4FordFamily's ~500G 10 Foot In-Wall Tank - Featuring @HotRocks

[DSC reef]

What a setup! Looking forward to progression pics.

 

[leahfiish]

Following!! ;Woot

 

[Ruben's Reef]

Following>>>> I'm working on a 75g in wall tank upgrade but is a little more complicated. Have to tear down a shower and a wall to make the room a little bigger.

 

[siggy]

 

[Feet4Fish]

4Ford - do you have a plan on where you are getting your fish from? I am embarking on a FOWLR build as well and debating on with whom to make my livestock investment.

 

[Indymann99]

@FourFordFamily, yeah I have NOT read the 5 pages of posts... BUT with an in-wall tank have you thought about access for cleaning the front glass. Rear only access can make it extremely hard to clean the front glass. If it were me I would also have front access.

IMG_1188 by Indy Mann, on Flickr

DSC_0083 by Indy Mann, on Flickr

 

[HotRocks]

@FourFordFamily, yeah I have NOT read the 5 pages of posts... BUT with an in-wall tank have you thought about access for cleaning the front glass. Rear only access can make it extremely hard to clean the front glass. If it were me I would also have front access.

IMG_1188 by Indy Mann, on Flickr

DSC_0083 by Indy Mann, on Flickr

Magnet scraper?

 

[4FordFamily]

4Ford - do you have a plan on where you are getting your fish from? I am embarking on a FOWLR build as well and debating on with whom to make my livestock investment.

I’m actually not sure it’ll probably be a mix and match to be honest!

 

[4FordFamily]

Magnet scraper?

This was my thinking.

 

[4FordFamily]

There may be a minor update to this thread this weekend, we will play it by ear!

 

[redfishbluefish]

I don't know.....I haven't seen a picture in a week....I'm starting to get withdrawal symptoms.

Need pictures.

 

[HotRocks]

I don't know.....I haven't seen a picture in a week....I'm starting to get withdrawal symptoms.

Need pictures.

That's because nothing's been done! Hahahahaha

 

[4FordFamily]

That's because nothing's been done! Hahahahaha

LOL true

 

[dbl]

Front glass = RoboSnail. Google it.

 

[Maggie321]

Front glass = RoboSnail. Google it.

Sounds like a roomba for a reef tank...

 

[4FordFamily]

Front glass = RoboSnail. Google it.

Awww man they don’t make one for acrylic. I worry it would grab sand and scratch it. Wouldn’t care on my 180 glass though!!

 

[dbl]

Awww man they don’t make one for acrylic. I worry it would grab sand and scratch it. Wouldn’t care on my 180 glass though!!

Darn it...I forgot it was acrylic. Definitely a no-no then, too risky. Back to the magnet scraper for you my friend.

 

[4FordFamily]

Darn it...I forgot it was acrylic. Definitely a no-no then, too risky.

They will eventually make one smart enough to stay off the bottom. Vibrant works so well if I keep it dosed in the wall tank I won’t need much cleaning. That stuff is phenomenal! My 180 reef is now full of dirty fish and my water is hard and I clean my glass once per week at the most!

It used to be every other day... and serious... with fewer fish!

 

[jsker]

I don't know.....I haven't seen a picture in a week....I'm starting to get withdrawal symptoms.

Need pictures.

That's because nothing's been done! Hahahahaha

LOL true

Slackers.

 

[Wuzzo]

Amazing. I love when people get creative and make giant tanks like this. Good luck!