Es355lucille & KissMyWrasse 365g Tank Journal
 

Scope of Work
To build an oasis where we can relax, drink a beer with friends and family, at the same time view a coral reef including fish. We decided to renovate the basement at the same time and build the aquarium into the wall. We decided to wait until the basement was completed before we completed the tank....so this has been 10 months in the making.

Aquarium Equipment
Tank 130"L x 24"W x 27"H
Capacity - 365 gallons
Overflow at one end

Sump - in the design stages, I would like to utilize the space under the aquarium for this.
Notes: Inlet/Spare area/refuge c/w lighting/live rock

Skimmer
Bubble King 300 external

Lighting
TBD

Closed Loop
TBD

The furnace room had two furnaces and a large hot water tank. The one furnace was ready for replacement and the hot water tank was a close second. We removed the two furnaces and installed one in the back corner (we call him frankenstein!). The hot water heater is now a demand unit installed on the wall. (right hand wall)

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This is the new hot water tank and we love it.

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Here is a copy of the schematic for the closed loop system.

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Bubble King 300 external....had to clean the gyproc dust off of her today!

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Tank Build
Tank Builder: Concept Aquatics (Thanks Dave!)
3/4" glass, beveled edges, starphire front and side glass, euro bracing.
This tank did not take long to build at all. I was so surprised at how fast a large tank can be put together. Damn! I had a picture of Dave inside this tank cleaning the edges and I have misplaced it!!!
Our floors in Cochrane are never level so I had to do some shimming. Once the construction is completed I will shim it up permanently.

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Ok, I was not very good at taking pictures to document all the changes.....so here we go. We decided the tank would be well accented with: wood and stone. The contractor we used was beyond excellent and he did a great job!
The contractor is "Revision Construction" out of Cochrane. The guys name is Derek Kennedy and he is by far the best contractor we have ever used.

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Here are some shots of the tank from different perspectives.

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I don't have a lot of room between the top of the tank to the roof. My initial thoughts were HQI/T5 lighting because I have some. I may have to re-think LED because of the space and heat factor.
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Here is the almost finished product. Lots of freekin gyproc dust still!! Everything needs a good cleaning.

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Here is the next phase of the project.

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I purchased a slab from Black Forest Wood Products in Calgary and my contractor is going to install this along the front of the tank......OH YA, Bar top baby!!!

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LIKE! - I'd be at the bar all the time - Looks Great!

Wow! That tank is spectacular already and it doesn't even have water in it! :eek: :biggrin:

I am glad you stopped posting more pictures, if not I will be sitting here for the whole night.