Bonsai Tree inspired Aquascape

[nano mania]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12061305#post12061305 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by crazy4acros
Sorry, i hope someone else can chime in and answer that for you. My floor is concrete, but i do think you should find out if there is a basement or not. I do believe It's always a good idea to reinforce when necessary.

I'm not an engineer but I think you should be safe.
You have to figure that the SW in a 135 gallon tank, at 8.5 lbs/gal, weighs approx. 1145lbs. Add rock, stand, & equipment you are looking at a total of around 1300 lbs.
That sounds like a lot.
But it's spread out over a 3' x 3' footprint. That's 1296 square inches. That equates to just over 1 psi.

Now figure a 150lbs man with a size 9 shoe has a 96 sq in footprint (12" x 4" per foot). He is exerting 1.6 psi just standing still.

If anything try to locate the floor joist and try to place the tank over two. They should be spaced every 16".

 

[Devil Man]

i just got some odd looks after yelling "that is frecking sick" at your work... that is the best aquascaping... before and especially after.

 

[Devil Man]

ok just so i fulling under stand what you did with the rock cause i am offically stealing your ideas, including your in line frag tank, did you use the acrilic rods as a biscut and then zip tied it togeter with glue in the holes aswell? this is the part that i am a little confused about.

 

[crazy4acros]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12121580#post12121580 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Devil Man
ok just so i fulling under stand what you did with the rock cause i am offically stealing your ideas, including your in line frag tank, did you use the acrilic rods as a biscut and then zip tied it togeter with glue in the holes aswell? this is the part that i am a little confused about.

Thank you Devil! Yes all the above except no glue in the holes just epoxy around where the two rock but up against each other.

 

[Devil Man]

ok thanks for lettting me know. I will be doing this for sure i just dont know if i will be able to come up with something that looks as good as that. do you have the link of the epoxy that you used. the stuff that i have seen doesnt hold up well and i dont know which you used.

 

[hatfielj]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12083486#post12083486 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nano mania
I'm not an engineer but I think you should be safe.
You have to figure that the SW in a 135 gallon tank, at 8.5 lbs/gal, weighs approx. 1145lbs. Add rock, stand, & equipment you are looking at a total of around 1300 lbs.
That sounds like a lot.
But it's spread out over a 3' x 3' footprint. That's 1296 square inches. That equates to just over 1 psi.

Now figure a 150lbs man with a size 9 shoe has a 96 sq in footprint (12" x 4" per foot). He is exerting 1.6 psi just standing still.

If anything try to locate the floor joist and try to place the tank over two. They should be spaced every 16".

Thanks for your input. Thats about what I'm banking on. I found an article on-line discussing this issue and basically he came to the conclusion that "in general" if you are going to have a tank around 125 gals or less you should be safe with out any additional support. Also the condo that its going in is part of a building originally built in 1880. So, the floor joists are going to be much bigger and made of actual hardwood, unlike new construction today. I just have to verify the direction that the floor joists run so I can have the tank sit parallel to them and up against a weight-bearing wall.
Thanks, and sorry for hijacking the thread.

 

[WWodyz]

tag

tag

nice..

 

[Willy18T]

2 questions

How far does your water level sit from the top of the tank, and what is the heighth of you overflow from the top edge of the tank.

Also what particular epoxy did you use?

 

[TriggerHappyDude]

Dude, this tank is my new inspiration! I think I might have just found the dimensions of the tank I want to build!
36x36x24...an awesome size!
I hope you don't mind me PM'n you to ask a million questions, you're my new piece of art to imulate.

 

[TriggerHappyDude]

crazy,

I noticed you have a couple of "swimmer" fish in the tank, meaning fish that love to swim, how is the 36x36 cube and their swimming? I've been told that the fish I want to put in a tank of this same size, is not as good for the swimmers as a longer one would be. My plan was to get a Blue Throat Trigger, some Blue/Green Chromis, and a Regal Tang or Yellow Tang...like yours.

I'm wondering how they will like a shorter swiming length vs. if I went 48x30x24...instead of 36x36x24?

 

[dv0920]

Beautiful Tank

Beautiful Tank

I have a similar tank, just not as sexy. I had a major setback awhile ago, now starting to restock.

Doesn't compare to yours.

 

[s1214215]

Hi dv0920

I cant open your link. It says I am denied access.

Brett

 

[paulthomas]

Yeah.

 

[dv0920]

link

link

link

http://picasaweb.google.com/blackhat1974/Aquarium

 

[TriggerHappyDude]

still not working bro...

 

[Trickman2]

Very nice

 

[dv0920]

Trickman2, thanks nothing compared to crazy4acros though

 

[TriggerHappyDude]

Its nice, your overflow is very big?!?!

 

[dv0920]

There's a 2 drain and a 1 return.

 

[crazy4acros]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12290386#post12290386 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ChrisMc73
crazy,

I noticed you have a couple of "swimmer" fish in the tank, meaning fish that love to swim, how is the 36x36 cube and their swimming? I've been told that the fish I want to put in a tank of this same size, is not as good for the swimmers as a longer one would be. My plan was to get a Blue Throat Trigger, some Blue/Green Chromis, and a Regal Tang or Yellow Tang...like yours.

I'm wondering how they will like a shorter swiming length vs. if I went 48x30x24...instead of 36x36x24?

Sorry for the late response i have been out of town.

I do feel bad to have them in a cube, but they are doing fine with swimming in circles :lol: as soon as all the corals grow into full colonies they will be removed and I will only stock with some schooling fish.

dv0920, Nice looking tank! keep us posted.

Willy18T, The water sits about 1 1/2 inch from the top of my tank. The overflow is as high as the tank but i would have to measure how long the drain slots are.

Again thank you all for you kind comments.