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Old 03-21-2011, 12:39 AM
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Default Building Custom Tank...

Is i worth the headaches or not ??
I have a nice design that I have been thinking about a while now, quite simple as i want to use the whole back pane as a large overflow box.
The rear pane would be privacy glass along with the overflow.

Overall dimension would be similar to standard 90 Gallon, but taller ( so approximate tank dimensions would be 48" x 30" x 30" ) plus the 6" wide overflow a the back that would be 15" deep, split into 3 compartments and have 6 holes drilled in it...
2 x 2" drains ( one for sump and one for closed loop ), 2 x 1.5" feed from closed loop and 2 x 1.5" feeds from sump
The separation would be for my closed loop feeds, that would act as reactors for whatever i may want to "bag" and drop into the cavity. main compartment would have durso style drains and would be filled with aragonite. Tank floor would have at least a 2.5" live sand bed with roughly 100lbs of rock. Lighting would consist of 2 x 150W metal halides.

The sump would be 40" x 24" x 24" and broken up into 3 compartments as well. Compartment i would house the skimmer and the filter socks second compartment would be the refuge, and third would be filled with live rock rubble and would have 2 feed holes for 2 separate pumps that would feed the main tank.

Now...
Need some constructive criticism
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