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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

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.

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.