wil0311 270 tank build

[wil0311]

The next morning my big green bubble tipped anenome split 3 ways.




Then I took out the old tank and started framing the new tank



Got some nice moulding from Home Depot. I kept trying to decide if I should have some sort of access from the front and I'm glad I did it will be much easier to clean and reach the front of the tank now.



I got the gyprock and boarded it up yesterday. You can see there is a door to get into the back of it. My master carpentry skills are a little lacking, I'm a farmer by trade.



And today I finished the floor and cleaned that damn room I spend so much time in. Just need some mud, tape a little paint and some type of door to finish the hole in the front there.



I'll show some more of behind the tank and equipment in the next post.

[christyf5]

Wow that looks awesome!!! Nice job! I love the trim, gives me ideas for my own tank upgrade

[365seasons]

its so awesome to see so many cool setups like this one i cant wait to get a bigger house and do my own.....so exciting

[Blom]

Agreed. I love the idea of having a "fish room" in behind the tank. One day... thats what I keep telling myself. It looks great, really like how that crown molding turned out.

[wil0311]

Thanks for the positve feedback. It sure is nice to have that room in back of the tank. I need to put a vent in there to get rid of the heat and moisture. I can't beleive how hot and humid that room feels. Now I know why there was so much ice on my windows in the winter with the 150 just open top in the room.

[Leah]

It is not good to be this Jealous.....but that is amazing, I am just green, I keep coming back to drool a little. You did an amazing job on it. Hope your taking more picture's as
you go. Love it!

[mseepman]

Wow, the way this thread is put together, it sounds like you filled the new tank and 20 minutes later it looked that great after moving your old stock in. I'm assuming if you gave us the details there were days and days of work and stress there, right?

By the way, it does look great!

[wil0311]

Actually I picked the tank up from Saskatoon on May 9. So I have put in quite a few hours in the last 3 weeks. Some things still don't work right. I have to change my overflow plumbing. I have a herbie style overflow with 2 x 1" drains that join into an inch and a half pipe that goes to the sump. Can't turn the return pump on full, so I'll have to try 2 x 1" drains that go directly to the sump. Pics probably explain it better.