Fish's new tank project

[Fish]

The tank is going to be in the (undeveloped) basement so noise isn't going to be a problem at all. I think that the fans on my two pumps, and my skimmer, will be the only source of noise... thanks to my overflow design. I know that once you get caught up in the Quest for the Silent Pump, it can be extremely frustrating; I've never really had that mindset (I still have my share of obsessions though). The way I see it, I will be maintaining a single drop of ocean, in a foreign environment, thousands of miles from where it belongs. For me, the hum of the life support systems is just a nice reminder of what it takes to do that.
I'm glad you think the stand turned out, I think it will even look a bit better when I paint the wood (and maybe another coat on the frame).

Cheers,

- Chad

[woodcarver]

I understand your philosophy and , if I may say , it was very well put. I have a stream at the back of my house ( a small river presently!) which makes a noise that I find natural and enjoyable which, if it was made by tyre noise from a highway, would be an irritant...............
What is the next step? Have you finalised tank size?
......................Dave

[Fish]

Dave,
I'd love to have a stream/pond in my backyard... maybe when my kids are a little older.
I think that everything with the tank is finalized, just waiting to hear back from the good folks at Gold Aquariums. My three previous tanks were built by Bow Valley and I have to say that I am impressed with how good Albert has been to work with - I'm optomistic that the build quality will be very good too.

- Chad

[Fish]

Well the tank has been paid for and the building has begun. This is the nerve wracking part of the process because it is completely out of my control for a while. I'll keep you updated.

- Chad

[woodcarver]

Good luck !!

[Fish]

Here is a photo of the magnets I am using:








And I also put an outline of screws around the base to stop the screens from being pushed inwards:









Today would have been a great day to paint the wood, but it was so cold that I didn't want to leave the house!


- Chad

[Fish]

Well, I re-thought things and decided that having my return plumbing go right through the back wall posed a risk of overflowing my sump. Even with a syphon break, the water pressure in the tank would still drain a fair amount of water.

Because my return plumbing is now going up and over the back wall, there wasn't really a benefit to closing it all in the way that I had originally planned.

Here are some sketches I did:

















I plan on having black acrylic on the back wall to prevent the overflow and plumbing from being visible.



- Chad