Tank Installation

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Here's some photos documenting the installation of our reef tank. We started with a blank wall in our condo dividing the kitchen and living room, and ended up with a beautiful in-wall tank and table, making a much more aesthetically pleasing and functional space. Clicking on the photos will open up a larger pic in a new window.

 

Wall, prior to tank build
Stand leveled and lagged to wall
Tank test fit
Original wall between the living room and kitchen.
Building the tank stand.
Test fitting the tank on the stand
     
Tank test fit
Tank test fit
Framing light canopy
Test fitting the tank on the stand
Another shot of the test fit
Building the lower half of the light canopy
     
Framing light canopy
Metal halide hanger
Installing plywood skin
Lower half of the lighting canopy.
Metal halide lighting bracket.
Applying a playwood skin to the stand and canopy.
     
Test fitting doors
Building table
Building table
Skin applied, test fitting the doors.
Building the table.
Another shot of the table in progress.
     
Prepped for epoxy
After epoxy and polyurethane, before aquascaping and kitchen remodel
After epoxy and polyurethane, before aquascaping and kitchen remodel
Ready for epoxy and polyeurethane.
Build complete, ready for aquascaping.
Ready for aquascaping
     
After epoxy and polyurethane, before aquascaping and kitchen remodel
May 2009 progress, with renovated kitchen in background
  
Ready to aquascape.
May 2009