southpaw23's reef

[my_love]

wait and see

[southpaw23]

wait and see

Yep...more to come

Just need to sort out the pictures

[Underwater]

Wow, another big tank coming up...

Eager to see the set up pics...

[southpaw23]

Arrival of the tank abt 3 days after the last shot was taken

[southpaw23]

Tank shot up close. With the external overflow, it stands at 74" high..plus being on the stand it was close to 80"

[southpaw23]

The house was still a mess as renovation work was still takin place, so the guys had to maneuver past some obstacles to get the tank in place

[southpaw23]

Styrofoam in place

[chrislzh]

Wow.. another masterpiece coming up?

[southpaw23]

The tank had to go in from the bedroom so here's the guys preparing to hoist the tank in place...

[southpaw23]

And after months of anxious anticipationg...the tank finally in place

[southpaw23]

Last shot for the day, here's the view in the living room.

Stay tuned for more pics (as i sort thru em) in the following days

[godzillaliu88]

swee man!

[jervismun]

This is a classic example of "a home build around a fish tank"

[southpaw23]

This is a classic example of "a home build around a fish tank"     

That's funny.... But not so far from the truth i guess.

When i went to the Interior Decorator for the first time and he was lookin at the layout. The first thing i mentioned to him was that there has to be room for a marine tank setup in your proposed design.

And so it was conceived with the wall dividing the master bedroom and the living room coming down and in its place the tank as the divider. There's also extra cabinet storage in the bedroom to utilize the entire 9-10 foot wall not covered by the tank.

Will post more finished pictures soon to give ya'll an idea

[southpaw23]

Bedroom view with the doors fitted..

[southpaw23]

Living room view with tinted mirrors installed..

[godzillaliu88]

means that you can view your living through your tank, and vice versa?

means no privacy?

[godzillaliu88]

oops. haha okay.

didnt notice the tinted mirror.

[southpaw23]

Yes, from the living room you can see right through to the bedroom and vice versa. The tank acts as a divider. But i've installed blinds to address the privacy issue

[Reefzzz]

Yes, from the living room you can see right through to the bedroom and vice versa. The tank acts as a divider. But i've installed blinds to address the privacy issue

Tp prevent the outsiders from peeping or prevent the fishes from peeping?

[southpaw23]

Tp prevent the outsiders from peeping or prevent the fishes from peeping?

both!

[southpaw23]

OK so to address the whole privacy issue...here's a bedroom shot of the tank with the blinds down....ta da! no more peep show

[iceman]

OK so to address the whole privacy issue...here's a bedroom shot of the tank with the blinds down....ta da! no more peep show

Nicely done.

[jervismun]

Dunno why that Samsung TV looks a bit like a microwave oven... Bro mind showing how the "screen" works? Very interesting concept... and looks good

[southpaw23]

The TV looks like a microwave? That'll give a whole new meaning to TV dinners if it were...

Here you go Jervis..a look at the roller blinds that's installed on both sides of the tank. Close up from the bedroom.