The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread

Blueface · 01-12-2009, 08:40 PM

OK guys.
Made me go back and dig up some old photos.
Loading up to Photobucket right now.
I have some shots I am very proud of involving tanks I designed/built for customers.
Will post soon.

Blueface · 01-12-2009, 08:44 PM

First one.
Believe it or not, this is a 225 gallon tank that is six feet wide.
That is how huge this furniture is that the tank looks tiny within it.
This is a $40K wall unit/tank.
The tank is custom acrylic, made to customer specs, with a built in fiberglass, handmade artificial reef with very neat looking (as close as you can get) to live coral.
After three months of having, and me having told him not to do it as he wouldn't be happy long term, the customer paid me to do a whole new tank to mimic mine with bleached corals.

This customer later moved and we built the same system but with twin tanks with a large screen TV in the middle.
My son has those shots somewhere. Need to see if we can find them.

Blueface · 01-12-2009, 08:45 PM

Left side of tank filtration.

Blueface · 01-12-2009, 08:46 PM

Right side.

All the equipment leads outside of the house to a chiller and then comes back in.

Blueface · 01-12-2009, 08:47 PM

Another view.

Blueface · 01-12-2009, 08:49 PM

This photo brought tears.
I loved this Banana Eel.
They are so rare and so expensive.
I was afraid he would attack my Clarion when I got him, as he was so, so small, that I got rid of it and sold it.
How I regret it now.

Blueface · 01-12-2009, 08:51 PM

This was a cool system to build and one I am most proud of.
Took me three days to do this plumbing.
325 custom acrylic tank with chiller to the side, covered in the same wood as the furniture.
Lights are Power Compacts.
This is when it was first set up with only a handful of fish in it.
Can you spot where my banana eel ended up?

01-12-2009, 08:40 PM	#1
Blueface Gramps 4x's Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Horatio Seymore Hiny Location: Boca Raton - North of La Habana Posts: 8,774 Trading: (8)	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread OK guys. Made me go back and dig up some old photos. Loading up to Photobucket right now. I have some shots I am very proud of involving tanks I designed/built for customers. Will post soon. __________________ Little known fact: I am a former member of the Village People - The Indian

01-12-2009, 08:44 PM	#2
Blueface Gramps 4x's Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Horatio Seymore Hiny Location: Boca Raton - North of La Habana Posts: 8,774 Trading: (8)	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread First one. Believe it or not, this is a 225 gallon tank that is six feet wide. That is how huge this furniture is that the tank looks tiny within it. This is a $40K wall unit/tank. The tank is custom acrylic, made to customer specs, with a built in fiberglass, handmade artificial reef with very neat looking (as close as you can get) to live coral. After three months of having, and me having told him not to do it as he wouldn't be happy long term, the customer paid me to do a whole new tank to mimic mine with bleached corals. This customer later moved and we built the same system but with twin tanks with a large screen TV in the middle. My son has those shots somewhere. Need to see if we can find them. __________________ Little known fact: I am a former member of the Village People - The Indian Last edited by Blueface; 01-12-2009 at 08:57 PM.

01-12-2009, 08:45 PM	#3
Blueface Gramps 4x's Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Horatio Seymore Hiny Location: Boca Raton - North of La Habana Posts: 8,774 Trading: (8)	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread Left side of tank filtration. __________________ Little known fact: I am a former member of the Village People - The Indian

01-12-2009, 08:46 PM	#4
Blueface Gramps 4x's Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Horatio Seymore Hiny Location: Boca Raton - North of La Habana Posts: 8,774 Trading: (8)	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread Right side. All the equipment leads outside of the house to a chiller and then comes back in. __________________ Little known fact: I am a former member of the Village People - The Indian

01-12-2009, 08:47 PM	#5
Blueface Gramps 4x's Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Horatio Seymore Hiny Location: Boca Raton - North of La Habana Posts: 8,774 Trading: (8)	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread Another view. __________________ Little known fact: I am a former member of the Village People - The Indian

01-12-2009, 08:49 PM	#6
Blueface Gramps 4x's Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Horatio Seymore Hiny Location: Boca Raton - North of La Habana Posts: 8,774 Trading: (8)	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread This photo brought tears. I loved this Banana Eel. They are so rare and so expensive. I was afraid he would attack my Clarion when I got him, as he was so, so small, that I got rid of it and sold it. How I regret it now. __________________ Little known fact: I am a former member of the Village People - The Indian

01-12-2009, 08:51 PM	#7
Blueface Gramps 4x's Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Horatio Seymore Hiny Location: Boca Raton - North of La Habana Posts: 8,774 Trading: (8)	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread This was a cool system to build and one I am most proud of. Took me three days to do this plumbing. 325 custom acrylic tank with chiller to the side, covered in the same wood as the furniture. Lights are Power Compacts. This is when it was first set up with only a handful of fish in it. Can you spot where my banana eel ended up? __________________ Little known fact: I am a former member of the Village People - The Indian