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I went with 2 NuTone 150 cfm. It's what the builder had and they are quiet. I had them wired with a plug so they can be controlled with apexBeautiful tank and thank you for sharing. What exhaust fans did you end up going with? Im building a new tank in the middle of our house as well and smell is a huge concern for my wife lol.
I went with 2 NuTone 150 cfm. It's what the builder had and they are quiet. I had them wired with a plug so they can be controlled with apex
Amazing build. Looks very impressive..Thanks
Thank you. My pleasure.
I’m definitely copying a couple of ideas here, thanks for sharing!!!Lighting
I’m a big fan of LEDs. I had reefbrites on my last tank and probably could have used them on this build too, and saved a pile of money. But I like the controllability of the radions.
The light rack was the first thing I constructed for this build. I wanted to install the light rack before the tank was set to allow space to work. That task was accomplished in time but what delayed the installation was me deciding how to raise and lower the rack. I eventually decided on a pulley and winch system but not before the tank was set. Sometimes life gets in the way. Thankfully the tank’s big enough to fit a ladder in.
Thats Josh from WWC in the tank. I couldn’t have done This build without his help and guidance. We’ve been friends for years and it was a lot of fun planning and building this with him.
The light rack not only goes up and down but also slides out. There’s basically two racks. The top rack it connected to the cable that raise and lower. The light rack hangs from that rack via pocket door hardware.
I added safety 4 chains just in case.
I mounted the winch under the stand to keep it out of the way and minimize exposure to salt water.
T5 ballasts are mounted on the light rack. There’s too many Radion ballasts to mount on the rack so I mounted them on the wall.
Thanks for following. Next up the stand.
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Who built the aquarium?Time to built the stand. When designing this system ease of maintenance was a priority. So the stand is 5 1/2’ front to back to provide a work platform along the back of the tank.
And now to move the tank.
Those are some strong men.
I chose to have cabinets with doors above the front of the tank because I’ve read a number of build threads that didn’t and ended up regretting it and with 4’ front to back it would impossible to reach the low spots in the front of the tank without access from the front. The cabinets were custom made by the builders cabinet man, Richard of Woodwork Creations. He did a great job.
Richard was able to custom build the doors to match the cabinet in the kitchen. He also sourced the stainless steel hinges and the lift lock hinges.
In th next update I’ll show the lighting.