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![]() Well just because I've been waiting for this to happen for ages...I thought I would do an update on here of my house in its construction progress.
It's not a fish tank...but it's a major step towards one. ![]() This is a quick shot of the front of the house (I know the pics aren't great but I was carrying a baby while trying to shoot these) ![]() Standing right where I am when taking this picture will be the 7' peninsula tank separating this room (the Living room) and the dining/kitchen area. ![]() And here is the view when we're lying in bed... ![]() Here is off my deck: ![]() Lastly, here I am with my kids. Note the goofy grin on me...I'm imagining the tank already. ![]()
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Mark... ![]() 290g Peninsula Display, 425g total volume. Setup Jan 2013. |
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![]() lol kids just want a place to go to sleep and you're planning the tank (I can tell). Congrats man nice to see things turn around for you. having your life put on hold sucks!
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![]() I love when the build gets to the framing. Things really start to shape up quickly when the walls go up!
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![]() what a place to live man well done, have to be a millionare to live there thou.
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180 starfire front, LPS, millipora Doesn't matter how much you have been reading until you take the plunge. You don't know as much as you think. |
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Mark... ![]() 290g Peninsula Display, 425g total volume. Setup Jan 2013. |
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![]() Well, it seems that things never go fast enough when you want a build to get going.
Today I was a bit bored so I thought I would update my thread on how the house was coming... We reached lock-up just before Christmas. ![]() And if you can imagine a Tank sitting right across the room you see here (separating my living room from the Dining/kitchen) Right where the buckets are running all the way from the wall at the right. ![]() Then because I had the time, I thought I would run through my equipment list. What I have already: 7'L x 32"D x 26"H starfire tank 5' custom sump/refugium Reeflo Blackfin 3600 return pump (along with a spare 3600 Blackfin as well) Octopus XP5000 INT Cone Skimmer Octopus automatic skimmer neck cleaner Elos Osmocontroller (auto-topoff) DIY LED lighting (184 HO Cree LED's) 110 - 125lbs of rock (half curing & half dry) Vertex UF-20 Biopellet reactor 2 x Two little fishies reactors for GFO and Carbon 2 x Tunze 6105 pumps with 7096 controller 2 x Vortec MP40W ES pumps 33G quarantine tank 2 x 300W Ebo heaters What I still need: 2 x 75G or larger water storage tanks Controller system 75lbs or more rock New RO/DI system dosing system plumbing supplies to do up the fishroom Anything I might be missing?
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Mark... ![]() 290g Peninsula Display, 425g total volume. Setup Jan 2013. Last edited by mseepman; 12-29-2011 at 12:53 AM. |
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![]() Well, time for another update. The house continues to progress. Here are few pics of where the tank is going to go...hopefully better pics than before.
![]() In this pic, I'm standing on my stairs and right in front of me is where the tank will be. It will extend from that wall beside the fireplace out towards where I'm standing. Starting at the wall will be an enclosed sink (so my wife won't have me using the kitchen sink) and then the access to the external overflow. ![]() Here is just another angle. ![]() Here is a pic of my fish room...though it's still missing the far wall. It's 14' x 7 1/2'. I've had them plumb in three in-wall drains so that I have ready access for when I need to get rid of saltwater. There will be a laundry sink at one end and two big water storage bins at the other. ![]() Lastly, I've been really too busy to work much on my DIY light...but I did get some stuff done the other day. I will be having two "control panels" with drivers, power bars, etc. Here is the simple one. Ignore the powerbar that is there, I just needed it for the layout aspect as I haven't decided on the controller I will be buying yet. ![]() Each driver will run one string of 12 LED's. There is also the small driver for the moonlights and the power adapter for my fans on the light. At the front is a variable speed fan controller. It may not look pretty right now, but it will once it's enclosed in the stand.
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Mark... ![]() 290g Peninsula Display, 425g total volume. Setup Jan 2013. |
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