lastlight's 404

[abcha0s]

Originally Posted by lastlight

That door will actually be as close to the left wall (stairs) as possible to maximize space along the wall the door is on. If you walk in the room the sump will be directly below the external overflow (on the end of the tank) and my skimmer and frag tank will be on the door wall as well. The other side of the room will have laundry tub, ro/di storage and mixing tank. The space directly behind the long back pane is just a narrow walkway so I can access the back of the tank. Hope that makes it clear.

I think the other bracing goes on sometime this weekend but that hasn't been confirmed yet.

Personally - I like the door centered on the wall. It creates a large usable space to the left of the door which you may appreciate. If you move the door all the way to the left, you will have the same amount of space (now on the right), but it would be divided between the two walls with a walkway between them. I think you end up with a bigger space by centering the door.

- Brad

[lastlight]

My concern is extra tanks I may plumb into the system. They all need to be plumbed into the sump which is on that side. If the door is in the middle that really limits how many tanks can be plumbed into my sump because I can't have plumbing go across the doorway obviously. I also can't have any tanks on the wall opposite the doorway plumbed into my sump as I'd have pipes going across my fishroom (and they need to be above the sump's level to drain into it). The door placement will be to maximize space for tanks along that wall as they can't be anywhere else. The door will also swing away from the fishroom and my storage cylinder will be in the corner on the left and the tub flanking it. These plans may change but so far that's how I plan to do it.

[Snappy]

Wow congrats on the the tank, etc getting built. Did you stay with the 96x36x27 dimensions you were planning? Hard to tell from the picture.

[lastlight]

Yeah I did Greg and I really really love it. The other big one was nearly as big but was 84x36x30 and I'm digging the look of this far more.

Yours holds more water tho...this thing is all 19mm!

[Lance]

I like the dims of the 404 better as well. An extra 12" of length and 27" is a heck of a lot easier to work with than 30". Good choice Brett.

[chris121277]

any new pic's? did they get the Eurobrace done?

[lastlight]

Nothing new to really report yet. Bracing hasn't quite happened yet but I'll shoot pics when it does. I am however working down here fulltime now. Got my little office area insulated and my trusty little floor heater can actually keep me warm now.

[lastlight]

Well picked up my future sump today.

72L x 24W x 18H 1/2" glass. Pretty heavy.

I was moving it with the help of my kind neighbor and fell on a big patch of ice as I was backing up. I made the decision to save the tank and you can puzzle out the rest of what happened. Took the tank edge into my thighs and then the one corner ended up on my one hand as I had decided the corner was not going to get chipped having just saved the edge lol. Hand and tank slid along the asphalt until my friend steadied his end. I'm limping but I have a sump.



The wide center brace was added by the owner but overkill in my mind. I'm removing it and placing it into the tank on end to create a 50g compartment to pull water changes from.

Forgot to take pics but then tank was filled for a week and passed with flying colours.

[The Grizz]

All I can say is.................oh f*** that had to hurt. I am guessing that you were waiting for me to pick- up the pump so you could get the sump.

[zum14]

Man that sounds like it hurt, I would have done the same though. People heal, tanks dont.