125 gal tank wall remodel in progress

[Mightyreefer87]

Decided to remodel my room and make this aquarium look and feel at home. Hoping to have all work done in two weeks.




When I first brought it home.



Striped the old walls down to their frames.



Frame of my soon to be aquarium closet that will hold my ro/di water reserve for my auto top off, and my premixed water reserve. Amongst other misc items.





Wife is paranoid about tank tipping so I will anchor it to the wall studs for extra stability.

 

[FishDaAx]

Looking great! I wish I could do something like this for my house

 

[Mightyreefer87]

Thanks!! Ya it's taken me a while to save up the money to do all this. I worked in framing and remodeling when I was younger so I know how to do most of what is needed done. Ill keep posting pics so you can see it finished.

 

[FishDaAx]

Thanks!! Ya it's taken me a while to save up the money to do all this. I worked in framing and remodeling when I was younger so I know how to do most of what is needed done. Ill keep posting pics so you can see it finished.

Yea defiantly! I want to see it as you go. I was thinking 125g for me. How much do u think a build like this would run? Roughly

 

[Mightyreefer87]

I found the tank on Craigslist for 400, and since im doing the whole room which is 120 squat feet, between drywall and insulation it's was around 350. I added some outlets on the tank wall, and built that closet, another 200 for that. Paint will run me another 150, so six hundred for the whole room. But then you have face plates, trim ect. Really not as hard to do as I might have made it sound.

 

[Mightyreefer87]

Finished my tanks wall, working on setting it up now.

 

[FishDaAx]

Finished my tanks wall, working on setting it up now.

Wall looks awesome! I like the closet!

 

[Mightyreefer87]

Two of the three lights are hung, waiting on the third till I'm done filling the tank.

 

[Mightyreefer87]

Porcelain Crab, one of the first members in our tank. More pics as the water fully clears.

 

[FishDaAx]

Porcelain Crab, one of the first members in our tank. More pics as the water fully clears.

It's looking good! I just picked up my 125g this weekend. So I'll start posting pics here in the next month or so when I start setting it up.

 

[Mightyreefer87]

That's awesome. I've not added much, just a small clean up crew and and blue green chromis. Going to wait a while to add more fish. Plan on getting the reef going soon though. Thinking of softies.

What's your plans as far as stocking it?

 

[Mightyreefer87]

Still needs more live rock but this is the beginning layout.

 

[FishDaAx]

That's awesome. I've not added much, just a small clean up crew and and blue green chromis. Going to wait a while to add more fish. Plan on getting the reef going soon though. Thinking of softies.

What's your plans as far as stocking it?

I am thinking of a fish only tank. But I am leaning towards a softie reef as well. I may have to upgrade my lighting tho. If I do a reef I think a tank full of different mushrooms and zoas is the way I am going to go.

 

[billberet]

with that space, you could have put a wall in front of the tank and you could have it looked like it was In-Wall. That's what I did.
and for you it would have been even better because you could of had the tank on the corner, so it would have 2 sides to see thru.

your tank still looks great.

 

[Mightyreefer87]

Wife didn't want that. Have to do what she wants.lol, happy wife happy life.

 

[billberet]

yea I added pink fish to my tank.
kept my wife happy. she's like, WHAT ARE YOU BUILDING NOW?!?!?!?
then I distract her with pink fish, lol

 

[Mightyreefer87]

Lol, yeah. I was lucky to get this in the first place. The only think she requested fish wise is it to be a community tank.

 

[Mightyreefer87]

Keeping an eye on me. Lol

 

[Mightyreefer87]

Finally cycled my tank and started adding corals, inverts, and a couple of fish.



My Lawnmower Blenny, and my GSP




My Emerald Crap




My blue mushroom

 

[Mightyreefer87]

Coughs a glimpse of my porcelain crab this morning.