ToX's 220g In-Wall build

[ToX]

Okay so since yesterday, the tank is on the stand Today is sand,dry rock and saltwater filling time filling time. First I have to hookup the RODI...

A friend and I did the electrical, we brought another 2 15amp circuits, each have 8 plugs so thats 32 outlets Hop I have enough...

Here are the pictures.

[Coral beauty]

Any updated pics??

[ToX]

Yes, I'll post some tonight. The tank is 3/4 full of SW, the fish have been transferred and the rock also. I need to clean my old 90g an modify it to be the sump. Then I have to do the plumbing.

[ToX]

as promised, here are the pics

[ToX]

one more .

[JetJumper]

A little bold to put an nem in there already no?

[ToX]

A little bold to put an nem in there already no?

Well were did you wanted me to put it? It is doing much better in the new 220g then in the old 90g. Plus it's with 100+lbs of 8year old LR.

[White Lightning]

Awesome work!

[ToX]

Ok so I have not done much in the past 2 months. I will be doing the plumbing this weekend. I will be using my old 90g that I have clean as much has I can. I was wondering if anyone had an idea of how I should separate it, the overflows are really awkward. The Sump is not to go underneath the display because it's too tall and I would only have 3 inch of clearance. So the sump is going where those 2 buckets are, that way it will be more accessible.

I also ordered a bunch of stuff from BRS.

So what do you guys would do fore the sump design of that 90g?

[ToX]

Ok so the 90g doesn't fit under the DT so before installing the sump and all the plumbing, I decided to do the drywall first. So last weekend, I did all the drywall. This weekend I will do the tapping and the mudding to be able to paint it this week and next week do the plumbing.

[Hookup]

have you considered cutting those overflows out of the 90g and just patching over the hole with a piece of the left over glass? 

I like the idea/plan to keep the sump accessible.  for myself it's all about easy-of-maintenance.... whatever is easy gets done, whatever is a pain gets neglected...

[ToX]

UPDATE

I finish the drywall and the paint... finaly....

I removed the overflows from my 90g and will now buy the glass needed for it to become a sump. The picture bellow is what I think I'm gonna build. What do you guys think? I don't need a refugium section since I will have a 40g that will become that.

It's taking me time but I'm getting there...

[ToX]

Update

Sump is finished, I'm now doing the plumbing. However, I seemed to hit a snag, some water fell on my mp40w controller and I think it's dead...

Can someone lend me a mp40w controller to see if it's the controller?

Thanks

[NjOyRiD]

Hows the return pump going?

[ToX]

Hows the return pump going?

I received it Wednesday, but I haven't hooked it up yet,

I using my old return pump now... water is circulating now Now I need to do the plumbing for the new return pump.

I need to fix my controller for the vortech or if someone can lend me one

Maybe I'll just buy the upgrade to the ES

[NjOyRiD]

Got your live rock also?

[BadTiming]

Was it salt water or fresh water that spilled on your controller? My daughter spilled fresh water on her lap top, dried it up and let it dry for a week ( recomended by our Engineering Guru), fired it up and no problems. Might be able to speed thing up using a hair dryer...

[Coral beauty]

Any update?

[Vincenzo.]

Lots of big project..that need big money...but could not spend the cash on bathroom grade drywall. Might b a prob down rd. My 02¢ 

[ToX]

Sorry for the long wait... I've been so busy with work...

Updates :

I finished the plumbing last week. I had the return pump since march and hadn't have the time to plumb it. Next thing to install is the lights.

I got a new mp40wes controller.

I got a used mp60wes. So now I have good flow.

I got a new fish. I bought a foxface. They are suppose to eat hair algea... mine doesn't seem to eat it lol.

Next thing to do is lighting. Maybe that's my problem, my bulbs are like 4 years old LOLOL. New LEDs will take care of that.