NEED ADVICE with a 160g Bowfront Reef Tank In-Wall Build

[tannersmith200]

Hey guys and gals
I need a little advice.
So I am getting ready to build a house. I would like to have my tank in the in the living room. Beside the living room, there will be a laundry/aquarium room. This is where I want my sump, equiptment, QT tanks etc to be located. So between the laundry room and the living room is where I want my tank to be in-walled. Considering the curvature of the tank and its frontward demensions, how could I go about installing this tank so that it can and will be accessable in the front and back for maintance. Bowfronts would be a little tricky considering I wont have the same curvature wall for the front of the tank.
If anyone has any thoughts, ideas, refrences, or another forum bowfront in-wall for a build like mine would be very much appreciated!!!!
Thanks

 

[al&burke]

I think you could make a stand with a curved front all you would have to do is run 2x4 along the curve - make a top and bottom plate out of 2x10 cut to the curve then put your verticle member (2x4) for support - do you have a drawing of your tank or dimensions, I might be able to help you out with a sketch. All your access is going to be from behind the tank, correct.
Al

 

[tannersmith200]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Al&Burke http:///forum/thread/384043/need-advice-with-a-160g-bowfront-reef-tank-in-wall-build#post_3363092
I think you could make a stand with a curved front all you would have to do is run 2x4 along the curve - make a top and bottom plate out of 2x10 cut to the curve then put your verticle member (2x4) for support - do you have a drawing of your tank or dimensions, I might be able to help you out with a sketch. All your access is going to be from behind the tank, correct.
Al
Yes I would imagine so. Thanks for the reply Al. If you could do a sketch for me it would be very much appreciated!!!!
Tank is 6' 1" Long, 2' 1" wide (longest width - middle of tank) (18" wide on either side - left/right side of tank), 25.25" tall. Sorry i dont have metric conversions.

 

[al&burke]

I don't work in metric - inches is great - Here is what i came up with, now with the curved front the bottom and top plate could be cut out of a 2 x 12

 

[tannersmith200]

Thanks Al for the drawing, it looks great!
I will update you when I begin the project.

 

[al&burke]

You are welcome for the front curve you can add a couple more 2x4's just to be safe and make you template for your curved bottom and upper plates with your tank. Good luck!

 

[acrylic51]

Are you dead set on a bow front tank? I only ask because of the distortion in a bow front. I'd honestly opt for a deeper tank since it will be in wall and have access from the back....