NanoGurl's 75g Reef Thread
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I hate to chime in with another unsolicited, however...
24" is just a much more pleasing view for a top to bottom height and it's also the "cutoff" for a change in dimension, IIRC. If you go taller, the glass must be thicker.
What would concern me is that at only 18" deep with an 8' length the tank's dimensions would be odd. At a 1:4 ratio, the human brain finds rhythm.
This is why I have tended to deeper tanks as opposed to longer tanks, going as far, front to back, as my space allows. I dislike the look of an elongated tank.
A comparison I could make is to dining room tables. Imagine a table that seats 16 but has no one at the head or foot and we have a scenario very similar to the tank you mentioned.
.... just my tuppence and your mileage (and tastes
) will vary....As to it being "more", the increase in volume would be 33% and that is big. The payoff is too, though. It means even more swimming room for Ocean with only minimal sacrifice or added expense. With the livestock you seem to prefer, you would not have to blast water through the tank, really, so the pumps and lights would not have to be that much more, either. I would imagine that the cost differential would be nominal and well worth the month or two of extra saving it will take to afford it, especially with all the other expenses you have. Ocean will surely forgive you if the builder (being you and your wallet) take an extra couple of months to provide an even more wonderful new home.
Best wishes...
NanoGurl
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10298994#post10298994 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by token
I hate to chime in with another unsolicited, however...
24" is just a much more pleasing view for a top to bottom height and it's also the "cutoff" for a change in dimension, IIRC. If you go taller, the glass must be thicker.
What would concern me is that at only 18" deep with an 8' length the tank's dimensions would be odd. At a 1:4 ratio, the human brain finds rhythm.
This is why I have tended to deeper tanks as opposed to longer tanks, going as far, front to back, as my space allows. I dislike the look of an elongated tank.
A comparison I could make is to dining room tables. Imagine a table that seats 16 but has no one at the head or foot and we have a scenario very similar to the tank you mentioned.
.... just my tuppence and your mileage (and tastes
As to it being "more", the increase in volume would be 33% and that is big. The payoff is too, though. It means even more swimming room for Ocean with only minimal sacrifice or added expense. With the livestock you seem to prefer, you would not have to blast water through the tank, really, so the pumps and lights would not have to be that much more, either. I would imagine that the cost differential would be nominal and well worth the month or two of extra saving it will take to afford it, especially with all the other expenses you have. Ocean will surely forgive you if the builder (being you and your wallet) take an extra couple of months to provide an even more wonderful new home.
Best wishes...
Please do! I like hearing views/opinions... so thank you for a great point/post.
I am going to find out the difference in price for a quote at a 24" x 24" just to see what it is.
I think you have a vaild point with the depth pereception. My only argument to that is, I prefer a 75g tank over a 90g look wise. I like the "longer" look verus the "taller" look.
But, you bring up a great point. At 8' long, a 18" tank may look more like a 20L then a 75 does at 4'... and in that case I would not like the look at all. So I will ponder that.... (NARF!)
Thanks!
NanoGurl
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10299015#post10299015 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by token
... and builder meetings and catalog browsing and number crunching and builder meetings and more number crunchings...
LoL! Yea, we actually spent 5 hours this afternoon with the builder going over everything from brick color to appliance selections! Def a lot of work and a lot of decisions for us to make.
Here are some updated photos of the new place!
Where the house will be built. I thought the clouds were really pretty in this photo.
Looking up our street. Again, loved the clouds.
Parked in our drive way!
Our front lawn! The thought that went into landscaping our front lawn really impressed us!
chris wright
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Hey Ng,
Looks like a nice spot to live and reef Enjoy the build, a little different to a reef build obviously, but exciting none the less.
Cheers
Chris.
Looks like a nice spot to live and reef
Enjoy the build, a little different to a reef build obviously, but exciting none the less.Cheers
Chris.
NanoGurl
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10301282#post10301282 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chris wright
Hey Ng,
Looks like a nice spot to live and reef
Cheers
Chris.
Thanks Chris! =) This is our reef not the fishies! LoL
NanoGurl
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Monday Update!
Flatworms vs NanoGurl
Round 1! NanoGurl wins this round!!! Okay, we spent like an hour today battling the FW's. We used the siphon/airline tubing method and sucked two 5 gallon buckets out of water, flatworms, hair algae, and misc. detris. We used this as our water change, then filled back with freshly made water.
Tomorrow we will repeat and then again as needed for the rest of this week. At the end of this week we are going to use the FW Exit and hopefully be done with the FW's.
We still need to install our Tunze Top Off device. Slackers!!
Here is Ocean eating his seaweed earlier today when the lights came on.
Flatworms vs NanoGurl
Round 1! NanoGurl wins this round!!! Okay, we spent like an hour today battling the FW's. We used the siphon/airline tubing method and sucked two 5 gallon buckets out of water, flatworms, hair algae, and misc. detris. We used this as our water change, then filled back with freshly made water.
Tomorrow we will repeat and then again as needed for the rest of this week. At the end of this week we are going to use the FW Exit and hopefully be done with the FW's.
We still need to install our Tunze Top Off device. Slackers!!
Here is Ocean eating his seaweed earlier today when the lights came on.
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redmonkey0019
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Hey nanogurl,
I have a 40 breeder and a 75 right now...I really want to combine the two really bad, the problem is I am currently living in Alabama and the only fish store around me is a petco, and they have no options for tanks I want, they said they can't order anything that is drilled. So basically its down to me trying to build an acrylic tank or ordering one from an online dealer, which is out of my price tag.
I just bought a house in auburn AL and I move in at the end of this month, (i have been living in an apartment). It will be interesting moving my two tanks by myself. So when I move in im gonna try and combine them into 1 tank, and im thinking something around 100-150gallons prob.
I have a 40 breeder and a 75 right now...I really want to combine the two really bad, the problem is I am currently living in Alabama and the only fish store around me is a petco, and they have no options for tanks I want, they said they can't order anything that is drilled. So basically its down to me trying to build an acrylic tank or ordering one from an online dealer, which is out of my price tag.
I just bought a house in auburn AL and I move in at the end of this month, (i have been living in an apartment). It will be interesting moving my two tanks by myself. So when I move in im gonna try and combine them into 1 tank, and im thinking something around 100-150gallons prob.
melev
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Where's that other picture? We saw the lawn and the driveway, but where's the spot the tank will reside?
I've never lived in a brand new home built to my very desires. I'm jealous. And heck, I built at least 15 houses myself for others. Why do the builders never get to build their own dream home? I remember doing trim carpentry for a couple of years in fantastic custom homes, only to come home to my ratty little mobile home every night. That irony never got old - eventually I had to move.
I've never lived in a brand new home built to my very desires. I'm jealous. And heck, I built at least 15 houses myself for others. Why do the builders never get to build their own dream home? I remember doing trim carpentry for a couple of years in fantastic custom homes, only to come home to my ratty little mobile home every night. That irony never got old - eventually I had to move.
NanoGurl
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Congrats on the new house! Sounds exciting. I know exactly how you feel about combining into one. a 150g would be cool! I don't know how expensive it would be to get one built but maybe you could and sell the other two tanks to help pay for the new one or something? It's tough I know. Goodluck!
NanoGurl
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10303940#post10303940 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
Where's that other picture? We saw the lawn and the driveway, but where's the spot the tank will reside?
I've never lived in a brand new home built to my very desires. I'm jealous. And heck, I built at least 15 houses myself for others. Why do the builders never get to build their own dream home? I remember doing trim carpentry for a couple of years in fantastic custom homes, only to come home to my ratty little mobile home every night. That irony never got old - eventually I had to move.
Hehe no photos of that yet! We are still trying to decide where to put the tank and how big. Right now I am thinking we are going to put it in the basement/theater room as an in-wall. So many choices it's hard to figure it all out right now.
Awww.. well at least you got out of your mobile home
You should build one. With all of your fish knowledge it would be really impressive I'm sure. We aren't going that fancy 
NanoGurl
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Oh yea, I got the quote back from the same place. It will be about $300 more to go with the 96" x 24" x 24" vs the 96" x 18" x 18". That's not bad at all.
However, I would have to replace my 150's with 250's at least which I'm not sure I'm interested in doing... but i'm still pondering this. Just wanted to give everyone an update on the difference.
However, I would have to replace my 150's with 250's at least which I'm not sure I'm interested in doing... but i'm still pondering this. Just wanted to give everyone an update on the difference.
redmonkey0019
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haha i agree with melev, I was thinking of maybe building a 36 x 24 x 24, that way it would be alot easier for me to move it by myself in the future, cause I have trouble moving the 4ft 75 right now. I got some quotes on cell cast acrylic sheets and it was around 180-200 for an 8 x 4 sheet .5" thickness, I might go this route, plus it will give me something to do lol
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