210 Gallon, inwall reef with frag tank.

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Let me start out buy saying that this tank is all ready finished. I started building it after we moved to our new house Spring of 2016. I took pictures of it as I went so I can show you the journey as it progressed. Hope you enjoy.
 
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I found a spot in the new house that I could have an in wall tank with a fish room behind it.

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Then like magic a reef take appeared in it. Lol yeah right... It took me and my friend Charlie over 20 hours to move my 210 from my old house to the new one. I'm selling an starting over next time.
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The house sold faster than I expected so the move had to get done asap. We finished at 5 am.
 
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We then started the plumbing. Also got to use my new skimmer, a vertex alpha 200. It wouldn't fit under my old stand. This tank is using a taller steal stand.
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Then my vectra L1 died... So overnight new pump from ecotec. Good suport from them.
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I really wanted my new fish room to have a nice mixing station. I sta
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rted with 55 gallon blue barrels, I really wanted some rotomolded plastic cone bottom tanks but they are not sold in my area.
 
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I figured it was a good time to finish the basment so I did. Sheetrock, paint, lights in.
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Then some carpet.

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I started to do some more work on the fish room. Added frag tank, I picked up a diamond edge rimless tank with over flow from elite Aquarius. It was beautiful.
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Then I plumbed it into my main system.

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I also added my manifold and calcium reactor.
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Made my own lights
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Added an electrical board to keep things nice.
Added me dedicated 20 amp circut
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Added my refugium.
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Things were really starting to shape up
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Tank was doing well through all the construction. Sea apple was even happy.
 
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Time to build the wood front, this is my first attempt at making a wood panel. I make a living as a I.T guy not a carpenter.
I used a 4 x 8 sheet of ply wood and cut strips of trim, Thanks YouTube and home depot.
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looks great! How long do you run the lighting over your fuge?

Did you do any special prep on the walls or floor of the fish room?

Good work!

i didnt, i think i should have painted the walls with special paint but i will do that soon. the floors are just concrete.
 

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Wow, absolutely great tank and fish room. I'm always jealous of you guys with basements. I wish we had them here in the south.
 
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