60Lx45Wx20H (cm) Flat Nano

[anguswu]

Main tank : 60Lx45Wx20H (cm)

Sump tank: 65Lx45Wx20H (cm)

The main tank is directly stack on the sump. This is a fun and new design. The flat tank is viewing from the top down. The inhabitants in the tank will be clams, mushrooms and some shrimps.

 

[anguswu]

Sump.

1st section for the filtration pad.
2nd section for rowaphos and zeolite
3rd section for liverock and maybe some algae.
4th section for rowaphos and zeolite
5th section for Eheim 1250 and returen water.
Center pillar is to help holding the main tank.
Auto top off section, you know what it should be.

Sump photo.

Center pillar in the sump. Same height as the wall of the sump.

 

[anguswu]

Main tank.

Main tank stand is helping when I seperate the main and sump.

Glass bar as a pillar to strengthen the main tank that the wall thickness is only 5mm to reduce the weight.

Drain and overflow

 

[anguswu]

Finally combined.

Front top view.

Back in the right side.

Back in the left size. You cansee clearly the AquaC remora.

Front view

5cm gap for changing the filtration pad and leave space for the pipe that return water.

Drill a small hole on the top to prevent the syphon when power off

 

[Jadams]

Looks very cool! Let us know when you fill it up!

 

[morello]

cool design will be nice to see it wet

 

[CaptNemo]

hey great looking tank. did you make it yourself or order it?

 

[anguswu]

This is an unique design by myself. I am not good in DIY and no any tools to make it. I order it in LFS.

 

[demon16v]

Very cool! Looks like you have put a lot of thought into this. Can’t wait to see it up and running.

 

[pledosophy]

Very nice and well thought out design. Can't wait to see more.

 

[chujai]

yeah very impressive idea! fill it up! ahaha

 

[Steven0000]

very nice!
great looking design!

when you drilled the tank how did you do it?
and how does the small hole prevent siphon?

 

[anguswu]

The tank maker drill it not me.
For the syphon, you can do a test. A pipe that has a small hole above the water cannot make a syphon.

 

[Steven0000]

awww

well thats ok
ah ha!
thank you

 

[anguswu]

A picture of the sump with filter media. You can see the filtrationi pad, rowaphos, live sand and live rocks.

The water level in 3rd area and 4th area when operating.

 

[Inflames]

Is there a piece of cheese at the center of that sump?

 

[anguswu]

The white one? That is calcium.

 

[one8thscale]

Cool! Nice work!

 

[ccorpse27]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9877797#post9877797 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by anguswu
The white one? That is calcium.

It was a joke, he meant it looks like a maze.

 

[HecticDialectic]

How are you going to clean the sump when the tank is full of water?