new tank!! 250G DD

[e46er]

I've Always had a stand for my skimmer. I just cut 6 pieces of PVC and a sheet of eggcrate
I think it's pointless to have a large sump to only fill it with 8" of water. That's only like 30 gal.

[WarDog]

All that sounds fine, and the math is good. Looking forward to pics.

[spit.fire]

need more rockwork done?

[e46er]

Originally Posted by spit.fire

need more rockwork done?

Yes

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Originally Posted by e46er

I've Always had a stand for my skimmer. I just cut 6 pieces of PVC and a sheet of eggcrate
I think it's pointless to have a large sump to only fill it with 8" of water. That's only like 30 gal.

I'm the opposite. I like having extra unused volume in my sump to catch water from the display in case of power outage. But then again, my return is drilled several inches down and so quite a large volume drains from the display. Knowing I have excess capacity in the sump helps me sleep better. Also, my sump is a 90g wide, so it's only 18" tall, which means with a 9" baffle, I have 45g volume filled and 45g to spare.

[e46er]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

I'm the opposite. I like having extra unused volume in my sump to catch water from the display in case of power outage. But then again, my return is drilled several inches down and so quite a large volume drains from the display. Knowing I have excess capacity in the sump helps me sleep better. Also, my sump is a 90g wide, so it's only 18" tall, which means with a 9" baffle, I have 45g volume filled and 45g to spare.

I feel it's unnecessary to have that much extra room. My current 120 drains like 6 gal when the return is shut off.
I figure this tank will drain 10-12 gal so having 20 for spare is fine for me.
Cheers

[e46er]

heres some pics. the stand will have doors on in front on the sump with 2x4 bracing between the doors and the right side will have doors to access the controller and electronics which will be partitioned off from the sump, which will have bracing as well.

[Slykat]

Congrats . Set up is looking great.
Are you planning on adding a 2 X 4 to the inside of the stands legs, for greater support of the aquarium weight?

[maron6977]

Very cool . Love dimensions of the tank

[e46er]

Originally Posted by Slykat

Congrats . Set up is looking great.
Are you planning on adding a 2 X 4 to the inside of the stands legs, for greater support of the aquarium weight?

yes every corner will have an L and the front will have 2 more bearing points. one in the middle where the doors close and one where the back of the side electronic compartment will be. that was all the 2x4 I had at the shop, I just placed the tank there to see about the height. I built the stand tall(45"), since Im always standing in the shop I didn't want to be looking down into it but wasn't sure if it was too high so i threw the tank on to see. I like it, its much too high for a house with 8' ceilings 9+ it could be ok but my ceilings are 25' and I have ladders everywhere so any maintenance shouldn't be an issue.

I pulled the tank off after that picture and left for the night. yesterday I finished the wood end of the stand except the the electronics part from the side ( Im going to plumb the overflow first since it will be much easier) and painted the top of stand black so if sand gets blown around you wont see wood and the back of the tank black.
i ordered some silicone, sand and an another heater from JL the other day but I haven't got an email saying it shipped yet so Im going to call them when they open and if it hasn't shipped Ill go pick it up so I can build the sump and plumb it today. I picked up glass baffles friday evening.