I'll think about it. I do have a good dream tank. But @Daniel@R2R would have to allow diagrams in the entry!
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He meant @F i s h y
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Regardless, much like Japan circa 1941, he awoke a sleeping giant...
Dang- too late. Oh well.
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TLDR?I'm voting for Frank, but don't want to miss the party! Also, this month's topic is just too good.
JoJo (a Serious reefer):
JoJo's No Funny Business Office Tanks
My Dream Tank
To understand my dream tank, you need some visual guidance. First, my tanks at this time of life must reside in my office, not my home. Second, safety of the office is imperative, so every precaution possible should be taken to avoid disasters. Third, I have only the space of my office to work with. This is the current layout of my office:
Next, consider the dream. While I'm sure many would argue that a sump and proper plumbing is as safe as it comes, it is a simple fact that containing all water in ONE box is safer than two boxes. Thus, the safest option is an AIO with proper emergency overflows. In the event of clogs or nems covering overflows or anything else, the water just flows over the AIO wall back into the return chamber. No controllers with potential failures necessary (although there would still be controllers). Thus, my dream is one very large AIO tank. Here's how the office would now look:
But what about the tank, you say? I'm glad you asked. The custom design would be all acrylic. 12 feet long by 3 feet wide and 24" tall. There would be two partitions in the tank: 1 back partition for the AIO chambers and 1 side partition for a display refugium. The main display would be 96" x 28" for a total of 280 gallon space. The display refugium would be 24" x 36" for a total of 90 gallon space. The back AIO chamber would be 96" x 8" to make space for 7" filter cups, some equipment, and a long cryptic refugium. And naturally, my dream tank would be wrasse dominant, but with the size I can add a few fish I'd always hoped to get one day, like a few tangs. Here is the sketch:
The main overflow will be wide and lead into two filter cups, passing through a baffle wall to the equipment chamber, followed by two baffle walls into the return chamber. There will be two overflows situated a bit higher on the right hand side leading into the display refugium. The overflows are higher to reduce the amount of flow going through the refugium so everything isn't blown around too much. Flow can be adjusted by raising or lowering the overflow covers. There is one return into a filter cup followed by a double baffle into a Cryptic refugium chamber. There should be pods galore in this tank with only one major pod-eater in the display refugium (ruby dragonet), and with mostly macros in the refugium and perhaps some corals, I will be able to add some less reef-safe fish like dwarf angels and a smaller butterfly. But what about maintenance!? Once again, glad you asked. Since this is a dream tank, I feel no reservation in pointing out that the whole tank will be placed on an industrial grade aluminum stand with machined rollers that roll the tank forward very smoothly a few feet so I can get around to the back. No expenses spared. That's amazing! But how are you going to get flow to cover that huge space when you have an entire side blocked by a refugium and the entire back blocked by an AIO? You're on a roll, my friend. The plan will be to build acrylic boxes on the backside of the AIO wall where powerhead magnets can be safely placed without being touched by water, kind of like overflow columns with no inlet or outlet for water. This will allow MP40s/60s or gyres to be place on the back walls safely. I can see that you're dazed. Fear not, once I hit the jackpot, you'll get to see the dream in action!
Here's a link to my real life tank thread:
Build Thread - JoJo's No Funny Business Office Tank Thread
Up and coming: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/jojos-im-40l-aio-please-step-into-my-office.966484/post-12606608 Current FTS: Explanation of my feeding system: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/simplicity-dosing-4-head-any-reviews.992671/post-11757257 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...
Joking joking. Awesome in depth write up! Good luck and may you get your dream tank someday!I'm voting for Frank, but don't want to miss the party! Also, this month's topic is just too good.
JoJo (a Serious reefer):
JoJo's No Funny Business Office Tanks
My Dream Tank
To understand my dream tank, you need some visual guidance. First, my tanks at this time of life must reside in my office, not my home. Second, safety of the office is imperative, so every precaution possible should be taken to avoid disasters. Third, I have only the space of my office to work with. This is the current layout of my office:
Next, consider the dream. While I'm sure many would argue that a sump and proper plumbing is as safe as it comes, it is a simple fact that containing all water in ONE box is safer than two boxes. Thus, the safest option is an AIO with proper emergency overflows. In the event of clogs or nems covering overflows or anything else, the water just flows over the AIO wall back into the return chamber. No controllers with potential failures necessary (although there would still be controllers). Thus, my dream is one very large AIO tank. Here's how the office would now look:
But what about the tank, you say? I'm glad you asked. The custom design would be all acrylic. 12 feet long by 3 feet wide and 24" tall. There would be two partitions in the tank: 1 back partition for the AIO chambers and 1 side partition for a display refugium. The main display would be 96" x 28" for a total of 280 gallon space. The display refugium would be 24" x 36" for a total of 90 gallon space. The back AIO chamber would be 96" x 8" to make space for 7" filter cups, some equipment, and a long cryptic refugium. And naturally, my dream tank would be wrasse dominant, but with the size I can add a few fish I'd always hoped to get one day, like a few tangs. Here is the sketch:
The main overflow will be wide and lead into two filter cups, passing through a baffle wall to the equipment chamber, followed by two baffle walls into the return chamber. There will be two overflows situated a bit higher on the right hand side leading into the display refugium. The overflows are higher to reduce the amount of flow going through the refugium so everything isn't blown around too much. Flow can be adjusted by raising or lowering the overflow covers. There is one return into a filter cup followed by a double baffle into a Cryptic refugium chamber. There should be pods galore in this tank with only one major pod-eater in the display refugium (ruby dragonet), and with mostly macros in the refugium and perhaps some corals, I will be able to add some less reef-safe fish like dwarf angels and a smaller butterfly. But what about maintenance!? Once again, glad you asked. Since this is a dream tank, I feel no reservation in pointing out that the whole tank will be placed on an industrial grade aluminum stand with machined rollers that roll the tank forward very smoothly a few feet so I can get around to the back. No expenses spared. That's amazing! But how are you going to get flow to cover that huge space when you have an entire side blocked by a refugium and the entire back blocked by an AIO? You're on a roll, my friend. The plan will be to build acrylic boxes on the backside of the AIO wall where powerhead magnets can be safely placed without being touched by water, kind of like overflow columns with no inlet or outlet for water. This will allow MP40s/60s or gyres to be place on the back walls safely. I can see that you're dazed. Fear not, once I hit the jackpot, you'll get to see the dream in action!
Here's a link to my real life tank thread:
Build Thread - JoJo's No Funny Business Office Tank Thread
Up and coming: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/jojos-im-40l-aio-please-step-into-my-office.966484/post-12606608 Current FTS: Explanation of my feeding system: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/simplicity-dosing-4-head-any-reviews.992671/post-11757257 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...
