Anderson Family Reef - Concrete Aquarium 5,000 gallon DIY

[dca22anderson]

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The time has come to build out another sweet large reef.

Here is my last one: Anderson Family Reef - 1200 Gallon Reef



This time I will build out an in wall 720 (8'x3'x4') and a 740 (9'x4'x33") in the fish room.

 

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So far so good

 

[408Dartfish]

Wow great looking build. I spied some bmx bikes on the wall. Have had my bmx 20yrs lol. Dustin

 

[vetteguy53081]

This is going to be a dandy!

 

[Muttley000]

I followed your other build some time ago, looking forward to watching this one!

 

[Retro Reefer]

Looks like that will be a nightmare to get into with the height and being that close to ceiling

 

[dca22anderson]

Wow great looking build. I spied some bmx bikes on the wall. Have had my bmx 20yrs lol. Dustin

Thanks Dustin! Have to get some exercise in between water changes!! Thanks for the note!

 

[dca22anderson]

I followed your other build some time ago, looking forward to watching this one!

Thanks for checking this one out too!! Hope to improve this build over the last one a bit!! Should be fun!! Thanks for the note

 

[dca22anderson]

Looks like that will be a nightmare to get into with the height and being that close to ceiling

I have 2 feet above the tank for access, I agree with you so I’m looking to make the 720 a fish tank with coral spill over and make the 740 a full SPS reef, they might both just be mixed... still thinking through it. Good observation

 

[Retro Reefer]

I have 2 feet above the tank for access, I agree with you so I’m looking to make the 720 a fish tank with coral spill over and make the 740 a full SPS reef, they might both just be mixed... still thinking through it. Good observation

Would make a beautiful FOWLR tank, it’s a monster

 

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I have a few skills so I decided to cut out the center overflow and biggie size the bulkheads for the closed loop. I also bought the tank used with a small ding and some scratches so I put together a plan to fix those as well.

 

[dantimdad]

Very cool! Following.

 

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Mocked up some framework to support the rock structure also providing closed loop flow