new tank plans

[NYPDFrogman]

so far I'm planning on a steel stand with a removable wood skin
the tank will be acrylic 1" thick 72L X 36W X 24 deep
I am building the tank and originally was going with 2 corner boxes but toying with the idea of external overflow boxes to make it easier to maintain

I need some ideas!

rather than router out slots in the back wall was thinking of a slot where I can slide in egg create or another type of screen so I can keep it clean
suggestions?
hope to begin this project after memorial day
Thanks!

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Send a PM to Jim at HOF.

 

[Dace]

are you sure you want a 36high. i have a 30" high and i almost have to put my swimsuit on to service the tank, you must mean 24 high not deep

 

[NYPDFrogman]

are you sure you want a 36high. i have a 30" high and i almost have to put my swimsuit on to service the tank, you must mean 24 high not deep

24T 36 front to back

 

[boozeman]

how about an external coast-to-coast?

 

[meschaefer]

I have external overflows on my 220, and think they are great. They open up a lot of room in the tank, that would otherwise be occupied by the internal overflows. My tank in in wall, with a fish room behind it giving me very easy access to the overflows. As they are rather large (51 inches long, 15 inches tall, 9 inches wide), I occasionally use them as a make shift holding tank.

I am currently holding a dendro in the overflow.

 

[NYPDFrogman]

I have external overflows on my 220, and think they are great. They open up a lot of room in the tank, that would otherwise be occupied by the internal overflows. My tank in in wall, with a fish room behind it giving me very easy access to the overflows. As they are rather large (51 inches long, 15 inches tall, 9 inches wide), I occasionally use them as a make shift holding tank.

I am currently holding a dendro in the overflow.

do you have pics ?
what seperates the tank and overflow? slots?

 

[meschaefer]

do you have pics ?
what seperates the tank and overflow? slots?

There are slots/teeth that separate the display tank from the overflow.

here is a pic.

 

[NYPDFrogman]

Acrylic tank?
I was thinking of cutting a slot to slide in egg create so they can be reomoved for easy cleaning

Thanks for the pics

 

[meschaefer]

Acrylic tank?
I was thinking of cutting a slot to slide in egg create so they can be reomoved for easy cleaning

Thanks for the pics

Glass, eurobraced.

You could go with egg crate, but I don't think I would like the look of it. If you are making the tank yourself, why not make a set of acrylic teeth that you can slide out. You could use some scrap acrylic and, it would look a lot nicer than egg crate.

I have also seen a commercial set of "teeth" that would work as well. I would need to look for it though, I think I saw somebody using them in the Large Tank forum on RC.

 

[NYPDFrogman]

figured egg crate is ready available easy to clean etc
I dont mind fabricating stuff looking for ideas

 

[NYreefNoob]

i have a acrylic tank that i put an external overflow on and havent had to clean the teeth in it yet, doubt i would ever have a internal overflow again nice not losing the space

 

[boozeman]

both AO an AGE use eggcrate on external overflows...check those out

 

[feerjoe]

the pic mesch sent you frank, is what i want to do but one on each side of the tank, the tank will be in the wall seviced from behind from fish room in basement. the opening in the wall would only go from the front of the skimmers so you wouldn't really see anything in the tank, except returns and wavemakers and so forth. i like this idea, but i don't know if your tank is in the wall or free standing in the open?

 

[feerjoe]

and i have to agree with the guys, i'm not sure the eggcrate is a good idea....

 

[NYPDFrogman]

free standing tank but will have 2 cabinets about 18" 0ff back wall on each side sort of like a built in TV wall unit

acrylic is a magnet for coraline alage just trying to figure an easy way to keep them clean