New Tank!
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, 06-20-2011 at 08:13 PM (984 Views)
I saw an add on craigslist for a big setup on Sat, contacted the guy, and just bought it today. The tank itself isn't too big, it looks like its just a 125g, but the whole cabinet setup is very big. There are two tall cabinets that go on either end of the tank, a base, a cabinet stand, a hood piece, and a filler panel for the back of each side cabinet to hide the closed loop piping. The tank is drilled with four holes for a closed loop, and has one corner overflow with two bulkheads. I have never run a closed loop before so that will be a new challenge. I have heard they can clog and burn out pumps, so if anyone has an suggestions about closed loops i would greatly appreciate the help. The assembled dimensions of the whole setup are 115.5" long, 7ft tall and 30 inches deep with filler panels. There are only a few places in the house big enough for the tank soooo it looks like its gunna be in the bedroom! (Wifey keeps saying that I planned this all along. lol) Now onto some pics!
left side cabinet
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left side cabinet top. the cabinets are a little mismatched style wise....modern pulls with all different period trim... i will probably replace the handles.
Pictures of the hood section
Right side cabinet.
The tank and stand.
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The tank and right side cabinet.
The magnets that hold the filler panels onto the side cainbets.
The left cabinet in the living room right off the front entry where i wish the tank could go but as you can see it would completely block in the stairs and make the entry very claustrophobic.
A homemade chiller that was in the right side cabinet. There is a metal plenum and piping off the back of this cabinet. I guess to aid in heat removal?
A bunch of rock he threw into the sale. Probably 150lbs worth.
I will hopefully be cleaning it up and building a sump soon. I have a sheet of 1/4" Acrylite that i had cut at my local plastic place lying around for a few months so maybe i will finally try my hand at acrylic and build a sump. I will update soon.