Mark's 125G Dream
By: dewalltheway
April 14th, 2012
8:26 am
It has been awhile since I have visted the site and thought I would share my new adventure. Back in January of this year, I decided to scrap my 90G corner bowfront and get the tank I have always wanted...a 125 gallon, 72"L x 18"W x 23"H. I had alot of work ahead of me because I wanted to build it into the wall in my basement and have the back of it accessible to my fish room. If you want to view the complete build Click HERE to go to my journal on TPT. Here are some pics of the build...
The start..
Fish room
Cleaned out ready for new floor paint
Paint applied
The tear down
The start of remodel
My little girl checking my work
Base in
View from fish room
Soffit in
Drywalled and ready for paint
Ready for tank
Tank in
Testing hardscape
Starting to fill
Filter wall in fish room
Planting started
Filters setup
Almost done..just have to build the front cover
Thanks for looking!
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9 comments on "Mark's 125G Dream"
April 14, 2012 at 2:06 pm
Front door cover is constructed and up...now just to paint it..
April 14, 2012 at 2:09 pm
That is sweet! Thanks for sharing the pics of the general build. Can you share some info on the lighting and the filters that were pictured (flow rate et cetera)? It looks really nice. What happened to the 90g corner tank?
April 14, 2012 at 7:23 pm
That is sweet! Thanks for sharing the pics of the general build. Can you share some info on the lighting and the filters that were pictured (flow rate et cetera)? It looks really nice. What happened to the 90g corner tank?
The 90G has been sold to a fellow in Indiana.
The lighting are (4) 10W 7000k 900LM LED floods that I bought on Dealextreme.com
The filtration (as pictured) are (2) Fluval 404's and (1) Fluval 304. I am running a 300W Hydor inline heater, 9W UV Sterilizer an Atomic Inline Diffuser and a Rex Grigg style CO2 reactor. I also have a Purigen reactor off each filter for water purification. I don't know what the flow rate is but my tank has been crystal clear and the water movement looks pretty good.
Thanks for the comments!
April 14, 2012 at 7:24 pm
The front doors are built and now waiting for paint...
April 17, 2012 at 6:23 pm
Finished up with the CO2 hookup tonight so the filter wall once again..
Breakdown (Left Side)
1. Fluval 304
2. Fluval 404
3. 10 lb CO2 Tank
4. Purigen Reactor
5. UV Sterilizer
6. Atomic Inline Diffuser
7. 300W Hydor Heater
Breakdown (Right Side)
1. Fluval 404
2. Purigen Reactor
3. CO2 reactor
4. To Drain
CO2 manifold
The only 2 things left to finish up is to put the rest of the drain line in and get the return line from the 55 gal holding tank in but I got to get the rest of the fish over.
April 20, 2012 at 11:15 am
Very nice! Now all of the rest of us can sit back and watch it mature, and we don't have to do the maintenence
My wife saw the pics and said she's ready for me to get another 125, but it's going to have to wait until we are settled; I don't want to have to move a large tank again...
August 28, 2012 at 6:54 am
Some updated pics...
December 24, 2012 at 11:29 am
Some long overdue pics, though not much has changed. Still working on growing things out.
December 28, 2012 at 5:54 am
Gorgeous. I like the placement of the stones and the growth around and between them.