shallow square tank

chazertis · 05-04-2008, 02:18 AM

so i've had a 29 gallon setup for a little over a year now. a few weeks ago i finished my upgrade.

i was originally planning to have the tank in the middle of an alcove with a bay window but seeing how it would be in direct sunlight, i decided to swap it with my old tank which was in the living room.

the tank is 36" x 36" x 13" and made of 1/2" thick glass. The display comes out to around 70 gallons. i've got around 50lbs of aquacultured fiji live rock and about 40lbs of sand. the sand isn't more than half an inch deep. There is a single drain in the middle of the tank which empties into a filter sock.

the sump is a 20 gallon long tank (about half full). so i figure total system volume is about 80 gallons. the sump contains an aquaC remora skimmer (from my 29 gallon, underpowered, i know) and cheato (still need to get a fuge light). i plan on running carbon or chemipure. i've got a big thing of carbon but i can't seem to find my filter bags. the return pump is a mag 7 (with nylon screws) and it goes to a u-tube over the side of the tank (only side with minimal bracing). i've also got a jbj auto top off unit on the sump.

the light is a PFO 250w hqi running the phoenix 14k. i love the color. i'm using a 4 stage ro/di unit for water.

i only have 1 year of school left before residency (hopefully pediatric dentistry) so i was originally thinking of setting up this tank for a tank bred epaulette shark from tropicorium but thought better of it. even though i think it'd be fine in the tank for a year, buying a shark is kind of like buying a dog. i'd want to ship him to wherever i move to. so in the end this turned out to be a reef.

chazertis · 05-04-2008, 02:23 AM

here are some pics of my old tank

chazertis · 05-04-2008, 02:26 AM

random pics whenever i remembered to take them

noodleman · 05-04-2008, 02:29 AM

thats a really nice size tank

btw i'm going to be a D1 soon

chazertis · 05-04-2008, 02:30 AM

just wanted to make sure everything works and the set up would be suitable. i was trying to get the drain to be quiet. also, some pics of making the water right before the change

chazertis · 05-04-2008, 02:34 AM

like i said in the first post, there are still a few things that need to be done but this is pretty much it

h20 freak · 05-04-2008, 02:35 AM

Kinda random, but how do the clown and damsel get along?

chazertis · 05-04-2008, 02:37 AM

last pics

chazertis · 05-04-2008, 02:43 AM

noodleman, where you going to school? congrats btw. if you ever need any help/advice, let me know.

h20freak, they get along fine. the clowns stay in their anemone and the damsel swims everywhere else

note: the tank isn't really as blue as the pics show. i think the video is probably a better representation of the color

noodleman · 05-04-2008, 02:47 AM

i'm starting at nyu soon and from your location i'm pretty sure i know which one you go to

05-04-2008, 02:18 AM	#1
chazertis DDS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: WAY upper westside manhattan Posts: 767 Reefer Ratings: (21)	shallow square tank so i've had a 29 gallon setup for a little over a year now. a few weeks ago i finished my upgrade. i was originally planning to have the tank in the middle of an alcove with a bay window but seeing how it would be in direct sunlight, i decided to swap it with my old tank which was in the living room. the tank is 36" x 36" x 13" and made of 1/2" thick glass. The display comes out to around 70 gallons. i've got around 50lbs of aquacultured fiji live rock and about 40lbs of sand. the sand isn't more than half an inch deep. There is a single drain in the middle of the tank which empties into a filter sock. the sump is a 20 gallon long tank (about half full). so i figure total system volume is about 80 gallons. the sump contains an aquaC remora skimmer (from my 29 gallon, underpowered, i know) and cheato (still need to get a fuge light). i plan on running carbon or chemipure. i've got a big thing of carbon but i can't seem to find my filter bags. the return pump is a mag 7 (with nylon screws) and it goes to a u-tube over the side of the tank (only side with minimal bracing). i've also got a jbj auto top off unit on the sump. the light is a PFO 250w hqi running the phoenix 14k. i love the color. i'm using a 4 stage ro/di unit for water. i only have 1 year of school left before residency (hopefully pediatric dentistry) so i was originally thinking of setting up this tank for a tank bred epaulette shark from tropicorium but thought better of it. even though i think it'd be fine in the tank for a year, buying a shark is kind of like buying a dog. i'd want to ship him to wherever i move to. so in the end this turned out to be a reef. __________________ be the flame not the moth http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/...uare-tank.html

05-04-2008, 02:23 AM	#2
chazertis DDS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: WAY upper westside manhattan Posts: 767 Reefer Ratings: (21)	my old 29 gallon tank here are some pics of my old tank Attached Thumbnails __________________ be the flame not the moth http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/...uare-tank.html

05-04-2008, 02:26 AM	#3
chazertis DDS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: WAY upper westside manhattan Posts: 767 Reefer Ratings: (21)	leak testing the new tank random pics whenever i remembered to take them Attached Thumbnails __________________ be the flame not the moth http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/...uare-tank.html

05-04-2008, 02:29 AM	#4
noodleman The Lurker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn Posts: 3,025 Reefer Ratings: (27)	thats a really nice size tank btw i'm going to be a D1 soon __________________ ...................-;- ...........................-;- ........-;- ......(Y) ........: ...................( ,,) . ·´ : ............*:· ·o((")")... .· ...-;- .............-;- ` · . . . · ´ ........................-;-

05-04-2008, 02:30 AM	#5
chazertis DDS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: WAY upper westside manhattan Posts: 767 Reefer Ratings: (21)	more set up pics just wanted to make sure everything works and the set up would be suitable. i was trying to get the drain to be quiet. also, some pics of making the water right before the change Attached Thumbnails __________________ be the flame not the moth http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/...uare-tank.html

05-04-2008, 02:34 AM	#6
chazertis DDS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: WAY upper westside manhattan Posts: 767 Reefer Ratings: (21)	at last some pics of the almost final set up like i said in the first post, there are still a few things that need to be done but this is pretty much it Attached Thumbnails __________________ be the flame not the moth http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/...uare-tank.html

05-04-2008, 02:35 AM	#7
h20 freak Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: PA =( Posts: 382 Reefer Ratings: (0)	Kinda random, but how do the clown and damsel get along? __________________ tank specs 60 gal 4ft long,1 ft wide,2 ft tall 10 gal fuge 1940 gph total w.o return cpr sr3 skimmer Coralife aqualight 48"130 watts 10,000 K bulbs 70+pounds Lr(lost count after a while lol) Fish:Tomini surgeon fish, 1 occelaris clown, 1 Scott's fairy wrasse, 1 blue-side fairy wrasse Inverts:2 scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp,2 peppermint shrimp,One pink pincushion urchin,snails,and One green brittle star corals: one shroom frag, and a toadstool leather. one step at a time.....

05-04-2008, 02:37 AM	#8
chazertis DDS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: WAY upper westside manhattan Posts: 767 Reefer Ratings: (21)	more pics last pics Attached Thumbnails __________________ be the flame not the moth http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/...uare-tank.html

05-04-2008, 02:43 AM	#9
chazertis DDS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: WAY upper westside manhattan Posts: 767 Reefer Ratings: (21)	noodleman, where you going to school? congrats btw. if you ever need any help/advice, let me know. h20freak, they get along fine. the clowns stay in their anemone and the damsel swims everywhere else note: the tank isn't really as blue as the pics show. i think the video is probably a better representation of the color __________________ be the flame not the moth http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/...uare-tank.html

05-04-2008, 02:47 AM	#10
noodleman The Lurker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn Posts: 3,025 Reefer Ratings: (27)	i'm starting at nyu soon and from your location i'm pretty sure i know which one you go to __________________ ...................-;- ...........................-;- ........-;- ......(Y) ........: ...................( ,,) . ·´ : ............*:· ·o((")")... .· ...-;- .............-;- ` · . . . · ´ ........................-;-

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