TitansFan
Active member
Ok,
Here is my thought..
What if I took a 180 gallon and drilled a bulkhead midway into the side. Plumb it with very short plumbing straight into a custom make tank next to it with the same dimensions just not the same length. The side tank would be a fuge with a split a return to it. This would give me more space in my stand and such. Does anyone see a negative to this? Would aesthetics be an issue? I could take it as far as to have a split in the canopy with its own lighting over the fuge. Block of the lighting and such to the main tank to run light on an opposite schedule. Maybe a 2 foot addon fuge and custom make a 8 foot stand and canopy? I was thinking the pods might be able to make it to the display without the chance of dicing and killing of a return pump.
Do you think it would be too much work? With no added return in benefits? I met a great guy named Dave who goes by hohmfree on RC. I got an acrylic 5 foot 65 gallon tank for a sump for him. So my sump will have plenty of room.. I think.. A great guy who seems very busy as he is in the car business like me. He even use to run a aquarium maintenance company in Atlanta before moving to here. Hint .. Hint Dave visit the forum sometime! Introduce yourself!
In the end should I ditch the custom fuge idea and make room for it in my sump?
Here is my thought..
What if I took a 180 gallon and drilled a bulkhead midway into the side. Plumb it with very short plumbing straight into a custom make tank next to it with the same dimensions just not the same length. The side tank would be a fuge with a split a return to it. This would give me more space in my stand and such. Does anyone see a negative to this? Would aesthetics be an issue? I could take it as far as to have a split in the canopy with its own lighting over the fuge. Block of the lighting and such to the main tank to run light on an opposite schedule. Maybe a 2 foot addon fuge and custom make a 8 foot stand and canopy? I was thinking the pods might be able to make it to the display without the chance of dicing and killing of a return pump.
Do you think it would be too much work? With no added return in benefits? I met a great guy named Dave who goes by hohmfree on RC. I got an acrylic 5 foot 65 gallon tank for a sump for him. So my sump will have plenty of room.. I think.. A great guy who seems very busy as he is in the car business like me. He even use to run a aquarium maintenance company in Atlanta before moving to here. Hint .. Hint Dave visit the forum sometime! Introduce yourself!
In the end should I ditch the custom fuge idea and make room for it in my sump?
