Capt. Dooner's New 170g Aquarium

Capt. Dooner · 03/01/2010, 05:12 PM

Just thought I would post some pics of our new 170g bowfront aquarium (fish only) that I am in the process of installing in the wall. Don't be too hard on me.

Don't see the blade burns. They will be sanded. The top will have doors that open upward. The middle door has a hole where to feed.

This shows how big it is. That wall is 10' high.

Hope you can see the bow.

This is the closet behind it. It's in the garage. I put two 36" doors together so I can have plenty of room to access.

Doors open. The back of the aquarium. There should be plenty of room for all equipment needed.
It will all look better with doors, trim, and finish to match cabinet next to it.
Thanks for looking.

iap · 03/01/2010, 08:03 PM

Good start. Looking forward to see it progress.

JasonBJones · 03/01/2010, 08:46 PM

Agreed, looks like you are on to a good start.

Any air ventilation in there?

Capt. Dooner · 03/01/2010, 09:05 PM

Thanks guys.

JasonBJones- I have two vents on the ceiling that I have to decide which way I want to use them. I could seal around the doors and hook them to the AC unit, and add a return air vent below. Or, I can hook them to a power roof vent that I don't have to use any more, and put the thermostat control in the closet to turn it on and off.
I am leaning torward using the power vent to see if it maintains the temp. Then if it doesn't, I can always do the other.

RJS8540 · 03/02/2010, 04:42 PM

I love the "built ins" I'll be tagging along

csa dad · 03/02/2010, 05:00 PM

cool cant wait to see it finished

fasteddie99 · 03/02/2010, 06:25 PM

Wow I love how just the "bow" protrudes out. Thats awesome! Great job so far.

Capt. Dooner · 03/13/2010, 01:11 AM

Well, here is where I am now. I guess it's OK. As long as the wife is happy, I'm happy.

The guys from Omni Aquarium Service in Temple Texas will be here Tuesday morning to set up everything. I hope I can get finish with what I want done by then.
I have a unique idea for a background and overflow cover. I should be starting that tomorrow. I don't want to let the cat out of the bag till I have a pic of what I did. I do know that I haven't seen anything like this anywhere.
Until next time.

WantABigTank · 03/13/2010, 08:44 AM

Looks great! Waiting to see your progress updates.

capnfritz · 03/13/2010, 01:05 PM

Great work. Good Luck with it!

kentrob11 · 03/13/2010, 01:13 PM

An inwall bowfront...Now that's original! I think it looks fantastic and am looking forward to progress on it :-)

Capt. Dooner · 03/21/2010, 06:56 PM

OK. Here is the update.
The guys from Omni service of Temple, Teaxs were here on Tuesday the 16th (3/16/10), and did a great job with setting everything up and explaining things to us. I finished my unique overflow cover a couple days later, and I like it a lot. I am thinking about carrying that onboth sides of the background. Kind of giving it a sunkin' battleship or submarine look. I like things to be different, and I haven't found any backgrounds that I really like.
We have two Dominos, two Black Clowns, one Orange Clown, And a half purple/half yellow fish that I can't remember what they called it.

Enjoy.

kryptic4l · 03/21/2010, 10:45 PM

so how much longer until this gets converted to a reef.

Capt. Dooner · 03/22/2010, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by kryptic4l

so how much longer until this gets converted to a reef.

Let me see if I can keep the fish alive first. LOL! I doubt I will ever do reef. I just like da fishees for now.

AquariumMan · 03/22/2010, 06:34 AM

Half purple half yellow as in, Royal Gramma?
That aquarium looks awesome though!

ganjero · 03/22/2010, 06:49 AM

I know is a fish only tank, but those fake corals and the background are not working for me. All that fake stuff looks ok now but it will make the tank look dirty and ugly in a few months.

I like the "frame" you built. Did you decide what are you doing for ventilation in "the fish room"?

Capt. Dooner · 03/22/2010, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ganjero

I know is a fish only tank, but those fake corals and the background are not working for me. All that fake stuff looks ok now but it will make the tank look dirty and ugly in a few months.

I like the "frame" you built. Did you decide what are you doing for ventilation in "the fish room"?

What do you mean when you say the fake stuff will make it look dirty and ugly?

Right now, it has a natural draft ventilation. I will see that still works during the summer.

Nano Chris · 03/23/2010, 12:00 AM

Nice setup i always wanted an in wall tank. Those fake corals look great, but too bad they aren't real.

tangtang clown · 03/23/2010, 02:48 PM

Are those SPS? LOL

thetonyage · 03/23/2010, 02:54 PM

nice tank, not a fan of the fake corals so much, but everything else is awesome, i like the overflow cover too. yellow&purple fish looks like a royal gamma

jcolletteiii · 03/23/2010, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capt. Dooner

What do you mean when you say the fake stuff will make it look dirty and ugly?

Algae coating. You will have to do some pretty diligent toothbrush work to keep those artificial corals looking good.

Capt. Dooner · 03/23/2010, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tangtang clown

Are those SPS? LOL

NO! It's the very rare LRC.

Large Rubbery Coral.

Capt. Dooner · 03/23/2010, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcolletteiii

Algae coating. You will have to do some pretty diligent toothbrush work to keep those artificial corals looking good.

Would good water circulation in the tank help prevent it some?

03/01/2010, 05:12 PM	#1
Capt. Dooner Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Troy, Texas Posts: 30	Capt. Dooner's New 170g Aquarium Just thought I would post some pics of our new 170g bowfront aquarium (fish only) that I am in the process of installing in the wall. Don't be too hard on me. Don't see the blade burns. They will be sanded. The top will have doors that open upward. The middle door has a hole where to feed. This shows how big it is. That wall is 10' high. Hope you can see the bow. This is the closet behind it. It's in the garage. I put two 36" doors together so I can have plenty of room to access. Doors open. The back of the aquarium. There should be plenty of room for all equipment needed. It will all look better with doors, trim, and finish to match cabinet next to it. Thanks for looking. __________________ Capt. Dooner Saltwater newbie 170 gallon built-in bowfront tank Current Tank Info: New Saltwater tank

03/01/2010, 09:05 PM	#4
Capt. Dooner Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Troy, Texas Posts: 30	Thanks guys. JasonBJones- I have two vents on the ceiling that I have to decide which way I want to use them. I could seal around the doors and hook them to the AC unit, and add a return air vent below. Or, I can hook them to a power roof vent that I don't have to use any more, and put the thermostat control in the closet to turn it on and off. I am leaning torward using the power vent to see if it maintains the temp. Then if it doesn't, I can always do the other. __________________ Capt. Dooner Saltwater newbie 170 gallon built-in bowfront tank Current Tank Info: New Saltwater tank

03/02/2010, 06:25 PM	#7
fasteddie99 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,028	Wow I love how just the "bow" protrudes out. Thats awesome! Great job so far. __________________ 125 gal LED lighting Super Reef Octopus XP-3000 SSS Current Tank Info: 125

03/13/2010, 01:11 AM	#8
Capt. Dooner Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Troy, Texas Posts: 30	Well, here is where I am now. I guess it's OK. As long as the wife is happy, I'm happy. The guys from Omni Aquarium Service in Temple Texas will be here Tuesday morning to set up everything. I hope I can get finish with what I want done by then. I have a unique idea for a background and overflow cover. I should be starting that tomorrow. I don't want to let the cat out of the bag till I have a pic of what I did. I do know that I haven't seen anything like this anywhere. Until next time. __________________ Capt. Dooner Saltwater newbie 170 gallon built-in bowfront tank Current Tank Info: New Saltwater tank

03/13/2010, 08:44 AM	#9
WantABigTank Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: L.I. N.Y. Posts: 158	Looks great! Waiting to see your progress updates. __________________ When I die I want to come back as one of my fish! Any one of them! Current Tank Info: 135 RR Oceanic FO. 200 lbs South Down sand, 30 Gal sump, DIY 6 gal wet/dry, Magdrive 9.5 return, Magdrive 9.5 powered AquaC EV-180.

03/01/2010, 08:03 PM	#2
iap BOSS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 691	Good start. Looking forward to see it progress.

03/01/2010, 08:46 PM	#3
JasonBJones Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 508	Agreed, looks like you are on to a good start. Any air ventilation in there?

03/02/2010, 04:42 PM	#5
RJS8540 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lambertville, MI Posts: 140	I love the "built ins" I'll be tagging along

03/02/2010, 05:00 PM	#6
csa dad Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: evington ,va Posts: 131	cool cant wait to see it finished

03/13/2010, 01:05 PM	#10
capnfritz Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cleveland Posts: 170	Great work. Good Luck with it! __________________ capnfritz Current Tank Info: 75 gal mixed reef,55 gal. Species

03/13/2010, 01:13 PM	#11
kentrob11 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: O'Fallon, IL Posts: 4,520	An inwall bowfront...Now that's original! I think it looks fantastic and am looking forward to progress on it :-)

03/21/2010, 06:56 PM	#12
Capt. Dooner Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Troy, Texas Posts: 30	OK. Here is the update. The guys from Omni service of Temple, Teaxs were here on Tuesday the 16th (3/16/10), and did a great job with setting everything up and explaining things to us. I finished my unique overflow cover a couple days later, and I like it a lot. I am thinking about carrying that onboth sides of the background. Kind of giving it a sunkin' battleship or submarine look. I like things to be different, and I haven't found any backgrounds that I really like. We have two Dominos, two Black Clowns, one Orange Clown, And a half purple/half yellow fish that I can't remember what they called it. Enjoy. __________________ Capt. Dooner Saltwater newbie 170 gallon built-in bowfront tank Current Tank Info: New Saltwater tank

03/21/2010, 10:45 PM	#13
kryptic4l Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 54	so how much longer until this gets converted to a reef.

03/22/2010, 06:34 AM	#15
AquariumMan Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 108	Half purple half yellow as in, Royal Gramma? That aquarium looks awesome though!

03/22/2010, 06:49 AM	#16
ganjero saiperchémibatteilcorazon Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 4,027	I know is a fish only tank, but those fake corals and the background are not working for me. All that fake stuff looks ok now but it will make the tank look dirty and ugly in a few months. I like the "frame" you built. Did you decide what are you doing for ventilation in "the fish room"?

03/23/2010, 12:00 AM	#18
Nano Chris Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,758	Nice setup i always wanted an in wall tank. Those fake corals look great, but too bad they aren't real. __________________ Chris ------- 34 Gallon Red Sea Max 130! Setup (Just got back into the hobby) Current Tank Info: 34 Gallon RedSeaMax!

03/23/2010, 02:48 PM	#19
tangtang clown Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The DUB, NC Posts: 2,711	Are those SPS? LOL __________________ Mind over chatter.

03/23/2010, 02:54 PM	#20
thetonyage Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 156	nice tank, not a fan of the fake corals so much, but everything else is awesome, i like the overflow cover too. yellow&purple fish looks like a royal gamma