400 gallon or bust!!

[graphixx]

oh Eric, dont say that buddy!!!! But yes your probably right, like bobby said "cut once measure twice"

[seahorsedreams]

Build a unit around it so it looks like a full wall TV unit... except with tank in the "TV area".

[Whoyah]

Something to consider. You will need access to the top of the tank from the the living room side.There is a local reef here who has basically has the same set-up as you described behind his bar. The tank is 180 I believe. His problem was decorating the living room side of the tank because he did not leave access space from living. The wall came down close to the top of the tank. He complained that it was bear because he had to reach over the top of the rocks and trying to place something blindly well his wife was yelling for the other room with directions. Does not sound fun. You may want bring the tank out maybe 6" out into the living side and then build a nice wood apron around it.

Something else, you try contacting Michael Paletta. He is an author and gave a lecture at WMC on building and placing large aquariums. He seemed really sharp. He lives in Pittsburg. I am note sure how you would get a hold of him though.

[graphixx]

Shad, good point buddy but I will have full access to the tank from my den. and I know from tearing that sucker down that I can easily reach anywhere in the tank on a ladder. so I dont think that would be too bad of a problem. and I will try and search Paletta thanks for the tip!!!! and as for the wall unit renee, we thought about that but this storage space is gonna be used for all of my buckets and food and all that fun stuff so I would like something that has a door on it. If I were able to get all my stuff on one side of the tank I could do some sort of nice shelf or just leave it bare so you can walk around the side and "take a peek"

[seahorsedreams]

A wall unit can have doors. :-)

[Whoyah]

I was just throwing that out there. I think the problem is not only reaching OVER the pile of LR and corals but actually being able to see what your doing effectively. Unless are laying on top the tank I would imagine it would be pretty hard to see the bottom on the living room side from the den side. The guy here locally ended up with a mushroom forest on his living room side because he could not reach them.

[graphixx]

yeah that would be a problem!!! I will have to entertain the idea of making a hinged top or something to get at it from both sides. I think that is still pretty doable and still keep the aesethics of the tank nice and sharp!!

[seahorsedreams]

This is my dream cabinetry....

[perpetual98]

Sweet Jebus! How do you get flow into something like that? Oh yeah, I don't want that electric bill! Nor do I want to have to aquascape the lower front of that.

[graphixx]

now that tank is just ridiculous!!!!! Can I have that please!!! :D