mark
05-05-2009, 04:31 AM
Was content with the 75g I started this hobby with, but wife knew I wanted bigger and a basement sump. When she decided time for a different house she kept selling me on the show homes by saying how nice a new built in tank would look and I eventually fell for it.
Decided would have a 145g room divider style, basement sump and CL directly below.
Had the tank ordered around the time they started digging the basement and considering I got it from BVA, was a good thing as they there were both ready around the same time.
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/050722hsestand.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/051207Tank.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/060127tank.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/060127tank5.jpg
Future Fish room
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/060128basement1.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/0602064way.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/1_cl.jpg
Air to vent hood comes up from basement
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/hood3-1.jpg
Drains and return between and through floor joists
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/runs.jpg
Sump with first pump a March 6 series, changed to a Iwaki MD70RLT and now running a Barracuda
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/sump.jpg
Finally up
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/060226tank1.jpg
For lights started with 2x250W MH and 40W T12 then swapped to 2x54W T5s
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/T5_4.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/FT2.jpg
Added fuge and a frag area in the sump
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/fragarea.jpg
Fairly recent picture
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/oldT5.jpg
Decided would have a 145g room divider style, basement sump and CL directly below.
Had the tank ordered around the time they started digging the basement and considering I got it from BVA, was a good thing as they there were both ready around the same time.
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/050722hsestand.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/051207Tank.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/060127tank.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/060127tank5.jpg
Future Fish room
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/060128basement1.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/0602064way.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/1_cl.jpg
Air to vent hood comes up from basement
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/hood3-1.jpg
Drains and return between and through floor joists
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/runs.jpg
Sump with first pump a March 6 series, changed to a Iwaki MD70RLT and now running a Barracuda
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/sump.jpg
Finally up
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/060226tank1.jpg
For lights started with 2x250W MH and 40W T12 then swapped to 2x54W T5s
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/T5_4.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/FT2.jpg
Added fuge and a frag area in the sump
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/fragarea.jpg
Fairly recent picture
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/das75/oldT5.jpg