new tank design 29g

[JonRigby2005]

I think this would work pretty good. I want to use a stokman standpipe 1" in the external overflow. Water will go to a 10-15g sump/refuge, and back to tank through 2 half in pipes.

I want to have this tank custom built out of glass do you think this is possible or will it have to be acrylic? Also, does anyone have any suggestions as to whom I should have build it, I am in Tampa Fl, and any estimates on cost ( I have never had a custom tank)? I do not want to DIY this do to lack of proper tools.

Ok, i went to the three best saltwater/reef fish stores in my area to see about getting this built, only one said i could get this in glass, one said only acrylic, and the last one the guy laughed at me when i told him i wanted it in glass. Two stores couldn't get me a quote untill monday, one said around $285 in acrylic (the guy that laughed at me). There is no way I am going to pay that much for a 29g tank, that my clumsy *** will probably scratch. I am going to wait and see what the price will be from the store that can get it in glass, if it is too high I think I going to just buy a 29g glass tank, some glass, silicone, and a dremel and try my hand at glass cutting. I think it is pretty lame when I see people building external overflows DIY, and only one out of three professional builders can do it.

If anyone knows, of a good, reasonable, aquarium builder in the tampa, fl area please let me know.

 

[Zero-2-Sixty]

id be interrested in this one too, ill follow along

 

[Agu]

If you're willing to put the overflow inside the tank you could still have the rest of the plumbing external.

http://montipora.com/agu/imagepages/P1010032.htm

You could drill your own holes with a dremel and have the overflow custom made. Then you could silicone it in place.

 

[JonRigby2005]

I know, I know, it's just that the tank is only 12" deep so i don't want to take away from that depth. I am going to spend a bunch of money to set this tank up either way, buying more LR, Protein skimmer, sump/fuge, live sand (i hate this crushed coral), plumbing, tank. So, I may as well pay a little extra, and get it the way I want it the first time. I want as clean a look as possible, and with this design, the only thing in the tank will be the return jets.

 

[Agu]

Check with John at Fish and Other Icthy Things in Oldsmar. He has tank builder connections.

 

[wav3form]

Gotta remember, most of these "professionals" are idiots. People who DIY these crazy ideas with success are passionate and intelligent people. Whenever I hear a "pro" say no that can't be done, I know he's lost whatever it was that got him to where he is. Just gotta keep looking or find another like minded individual who understands your vision.

 

[JonRigby2005]

You know every place I went to tried to talk me into an internal overflow box, that just defeats the purpose of me doing this. This project may end up being DIY, I think if i do find someone to build it for me they are gonna try to bend me over. There is only so much I can pay for convenience.

 

[Agu]

An external overflow box isn't that unusual, it's just expensive. I'm sure john can get one done for you.........

 

[JonRigby2005]

If Fish and Other Icthy Things are open tomorrow, i will make the drive, I here they are good, and would like to see the store anyway. I don't think they are that unusual or uncommon either, but two of these stores sure thought so, I don't think it was so much the design but the fact that I wanted it in glass. One said it was impossible, the other said it would cost me thousands of dollars for a 29g tanks, what a bunch of BS.

 

[ctreefer]

Check out the below thread. Its a good deal of work, but by far worth it. I built my tank this way following Impur's lead. Just make sure you read all the way through to understand how to properly cut the slot for the overflow. Some have done it wrong and after filling the tank the tank cracked.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=502320

 

[JonRigby2005]

That is almost exactly what I want. Thank you for posting the link I just read the entire thread. Very informative. Thanks again.