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Tanu

Tanu

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You plan to move and had to decide whether to move the current tank, or to place a new tank. The current tank contains about 160 Gallons. The new tank shouldn't be much bigger, a little smaller is also no problem.

I don't want to go much smaller because I want to keep most of my fish and corals.

What tank design would you choose? Room divider? Cube? ...? I need suggestions... And of course I'll let you know what will happen ;)

Thanx in advance!

Here's is a picture of the current tank...
<img src="http://www.zeewaterforum.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=27245" /></a></td>
 
Beautiful tank!

I have always loved cubes personally but you need a good amount of room around them as they will stick out further into your room. I'm hoping to upgrade to a 240 cube someday....but at 48" x 48" base, they take up a lot of real estate.

I like the depth of them and they are different than most standard rectangular tanks.

Good luck with whatever you decide.
 
I made up my mind and decided to opt for a new tank. The new tank will have almost the same dimensions as the current tank, but the distance between the front- and the backpane will be increased by 10 cm's.


I made some drawings for the dutch forum, so they need some translation

To begin with, I decided where the new tank will be placed: <img src="http://www.zeewaterforum.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=34948" /></a>

And then the design for the new tank: Here's the design for the new tank.

<img src="http://www.zeewaterforum.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=38334" /></a>


The right side and the right part of the backside will be covered with a synthetic backdrop. The left side will be viewable from three sides. I plan to place the dinner table near the wall opposite to the left end of the tank, so you'll be able to watch the tank from the dinner table. At the back corner of the room I'll have a desk. So, when you turn your head, you'll also be able to watch fish.

The picture needs some translation:

'Juwel achterwand' means 'Juwel backdrop', which is also used in planted aquaria. In the past, I've made good experiences with this backdrop.
'Levend steen' means Live Rock. I won't use much, as I'd rather keep corals and fish instead of rocks.

The 'front' pane will be in optiwhite glass, which is as clear as acrylic. I'll keep the same equipment: RD 10.000, BK 200 intern, ATI t5, 2 x 150 W HQI, 2 x 24 W PC blue, Aqua Compleet calcium reactor. I'll also include a Tunze stream hooked to a UPS to make sure the water keeps flowing even in case of a powerfailure, which almost never happens here in Holland.

Just as with my current tank, the main focus will be on fish and on sps corals, but of course I'll keep the other inhabitants like shrimp, snails, gorgonians...

Here's a picture I took a few days ago:

<img src="http://www.zeewaterforum.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=39458" /></a>
 
I hope so! I'm really looking forward to this upgrade, although I must admit that tearing the current tank down won't feel very good I'm afraid :)
 
Personally if I was to upgrade it would be to an in-wall setup. I like the idea of a tile floor around the tank (for easy spill cleanup), the cleanliness/relative quiet of a picture frame tank.
 
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