My 300 gallon Drop Off Reef Tank Build
 

Aka Swimming pool/jacuzzi in the living room.

Reinforced the floors with 4 steel teleposts and boxed in the I-beams with 3/4" plywood as people had recommended. 2" plywood on top of the I-beams, concrete aka thinset, 6 foot steel mesh, more concrete, then marble/porcelain tiles.

Steel frame built out of 1 1/2" steel tubing. I think it's 3/8" wall thickness.

http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l...h/093fe959.jpg

7 ft x 3 ft pieces of glass. 5/8" thickness. Beveled edges.

http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l...h/57fa4dda.jpg

Stand is powder coated.

http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l...h/ec622ac1.jpg

7'x3'x2'. Bottom piece is 3/4" thick.

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Bracing for the drop off shelf put in.

http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l...h/e5fe21f3.jpg

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Is it a sump or a tank? :p

Tank should be done by the weekend. Then the plumbing fun begins.

wow, this will be fun to follow!

Is it a sump or a tank?


Tank! the title gives it away

crazy so looks like you're making the compartment open to the rest of the tank? what's the plan there?

Sweeeeet Looks like a very cool project indeed :)

Basically building this:

http://glassbox-design.com/wp-conten...f-lps-reef.jpg

But instead of using an L shaped tank and having a huge stress point on the inner corner I'm doing it out of a rectangular tank and leaving the hidden area accessible to small fish, snails, crabs, and shrimp. Sides will still be hidden and covered by live rock just like the above pic.