I will be moving at the end of the summer and I'm going to consolidate my 28g and 14g into a 40 gallon breeder. Now in the planning stages I want to make sure I do everything right and I have a lot of questions.
Here are the plans so far:
The "fish corner" as I'm calling it, is at the end of a hallway in an area originally designed for what I think is a small office area. Next to the short wall is the door to the bathroom. The 10g tank is there just for scale.
What I would really like to do is have a single slightly smaller tank underneath the stand that acts as a sump/refugium/frag tank. I would T off the overflow having the bulk of water enter on one side of that combo tank and have the other side ball valve controlled to let slightly less water enter on the other side of the tank where the frag rack would be. I think I could maybe even fit two tanks underneath, having the frag tank sit higher than the sump/refuge and gravity feed down to the refuge to late be pumped back up to the top. (I'm working on that Google model now, I'm doubtful I can actually make all that fit but am going to try and draw it out anyways.) The stand height is not set in stone so I guess I want to see how much taller it would have to be to accomplish this.
On to the questions:
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[*]Based on the pictures (to scale) it's going to be a tight fit. I can't really view from the sides of the tank but I guess that's no different than having an in wall tank, right?
[*]For the overflow, what's the difference between something like a glass holes overflow versus an overflow drilled through the bottom of the tank? Is one more preferable than the other for reasons besides aesthetics?
The floor is carpeting, any concerns there? The GF says she would prefer some type of basin under the tank just in case water is spilled. Is there anyway to accomplish that?
I want to go with T5's for this tank (price, more eco-friendly, etc...), what kind of lighting would you suggest? Would a 4 bulb cut it or would I need at least 6-8 bulbs for SPS? I have a 20" 150w sunpod right now that could run the width of the tank, I'm thinking there is no way that would work on the tank
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That's it for now, I'm sure there will be a lot more questions later. I really appreciate any input.
Thanks much!
Jay
Here are the plans so far:
The "fish corner" as I'm calling it, is at the end of a hallway in an area originally designed for what I think is a small office area. Next to the short wall is the door to the bathroom. The 10g tank is there just for scale.
What I would really like to do is have a single slightly smaller tank underneath the stand that acts as a sump/refugium/frag tank. I would T off the overflow having the bulk of water enter on one side of that combo tank and have the other side ball valve controlled to let slightly less water enter on the other side of the tank where the frag rack would be. I think I could maybe even fit two tanks underneath, having the frag tank sit higher than the sump/refuge and gravity feed down to the refuge to late be pumped back up to the top. (I'm working on that Google model now, I'm doubtful I can actually make all that fit but am going to try and draw it out anyways.) The stand height is not set in stone so I guess I want to see how much taller it would have to be to accomplish this.
On to the questions:
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[*]Based on the pictures (to scale) it's going to be a tight fit. I can't really view from the sides of the tank but I guess that's no different than having an in wall tank, right?
[*]For the overflow, what's the difference between something like a glass holes overflow versus an overflow drilled through the bottom of the tank? Is one more preferable than the other for reasons besides aesthetics?
The floor is carpeting, any concerns there? The GF says she would prefer some type of basin under the tank just in case water is spilled. Is there anyway to accomplish that?
I want to go with T5's for this tank (price, more eco-friendly, etc...), what kind of lighting would you suggest? Would a 4 bulb cut it or would I need at least 6-8 bulbs for SPS? I have a 20" 150w sunpod right now that could run the width of the tank, I'm thinking there is no way that would work on the tank
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That's it for now, I'm sure there will be a lot more questions later. I really appreciate any input.
Thanks much!
Jay