saw your tank earlier today!I'm curious if that was me?
I have an 8 foot in wall tank. And one great difficulty is only accessing it from behind.
I knew the risk upfront, but that didn't change my decision.
My compromise was to make the upper crown molding slide so that I could pull the jump screens forward to allow easy access from behind.
Sometimes it requires someone calling out orders from the front so that certain things can be places properly.
I'm not sure if I would change anything if I had to do it all over again. I like the simplicity it portrays from the front.
I also added a tinted film to the back so that I can view the tank from behind but not see through to the backwall from the front. But I since removed the tint and no one had commented that the blue wall is a distraction. It's sort of great because now I can see clearly from behind.
One thing that gets commented on a lot by fellow hobbyists is how quiet the tank is from the front. It is virtually silent unless I have the door to the room open.
One of the greatest advantages (I'd say) is the ability to sprawl out behind the wall. I have so much equipment behind the scenes that isn't limited to having to fit under the tank.
I’m curious as why you suggest not running the tank flush to the drywall?Definitely add cabinet doors to allow access from the front.
This is advice given to me by someone who did not do this.
Also allow a recess trim like a window do not set it flush with the drywall.
My previous 180 before I moved across the country
I'm curious if that was me?
I have an 8 foot in wall tank. And one great difficulty is only accessing it from behind.
I knew the risk upfront, but that didn't change my decision.
My compromise was to make the upper crown molding slide so that I could pull the jump screens forward to allow easy access from behind.
Sometimes it requires someone calling out orders from the front so that certain things can be places properly.
I'm not sure if I would change anything if I had to do it all over again. I like the simplicity it portrays from the front.
I also added a tinted film to the back so that I can view the tank from behind but not see through to the backwall from the front. But I since removed the tint and no one had commented that the blue wall is a distraction. It's sort of great because now I can see clearly from behind.
One thing that gets commented on a lot by fellow hobbyists is how quiet the tank is from the front. It is virtually silent unless I have the door to the room open.
One of the greatest advantages (I'd say) is the ability to sprawl out behind the wall. I have so much equipment behind the scenes that isn't limited to having to fit under the tank.
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Love the idea of the black pvc sheets! That’s genius!! I’ll read through the thread!I must say, you are one of the few people who's advice I would take seriously, I feel we tend to find similar solutions!
So if you ever see one of my threats asking an opinion please post!
That aside, My in-wall tank had black PVC sheets that were magnetically detached to the back of the tank so if I were working from the back room I could simply remove them. It also made for scraping the back very easy and washing the sheets was also easy.
That setup was running metal halide and one of the challenges was making it so I could open up the cabinet doors and push the lights into the finished room or be working from the finished room and push the lights back into the equipment room. For more on this please visit this old thread. I wouldn't recommend posting there however since I have abandoned it for the 320 gallon that I currently have.
Build Thread - cilyjr's 180 in wall...ummm journal
well its been over a year now since i built this tank and its been up and happily running for a bit but i think i will go back to the beginning for a sec... we bought our house about 4 and a half years ago. it has a finished basement (quite common in our corner of the usa) well 1/4 of it...
Sounds like mine
Thanks. I looked at the old thread you posted. I was taken back by the Aqua Controller. I still have my ACIII. Ahh the good old days! Haha
It seems lately, I'm reserved to only replying to certain posts/threads and I'll admit I don't click on much these days.
I think we're I to do it again, i'd either do it partially in wall like discussed above or I'd do it on a corner where I'd have 2 sides viewable.
I go through phases, where I'm all up in everyone posts, then weeks where I'll read a thread title roll eyes and walk away.
I think I was using an AC junior there. I also had an ACIII at 1 point.
