Es355lucille & KissMyWrasse 365g Tank Journal

[es355lucille]

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

[es355lucille]

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)



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



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

[es355lucille]

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

[es355lucille]

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.

[es355lucille]

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.

[es355lucille]

Here are some shots of the tank from different perspectives.



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.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by es355lucille

The guys name is Derek Kennedy and he is by far the best contractor we have ever used.

hey!!!!


this is one sweet looking tank Brad.....I spent a good hour trying to figure out a way to sneek it out of your house while you were away

[padrino]

Originally Posted by es355lucille

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.

Sweet job! Your build and my build on RC share a lot of the same designs and practices. Good to see others thinking the the same drift. I was planning on using the darker cultured stone from the same manufacturer.

Keep up the good work!
Rob

[es355lucille]

Originally Posted by Lance

Beautiful tank! I love what you've done so far.

Thanks Lance. It's getting more and more exciting as we get closer to getting water in the tank.

[Delphinus]

Holy mackerel what a beast! That is some awesome finishing work too. Can't wait to see what goes IN the tank!