100 Gallon In-Wall System, Summer dreaming 2012

[Aquatic_kirch]

Good afternoon reef central,
let me start by saying this is to be my first build thread on reef central!

I've been lurking on the forum for some time now and recently I've started thinking of new system plans. One that keeps popping up in my mind is a 100 gallon in-wall system right in my room.
Now that midterms are finished I've had a more time to dream about the system. I've started putting some thoughts down on paper and google sketchup, So far I've only come up with a general design for the system itself. I've attached some diagrams to show everyone what I'm working with here.

What I want with the system

1. -Completely quite when in my bedroom. I have some ideas for this.
2. -Clean wires pipes and overall appearance.
3. -Frag tank
4. -Refugium
5. -Skimmer section
6. - easy maintenance, water changes, glass scraping ect.
7. -Stability
8. -Waterflow adjustability, Say I don't want the water to go through the frag tank section but straight to the return pump section sometimes

These are the main objectives I'm keeping in mind with designing the system.

This is a list of what is already available to me for the build
Lighting

• 8 bulb t5 floresent tek fixture 48''
• 6 bulb t5 floresent tek fixture 48''

Power heads

• MP 40 -1
• Hydor koralia 1050 -3
• hydor koralia nano or something -2

Heaters

• Eheim 150W -4
• other random ones smaller W -3

Skimmer

• 100 in sump vertex

Controller and Automated Stuff

• Apex system with 2 EB 8 power bars
• Apex breakout box for ATO
• ATO pump
• Bulk reef supply calcium and Alk dossing pumps.

Return Pump

• Mag drive 950 -1
• Mag drive 700 -1

Misc

• Vertex 100 Gal RODI

Next Post is going to be of what I need. As you can see I have lots of equipment already, some would just need to be upgraded (skimmer)

Here are the diagrams of The space I have to work with and what I want the finished product to look like from the front side of the tank.

This is part of the basement and my room


This is a shelving space indented in the wall perfect for the aquarium.


This is What i want the finished to look like from front.
-Note external overflow.


The neat thing I really want to do is build a desk that can be pulled up or put away for when I study. I have that showing in the final diagram.


Any questions please ask because it'll start getting me more involved in the smaller details of planning now.

-Shaun

[username in use]

14" isn't much to work with for a double sided tank, Id want 24" as a bare minimum

[Aquatic_kirch]

You're correct 14 inches would not be ideal. the 5 inch wall between my room and the one over would be taken out so a 2' front to back tank could be placed in the wall.
The dimensions would be 48'' long, 24'' width, 20'' high. gives a grand total of 100 gallons for the display tank. lots more room to play with that way. Only thing is that there maybe an electrical wire that runs through the wall but that can be worked around
-Note to self: turn off power before destruction.

The 70 gall I'm running right now is only 18'' front to back and even that I find to skinny.

-Shaun