426 Gal L Shape custom

bchbum189

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Step one: Build house = Check
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Step 2: Cram as big a tank as the finance will allow = Check
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Been playing around in google sketch up all night. Things arent to scale, but should be close enough for a good idea.

SP Aquatics(Me) will be building everything for this job except a few parts, so it will take some time.

Not dead set on the filtration, but it should go skimmer/refugium/clam refugium down to dsb/return tank. Clam refugium is more just for fun than function.
Small 30ish gal QT tank
ATO tank off to the left.
Ozone will be run
CA reactor as well, not sure of which model yet.
Skimmer will be 36"x8" chamber plus which ever neck i run. Built by me. 2 recirc pumps, either ehiem 1262's or sicce 2500's.

The far left wing of the tank will house one large 20-22" diameter hollow rock 30" tall cresting the surface. Think nice sloped mountain. It will be about a foot from there to any other rock hence the island idea. Ill run 1-400w mh over this part as all sps will be on this one rock
3-250's over the rest of the tank. All reflectors big lumanarcs.

Stand 36" tall, canopy 12-14" tall locally built, nothing terribly fancy
Front of the L will be 45 degree sloped front but isnt in pics as that. (think pentagon tanks style)
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Awesome pics. You know what would be a cool idea?

Extend that tank all the way so its almost touching the wall. And have some sort of bench or chase type deal sitting right in front of the tank also. I think thatd be kinda a cool thought.

Im not sure how practical it is, since I did ZERO thinking as opposed to what looks like hours of yours lol.

This should be a real cool build.
 
i "want" to extend the tank all the way to the wall, however my better half is opposed at this point to that idea. Im working on it though haha.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11985558#post11985558 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bchbum189
i "want" to extend the tank all the way to the wall, however my better half is opposed at this point to that idea. Im working on it though haha.

What if those idiot tank builders just totally mess up and extend it to the wall :D
 
i am the tank builder, only but so much i can get away with. Id really hate to see my testicles over the mantle...
 
Yeah it will be quite the job. But ill be able to reap the benefits several ways. Ive been wanting to add skimmers and ca reactors to my line up, but wont until ive got a tried and true product. This will be my way of doing that.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11985962#post11985962 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bchbum189
i am the tank builder, only but so much i can get away with. Id really hate to see my testicles over the mantle...

Sounds like she already has them!!! LOL... Sorry, couldn't resist...

Glass, acrylic or wood?
 
tank/sumps/skimmer/ca reactor all acrylic. Just not a huge fan of glass, I want max clarity. Plus i dont want to have to get a fork lift just to get the tank in the house haha.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11989563#post11989563 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bchbum189
Tell my better half that!! Ive got some time, i think i can break her before i start building

While you're at, it why don't you bring it to the wall and then wrap it all the way to the plasma? :D
 
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