90 gal Corner Pentagon

[pastout]

ya ecspecialy with a slow build i prefer the wood frame to haha. im at abotu the same position you are right now ive changed my mind so many times and changed so many things that part i like wood better

[rocketlily]

Finally, after many, many months, the floor in the living room is finished, the tank is on the stand, the sliding light rack is done, the sump has been built and the plumbing is finished. Been dealing with a leak for the past week but think it is fixed now. If it doesn't leak tonight, tomorrow it can be put in place and I can start filling it with water.

[JDigital]

Can you give a bit more detail regarding the lighting rack... Looks pretty slick..

[rocketlily]

Because of the depth of the tank, 24" and not knowing what the rock placement would be like I wanted a light that would slide from the back to the front. That way I can push it farther back if I'm working in the tank and can vary the position daily if wanted.

It's all built with a series of aluminum that has been bent to form channels for strength. I mounted heavy duty drawer slides under the middle set of channels and bolted the last set of channels to the slides. The light will then hang from the bottom set.

If this isn't very clear, I do have step by step pictures.

[JDigital]

Yea, I kinda got lost in the second paragraph.. lol

[rocketlily]

Here's the step by step in pictures.

[rocketlily]

Well, after many months and redos, the tank is ready for a freshwater test. We had to rebuild the stand 6" higher, as there was not enough room to run the plumbing. With a ledge on the front, it should be just perfect for bar height.

Here's the empty tank waiting for water.


Here's the sump and plumbing. Water looks a little discolored because it's a test with our well water. A little bit of iron in the water.

[fencer]

That's pretty nice setup.....