Building a house around my reef tank

[Jim Barry]

I have decided to have a new home built and want to design a set up in the wall between my office and family room. I am planning all the equipment to be in the basement and want to design the entire set up properly the first time.

Any volunteers want to share their knowledge and help me with the design, from overflows to water movement (no powerheads), plumbing, etc, etc?

I am not moving until December, but I need to find the best tank builder and ensure that I have enough time to have it built.

The opening in the wall will be 5' x 2' and all the upper and lower cabinets will be custom built on site. I want to hide the view of the overflows and am thinking about external overflows. I have a thousand questions and not enough answers.

I know some of the Calgary people have enough experience to help me through some of the pitfalls so I don't make any mistakes.

I will buy the beer at the pub !!!

Jim