Bob's Reliability Reef: 250 Basement Fish Room Build

[bobbravo2]

5/21 it’s coming!

I need some help on Saturday 5/23 @FishieBusiness any chance I can enlist the help of some pros?

 

[Cpage101]

Before
View attachment 233814

After
View attachment 233815

I wish I knew about raceways growing up. So much cleaner!

Panduit raceway for the win!

 

[bobbravo2]

Working on getting professional help on moving the tank.

I’ve shared photos of the basement entry, doorway/threshold, and destination area.


The tank is a Waterbox REEF LX 330.7. I do not have the physical tank yet, so please use the manufacturer specs for quoting:

• Display tank: 84.1” L × 29.5” W × 25.6” H
• Empty glass aquarium weight: 664 lb
• Glass thickness: 19mm / 3⁄4”
• Total system weight listed by Waterbox: 1,052 lb, but the aquarium will be moved empty
• Cabinet/stand ships separately from the glass tank

The basement door/threshold and destination path are shown in the attached photos. The doorway is tight, so please assume this needs a specialty heavy-glass plan. I can remove the door from the hinges and clear the path before arrival.


I also have some glass suction cups on-site, but please bring your own professional-rated glass suction cups, padding, dollies/panel carts, and enough crew for a 664 lb fragile glass aquarium.


Can you confirm:

1. Whether this is within your capability
2. Recommended crew size
3. Whether you want a quick video walkthrough from driveway to final location
4. Availability and estimated pricing
5. Insurance coverage for a large glass aquarium move

 

[bobbravo2]

Got a crew of 6 to come Friday morning. Definitely need a bigger crew for 650# of glass.

 

[bobbravo2]

 

[bobbravo2]

 

[Sparent25]

View attachment 234366

Wow - awesome looking tank! Exciting times

 

[bobbravo2]

Wow - awesome looking tank! Exciting times

Exciting indeed! 7 years of planning, all coming together now.

 

[bobbravo2]

Got lights installed under the tank.

Starting to mock up the plumbing


ALSO: key simplification: I decided NOT to keep the waterbox sump and attempt to have a gravity drain between them. Figured the Bashsea 60 pro is plenty big enough, and I don’t need another flood source.

Drilled the Frag Tank for a Durso overflow, since that will be the longest gravity run back to the sump.

Bought tons of PVC, and will start dry fitting it tomorrow

 

[Reefried]

Nice! Get this beast up and running!!!

 

[bobbravo2]

What a day! Lots of prep work, planning, and infrastructure today. Focused on measuring, plumbing, and figuring out fixed points. Also, cleaned the workshop to have one less cluttered area.


Got a laser level to tape benchmarks for the gravity drains first.


Also started marking studs, and ripped a piece of PVC trim for the frag tank spacer. One big unknown still is about the protein skimmer and how it interacts with plumbing. I’m thinking of moving it out a few inches, and running plumbing behind it. The other option is to keep the gravity and pressure lines below the skimmer (& in front of the hip wall).

Invested in more infrastructure to hide sensor wires, and keep them dry behind the frag tank.

Started marking the wall where plumbing and electrical pass throughs need to get cut. Pictured: the left painters tape is the sump height on the other side of the wall. The single sharpie mark on the wall represents the fish room inner wall length.

I tell you what: I wish I had Superman X-ray vision

Tomorrows goal:
Get the frag tank anchored. Keep mocking up the plumbing lines, potentially start running some of them.