Bloke's 210g In-Wall - Page 2

Bloke · 08/01/2011, 03:52 PM

Well, it looks like it's going to take one more day to get this finished, but here's a progress shot...

Bloke · 08/01/2011, 11:49 PM

Well, for $10 at Lowe's, perhaps this is a little piece of mind. Half-inch insulation that will easily fit between the brick and the tank. I won't be able to slide it out, but I can cut it out after the mortar cures and sleep more easily knowing that the masons are not pushing and pulling mortar and brick back and forth across the tank glass.

lusenut2 · 08/02/2011, 08:51 AM

Im loving this build

Bloke · 08/02/2011, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lusenut2

Im loving this build

Thanks! I think it's coming together nicely! Hopefully I can get the inside of the tank to look as sharp as the outside!

Progress... Currently building the temporary support structure for the arch. On schedule to be completed by midafternoon.

Captainfester · 08/02/2011, 09:22 AM

look forward to this one. i love that you are doing the whole basement around the tank. should be great all around

JG1 · 08/02/2011, 10:01 AM

Love the brick

Bloke · 08/02/2011, 06:37 PM

DONE! I think the arches compliment each other quite well.

d3hree · 08/02/2011, 07:03 PM

looks great Bloke..brickwork is awesome and I love the archway, very different to the norm

Bloke · 08/03/2011, 10:32 PM

I got the RODI about 90% setup. I need to run by Lowe's and pick up a small male/male adapter to connect the two DI canisters as well as install the float valve.

Bloke · 08/03/2011, 10:42 PM

I also have about 120lbs of BRS Fiji that I plan to begin cycling in a trashcan. I will be ordering another 100lbs to add in a second trashcan.

I will be making pillars/columns of varying height out of the rock by drilling it and placing atop PVC piping. Once installed, I will lay secondary pieces at the base of the pillars and as needed.

Bloke · 08/10/2011, 11:52 PM

I worked on the aquascape some and am not 100% on it, but when are we ever completely satisfied with it?

amsi · 08/11/2011, 04:57 AM

Super

JG1 · 08/11/2011, 05:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bloke

I worked on the aquascape some and am not 100% on it, but when are we ever completely satisfied with it?

Love it.

ludiNano · 08/13/2011, 01:27 AM

Wow looks great, i wish my build was moving this fast.

What sketch up program are you using to get the 2x4's and everything in there?

Bloke · 08/14/2011, 07:52 AM

It is Google Sketchup; it just took a long time to draw each stud!

Bloke · 08/15/2011, 09:18 AM

I tweaked the aquascaping just a little. Here are closeups of the two sides of the rock. There is an additional 75lbs of rock in the sump for a total rock weight close to 250lbs.

Left Side:

Right Side:

Basement Bar and Tank:

Bloke · 08/22/2011, 04:09 PM

Installed BRS GFO/Carbon reactors

...and started to fill tank with water.

Bloke · 08/22/2011, 04:24 PM

I believe I am going to run Par38 LED spotlights instead of running the 3x400w MH I had previously planned for. It seems like a smarter move to go this route to begin with than be forced the change in the future.

Browsing threads from the lighting forum, I found this light rack and display that looks amazing IMO.

SVTour · 08/22/2011, 04:35 PM

Maybe it's just my monitor...but there seems to be some real dark spots in the picture above.

Build looks great so far...reminds me of all the brick I had to take out to put my tank in the wall

Bloke · 08/22/2011, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SVTour

Maybe it's just my monitor...but there seems to be some real dark spots in the picture above.

Oh, the picture is darker. I like the darker/deeper look to the water as well as the spotlight effect. I think it is far better than the typical light-box seen so often.

Bloke · 09/05/2011, 12:49 PM

I finally got the system completely plumbed. I ran a "T" into an existing 2" drain line to easily dispose of waste water when changing out tank water. I simply open the valve and pump the desired amount of water into the drain.

With everything plumbed and tank parameters stable, it's time to start the cycle!

Lytehouse · 09/05/2011, 02:56 PM

Congrats,

really looking good.

Coming to CRASE in Oct?

Bloke · 09/05/2011, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lytehouse

Congrats,

really looking good.

Coming to CRASE in Oct?

You know, I'd love to. I haven't been since the first year. This is such a crazy and busy time and I don't think I'm going to be able to make it, but there's always a chance. Who's the headline speaker this year?

reefermad619 · 09/05/2011, 09:06 PM

Sick work!!!

Bloke · 09/06/2011, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reefermad619

Sick work!!!

Thanks, reefermad!

BTW, I love your signature line...

Quote:

You have more post than I do... you must be right then!

I guess I am going on my 5th year registered on RC (who's counting on number of years in the hobby), yet I have under 400 posts...it is funny how people will be on this forum for about a year (or less) and have over 1,000 posts and seem to have everything figured out. Ha ha! Cheers!

08/02/2011, 10:01 AM	#31
JG1 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sicklerville, NJ 08081 Posts: 2,256	Love the brick __________________ -John Current Tank Info: 100g Rimless Starphire

08/22/2011, 04:35 PM	#44
SVTour Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,115	Maybe it's just my monitor...but there seems to be some real dark spots in the picture above. Build looks great so far...reminds me of all the brick I had to take out to put my tank in the wall __________________ If you ever drop your keys into molten lava, let 'em go...cause man, they're gone. Current Tank Info: 220gal RR in wall w/ 90gal sump/fuge, 39 gallon QT, 2 X 45 gallon salt mixing station, Full LED lighting, RKE w/APC Tunze and MLC

09/05/2011, 02:56 PM	#47
Lytehouse seeker of knowledge Join Date: May 2007 Location: NW OKC Posts: 3,276	Congrats, really looking good. Coming to CRASE in Oct? __________________ --Lynn The challenge is the fun.

09/05/2011, 09:06 PM	#49
reefermad619 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Salty D! Sandy let go of my eggo! Posts: 1,962	Sick work!!! __________________ Fish tanks and Chevys... And my cousin's Datsun too. Some call it paranoid. I call it prepared. You have more post than I do... You MUST be right then!

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08/01/2011, 03:52 PM	#26
Bloke Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 424	Well, it looks like it's going to take one more day to get this finished, but here's a progress shot...

08/01/2011, 11:49 PM	#27
Bloke Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 424	Well, for $10 at Lowe's, perhaps this is a little piece of mind. Half-inch insulation that will easily fit between the brick and the tank. I won't be able to slide it out, but I can cut it out after the mortar cures and sleep more easily knowing that the masons are not pushing and pulling mortar and brick back and forth across the tank glass.

08/02/2011, 08:51 AM	#28
lusenut2 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ocoee, Fl Posts: 1,580	Im loving this build

08/02/2011, 09:22 AM	#30
Captainfester Master of the Sea Join Date: May 2011 Location: Meriden ct Posts: 1,482	look forward to this one. i love that you are doing the whole basement around the tank. should be great all around

08/02/2011, 06:37 PM	#32
Bloke Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 424	DONE! I think the arches compliment each other quite well.

08/02/2011, 07:03 PM	#33
d3hree Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 773	looks great Bloke..brickwork is awesome and I love the archway, very different to the norm

08/03/2011, 10:32 PM	#34
Bloke Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 424	I got the RODI about 90% setup. I need to run by Lowe's and pick up a small male/male adapter to connect the two DI canisters as well as install the float valve.

08/03/2011, 10:42 PM	#35
Bloke Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 424	I also have about 120lbs of BRS Fiji that I plan to begin cycling in a trashcan. I will be ordering another 100lbs to add in a second trashcan. I will be making pillars/columns of varying height out of the rock by drilling it and placing atop PVC piping. Once installed, I will lay secondary pieces at the base of the pillars and as needed.

08/10/2011, 11:52 PM	#36
Bloke Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 424	I worked on the aquascape some and am not 100% on it, but when are we ever completely satisfied with it?

08/11/2011, 04:57 AM	#37
amsi Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Czech Posts: 12	Super

08/13/2011, 01:27 AM	#39
ludiNano I'm becoming...Brundlefly Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bettendorf, Iowas Posts: 1,804	Wow looks great, i wish my build was moving this fast. What sketch up program are you using to get the 2x4's and everything in there?

08/14/2011, 07:52 AM	#40
Bloke Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 424	It is Google Sketchup; it just took a long time to draw each stud!

08/15/2011, 09:18 AM	#41
Bloke Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 424	I tweaked the aquascaping just a little. Here are closeups of the two sides of the rock. There is an additional 75lbs of rock in the sump for a total rock weight close to 250lbs. Left Side: Right Side: Basement Bar and Tank:

08/22/2011, 04:09 PM	#42
Bloke Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 424	Installed BRS GFO/Carbon reactors ...and started to fill tank with water.

08/22/2011, 04:24 PM	#43
Bloke Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 424	I believe I am going to run Par38 LED spotlights instead of running the 3x400w MH I had previously planned for. It seems like a smarter move to go this route to begin with than be forced the change in the future. Browsing threads from the lighting forum, I found this light rack and display that looks amazing IMO.

09/05/2011, 12:49 PM	#46
Bloke Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 424	I finally got the system completely plumbed. I ran a "T" into an existing 2" drain line to easily dispose of waste water when changing out tank water. I simply open the valve and pump the desired amount of water into the drain. With everything plumbed and tank parameters stable, it's time to start the cycle!