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Old 04-12-2015, 10:48 PM
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I'll play! Mine is only in the concept stage (pun intended) - still working on the details.

36 x 24 x 21"

- False back wall made of black glass making display 36 x 21 x 21"
- Full weir overflow
- Black vinyl wrap around the overflow
- (2) 1" holes for Herbie drain
- (1) 1" hole for return (will use a 3/4" reducer bulkhead)
- Eurobraced with trim on the top edge only and black silicone
- All vertical edges on the front are beveled and polished

Might use low-iron glass, might not. Might leave out the trim. The tank will have a canopy "wrap" so the trim won't even be viewable, but it's nice for making a screen top. I might puts mounts for the screen on the edge of the eurobracing so the screen sits flush with the eurobracing which makes the trim a moot point. Not sure yet...

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Old 04-13-2015, 03:11 AM
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What type of tank would you make it? Reef etc?
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Old 04-13-2015, 03:22 AM
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Old 04-14-2015, 03:41 AM
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Here's the plan for the sump... 24x20x16". Very large skimmer compartment for a very large skimmer...



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What are you going to do for nutrients export?!
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Old 04-14-2015, 03:27 PM
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I would guess a very large skimmer?
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Old 04-15-2015, 03:25 AM
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Here's the plan for the sump... 24x20x16". Very large skimmer compartment for a very large skimmer...
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I would guess a very large skimmer?
What he ^ said. The total volume of the system without displacement is 105 gallons, the display area is 69 gallons without displacement. I have a SWC 180 Cone that I will use for now, but I specifically made the compartment big enough to fit something bigger and badder...depends what I can find available.

I have lots of goodies at my disposal should I need them, but a good skimmer and some elbow grease goes a long way. I might plumb up a manifold for reactors, but I will have limited area under the tank with the dosing equipment there, so I'll have to get creative.
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Old 04-16-2015, 02:56 PM
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Here's sump V2.0 - the bubble trap needs to be wider (no point in that blank space), and I don't think the flow is real good in this version. I like sump V1.0 (above) better so far. I made a V1.1 too which I think is superior to both of these, but I'm still tweaking. I'm trying to cram the sump as small as possible so that I can have space for dosing equipment and pump controllers.

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Old 04-16-2015, 03:35 PM
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That will be an interesting build
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Old 04-16-2015, 03:39 PM
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hmmm like the sump layout , maybe I should incorporate a auto top off this time around for my tank . I usually stay away from gadgets and do everything manually .
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