48 x 48 x 20 cube
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Short square, really...
There's a local store that has a 48x48" tank, even shorter, at 8". Great frag tank, can't imagine setting up a display in a tank like that, though.
With some creative rock work, I can imagine it coming out pretty neat. I'm sorta partial to depth, myself, but if you like shallow, well, it's your tank!
Flow: Depends on how you set up the tank. I'd be tempted to do something like that with a center overflow and returns, probably even a water tight raceway to run cords up the center. Free standing, so you can walk all the way around it. Mount it low, so you can easily look down into it. Perhaps 4 medium power wave pumps, one in each direction, from the center? You'd certainly want some sort of wavemaker pumps... using the main return pump to generate enough flow for that sort of tank would require a _huge_ overflow.
Good luck
There's a local store that has a 48x48" tank, even shorter, at 8". Great frag tank, can't imagine setting up a display in a tank like that, though.
With some creative rock work, I can imagine it coming out pretty neat. I'm sorta partial to depth, myself, but if you like shallow, well, it's your tank!
Flow: Depends on how you set up the tank. I'd be tempted to do something like that with a center overflow and returns, probably even a water tight raceway to run cords up the center. Free standing, so you can walk all the way around it. Mount it low, so you can easily look down into it. Perhaps 4 medium power wave pumps, one in each direction, from the center? You'd certainly want some sort of wavemaker pumps... using the main return pump to generate enough flow for that sort of tank would require a _huge_ overflow.
Good luck
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48x48 cube would be a really good size. For flow, I think I would have a center over flow and use the return pump with the dual or quad return nozzles for all flow. That way you don't have wave makers hanging on the sides of the glass and you can point the nozzles in different directions and cover flow around the whole tank.
If you're not thinking center overflow, you could have 4 return pumps on the back wall pointing towards the front glass.
If you're not thinking center overflow, you could have 4 return pumps on the back wall pointing towards the front glass.
I am building a 48"x48"x24". There are two TOTM about the same size.
http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/142-tank-of-the-month
http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/131-tank-of-the-month
IMO, center overflow is not as neat as external overflow in the back. The beauty to this dimension is the depth. Surprisingly, both TOTM are just using two tunze powerheads. Seems everything works out just fine.
I would use 2x ATI 8x54W to cover the whole tank if you are going SPS.
http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/142-tank-of-the-month
http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/131-tank-of-the-month
IMO, center overflow is not as neat as external overflow in the back. The beauty to this dimension is the depth. Surprisingly, both TOTM are just using two tunze powerheads. Seems everything works out just fine.
I would use 2x ATI 8x54W to cover the whole tank if you are going SPS.
joshky
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+1000000, center overflow would ruin it for me.
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Now that's a lighting setup I can get behind. :thumbsup:
toothybugs
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Check out the November 2015 TOTM - Anand runs a cube about this size.
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