Twin 55 gal tank build ( NEW PICTURES )

Day 9 & 10 & 11

Well its been a few day since i posted last but the work has not stopped , I have got the sump removed from my running tank and cleaned and removed the baffles to redesign it for a larger pump and skimmer and started to run some piping for my returns , i also removed my over flow and cleaned that, the u tube was full of hair algae , I also got a base built for the sump to sit on . and I resealed the tank i have sitting in the wall already to avoid any leaks once i get it full of water and running.

the sump went from here



to here ;D





and i have been running internet wiring to set up my live web cam for this set up in the fish room.
off to home depot tomorrow to pick some more pluming supplies .

 

Man that's lookin' shmexy! Good build.

 

Day 12 & 13

Things are going slowly but still forward, yesterday i finished installing the door stop and door handle now i can keep the dogs out of the fish room and don't have to worry about them getting in the additives i use in the fish tank . And i worked on some more plumbing there seems like there is miles of it, today i built in some shelves for the refugium and a small frag tank also the top shelf will be for a computer to run my live web cam setup 8). still lots to fig.out and setup before water will be running .

 

Looks good man! Great job.

 

hate the U tubes. Is that just me?!

 

Nice looking setup.

 

I agree for that much real estate, you should have made one long in-wall. You can modify the wall and tank support later when you want larger fish that need more room to swim than a 55 will offer.
Even so, you're doing a very nice job on the build.

 

That u tube you see in the picture i have used for 20 years and have never had a problem with it has worked flawless .

 

Looking good. You know once you get this done and run it for about a year you going to wish you went for a 250g+ and kept the 55g's for sumps....

 

Being i live on disability any thing that is not low budget or no budget would not even happen plus after having 3 hart attacks i don't want to lift or mess with anything bigger than 55 gal. any more i have had larger tanks in the past and gave them away for that reason. i will leave the big tanks to the young and healthy.

And for the ones that are interested to date i have about 150.00 in this build so far not counting sand, skimmer or lights and pumps. all the tanks were free.