2 month old 55g in wall FOWLR pics

nafracsana

nafracsana

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Just waiting to make sure the water stays in the right place, and nothing dies on me. I will then add some corals, to get the mini reef going. Can't wait till that's done. This is one cool hobby. Better than drinking beer, oh no, did I say that outloud. Must have said that because the wife is here.
 
nafracsana

nafracsana

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That's the plan, to turn it into a reef tank. I just got back from the LFS with a couple of pieces of Tonga, and a Royal Gramma. Next week some Kaleni<---not sure of the spelling. After that I'll start with level 1 corals like shrooms and leathers. Hopefully it will turn out really nice when I get finished with it.
 
saltymom

saltymom

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Thats REALLY nice! You are gonna wear out your couch sittin' on your knees lookin in! (We would if thats how ours was!)
Instead we have a kiddie step stool with the abc's on it..that we sit on and look in with! Wish I had a couch infront of mine!
 
nafracsana

nafracsana

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That's the wife's couch there. Mine is bigger just off to the left side of the tank, so I can lay down and watch the fish, or the big screen. Sometimes I just tune in some light jazz on the stereo and watch the fish. It's so relaxing, I usually end up falling asleep...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
 
nafracsana

nafracsana

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Scoobaq,
Thanks, it's my first try at this and I hope I do well. Can't wait to get some beginner corals in there to add some color. been sitting here reading all kinds of posts thinking to myself.Hmmmmmm how big do i want my next tank to be, 150 no, 175 no, 200 no, 250-300 I think will be awesome.That's my goal after this one has it's 15 minutes of fame.
 
sagxman

sagxman

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I'm curious. That setup looks to be almost "too convienient". From the pics it looks like you have a small room that the tank and equipment are stored in. Did you add all of that or how did you modify your existing floorplan? Looks really great.
 
nafracsana

nafracsana

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The room that the equipment is in use to be a small closet. It was only about half the width of the wall that the tank is in. I extended the wall out to incorporate the tank. I then cut the wall out so it would fit, and added 2 small supporting wallls for the weight of the tank. I then made some shelves underneath the tank to house my W/D filter and other necessary items. I'm wondering what you mean by "too convenient"?
 
sagxman

sagxman

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By "too convienient" I meant, most house are not designed with aquarists in mind. So, I was wondering what it took to get it to look as good as it does. I wish I had a convienient spot in my house to do even something similar to what you did, but I don't think I do. :confused: Keep us all updated with pics. I'm curious to see how it ends up when you start putting coral in.
 
anubix00

anubix00

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hey, if its not too much trouble, do you think you could send me a larger version of this the 2nd picture posted. the one that shows the whole setup. ????
thanks
chris
 
nafracsana

nafracsana

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Hey Chris,
What are you looking for exactly? Do you want a larger picture of the front of the tank, or are you wanting one of the back side of the tank? Let me know and I can E-mail you one.
 
nafracsana

nafracsana

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By "too convienient" I meant, most house are not designed with aquarists in mind. So, I was wondering what it took to get it to look as good as it does. I wish I had a convienient spot in my house to do even something similar to what you did, but I don't think I do. Keep us all updated with pics. I'm curious to see how it ends up when you start putting coral in.
SaGxMan,
I will keep ya'll updated when I ge tnew arrivals. My wife wants me to finish all the tape and bed work and then do the painting. I told her no way, the tank is in there and done, no need for all that know. That stuff can wait till next year.
 
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