Brand New 6' Tank FS (Maple Ridge, BC)

I am just moving about 30 to 55 minutes closer to work (takes me about an hour). Maybe downtown Vancouver, North Burnaby, Port Moody. All nice places, but the equity in my current townhouse translates to a one or two bedroom apartment elsewhere. I haven't set any plans yet when exactly I am moving; depends on the housing market. Only the lovely people here on CanReef would consider a 260 gallon saltwater system built into the wall of their living room a 'feature' in a prospective house . That's why I uninstalled everything out and I have sold it off. Before I leave I have to sell off all my really cool tools too (table saw, mortiser, shaper, etc), but that's for another bulletin board.

I am not getting out of the hobby, I am just going towards the nano end of the spectrum with an 18 or 20" cube tank on a tall pedestal with PFO LED lighting. Something like Fish's nanocube tank but with a sump. Anything else will be too big. My potential new apartment still has to accomodate all my tech diving gear to (spare bedroom/ den = equipment locker).
-=Ole

Originally Posted by Cameron

WHere are you moving to?

Let me ask the wife....

I was asked how this tank could be set up as a sump. I had the holes drilled on the bottom of the tank for a couple of reasons.

1. I didn't have the room to run the plumbing elsewhere.
2. I wanted to be able to use the tank as a display in the future (versatility).

I had an emergency overflow going into my house drainage (the hotwater tank overflow) in case of a runaway auto top-off. Here is one way that this tank could be set up as a sump (I was going to have part of the flow return into the sump fed directly into the skimmer, not just dumping into the sump as shown). I have for this tank the bulkheads and the glass baffles as shown. I also have a piece of glass to separate the refugium/ frag part of the sump:

sump3D.jpg

sumpSide.jpg

Slightly larger versions:
http://www.reefcube.outhouseinthemea...DView.jpg.html
http://www.reefcube.outhouseinthemea...eView.jpg.html

-=Ole

[pastout]

hi do you still have the 112 gallon i will be aroudnt he maple ridge area tomrow and if you do woudlnt mind takeing a look at it thanks

I still have the tank, thanks.

[lukep77]

Only the lovely people here on CanReef would consider a 260 gallon saltwater system built into the wall of their living room a 'feature' in a prospective house .



Every time I walk in to a house that is for sale, that is one of the first things I look for, that and I think to my self where can I build a in wall tank.

My wife hates looking at new houses, with me now.

[woodcarver]

Hey Z , Where are you posting your tools ? Could be interested
....................Dave