(First Reef Tank Ever) **** 600gal Display **** 1300gal System

Are you an engineer for NASA or something?

Marvelous planning and execution. ---

Best blueprint I have seen for a inwall installation. ---- hope you are keeping a list of "lessons learned" to share with us when this is all done. --- When does the water go in?

Good Job.

Scott

 

Yea do you work for NASA or something. Excellent Set-up
Karma!

 

Very Nice, cant wait to see it completed! Keep posting pic's

 

thank you all for your kind words, no NASA workers here. just me ;D this has been a one man project from the beginning til the end except for some heavy lifting was require from my 8 best friends that helped me when main tank arrived to get onto the steel stand. i have just about 14 yrs experience in building custom fiberglass enclosures for car audio and body shop repairs is also in my blood since i was a kid. all of this is completely new to me and just spent endless amount of time researching and asking plenty of questions just to get this far. i believed a lot of this is common sense also just learing the process how reefkeeping is done from having FOWLR or full blown reef and learning from everyone's mistake to make a better system. i have never did plumbing work before and this is honest truth, to me its similar to building anything else from sratch. i spent maybe 2-3 days drawing everything on piece of paper needed to be done before any work was performed making sure wood studs, cross beams and etc. wasn't in the way of plumbing or electrical. yes i admit at times it was mind boggling and didnt think i can manange to do this at all.

 

Ok here are some more updates, and manage to get some work done after coming home. sod was removed all along the wall. using 2x4 w/3" wood screws to support the outer wall and 2x6 for inner. This was much better to support than the regular stakes sold at HD, also foam expansion joint boards will be used along the back wall and step. next brick will be spreaded out evenly at the bottom to raise wire mesh up in place than rebar will be place above the mesh which will be tied together to make it more durable since generator and chiller will add about 1500 lbs. slope is from back to front making sure so no puddles are visible and of course mosquito heaven too. slab area is 12'L x 38"W and approximately 6"-7" of concrete will be poured using concrete mixer which holds about 5 80lbs bag.

 

....even thought about the mosquito factor

This whole thing is simply amazing man. Good for you

...and karma too!

 

ok some more updates for final preparation to be poured on sunday. concrete mixer that hold 5 80lbs bag will be used to make things a little easier. broken center blocks were used to hold mesh in place and plastic sheet.

 

Absolutely beautiful Job,8) You must be beat by now!!! I know it is making me tired just reading this ;D Take a break and have a well deserved cold one ;D

 

That is a freaking sweet setup!

 

Your Wife must be the most supportive and wonderful woman on the planet, Or you are going to have a big payback coming in the future,:-/ ;D Either way she must be great 8) 8)

PS you must have won the lottery !!
Man you have some serious greenbacks invested in that baby. Ok back to work now ;D