Starting my dream build! I have ordered a 200 gallon innovative marine EXT peninsula, will arrive in the next 4-6 months. I currently own a red sea 135, but the seals are starting to get bubbles in them! It's only a matter of time before my red sea springs a leak! Time to start planning.
This is a perfect size tank to divide my living room and dining room. We are going to place the tank peninsula style. A couch will but up agaisnt one end so when you are lying down you get the perfect view. On the other end of the tank will be our dining room. Views of the ocean all around.
You can see the marks of where the tank will sit in the photo above. This tank will be an SPS dominant system. I already have a 48 inch reef breeders with the aquatic life 48 inch t5ho hybrid fixture. I plan to purchase a 24 inch reef breeders and the aquatic life 24 inch t5ho fixture to light the whole tank. I am going to try to find a way to build a canopy out of aluminum. It would be cool if I could get the canopy to raise up and down using a linear actuator but I do not know if this will work as the tank is 6 foot across penisula style. The linear actuator would have a lot of weight from aluminum framing and lighting system to raise up and down. Let me know if anyone has attempted this!
I am adding two beams into my crawl space to help support the tank as the tank runs parallel with the joists. Two beams and support jacks should be plenty.
I also plan on building a fish/filtration room addition onto the side of my house. This is where all the filtration will happen. I do not want to keep a sump in the stand. I may just until the fish room is complete. Its going to be a long process.
This is a perfect size tank to divide my living room and dining room. We are going to place the tank peninsula style. A couch will but up agaisnt one end so when you are lying down you get the perfect view. On the other end of the tank will be our dining room. Views of the ocean all around.
You can see the marks of where the tank will sit in the photo above. This tank will be an SPS dominant system. I already have a 48 inch reef breeders with the aquatic life 48 inch t5ho hybrid fixture. I plan to purchase a 24 inch reef breeders and the aquatic life 24 inch t5ho fixture to light the whole tank. I am going to try to find a way to build a canopy out of aluminum. It would be cool if I could get the canopy to raise up and down using a linear actuator but I do not know if this will work as the tank is 6 foot across penisula style. The linear actuator would have a lot of weight from aluminum framing and lighting system to raise up and down. Let me know if anyone has attempted this!
I am adding two beams into my crawl space to help support the tank as the tank runs parallel with the joists. Two beams and support jacks should be plenty.
I also plan on building a fish/filtration room addition onto the side of my house. This is where all the filtration will happen. I do not want to keep a sump in the stand. I may just until the fish room is complete. Its going to be a long process.
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