360 Gallon In-Wall (~450 Gallon System) & Fish Room Build

[lolgranny]

Since boxed equipment pictures are near obligatory on these build threads, I thought I'd include one for completeness...



This weekend I plan to work on a light rack for the Orphek fixtures. I'm currently taking some inspiration from you guys that build the ones that slide back from the tank for access. If anyone has any light rack experience they wish to share, I'd like to hear it.

Closet door rails work great. On my old 180g in wall this is what I used. I made a rack out of extube.com , mounted it to a pully which I could raise and lower. That was mounted to some high quality rollers which I could pull back 8 -12 feet.

 

[Sticks And Stones]

Epic beauty. I'm stoked for you.

Thanks Captain Quint!

 

[Sticks And Stones]

Enjoy this. It will never look this clean again. [emoji23]

LOL. That is so true!

 

[Sticks And Stones]

Closet door rails work great. On my old 180g in wall this is what I used. I made a rack out of extube.com , mounted it to a pully which I could raise and lower. That was mounted to some high quality rollers which I could pull back 8 -12 feet.

Thanks. I'm actually looking at door rails for mine also.

 

[lolgranny]

Thanks. I'm actually looking at door rails for mine also.

I’ll see if I can dig up a photo of mine. They might actually have them on eztube.com.
I know my rack wasn’t very heavy because it was made of aluminum

 

[Algaewarrior]

Awesome start. Following along for the journey. I love the bracing on your tank. Super slick.

 

[Sticks And Stones]

While waiting on some aluminum extrusion for the light rack, I built a short stand for the sump and put the sump in the fish room. Unfortunately, this picture doesn't really do it justice. It's 60 x 24 x 16.

 

[mch1984]

This is going to be a great tank, little jealous of the fish room. Glad I got to join in before the tank was wet.

 

[Sticks And Stones]

Awesome start. Following along for the journey. I love the bracing on your tank. Super slick.

This is going to be a great tank, little jealous of the fish room. Glad I got to join in before the tank was wet.

Thanks. Welcome to the thread!

 

[Mshort03]

Awesome build so far! I'm building a 300g Myself at the moment.

 

[Sticks And Stones]

Awesome build so far! I'm building a 300g Myself at the moment.

Thanks! I've seen your build thread - coming along nicely!

 

[Sticks And Stones]

I finally received the aluminum extrusion for my light rack (the shipment was delayed due to weather). I built it with 1515 T-Slot extrusion to align to the Atlantik's mounting bolts. It's hanging from two pocket door rails so I can easily slide it back from the tank for access. Here's the result...

 

[lolgranny]

I finally received the aluminum extrusion for my light rack (the shipment was delayed due to weather). I built it with 1515 T-Slot extrusion to align to the Atlantik's mounting bolts. It's hanging from two pocket door rails so I can easily slide it back from the tank for access. Here's the result...

Looking good!!

 

[Sticks And Stones]

Hey Everyone! Sorry for the delayed update... life's been pretty busy lately. I also needed to wait for the weather here in Colorado to start warming up enough to get some of the things I need to get done outside started.

I finished the trim and cleaned up some of the rock I will be using. These photos don't show it well, but that's roughly 250 lbs of rock.

 

[rideit6578]

Coming along great. Can't wait to see more progress!

 

[xabo]

While waiting on some aluminum extrusion for the light rack, I built a short stand for the sump and put the sump in the fish room. Unfortunately, this picture doesn't really do it justice. It's 60 x 24 x 16.

Nice!!! Who made the Sump?

 

[Sticks And Stones]

Nice!!! Who made the Sump?

Thanks. The sump was made by Advanced Acrylics.

 

[Bigbadfishy]

Hey Everyone! Sorry for the delayed update... life's been pretty busy lately. I also needed to wait for the weather here in Colorado to start warming up enough to get some of the things I need to get done outside started.

I finished the trim and cleaned up some of the rock I will be using. These photos don't show it well, but that's roughly 250 lbs of rock.

Where did you get shelf rock?

 

[Higher Thinking]

What did Advanced Acrylics quote you for that sump, if you don't mind me asking? I'm considering Crystal Reef Aquatics. I'm looking for basically that same dimension.

 

[xabo]

Thanks. The sump was made by Advanced Acrylics.

What are the dimensions?