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My new 150 Gallon in-wall setup (picture intensive) (1 Viewer)

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Here are a bunch of pics...It looks like I uploaded them in reverse order. Clicking on them will give you a larger view:
 
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:oops: Well you mean to say there are words above those pics. :lol:

Cool wall.
 
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Did you use weldon or something like that to attach the rocks to the acrylic and the acrylic to the glass? You likely said in a different thread but I missed it.
 
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That looks pretty neat. No more scrubbing those hard to reach areas.
 
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Man you just cut down a lot of extra time spent cleaning glass! Great alternative and should prove very cool for propagation on sides!
excellent idea and execution!
 
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Thanks all

Thanks for your comments,

Yes, I used PVC Cement to attach the rock to thin sheets of acrylic that I had cut to fit the tank. Basically, I took some of the live rock out of my tank and went at it with a hammer. I seperated the bigger chunks from the debris. I then glued the bigger chunks to the acrylic and let it sit for a while. I then filled in the gaps with PVC cement and sprinkled the rock debris onto the glue. After letting that site for a while I rinsed it off and put it in the tank.

I came up with this idea because of 4 main issues:

1) The obvious one is that I no longer have to scrub the glass (except the front) which is very difficult to do when I tank is built into the wall

2) I wanted my background to have a natural look. I had set up a 90 Gallon reef for my father a few years ago where we found a synthetic material to use as a backround and it looked nice so I wanted to find a way to do something similar....but natural is better.

3) I wanted to be able to attach zoas, GSP, xenia, etc to the background and have it spread all over.

4) I wanted all my critters to be able to crawl up my walls....they seem to love it.
 
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Sweet setup, it'll be awesome when things start filling in. I had a FW Amano setup that I used a solid in tank background in, once. It was basically petrified wood epoxied to a sheet of fiberglass. The thing weighed 35 pounds all by itself. Then I glued some driftwood to it. When the driftwood soaked up water it was so heavy I couldn't get it out of the tank when I finally broke it down. I had to sell everything as it was - which wasn't a problem. I got more complements on that tank.

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That tank looks great! Love the walls, are they removable or permanantly in there?

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I would like to see your setup sometime, my tank is basically going to be in wall and I may want to do this someday.

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Anyone who is willing to make the drive is welcome to come take a look. :) It's really only a long drive if you're far south.
 
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