BiggTexx
Fish Crazy
I have been struggling for a while now trying to decide whether I wanted to do a conversion to a FOWLR tank or doing a custom cabinet build to replace the cheap stand my 60 gallon came with. I haven't done a FOWLR tank in a while and may eventually get back into it, but I think I have finally made the decision to do the custom cabinet build for now.
I have been playing in SketchUp again and have played with a few different models, but I think I am finally getting to a point I wanted to share the overall idea. I am hoping someone will have some input on the design and offer some advice as to what I may consider adding/removing. Keep in mind, I am not the best at this, but I have been figuring out more as I go along, so not everything is 100% to scale.
The overall concept is a 72"L x 20"W x 72"H cabinet. The tank would be located in the upper 'half' of the cabinet with 2 sides visible. The lower half would contain a 40"W door that would hide any spare equipment, food, etc. The left side of the cabinet would have 2 doors allowing access to the main equipment section, and a electrical switch panel allowing easy access to turning on/off lights, pumps and performing water changes (this is going to be a massive upgrade of an automatic water changer based on the principals behind the python water changer). Basically, a self-contained system. There are a few aspects I am still struggling with, but should work themselves out soon.
I have been playing in SketchUp again and have played with a few different models, but I think I am finally getting to a point I wanted to share the overall idea. I am hoping someone will have some input on the design and offer some advice as to what I may consider adding/removing. Keep in mind, I am not the best at this, but I have been figuring out more as I go along, so not everything is 100% to scale.
The overall concept is a 72"L x 20"W x 72"H cabinet. The tank would be located in the upper 'half' of the cabinet with 2 sides visible. The lower half would contain a 40"W door that would hide any spare equipment, food, etc. The left side of the cabinet would have 2 doors allowing access to the main equipment section, and a electrical switch panel allowing easy access to turning on/off lights, pumps and performing water changes (this is going to be a massive upgrade of an automatic water changer based on the principals behind the python water changer). Basically, a self-contained system. There are a few aspects I am still struggling with, but should work themselves out soon.
Front View:
Rear View:
