80g Cylinder Tank
 

I'm a newbie and just starting a 80g acrylic cylinder tank. Does anyone have experience with cylinder tanks and if so is there anything in particular that i should know about them that is different from any other shape of tank. So far i have sand, live rock and hermits!

don't let the kids throw tonka trucks at it and bust up your very expensive tank? must be nice; you gotta put some pics up when it's ready :)

no kids
 

No worries about tonka trucks...no little buggas around to do that kinda thing. It's still the ultimate bachelor pad...lol

what are the dimentions of the tank?

Steve

It's 32" high by 28" across

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You are very lucky to have that type of tank, I've always loved them but can't afford one.....yet.

I used to have a 54 gallon corner tank which is also a pretty ood shape. my biggest issues with it were getting the flow right and lighting. I think you should should have an easier time with lighting for a cylinder shaped tank than my old pie shaped tank. Any 24" light should fit over it. I would put a MH/T5 combo over that tank if it were mine.

As far as flow goes, good luck! Right off the bat I'm thinking a closed loop through the bottom would work well. Do you know if the tank bottom is tempered? Do you have an overflow.

Yes...it's a center overflow with sump and filter in a cabinet underneath.

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what are you using for flow right now?

The obvious answer is to get the flow going clockwise for a while...then have it reverse and go counter-clockwise for a while...then...

That's what I did with my hex tank and it worked well. I used a SQWD, but you would probably want more control over the timing of the flow reversal than a SQWD offers.

Untamed - thanks for your response. Can you tell me what the reasoning is behind having the current switch back and forth and why it's neccessary.

Also, how big was your hex tank?

Thanks