10 foot Nano....kinda

[freeze]

And maybe I will address this before it gets brought up. Yes, I could have removed the railing and built it right in, I could have done a basement sump. It just came down to too much alteration. If in 2,3,4,6 years life changes or whatever, I didn't want to have to rebuild my house after I ripped out the tank.

Thanks for the compliments so far. I'm excited to continue working on it. Plumbing and finishing the stand are first on the block.

[FishyFishy!]

Naw man, were it is and the sump design is more than prime. Sometimes I regret not going simple like this. All it means is more work when the tank gets shut down, and more things to worry about.

[Wretch]

Very interesting build. It looks great so far. Cant wait to see where you take it. Stocking is going to be interesting.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by freeze

And maybe I will address this before it gets brought up. Yes, I could have removed the railing and built it right in, I could have done a basement sump. It just came down to too much alteration. If in 2,3,4,6 years life changes or whatever, I didn't want to have to rebuild my house after I ripped out the tank.

Thanks for the compliments so far. I'm excited to continue working on it. Plumbing and finishing the stand are first on the block.

Cool idea. I know someone with an 8 ft x 16" x 16" tank and it's pretty cool! Tough to get good flow with powerheads, so I think you're on the right track with the closed loop. How are you finishing the stand? Will you finish the back too so you can't see from the railing? Have you considered installing some black vinyl on the overflow so you can't see in?

[Piscez]

looks very cool, whats your finish plan for covering the sump area?

[freeze]

The whole stand, front and back is going to be covered. going to have 1/8 plywood as a base and then have a reclaimed barnwood panel overlay on to of that. I don;t want to look through the railing and see fish stuff. The front and possibly sides will have removable panels so I can access for maintenance. going for a rustic look to match my stone and barn beam fireplace/mantel.

From everything I heave read about long shallow tanks, flow is a concern so thats why I went closed loop. Possibly put one powerhead on the over flow side but we shall see if its necessary. I also have th return on the far end of the tank. The last hole on the bottom of the tank will be the return and be covered by a rock tower. Figured that it would help with some natural flow with the water being returned as far from the overflow as possible.

[gobytron]

I would love to see what a wave box would do on a tank like this...
or two waveboxes mounted in opposition to one another.

You might be able to surf on it.

[freeze]

I'll put one of my yorkies on a surfboard and see what happens.....

[Fishy!]

This looks awesome! I will be tagging along forsure. I can't wait to see how this bad boy unfolds. I'm sure I won't be the first and or last but PLEASE take that rail out before you fill the tank. Right now it's a tank beside the rail. If you take it out it becomes a TANK RAILLLLLLLLLL (insert pyrotechnics). If you are careful the rail will come out intact and can be put back in in a matter of hours. That's peanuts compared to the time you will be known as the guy with the TANK RAILLLLLLLLLLLL (more pyrotechnics).
TANK RAILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL(Ultimate pyrotechnics that make a KISS concert seem lame)

[reefwars]

Pfft.....should have went 121" lol

Looks good buddy now fill with zoas lol