Help With Building a tank into a Wall

[barry769]

My sister just bought a new house with an unfinished basement. After seeing my new tank, her fiancee decided that he wanted to switch his freshwater tank into salt. I'm supposed to be helping them finish their basement within the next few weeks and I proposed the idea that they put a tank in one of the new walls we're going to be building. (this has always been my dream, but until i have the space and money, I'll live through them) Right now I'm thinking of putting in a 180 and making it flush with the wall. The stand and sump/fuge do not have to be aesthetically appealing at all since they are just going to be in a large 15x20 storage area. Does anyone have any experience with this, or know of any sites that give good info on how to make a tank flush with a wall like this? I know how to build a stand, my biggest question is how do I get the tank to look like it is a part of the wall and not just a big tank pushed up to a hole in the wall. Any help is appreciated
-Scott

 

[steveweast]

Scott, the only way to avoid the look that you descibe is to make the wall opening apart of your stand. The tank will sit into the wall cavity. You can then picture frame around the tank. The only disadvantage of this is that the front part of the tank gets shaded by the width of the framed wall (ie. 2 X 4 or 2 X 6). Here's mine:

 

[rickycobra]

nice set up. I like the frame. I am buying a house this summer,and that is the first home project. looks great. ricky

 

[rosco05]

What size tank is that? The SPS corals look great i must say.
Keep up the good work
Ross

 

[barry769]

Thanks for the advice, thats a very nice looking tank.
Does Anyone Have A Link To A Site That Has Any Information On This So That I Can At Least See Some Basic Plans Before I Attempt This?????