Acrotrdco
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Alright, it's pretty obvious that this thread is inspired by Andrew's most famous thread "A Reef in the Sky", being a neighbour and local
hobbyist I'm sure he wouldn't mind :wavehand:
Background
Living in the crowded suburbs of Hong Kong, my apartment located on the 21st floor of a residential skyscaper, is relatively small and the
only room I could fit an aquarium would be the over-sized window sill measuring some 2'x7', here's some images of my current living room,
and my current 20g tank.
I've always wanted to build a large SPS dominated tank like most of the experienced folks here, but due to my limited budget, at this point
of time all I could build is a 55g SPS dominated tank, an upgrade from my current 20g nano-reef.
Looking out from my window and this is what you'll see:
And this is my current tank, a 20g nano-reef:
Design Phase
Working with the limited space I've got, the only possible way to put a 55G tank is to utilize some of the space on the over-sized window
sill. However, even with a 55g tank, it weights from 500 lbs and I worried if the window sill can actually sustain such a weight, therefore
a special stand must be made to distribute some of the weight to the floor instead of having the sill take on the full weight.
This is what I've come up with (Yep using the same tools Andrew used to design his tank):
The tank and stand alone would look something like this:
hobbyist I'm sure he wouldn't mind :wavehand:
Background
Living in the crowded suburbs of Hong Kong, my apartment located on the 21st floor of a residential skyscaper, is relatively small and the
only room I could fit an aquarium would be the over-sized window sill measuring some 2'x7', here's some images of my current living room,
and my current 20g tank.
I've always wanted to build a large SPS dominated tank like most of the experienced folks here, but due to my limited budget, at this point
of time all I could build is a 55g SPS dominated tank, an upgrade from my current 20g nano-reef.
Looking out from my window and this is what you'll see:
And this is my current tank, a 20g nano-reef:
Design Phase
Working with the limited space I've got, the only possible way to put a 55G tank is to utilize some of the space on the over-sized window
sill. However, even with a 55g tank, it weights from 500 lbs and I worried if the window sill can actually sustain such a weight, therefore
a special stand must be made to distribute some of the weight to the floor instead of having the sill take on the full weight.
This is what I've come up with (Yep using the same tools Andrew used to design his tank):
The tank and stand alone would look something like this:
