Hiya.
I’m starting planning for a potential new tank in my new house in Strasbourg, France. It’s going to be approx. 1.5-1.8m long x 100cm wide x 70cm deep. Peninsula style in between two open space rooms.
I know peninsula style gives some challenges in flow and considering using a wave box for standing wave in combination with powerheads
The plan is to have a mixed reef. I’ll use the aquascape to create zones of high light/flow and lower light/flow for SPS and LPS respectively. Not at all sure on fish and inverts yet.
Sandy bottom.
I’ll have a basement sump/fish room with filtration, sump etc.
First question is
Does anyone have any recommendations for a good custom tank manufacture in EU? I live in Strasbourg, France, right on the border with Germany.
Second
For sump. It’ll be in a basement fish room, so I will use food safe plastic containers with bulkheads. For the initial filtration, with this size tank, is it worth using a filter roller, or should I buy bulk floss. I am looking to design maintenance as automatic or as minimum as possible. Obviously, a filter roller is automatic, but is it cost prohibitive at this scale (1200L DT and about 300L Sump)? If I use floss are there any systems that would be recommended, or do I just direct the flow over it in a basic way?
I’ve got a lot more questions on the engineering side at the moment, but ask them as I get more into the project.
Thanks all
I’m starting planning for a potential new tank in my new house in Strasbourg, France. It’s going to be approx. 1.5-1.8m long x 100cm wide x 70cm deep. Peninsula style in between two open space rooms.
I know peninsula style gives some challenges in flow and considering using a wave box for standing wave in combination with powerheads
The plan is to have a mixed reef. I’ll use the aquascape to create zones of high light/flow and lower light/flow for SPS and LPS respectively. Not at all sure on fish and inverts yet.
Sandy bottom.
I’ll have a basement sump/fish room with filtration, sump etc.
First question is
Does anyone have any recommendations for a good custom tank manufacture in EU? I live in Strasbourg, France, right on the border with Germany.
Second
For sump. It’ll be in a basement fish room, so I will use food safe plastic containers with bulkheads. For the initial filtration, with this size tank, is it worth using a filter roller, or should I buy bulk floss. I am looking to design maintenance as automatic or as minimum as possible. Obviously, a filter roller is automatic, but is it cost prohibitive at this scale (1200L DT and about 300L Sump)? If I use floss are there any systems that would be recommended, or do I just direct the flow over it in a basic way?
I’ve got a lot more questions on the engineering side at the moment, but ask them as I get more into the project.
Thanks all