The 190 saga turns left..

[JamesHolt]

Well after going through all the stuff that came with the 190 and cleaning what was still usable I am left with the lights (2 halide systems and 1 florescent system) , 2 pumps and 3 powerheads. None of the skimmers were worth saving. Finished cleaning the tank today and the top is cooked from the halides, they were mounted too close. So in the morning I start cutting the tank down, I will be using it for my oscars. But on the plus side wife told me today "will you just go get a tank made and quit screwing around,, we will call it your birthday present"..:love1: So how thick would the acrylic need to be for a 2x2x5 rimless and what would be the best way to do overflows with that type of tank

 

[whosurcaddie]

3/4", dual corners.

 

[whosurcaddie]

Glass is a lot less of a headache by the way.

 

[JamesHolt]

Yes but, the two glass stores around me are big chains and the are REALLY proud of the glass (one wants $70 for a 2'x4' piece of 1/4) There is a local plastics store that is a mom and pop, he will let me have the acrylic at his cost (sheet of 380 for 3/4" and 550 for 1")and just charge labor for the cutting. The rest I can do at home..

 

[RocketEngineer]

You may want to put this in the DIY forum.

I would think 1" would be needed for rimless acrylic 5' long. Personally I would just add a 4" eurobrace and do 3/4" but then I tend to have hoods to hide my lights.

I would look into the BeanAnimal drain setup and do a coast to coast overflow along the back wall. 1" drains are the smallest I would ever have and since I was making those I would just keep with 1" returns to match.

Good Luck,

 

[JamesHolt]

I am going to use the 1". I shouldn't need any bracing with that should I?
I will look up that drain setup.

This will be a reef tank in the end, so how high off the water surface do the Halides need to be.

Tank will be shaped like the old school carpenter boxes, so I need to know how high the ends will need to be.

How do I move this thread, it actually would make more sense in DIY

 

[JamesHolt]

Forgot to mention, I got the 190g cut down this morning, I now have acrylic chips in places that really shouldn't have chips in them. Acrylic makes more mess than Mahogany ..