i_ganjaman
Fish Fanatic
Firstly..Hi to everyone..
I am coming to the end of my project its a Big project too(for me anyway). My main tank is 120x30x30 inch Acrylic aquarium with 2 weirs and stand pipes and sliding covers and i have gone for a sump and cover(60x18x18 inches) also acrylic for my filtering system.
Its divided into 5 sections 1st section is where the water will drain into from the main tank and contains a strainer.Second section is filled with foam media going from course to medium to fine 3rd section contains bio balls 4th section contains alfagrog and the 5th section contains 3 300 watt heaters and 2 Aqua Medic 6500 ocean runner pumps, To take the water back into the tank.
Acrylic tanks are expensive but can retain heat better than glass and are clearer so in the long run i hope to save on my electricity bill. For lighting i have gone for Arcadia Overtank luminaires which will be suspended from the ceiling.
Please note check your foundations(footings),I went silly and went for concrete (30 newton mix) 7 inches deep with reinforcing bars just for piece of mind ,and had a serious heavy duty metal stand made up to my specifications....I think thats about it...I made sure i knew everything i needed to know to make things go as smooth as possible.
I hope this helps if anyone is still unsure please get in touch with me and i can walk you through what you need to know, because i know now how hard things like this can be and how hard it is to find relevant information on the net.
Trust me no matter how well your planning there's always hidden costs somewhere along the line as i found out quite a few times. If you want some pics of my tank stand design i can get em for you.........hopefully by christmas my tank will be done and dusted (got to do all of this in my spare time).
Sorry for any spelling mistakes been a long time since i was in school, come to think of it i couldn't spell then either.........................
Andrew
There are some links to picks of the stand and aquarium/sump working
on this thread Stocking Ideas For An 8 X 2 X 2...
I am coming to the end of my project its a Big project too(for me anyway). My main tank is 120x30x30 inch Acrylic aquarium with 2 weirs and stand pipes and sliding covers and i have gone for a sump and cover(60x18x18 inches) also acrylic for my filtering system.
Its divided into 5 sections 1st section is where the water will drain into from the main tank and contains a strainer.Second section is filled with foam media going from course to medium to fine 3rd section contains bio balls 4th section contains alfagrog and the 5th section contains 3 300 watt heaters and 2 Aqua Medic 6500 ocean runner pumps, To take the water back into the tank.
Acrylic tanks are expensive but can retain heat better than glass and are clearer so in the long run i hope to save on my electricity bill. For lighting i have gone for Arcadia Overtank luminaires which will be suspended from the ceiling.
Please note check your foundations(footings),I went silly and went for concrete (30 newton mix) 7 inches deep with reinforcing bars just for piece of mind ,and had a serious heavy duty metal stand made up to my specifications....I think thats about it...I made sure i knew everything i needed to know to make things go as smooth as possible.
I hope this helps if anyone is still unsure please get in touch with me and i can walk you through what you need to know, because i know now how hard things like this can be and how hard it is to find relevant information on the net.
Trust me no matter how well your planning there's always hidden costs somewhere along the line as i found out quite a few times. If you want some pics of my tank stand design i can get em for you.........hopefully by christmas my tank will be done and dusted (got to do all of this in my spare time).
Sorry for any spelling mistakes been a long time since i was in school, come to think of it i couldn't spell then either.........................
Andrew
There are some links to picks of the stand and aquarium/sump working
on this thread Stocking Ideas For An 8 X 2 X 2...
