Some Feedback on My Tank Design Please

[Canadian]

Thanks for the reply UnderWorldAquatics!

I should have mentioned that one of my preoccupations with this tank is to make sure that the equipment is well hidden - so I'm doing everything I can to avoid Loc-Line fittings. Additionally, this is why I am leaning toward the Coralife Aqualight Advanced clip-on light - it's tidy looking and doesn't require an ugly lighting hood.

Originally I had gravitated toward a Mag return pump based on my previous experience but I recall them being pretty high wattage and dumping a lot of heat into the tank. I want to use the lowest wattage and most efficient pumps I can to keep the tank temp down so I can try to avoid having to buy a chiller. Hence the rationale for the Koralia.

Using eggcrate is kinda what I had in mind for partitioning things off for filter media. I like the idea of the dual density foam - I'll replace it weekly and maybe even rinse it every other day.

And I like black silicone too! I'm not sure about the Euro bracing though. Again, I want to keep the tank looking as much like a clean glass box as I can and I think the Euro bracing will take away from that look and complicate things in terms of putting the false wall in and clipping the Coralife fixture on. Do you think it's possible to construct this tank without any bracing as I've drawn it up?

Thanks again.

[Midknight]

Hey Andrew,

Is this going to be glass? And at 24 X 24 I would be put a small lip around it.
But that is JMO.

Opps, just saw the 3/4 glass line. That thick you might not need bracing.

[Canadian]

Originally Posted by Midknight

Hey Andrew,

Is this going to be glass? And at 24 X 24 I would be put a small lip around it.
But that is JMO.

Opps, just saw the 3/4 glass line. That thick you might not need bracing.

Midknight, I was actually hoping to have it made of 3/8"

[Doug]

Hi,

Mine is 24 by 24H by 18W, so although the same measures, a different build. Its 3/8th but I have a eurobrace in the front and back. My builder said none was needed but I like to error on the cautious side. I have done 24in. sq. cubes with no bracing but always used 1/2in. glass.

I would consider the Tunze 9010 skimmer instead of the smaller model. My thoughts anyways. Someone here does run the smaller one but I would have to find his thread. He sems to like it also. I own a 9010 and have a review in that section. You can run the water height lower in the back then, if run in the sump mode. If run in the tank mode, it needs be near the top of the skimmer but of course the skimmer can be lowered on its brackets.

[Canadian]

Hey Doug! You're one of the guys I recognize from way back (on RC too )

Do you happen to have a pic of your tank? I did a quick search for your username but didn't come up with any posts that were blatantly obvious in my admittedly hasty search. Also, do you have any pics of your skimmer set up? I haven't actually seen a Tunze skimmer set up so I'm not sure how the brackets are configured and how they function.

And good to hear that worst case scenario I can get away with 1/2" glass and no brace (although I'd prefer the 3/8").

[Doug]

http://216.187.96.54/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=33008

Some on my tank here Andrew.

http://216.187.96.54/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=30063

More Tunze info here.

Hope some of that helps. The brackets are almost identical to the stream pump brackets, if you have seen them. The skimmer uses two. It can be slid up or down the brackets, depending on the water level. They are not used in the sump mode.

[Canadian]

Thanks a million Doug!