Wall unit

caribbean_lover · 12-23-2003, 05:05 PM

Just wanted to tell about our new project. We haven't started construction yet but this is what we will be building. It is going to be a tank/entertainment/closet wall unit. It will be going on an entire wall of our bedroom. The idea is this: We will have a closet on either end. Beside each closet (moving toward center of unit) will be two 75 gal. tanks (4 all together) - one above the other. Then in the center will be an entertainment area for our tv/dvd etc. Above and below the complete setup will be storage areas. The bottom storage areas will be for our filtration. When we start our project I will post pics as we go along. But this will not be until this comining spring.

Craig Manoukian · 12-23-2003, 05:10 PM

Welcome and you must be really excited aboiut this with such advanced reporting. Good luck and do keep us posted. Any schematics or plans to start with?

mwrager · 12-23-2003, 05:10 PM

Welcome to the Sanctuary Caribbean Lover. Your plans sound nice. Take pics and post them when you get started

SaltyQueen · 12-23-2003, 05:29 PM

That's going to be one heck of a structure to support all that weight- definitely post pics of your progress when you start this project!

caribbean_lover · 12-23-2003, 10:47 PM

Thanks for the replies. Right now my husband has done some rough sketching but maybe with some sweet talk I can get him to do better sketches so that I can post pics of them to give a better idea. I will definitely post pics. Especially now that I know people are interested.

As for the support of the unit. The wall that the unit is going in front of is concrete so we are planning on achoring it to the wall itself by drilling and placing achoring bolts.

Spooda420 · 12-23-2003, 11:10 PM

always interested in DIY projects.

4-75gallon tanks? hope its on a solid piece of wood. quick math 75 * 4 = 300 gallons of water = 2400 lbs + 300 lbs rock + 300 lbs sand + sump???? your talking 3000lbs+ of stuff at least.

good luck

wooddood · 12-24-2003, 08:24 AM

sounds great im in the process of an in wall 120 as we speak i'll start posting pics this weekend.good luck on yours.also john lewis is doing an in wall right now to check it out.

johnlewis · 12-24-2003, 08:36 AM

Wow that sounds interesting, you are going to need a quite setup for 4 75's in your bedroom. Do you have a basement below to route to for sumps.Sounds like you will need some more electrical as well.

Keep us posted.

caribbean_lover · 12-24-2003, 09:33 AM

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Originally posted by johnlewis
Wow that sounds interesting, you are going to need a quite setup for 4 75's in your bedroom. Do you have a basement below to route to for sumps.Sounds like you will need some more electrical as well.

We don't have a basement below our bedroom, it has a concrete floor. But, there's a good and a bad to this. The bad thing is - we can't route our filtration but with concrete it will support the weight better. As for the electric - we're in luck a friend of ours is an electrician so he's doing the work for us.

johnlewis · 12-24-2003, 11:21 AM

How about behind the wall is there someplace for equipment there like a closet or laundry room ?

caribbean_lover · 12-24-2003, 12:45 PM

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Originally posted by johnlewis
How about behind the wall is there someplace for equipment there like a closet or laundry room ?

Nope. My daughter's room is there. We are going to run everything behind the unit and under.

ScottT1980 · 12-24-2003, 02:07 PM

Another thing to really consider here is ventilation. While I do not know all the intricacies of DIY tanks into walls, I do know the damage that can arise from poor ventilation. 300 gallons of saltwater will produce a good bit of evaporation (although it could be much worse, just ask Mr. 4000).

Just throwing out a detail that many forget with these type of setups. I wish you the best of luck with it, I can't wait to see its progression (BTW, I hope you have a digi camera for all our curious eyes

).

Take er easy
Scott T.

caribbean_lover · 12-24-2003, 03:51 PM

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Originally posted by ScottT1980
Another thing to really consider here is ventilation.

(BTW, I hope you have a digi camera for all our curious eyes ).

We are not building it directly into the wall. The unit is going to sit in front of the wall but anchored to it for support. We are thinking of putting some sort of vents in it (not too sure where/how yet). As for the camera - we have to buy one really soon (can't show off if there isn't good pics

)

mwrager · 12-24-2003, 04:12 PM

I would put some vents in. That way the evaporated water can be vented into the room, not into the walls.

caribbean_lover · 12-25-2003, 06:06 AM

Here is the first sketch my husband re-did so you can start getting a better idea. This is the main part of the unit. It doesn't show the top storage or the side closets. The center entertainment section is going to be encased in waterproof drywall to protect the electronics. The bedroom walls and unit will be painted forest green with decorative white trim. I will post the other sketches as soon as he finishes them. Thanks for the interest.

*If this picture link doesn't work or it is too small please go to my gallery for a pic*

12-23-2003, 05:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
caribbean_lover Tunicate Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 14 View Gallery Karma Komment	Wall unit Just wanted to tell about our new project. We haven't started construction yet but this is what we will be building. It is going to be a tank/entertainment/closet wall unit. It will be going on an entire wall of our bedroom. The idea is this: We will have a closet on either end. Beside each closet (moving toward center of unit) will be two 75 gal. tanks (4 all together) - one above the other. Then in the center will be an entertainment area for our tv/dvd etc. Above and below the complete setup will be storage areas. The bottom storage areas will be for our filtration. When we start our project I will post pics as we go along. But this will not be until this comining spring.

12-23-2003, 05:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 15,732 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Welcome and you must be really excited aboiut this with such advanced reporting. Good luck and do keep us posted. Any schematics or plans to start with? __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

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mwrager Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert AZ Posts: 1,068 View Gallery Karma Komment	Welcome to the Sanctuary Caribbean Lover. Your plans sound nice. Take pics and post them when you get started __________________ Mark Some days I realy feel old! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/Banners/RS_banner3.gif

12-23-2003, 10:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
caribbean_lover Tunicate Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 14 View Gallery Karma Komment	Thanks for the replies. Right now my husband has done some rough sketching but maybe with some sweet talk I can get him to do better sketches so that I can post pics of them to give a better idea. I will definitely post pics. Especially now that I know people are interested. As for the support of the unit. The wall that the unit is going in front of is concrete so we are planning on achoring it to the wall itself by drilling and placing achoring bolts. __________________ se habla espanol Co-Founder of Susquehanna Area Reef Club

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Spooda420 Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 483 View Gallery Karma Komment	always interested in DIY projects. 4-75gallon tanks? hope its on a solid piece of wood. quick math 75 * 4 = 300 gallons of water = 2400 lbs + 300 lbs rock + 300 lbs sand + sump???? your talking 3000lbs+ of stuff at least. good luck __________________ 120 gallon, 100 gallon sump, GEO Calcium Reactor, Aqua C EV-400 Skimmer, 300 pounds of LR, Bare Bottom, 2 Tetra UV2 Sterilizers, 2 Tunze 6080 streams, 2 - 400 watt DE Metal Halides

12-23-2003, 05:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
SaltyQueen Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 400 View Gallery Karma Komment	That's going to be one heck of a structure to support all that weight- definitely post pics of your progress when you start this project!

12-24-2003, 08:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
wooddood the wood dude Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CARMEL. INDIANA Posts: 3,450 View Gallery Karma Komment	sounds great im in the process of an in wall 120 as we speak i'll start posting pics this weekend.good luck on yours.also john lewis is doing an in wall right now to check it out. __________________ 120 gal/in wall tank/starboard substraight/2 250 watt 10k xm metal halides/ 4 55watt 03 actinics/150lbs lr/scwd on return/scwd on a closed loop/aquaclear aquatics 200 pro wetdry w/skimmer. ask all the questions you have if we cant answer it we'll make up some thing. remember patience is the key to a kick ass reef. dave.

12-24-2003, 08:36 AM	#8 (permalink)
johnlewis Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brighton, MI USA Posts: 448 View Gallery Karma Komment	Wow that sounds interesting, you are going to need a quite setup for 4 75's in your bedroom. Do you have a basement below to route to for sumps.Sounds like you will need some more electrical as well. Keep us posted.

12-24-2003, 11:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
johnlewis Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brighton, MI USA Posts: 448 View Gallery Karma Komment	How about behind the wall is there someplace for equipment there like a closet or laundry room ?

12-24-2003, 02:07 PM	#12 (permalink)
ScottT1980 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,484 View Gallery Karma Komment	Another thing to really consider here is ventilation. While I do not know all the intricacies of DIY tanks into walls, I do know the damage that can arise from poor ventilation. 300 gallons of saltwater will produce a good bit of evaporation (although it could be much worse, just ask Mr. 4000). Just throwing out a detail that many forget with these type of setups. I wish you the best of luck with it, I can't wait to see its progression (BTW, I hope you have a digi camera for all our curious eyes ). Take er easy Scott T. __________________ My Tank

12-24-2003, 04:12 PM	#14 (permalink)
mwrager Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert AZ Posts: 1,068 View Gallery Karma Komment	I would put some vents in. That way the evaporated water can be vented into the room, not into the walls. __________________ Mark Some days I realy feel old! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/Banners/RS_banner3.gif

12-25-2003, 06:06 AM	#15 (permalink)
caribbean_lover Tunicate Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 14 View Gallery Karma Komment	First Scketch Here is the first sketch my husband re-did so you can start getting a better idea. This is the main part of the unit. It doesn't show the top storage or the side closets. The center entertainment section is going to be encased in waterproof drywall to protect the electronics. The bedroom walls and unit will be painted forest green with decorative white trim. I will post the other sketches as soon as he finishes them. Thanks for the interest. If this picture link doesn't work or it is too small please go to my gallery for a pic Last edited by caribbean_lover : 12-25-2003 at 11:49 PM.

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