So this weekend has been a very exciting one! We finally closed on our home, construction will be done early October, which means my wife has allowed me to go bigger then my current 90 gallon tank.
I enlisted @Joe Glass Cages to build my new tank, the tank is 84x31.5x30.5 for just over 330 gallons, will feature a coast to coast over flow, starfire front panel, and euro bracing. It’s going to be a “inwall” tank, with a fish room behind.
Why didn’t I go 96 inches? Well my wife said no to an 8ft tank, but didn’t say how much smaller it had to be. Also, 84 inches will be a lot easier to maneuver into the basement. It’s a straight stair case, but needs to be put on end at the bottom to get around the corner and with 8ft ceilings, I’m afraid she’s got me beat on the argument.
The tank will be on a wooden stand, as well as the sump right behind the tank for easy maintenance.
Lighting I will be using 5 hydra 32hd and 4 rows of Blue plus T5s. If I need more lights, I’ll add another 5 hydras spaced evenly over the tank.
Flow inside the tank will be managed by 4 mp40s and flow from the sump to the tank will be managed by the cor 20 thats on my current 90 gallon. With the small head height (less then 2 feet) I think this pump will do just fine.
The rock structure will be open concept, with plenty of shelves, and caves for the fish to hide and corals to grow.
This will be a 10+ year tank, primarily SPS dominated.
As of now, I have a majority of the equipment, minus 3 lights, and the tank. So it should be a fast build, once the ball gets rolling. I do have to frame and drywall the basement before it gets wet.
Below is the “concept” of the basement, pretty well the “ultimate” man cave.
I enlisted @Joe Glass Cages to build my new tank, the tank is 84x31.5x30.5 for just over 330 gallons, will feature a coast to coast over flow, starfire front panel, and euro bracing. It’s going to be a “inwall” tank, with a fish room behind.
Why didn’t I go 96 inches? Well my wife said no to an 8ft tank, but didn’t say how much smaller it had to be. Also, 84 inches will be a lot easier to maneuver into the basement. It’s a straight stair case, but needs to be put on end at the bottom to get around the corner and with 8ft ceilings, I’m afraid she’s got me beat on the argument.
The tank will be on a wooden stand, as well as the sump right behind the tank for easy maintenance.
Lighting I will be using 5 hydra 32hd and 4 rows of Blue plus T5s. If I need more lights, I’ll add another 5 hydras spaced evenly over the tank.
Flow inside the tank will be managed by 4 mp40s and flow from the sump to the tank will be managed by the cor 20 thats on my current 90 gallon. With the small head height (less then 2 feet) I think this pump will do just fine.
The rock structure will be open concept, with plenty of shelves, and caves for the fish to hide and corals to grow.
This will be a 10+ year tank, primarily SPS dominated.
As of now, I have a majority of the equipment, minus 3 lights, and the tank. So it should be a fast build, once the ball gets rolling. I do have to frame and drywall the basement before it gets wet.
Below is the “concept” of the basement, pretty well the “ultimate” man cave.