What you guys think?

[acroholic]

I think if I did a complete in-wall installation without front access, I'd go with an open type aquascape for easier access from behind.....or have some type of top access in the front, like a nice quality hinged panel I could either pull up or push back.

If you sell your house or take the tank down in the future, not much difference between repairing a 72" x 30" hole in the wall vs a 72" x 45" hole.
Dave

 

[drnecropolis]

I had thought about that and decided I'm going to go for the "less is more" approach to the rock work..real open and lots of swimming room..

 

[grouper]

DrNecropolis;433121 wrote: With that it seems your talking extra bracing on the corners, or building it out from the wall.. Im wanting to make it as clean as possible and take up zero room into the viewing room..If I was going to have even 3" of it in the main room I might as well have it all in the room..

I would do it that way Dr. Thats the way I have my tank. Along the sides of the tank, I have wine shelving.

 

[weaglereefer]

Guess the big fish will have lots of room to roam.

 

[ricksconnected]

i agree. i think for the open plan, with a serious fug/sump setup, you could get away with the less is more idea.

 

[lilrobb]

Wait!
Tank?
Me underneath it?
YOU want my suction cups???

Mhhhhhh

 

[drnecropolis]

You underneath?

 

[ricksconnected]

come on rob, be a sport. we can duct tape it to you.....er......you to it just incase.

 

[lilrobb]

Doc,
That's what Barry said - and I'm a good sport, just silicon greased the suction cups for you guys!

Robb

 

[drnecropolis]

Dont machen mich stehlen Sie

 

[drnecropolis]

or is it
Dont lassen mich sie stehlen?

 

[drnecropolis]

Just wondering.. Who are the 2 that voted normal? Any specfic reason as to doing it normal?

 

[johnr2604]

Why be normal ?

 

[drnecropolis]

Dunno.. I never have been.. LOL

 

[ricksconnected]

....on our phone convo doc, i wonder if hardwoods wouldnt be the way to go rather than carpet? easier to clean if a accident should happen.

 

[drnecropolis]

The carpet is going to get ripped out of the living room and replaced.. Im going to do tile in the fish room..

 

[son of adam]

Put it in the wall just cuz you can! Make it pimp man. That Big O TV kickin and then roll your head a little to the right and blamo, a Big O Reef tank in the wall nice and flat. Or should I say Phat?

 

[drnecropolis]

HAHAHA.. Not the Big O!!

Big tv? where did you see that? I got a tiny one... Trying to talk Jamie into letting me upgrade.. She said something like "I will kill you"

 

[son of adam]

DrNecropolis;433236 wrote: HAHAHA.. Not the Big O!!

Big tv? where did you see that? I got a tiny one... Trying to talk Jamie into letting me upgrade.. She said something like "I will kill you"

Tiny, no it be Big O, fer sher.

 

[drnecropolis]

Hoping to use one of the bulkheads in the sump to gravity feed water into the waste line from the house so I can turn a valve and drain X amount of water and pump it back into the sump from a holding tank.. Water change city.. I know a few people here do it somewhat like that..