The Austrian Drop Off Tank

jeah Tom! I really loved mine, the look was great, but it did cover a lot of area in shaddow and I was afraid it could break the glas.

but the other reason I took the old tank down was that it was leaking in the sump. the old stand was wet and my hardwood floor wasn´t taking it very well. the old stand had a lot of problems and I´m happy now.
more open, cleaner look and everything easy to reach!

Flo
 
What is the point in the mini tank there, is that a QT tank, or just a fuge? Ive been tempted to make something like this.. is that plumbed in line with the main tank? worth having?
 
How Do you have that plumbed in line? Does your overflow go directly through there and just in one side and out the other?
 
the over flow doesn´t directly go into there... the main pump powers it and it then goes back to the skimmer, right side in left side out! ;)


 
What precautions have you taken regarding power outtages and preventing back siphoning and flooding?

Beautiful tank BTW.
 
first of all thank you! ;)

the sump is large enough to contain all the water in case of an power outtage
I also drilled some holes in the outlet so it sucks in air as soon as the power fails

i´ve tested it and it seems my calculations have been correct and I also have enough room left for even more water ^^
 
Gorgeous tank. I love the corals. Especially the acans. I am so jealous of the access you have to Aussie Acans. That would be a small fortune here in Canada. You don't seem to have much fish in the tank. I saw only one clown in the pics? Yet your skimmer's pulling gobs of filthy stuff. Are you hiding the bioload from us? ;)
 
FloformAustria said:
first of all thank you! ;)

the sump is large enough to contain all the water in case of an power outtage
I also drilled some holes in the outlet so it sucks in air as soon as the power fails

i´ve tested it and it seems my calculations have been correct and I also have enough room left for even more water ^^
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Glad to hear it. I could not imagine you not planning for that possibility, bit was curious to see what precautions you had taken. Your method is the same one I use and its never failed.

I do the math and figure out how much water my tank return will drain into the sump, (Length x Width x depth of return in inches, divided by 231 = gallons) and ensure my sump can hold that much water.

Check valves are a flood waiting to happen.
 
AkoAung said:
Gorgeous tank. I love the corals. Especially the acans. I am so jealous of the access you have to Aussie Acans. That would be a small fortune here in Canada. You don't seem to have much fish in the tank. I saw only one clown in the pics? Yet your skimmer's pulling gobs of filthy stuff. Are you hiding the bioload from us? ;)
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thank you!!
I have to admit I´ve had a lot of luck getting aussie Acans here in Austria. A friend of mine imports them so I have first pick most of the time! ;)

Fish:
1x Zebrasoma Scopas
2x Macropharyngodon ornatus => a pair
2x Amphiprion percula => a pair
2x Gramma loreto => a pair
1x Synchiropus splendidus => soon to be paired and an AUSTRIAN offspring
1x Koumansetta rainfordi

coming soon, meanwhile in quarantine since 3 months:
1x Acanthurus leucosternon
7x Pseudanthias squamipinnis => a group I got from a friend of mine who quit the hobby
1x Chelmon rostratus


maxxII said:
Glad to hear it. I could not imagine you not planning for that possibility, bit was curious to see what precautions you had taken. Your method is the same one I use and its never failed.
I do the math and figure out how much water my tank return will drain into the sump, (Length x Width x depth of return in inches, divided by 231 = gallons) and ensure my sump can hold that much water.
Check valves are a flood waiting to happen.
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forget the valves... they never work...
I do the math nearly the same way!! only in cm :)
 
FloformAustria said:
thank you!!
I have to admit I´ve had a lot of luck getting aussie Acans here in Austria. A friend of mine imports them so I have first pick most of the time! ;)
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OMG sorry I had read your nick as "flo from australia". My scanning method of reading failed me. I saw aussie acans, saw "aus" in the nick, and stopped reading the rest of the letters, just assumed "of course, aus as in australia!" lol

So did you have to mortgage your house to buy that many acans?
 
A while ago there was a rash of t-shirts in Austria with a picture of a kangaroo in a red circle with a line through it. Australian tourists didn't get the joke. :D

Dave.M
 
AkoAung said:
OMG sorry I had read your nick as "flo from australia". My scanning method of reading failed me. I saw aussie acans, saw "aus" in the nick, and stopped reading the rest of the letters, just assumed "of course, aus as in australia!" lol
So did you have to mortgage your house to buy that many acans?
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haha it´s no problem! xD
no no mortgage! we have high prices, but i bought them all when they were not more then two or three polyps, they are here for quite some time now!
feeding also helps!
maybe I´ll post some Acan Pics later?!

dave.m said:
A while ago there was a rash of t-shirts in Austria with a picture of a kangaroo in a red circle with a line through it. Australian tourists didn't get the joke. :D
Dave.M
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no_kangaroos.png

something like that?
haha
I know that...
"where are you from?"
me: "I´m from Austria"
"hey nice Australia"...
 
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