540 in wall ATM

Mrx · Nov 14, 2015

Welcome to my 540 ATM madness.......The setup is pretty complete and consists of a 540 ATM DT, with a 300 gal sump, 50 gal frag tank, and a 30 denitrator......It has been up and running for a little over 3 years now and I will attempt to bring it up to date rather quickly. After acquiring what I thought was to be my new 300 DT upgrade (twice), I lucked into the DT I had been looking for all along a 540 ATM 96x36x36.....so without further ado the insanity begins....LET'S ROCK!

... My current insanity pre install the day it was picked up.

Mrx · Nov 14, 2015

It all started with a friend assisting me in relocating the fuse panel from the wall where the DT was going to be installed to an adjacent wall. This was not fun and took almost an entire day.....

New location.....

Mrx · Nov 14, 2015

....then came cutting out the wall and all the studs to clear room.

Mrx · Nov 14, 2015

.....then the building of the stand

.....came out perfectly as planned.

ReeferEric · Nov 15, 2015

You've got a long way to go! LOL

Mrx · Nov 15, 2015

Lol exactly Eric. ...3yrs worth....and this inbetween

Mrx · Nov 15, 2015

Cleaning up all the rock used ....started out with about 1100lbs new in this setup and moved over around 4oolbs from my old setup to the sump

Mrx · Nov 15, 2015

Wanted a very lg sump for this setup and used this 300gal acrylic DT .....but there was one problem. Most standard 300s are narrow and not wide. I wanted a wide sump and not a narrow sump....time for some simple engineering. Good thing I do a lot of acrylic work in house. I cut out the euro brace and the front panel. I then rewelded the front panel to the top so the back would be the new bottom and the front would be the new top.....and now I had my new wide sump.

Water testing....