Thoughts on a future tank build 36x36x18
 

Hey all

As some of you know I lost my SPS dominated tank over the weekend on my move :( So I think it's time for a change with a bigger and better tank.

I am thinking of having a 36x36x18 built. I would love to hear some ideas and recommendations on this.

I would like to stick with ATI bulbs and an ATI 8 bulb fixture might do the trick.

Any thoughts on the best way to go about this would be awesome

Thanks!

3 ft Cube
 

I recently upgraded to a Marineland 150 gal cube (36x36x24). I love it! The 24 inch is the deepest I'd go with, as I do get my armpits wet when reaching towards the middle of the tank. But I absolutely love the proportions of this tank; it gives you such a sense of depth and space....

I am not crazy about Marineland's corner overflow, so if I had to do it again, I'd have a bean animal (my tank is visible on 3 sides). I think of it as a peninsula cube.

This is my tank journal:

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...ht=water+floor

I am in the middle of planning my next tank upgrade and I agree that you do not want to go any deeper than 24" on a cube that size.

That said, it does depend on what you are planning on stocking with.

Large fish, I would go 24"

Small fish I think you can get away with 18"

After that, it just depends on how you want to do you aquascaping and how much coral (and types) you want in there.

Charles

I think it all depends on where youre going to be placing the tank in the home. 36x36x18 is one sexy tank. If you can have open space to view the tank from all sides, its like having 3 different tanks. I do favour going as tastefully shallow as you can go, just for the the extra ease of maintentence and moving corals around without getting too wet.

I have the 93 rimless cube with corner overflow and I agree with the above post as its not very aesthetically pleasing unless you have the tank in a corner as you can see the overflow piping.

One thing that drives me insane about the rimless tank is the splashing over the edge. Every time I feed the fish one splashes water over the edge. Its a near impossible task to keep water marks off the outside of the glass.

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I'm not crazy about the corner overflow either but I was wondering what a ML tank that size cost you and where did you get it? What type of lighting are you using?

This is kinda what I would add to stop the water from splashing:
http://i.imgur.com/kTEcjlp.jpg

This is the stand style I am thinking of:
http://i.imgur.com/js47UDA.jpg

I plan on going with small/med fish. SPS dominated with clams. :) Same as my old tank

That splash barrier is what I need. How would I even go about attaching that without ruining the rimless look.

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Not sure you would be able to do it while it is full.. Might be pretty hard but I;m sure someone will give better details/ideas!