schabiazabi
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I'm in the phase of pre research for my big tank. I want something north of 2000G (reef). So for now I want to find out all of my limitations before I start to design my project. I'm in the discovery mode, and I would like to find out the following:
1. What is the longest, or biggest sheet of glass that can be produced (global is fine as I do not mind importing it). I heard 130inch is the longest, but the person was not sure about the height. My goal is to have a 16 feet long tank in a straight line (no joining), so the 130 inch limitation threw me off. Is this correct?
2. What is the proper amount of fish weight/length per 10 gallons these days? My fish are very well fed 2 times per day + one algae feeding. Total of 3. My goal is to keep Nitrate at 0 with 30 day water changes. As of now I'm able to keep Nitrate at 0 without a skimmer (natural system with deep sand bad) with 1 inch of small fish per 10 gallons. I'm not sure if I can up to 2inch per 10 gallons as I do not have the time to retest all scenarios.
3. What kind of lights would I need in order to support all types of reef (sps, lps, clams, etc) int a 6 feet deep tank?
4. Are there any "new" things to consider when building a tank of that size (2000-3000g)? I know cleaning will be challenging, but the rest seems just bigger, or more comparing to my 400g system. I'm also aware of the evaporation and humidity.
I want to add that I'm not that new to the hobby. Currently I have a 400g system that is fish only. On top of that I have a 55G reef (LPS) tank. I read The Reef Aquarium by J.S.
and others, so I do know some stuff.
Please shine some light if you can on my questions. The question with the length of the glass is the most important to me as that's a game changer.
1. What is the longest, or biggest sheet of glass that can be produced (global is fine as I do not mind importing it). I heard 130inch is the longest, but the person was not sure about the height. My goal is to have a 16 feet long tank in a straight line (no joining), so the 130 inch limitation threw me off. Is this correct?
2. What is the proper amount of fish weight/length per 10 gallons these days? My fish are very well fed 2 times per day + one algae feeding. Total of 3. My goal is to keep Nitrate at 0 with 30 day water changes. As of now I'm able to keep Nitrate at 0 without a skimmer (natural system with deep sand bad) with 1 inch of small fish per 10 gallons. I'm not sure if I can up to 2inch per 10 gallons as I do not have the time to retest all scenarios.
3. What kind of lights would I need in order to support all types of reef (sps, lps, clams, etc) int a 6 feet deep tank?
4. Are there any "new" things to consider when building a tank of that size (2000-3000g)? I know cleaning will be challenging, but the rest seems just bigger, or more comparing to my 400g system. I'm also aware of the evaporation and humidity.
I want to add that I'm not that new to the hobby. Currently I have a 400g system that is fish only. On top of that I have a 55G reef (LPS) tank. I read The Reef Aquarium by J.S.

Please shine some light if you can on my questions. The question with the length of the glass is the most important to me as that's a game changer.