Using a false wall
 

I'm thinking of putting a false wall in my new 66 gal to create a 3-4 inch area behind where I can hide all my stuff (only have 10 gal sump/fuge full of chaeto), including all my powerheads which are controlled by my wave machine. Obviously I'll still need some loc-line or something to put the flow back into the main tank, but it should clear up a lot of visibility. I was thinking the entire wall could be an overflow. Not sure if I need to completely seal the sides and bottom or if some gaps would be ok/beneficial.

Any comments and suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,

If its just going to be a hiding spot for the in-tank equipment then there should be no need to totally seal it. On the other hand, you could create a sort of overflow/sump out of it by sealing it off. If you choose to just make it loose fitting, I'd suggest making an arragacrete panel(s) that would fit the tank.

Thanks, not sure what you mean by "arragacrete panel(s)" though.

If the sides aren't sealed you won't be getting an overflow type of effect.

Basicly, aragacrete is home made "liverock". A mixture of portland cement, aragonite sand and crushed coral or oyster shells. You can make it into panels using eggcrate as a lattice. Lots of info on making and curing the stuff on garfs website.

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Hi Kryten,

Here's a link to another forum where I posted a step by step account of my 75G. project. In it I built a false wall using eggcrate to which I zip tied my L.R. (you have to scroll through the post till you hit that particular section).
http://www.aquahobby.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=29175
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My tank is set up somewhat like that. Here's a link to the specs and build process:

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...t=18244&page=1

Cool, thanks you guys. Harv, I'd love to come and take a look at your tank in person one of these days.