I was planning our new tank the moment we picked our house. However the tank was not on the immediate tasks. While our walls were open we ran all of our plumbing.
Waste Water Drain
Top-Off Water (Fresh)
Salt Water Change
Chiller Lines (Although I have not used it yet) I have it plumbed but it is for Emergency power outages. For when we loose AC)
We also ran 3 20Amp. circuits specifically for the tank.
I did all of the rough frame work for the tank area. Then it sat this way for 6 months while we were making the rest of the house livable.
The frame work was constructed of engineered 12" beams 5 running the length of the tank. The outter beams were doubled up and a single beam runs down the center.
These beams tie into two 6x6 columns on the kitchen side of the tank.
A sheet of 3/4 inch plywood was placed over the beams to make the tanks platform. I then put a layer of closed cell 3/8" rubber sheeting over the plywood to finish off the deck.
The tank was ordered a little premature is sat in the foyer for 4 months waiting for all the prep work to be completed.
During this time our Fish Room / Laundry Room was completed
Here is a 70 gallon rubermaid tub completly filled with the sand for the tank. Over 600 pounds. I had a 2 inch water space at the bottom of the tub with a suction manifold where a mag 18 drew water from and discharged it up top. This kept good water circulation throught the sand and kept it from turning black.
This tub is attached to a small 25 gallon sump with a skimmer and some mechanical / chemical filtration.
Now that my tank is up and running this is my
frag tank. On the top shelf is my quaratine tank for fish.
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Vince aka VINNIE 
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