Rimless Aquarium Club
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JG1
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Shipping next week I think:
Still needs to have the glass-holes overflow installed, which will be done before it ships.
Be prepared to rip the blue vinyl off and redo it. The clamps that they use wrinkle the **** out of the vinyl and you'll see air pockets when viewing from the front.
I had to completely redo mine. They should put the vinyl on LAST but they don't...
JG1
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I was suprised they sent it to me like that. One of the corners was so bad they cut the damaged area out and put a vinyl patch on top. Now from the front you could see the seam as the air is impossible to get out.
Really dissapointed they did that.
You cannot smooth it out...you have to rip it off and start over.
geaux xman
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Logzor, do you have the dimensions of the overflow they had planned on using? i'm debating between center and corner. 12x6"?
Logzor
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Yes the original was something like 12x6 but I wanted to have a beananimal drain which made it something crazy like 20x6. I am very happy I went the the glass-holes because I will lose zero space in my footprint.
Centered or corner depends on personal preference and location in the room. Will people be viewing from the side that will house the corner overflow?
Centered or corner depends on personal preference and location in the room. Will people be viewing from the side that will house the corner overflow?
JG1
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what are the dimensions or your tank?
How's the noise on the glass-holes overflow? I really like the size but am leaning toward a full-height center overflow with two drains for a herbie system. I don't want the noise or the air bubbles in the sump.
strendo
Premium Member
Thanks! Low phosphates & lots of flow
Logzor
New member
I'll let you know when I have the tank running. I hear the glass-holes overflows are pretty quite once they are tuned in. Going with a full height overflow could be more quiet but I'm not sure. The room that this will be going in has a lot of irregular surfaces that should suck up noise pretty well, so I'm not terribly concerned.
canesfan44
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steely185,
Did you build the tank yourself?
Did you build the tank yourself?
canesfan44
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looks great
New Tank Advice
New Tank Advice
This thread is really terrific, it has helped me hone in on my new tank a lot. I am going to join the club - simple as that. I would like some advice (all opinions welcome) on what I'm considering:
Dimensions 48x24x20 or 48x22x20 Starphire Rimless
I have gravitated to the Elos 120 for two reasons:
1. It is beautiful design, super clean, and the right size for me.
2. Elos provides the entire system (my tank experience is very limited having just bought a 29g biocube 3 months ago).
Downside is cost, so I'm considering a few options:
a. Elos 120 tank, either buying the Elos cabinet or finding one locally, buying my own sump, skimmer, et al.
b. Miracles/AGE tank with the same dimensions, pre-cub holes, and a cabinet, sump, skimmer, separately.
I'm not considering building the tank or the cabinet myself; I'm interested in best of breed; but I also don't want to overpay.
Has anyone gone down this route and bought an Elos 120 w/a different cabinet, sump, skimmer, etc? How much work was it?
Has anyone gone down the Miracles/AGE route and had a tank designed that mimics the Elos tank style (internal corner overflow/return system)? How do I spec out the holes required (one overflow, two return?) and sizes, the right location, etc?
I see a lot of different T5 lighting options, 6, 8, 10 lights, different wattage, these Stealth systems, etc. Is there a definitive comparison guide somewhere that I can refer to that allows me to get a better feel for what would be right for my tank (it'll be mixed LPS/SPS/A few Fish).
And last question (for now!), has anyone had a lot of experience trying to find cabinets that were solid enough to hold the tank/water, and the sump, that weren't build by these aquarium companies, or is that just a useless line of thinking on my part?
Thanks,
Shane
New Tank Advice
This thread is really terrific, it has helped me hone in on my new tank a lot. I am going to join the club - simple as that. I would like some advice (all opinions welcome) on what I'm considering:
Dimensions 48x24x20 or 48x22x20 Starphire Rimless
I have gravitated to the Elos 120 for two reasons:
1. It is beautiful design, super clean, and the right size for me.
2. Elos provides the entire system (my tank experience is very limited having just bought a 29g biocube 3 months ago).
Downside is cost, so I'm considering a few options:
a. Elos 120 tank, either buying the Elos cabinet or finding one locally, buying my own sump, skimmer, et al.
b. Miracles/AGE tank with the same dimensions, pre-cub holes, and a cabinet, sump, skimmer, separately.
I'm not considering building the tank or the cabinet myself; I'm interested in best of breed; but I also don't want to overpay.
Has anyone gone down this route and bought an Elos 120 w/a different cabinet, sump, skimmer, etc? How much work was it?
Has anyone gone down the Miracles/AGE route and had a tank designed that mimics the Elos tank style (internal corner overflow/return system)? How do I spec out the holes required (one overflow, two return?) and sizes, the right location, etc?
I see a lot of different T5 lighting options, 6, 8, 10 lights, different wattage, these Stealth systems, etc. Is there a definitive comparison guide somewhere that I can refer to that allows me to get a better feel for what would be right for my tank (it'll be mixed LPS/SPS/A few Fish).
And last question (for now!), has anyone had a lot of experience trying to find cabinets that were solid enough to hold the tank/water, and the sump, that weren't build by these aquarium companies, or is that just a useless line of thinking on my part?
Thanks,
Shane
jkf1983
Premium Member
I have a 120 gal rimless starphire (48x24x24) glasscages tank and the starphire is definitely worth the extra money IMO... Miracles makes a great tank too and I think their edges are beveled. Either route you take I would highly recommend the floating overflow box, it takes up much less room in the tank. Also you will have to think about what type of over flow system you're going to use, durso, siphon, etc.... I have a siphon overflow which I am very happy with because its dead silent. But I needed 3 holes drilled, not the std two holes. One for the siphon drain (has a gate valve to match the return flow rate), one for the emergency drain and one for the return.
As for lighting, I am using an 8 bulb 48" powermodule and am very happy with it!
Another thing to consider which I didn't even think about is some fish are not going to be good in a rimless tank because they're known for jumping and will carpet surf. Such as wrasses and jawfish. So just a heads up. Good luck!
If you have any questions feel free to PM me.
