Varga's 300 Gallon In-Wall Build!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tbittner]

Excellent pics! Extremely clear! Your skimmer is doing an awesome job.

 

[plecosword]

lovin the clowns!

 

[Frankie]

Skim mate! Nice Varga! Give it a week or so and it will cal down. Right now that skimmer is breaking in and going nuts.

 

[Craig Manoukian]

Great pics Varga!

 

[tigerarmy90]

wow! absolutely awesome setup and thread! thanks for sharing all the details if you dont mind me asking what did the tank run you after all was siad and done? build materials?

 

[JoJo]

nice pics Varga. your scaping is cool, like the openess

 

[Varga]

wow! absolutely awesome setup and thread! thanks for sharing all the details if you dont mind me asking what did the tank run you after all was siad and done? build materials?

tank itself looks something like this:

glass: 450
plywood: 100
paint: 100
screws: 5
liquid nail: 5
silicone: 30
stand: 25
PVC: 40
4xmetal braces: 25
molding: 45
4xbulkheads: 50

 

[nikkipigtails]

Your tank looks awesome! And a LOT less expensive then I was thinking it would be.

 

[G!N+T0N!K]

So what kind of whale are you going to add? I think a orca would be a nice addition

 

[ab420]

That is a stunning setup, nice work, and that skimmer is a beast!

 

[Craig Manoukian]

300 gallon tank for $875 is like, wow!

 

[plecosword]

300 gallon tank for $875 is like, wow!

woa seriously?

 

[tbittner]

300 gallon tank for $875 is like, wow!

That's actually a little misleading because that price includes all the plumbing and everything to get it up and running too.

 

[Varga]

Thanks everyone. I did save a ton by DIYing it
cheapest 300g I found was on ebay for 1600 shipped but it was only 1/2 thick and everyone told me it will bow within 2 years. areal one would have been $2700 tank only.

 

[Varga]

Jst practicing some more......I'm trying to learn to use the manual control option

 

[Varga]

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[JoJo]

you're getting pretty good at it, i need to start exploring my manual options too

 

[Fish Crazy]

This tank is turning out so cool - I confess I had my doubts when I first read the thread but I'm a believer

 

[tbittner]

Thanks everyone. I did save a ton by DIYing it
cheapest 300g I found was on ebay for 1600 shipped but it was only 1/2 thick and everyone told me it will bow within 2 years. areal one would have been $2700 tank only.

I bought a 360g glass, with 3/4" glass and all sorts of extra bracing, shipped, for $2500, which included glass tops, holes drilled, and heavy duty bulkheads. That is STILL a heck of a lot more than you paid.

But mine will be viewable from 3 sides though.

 

[althea2you]

that scaping look fantastic!!!