75 gallon build in the wall

[joshl]

well i just got finished cutting the hole in the wall mounting the stand to the wall and intalling all the pvc pipe and as soone as everything drys i will start adding the water and salt i will have pictures up soon

 

[joshl]

heres one i have almost finished it and will get more pictures up tomorrow
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[jhcoral36]

Cool I want to do the same if the wife will approve of it....lol. keep us posted on your build.

 

[weaglereefer]

You're supposed to put the tank BEHIND the wall!!!




J/K, looks good! So howabout some pics from the front?

 

[joshl]

i have the battery on charge this morning because my little girl went postal and was taking pictures of everything yesterday and the battery died on me so i will take more pictures and post tonight

 

[jt955]

lookin good.

 

[joshl]

i know i need more rock but it will work for now
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[joshl]

i did have some drywall dust that ended up in the tank will it hurt anything?

 

[william1]

Looks good..... Keep us all posted.

 

[dannybradley]

joshl;380049 wrote: i did have some drywall dust that ended up in the tank will it hurt anything?

It shouldn't. Looks good.

 

[joshl]

cool thanks!

 

[joshl]

man this this has allready started cycling

 

[joshl]

after looking at the bottom of the tank last night somethng that i noticed was that my 2 center braces on my stand i built are not touching the bottom of the tank so the only support under the tank right now is the back and the sides and the front do i need to move the braces up to touch teh bottom of the tank or is it ok?

 

[joshl]

ok the cycle finally finished and i have moved the 3 little fish i have left from the last tank busting over to it and the one crab left and will run it for a few months before adding anything else!

 

[joshl]

how long should i wait to start adding corals, i did have established sand and rock with a little die off and my tank just finished cycling

 

[weaglereefer]

I think the general recommendation is softies are alright whenever, SPS should be added when you get dime-sized spots of coraline on the back wall.

 

[joshl]

Cool thanks!

 

[jennm]

Drywall dust = no biggie.

Don't worry about the center brace underneath. The tank must be evenly supported and perfectly level, supported all around the outside edges. Level is important because if it "twists" even a bit, that can put undue stress on the bottom seams.

Don't rush the cycle... it will be ready for corals when water parameters say so And even when they do say so, I'd go slowly. The more mature and stable the tank is, the better.

Looks good

Jenn