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Planning a 2.6m x 1m x 1m reef for my great room. Still in early stages, only the floor support is done. Our carpenters are are asking us for clear instructions on what we want with respect to the sump cabinets and the canopy cabinets that go all the way up to the ceiling. Im not entirely sure how best to proceed. The material will be limewashed solid oak. The canopy will extend from the top of the tank to the false ceiling made of gypsumboard (I think its the same as drywall?).
Do I…
1. Plan normal sump doors that open sideways
2. Plan for doors that just hang with hooks or attach with strong magnets and can be removed completely like art frames for an open space for easy maintenance
3. Plan for doors that hinge upward (very concerned with any sort of hinge in the presence of saltwater)
4. Any other idea that our carpenters or we have not yet thought of?
(I need the canopy to go all the way up to the ceiling, since I wish for 4 orphek amazonas 960 modules to be mounted directly to the ceiling, 1m or so high above the surface of the water. The screenshots from the 3D rendering app show a steel frame that I might do away with. Will probably prefer to have the tank sit on I-beams and cinder blocks and have the sump accessible without interruptions.
TIA x
Planning a 2.6m x 1m x 1m reef for my great room. Still in early stages, only the floor support is done. Our carpenters are are asking us for clear instructions on what we want with respect to the sump cabinets and the canopy cabinets that go all the way up to the ceiling. Im not entirely sure how best to proceed. The material will be limewashed solid oak. The canopy will extend from the top of the tank to the false ceiling made of gypsumboard (I think its the same as drywall?).
Do I…
1. Plan normal sump doors that open sideways
2. Plan for doors that just hang with hooks or attach with strong magnets and can be removed completely like art frames for an open space for easy maintenance
3. Plan for doors that hinge upward (very concerned with any sort of hinge in the presence of saltwater)
4. Any other idea that our carpenters or we have not yet thought of?
(I need the canopy to go all the way up to the ceiling, since I wish for 4 orphek amazonas 960 modules to be mounted directly to the ceiling, 1m or so high above the surface of the water. The screenshots from the 3D rendering app show a steel frame that I might do away with. Will probably prefer to have the tank sit on I-beams and cinder blocks and have the sump accessible without interruptions.
TIA x