Mike’s 750 gallon build

[MikeInToronto]

Hello all

Just for starters, this tank has been up and running for a few months but I will start from the beginning and hopefully it doesn’t look like I went from 0 to finished in a week. I’ll also mention this first post is an overview (a luxury to have since the tank is already built and running) so there will be some repeating in the individual subsequent posts.

The tank is 120” x 48” x 30”. 3/4” standard glass. I didn’t go with Starphire for two reasons: 1) it scratches too easily and I am good at scratching the glass, and 2) I heard a few places that the blue of our lights makes it redundant. I’m not saying it’s true but 1) alone was enough. It’s just under a nominal 750 gallons.

The seams are armoured and it’s eurobraced along the perimeter. There are no braces across the middle of the tank. I did not make this request so I trust this is common enough with builds by Miracles.

The tank was built onsite by Miracles. Overall I’m satisfied.

Now I’ll talk specifics in the next few posts.