sana's 80 gal in-wall

sanababit · 01/26/2008, 11:23 PM

Hello out there, first let me introduce myself, my name is mario and i have a problem, i'm addicted to this hobby, been at it for 10 months now, which have been a really great expierence for me.

Reading through posts i have decided to share my aquarium build, so here i go.
Let me start with the place i want to install the tank and here it is, it wasn't easy going thru 5 inches of pure concrete with rebar, took about 3 days and made a mess of dust that my wife was going crazy (im exaggerating, actually she really like's what i am doing)

after installing tank which took about a month to arrive i was very happy the way it turned out
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sanababit · 01/26/2008, 11:30 PM

Here is my sump, its a 30 gallon tank that i installed baffles on, this will be sump/return pump/fuge

After reading and asking fellow reefers on how to transfer everything from one tank to another i took the plunge, and here is my old 46 bow front tank, i was so affraid of taking it apart that it took about 2 days to work up the courage

sanababit · 01/26/2008, 11:39 PM

well to hurry things along, first my sump, there has been 2 versions of this but to make this thread short here is the finished one,lol

And this is my tank, i lost a fanworm and my goni because of the transfer

this is after 3 months

to be continued

Phillybean · 01/27/2008, 12:09 AM

I love the slate on the wall. Looks great. I was going to skin my stand with slate, but thought it would be too heavy.

Tagging along.

berkeleyfish · 01/27/2008, 03:28 AM

wow the slate on the wall is a great idea... i'm going to have to steal it.

kar93 · 01/27/2008, 06:17 AM

I agree the slate looks really good, And the funky kitchen

adddo · 01/27/2008, 06:22 AM

Looks great good job!

Dubbin1 · 01/27/2008, 07:52 AM

Why is there a 5" thick concrete wall in your house?

LobsterMan · 01/27/2008, 09:16 AM

You have a VERY NICE tank I LOVE it!!!!!!

LobsterMan · 01/27/2008, 09:17 AM

You Have a nice Wrasse

sanababit · 01/27/2008, 09:41 PM

dubbin, i live in tijuana and most houses here are made of brick, comcrete or block.

lobsterman, philly, berkler, kar93,addo, thanks for your comments, sorry for last picture it was too blurry, that was about 2 months ago, i will take another picture tomorrow, i have a crazy corraline algae outbreak as you will see, here are some pics of corals

sanababit · 01/27/2008, 09:43 PM

sanababit · 01/27/2008, 09:46 PM

i started getting into sps and will post some photos later this week, thanks for watching

sana

sanababit · 01/28/2008, 09:13 PM

i saw this on my clown, just under her fin, its white, i tought it was shedding some scales but havent found what it is, its have been ther for about 2 weeks

any ideas??

sana

estate reef's · 01/28/2008, 09:20 PM

nice tank everything looks hot!

sanababit · 09/07/2008, 05:34 PM

Hello, well its been a while since i posted any pics of my tank, so here they are

sanababit · 09/07/2008, 05:36 PM

more photos

sanababit · 09/07/2008, 05:40 PM

this is my tank

thanks for looking

sana

Chihuahua6 · 09/07/2008, 06:29 PM

Beautiful. I like the openness in the middle. What kind of lighting do you have?

I also found it interesting that the inside walls of your house are made from concrete and rebar, not just the outside. That's amazing.

sanababit · 09/08/2008, 01:07 AM

chihuahua, Yes, houses over here are made out of concrete, brick, cement, and rebar, it was really hard to make the hole in the wall, thanks for your comments..

sana

01/26/2008, 11:23 PM	#1
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	sana's 80 gal in-wall Hello out there, first let me introduce myself, my name is mario and i have a problem, i'm addicted to this hobby, been at it for 10 months now, which have been a really great expierence for me. Reading through posts i have decided to share my aquarium build, so here i go. Let me start with the place i want to install the tank and here it is, it wasn't easy going thru 5 inches of pure concrete with rebar, took about 3 days and made a mess of dust that my wife was going crazy (im exaggerating, actually she really like's what i am doing) after installing tank which took about a month to arrive i was very happy the way it turned out [IMG] http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...t/DSC00230.jpg[/IMG] continued below __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae

01/26/2008, 11:30 PM	#2
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	Here is my sump, its a 30 gallon tank that i installed baffles on, this will be sump/return pump/fuge After reading and asking fellow reefers on how to transfer everything from one tank to another i took the plunge, and here is my old 46 bow front tank, i was so affraid of taking it apart that it took about 2 days to work up the courage __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae

01/26/2008, 11:39 PM	#3
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	well to hurry things along, first my sump, there has been 2 versions of this but to make this thread short here is the finished one,lol And this is my tank, i lost a fanworm and my goni because of the transfer this is after 3 months to be continued __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae

01/27/2008, 12:09 AM	#4
Phillybean Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kelowna B.C. Posts: 610	I love the slate on the wall. Looks great. I was going to skin my stand with slate, but thought it would be too heavy. Tagging along. __________________ It's not how much is costs that matters, it's how much you told your wife it costs!

01/27/2008, 06:22 AM	#7
adddo “Goodnight, tiny humans.” Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 1,008	Looks great good job! __________________ If Pacman had affected us as kids, then we'd all be running around in a dark room, munching pills and listening to repetitive music //Bjarne

01/27/2008, 03:28 AM	#5
berkeleyfish Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 318	wow the slate on the wall is a great idea... i'm going to have to steal it.

01/27/2008, 06:17 AM	#6
kar93 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lincoln Posts: 5,521	I agree the slate looks really good, And the funky kitchen

01/27/2008, 07:52 AM	#8
Dubbin1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Findlay, Ohio Posts: 11,540	Why is there a 5" thick concrete wall in your house?

01/27/2008, 09:16 AM	#9
LobsterMan Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 221	You have a VERY NICE tank I LOVE it!!!!!!

01/27/2008, 09:17 AM	#10
LobsterMan Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 221	You Have a nice Wrasse

01/27/2008, 09:41 PM	#11
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	dubbin, i live in tijuana and most houses here are made of brick, comcrete or block. lobsterman, philly, berkler, kar93,addo, thanks for your comments, sorry for last picture it was too blurry, that was about 2 months ago, i will take another picture tomorrow, i have a crazy corraline algae outbreak as you will see, here are some pics of corals __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae

01/27/2008, 09:43 PM	#12
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	__________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae

01/27/2008, 09:46 PM	#13
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	i started getting into sps and will post some photos later this week, thanks for watching sana __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae

01/28/2008, 09:13 PM	#14
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	i saw this on my clown, just under her fin, its white, i tought it was shedding some scales but havent found what it is, its have been ther for about 2 weeks any ideas?? sana __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae

01/28/2008, 09:20 PM	#15
estate reef's Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: sea cliff Posts: 2	nice tank everything looks hot!

09/07/2008, 05:34 PM	#16
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	Hello, well its been a while since i posted any pics of my tank, so here they are __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae

09/07/2008, 05:36 PM	#17
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	more photos __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae

09/07/2008, 05:40 PM	#18
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	this is my tank thanks for looking sana __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae

09/07/2008, 06:29 PM	#19
Chihuahua6 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: West Hempstead, NY Posts: 2,124	Beautiful. I like the openness in the middle. What kind of lighting do you have? I also found it interesting that the inside walls of your house are made from concrete and rebar, not just the outside. That's amazing. __________________ Leah Amanda Current Tank Info: First salt tank 1985, current tank 150 g acrylic

09/08/2008, 01:07 AM	#20
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	chihuahua, Yes, houses over here are made out of concrete, brick, cement, and rebar, it was really hard to make the hole in the wall, thanks for your comments.. sana __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae