Dekz
Aquarium Advice Activist
I'll apologize in advance for the crappy cell phone pics. I thought we were just gonna pick up the tank today and maybe some wood. Had I known we were gonna go all out, I would have brought my camera.
Before:
Step 1, remove inner drywall:
Reinforce the wall and move that wiring down:
Build tank supports:
Put some plywood on top and test-fit the sump:
It fits!
After:
Before:
![img_962375_0_c7f7b30df4180808f4c2261c687eeab3.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/attachments/photobucket/img_962375_0_c7f7b30df4180808f4c2261c687eeab3.jpg)
Step 1, remove inner drywall:
![img_962375_1_9bbcfdbdf8142eaf2b54124cd05039a3.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/attachments/photobucket/img_962375_1_9bbcfdbdf8142eaf2b54124cd05039a3.jpg)
Reinforce the wall and move that wiring down:
![img_962375_2_13cb5c7e01b01aa66f7cc3c4039762d7.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/attachments/photobucket/img_962375_2_13cb5c7e01b01aa66f7cc3c4039762d7.jpg)
Build tank supports:
![img_962375_3_29ae53caf8cec32b4183acc36e9e7dd3.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/attachments/photobucket/img_962375_3_29ae53caf8cec32b4183acc36e9e7dd3.jpg)
Put some plywood on top and test-fit the sump:
![img_962375_4_a7271cdeda7946339d6467aeaf9a24a0.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/attachments/photobucket/img_962375_4_a7271cdeda7946339d6467aeaf9a24a0.jpg)
It fits!
![img_962375_5_b8317eafcd800a559dd8438d3633c3ba.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/attachments/photobucket/img_962375_5_b8317eafcd800a559dd8438d3633c3ba.jpg)
After:
![img_962375_6_9f6220f8782cfe23c8cf914b883e4c1a.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/attachments/photobucket/img_962375_6_9f6220f8782cfe23c8cf914b883e4c1a.jpg)