New Tank

Morgan · October 9, 2002

I ordered a new tank today. It is a 6' x 2' x 2.5' 12mm glass with an external overflow box attached to the side. I ordered from a fish tank manufacturer near my working place.

Downside: Do not know the completion date. The boss will let me know once it is ready.

Upside: Workmanship looks good from the 3 footers at his workshop.

This tank will plumb together with my FOWLR.

I will be setting this one as a reef tank for LPS and some softies.

For fishes intend keep anthias and other reef safe fishes.

Achilles Tang · October 9, 2002

Congrats!!!!

Looks like big tanks are the way to go (if you afford it!)

Are you putting this outside or inside your home?

Anthias too? Cool... looks like we have the same concept.

You do know the difficulties of sustaining athias right?

My plankton factory will be in commission soon...... !

Morgan · October 10, 2002

Hi AT

Yea big tanks are the way to go

The tank will be place outside my house together with my other tank.

Anthias

What do you have or tried and diffcuilty in keeping them?

Currently I have 2 dispar, 2 tricolour and 1 square. No problem with them, feeds on frozen food and tetra bit.

Phang · October 10, 2002

Talking about big tank...

What about a big sump...

Phang · October 10, 2002

That was the right side...

Here's the left compartment...

Phang · October 10, 2002

And here is the whole sump/refugium...

The Sump's not completed yet... will be siliconing plates at the bottom for support and bracing at the top for the refugium compartment... will update as I go along...

BTW, total specs of sump : 54 by 20 by 24 inches

first compartment : 9 inches length

refugium 29 inches length

last filter compartment/ reservoir : 16 inches..

Achilles Tang · October 10, 2002

Hey Phang!!

You should be starting your own thread on your own reef project!!!!!

:)

Don't hijack Morgan's!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Hon · October 10, 2002

Just wan some comments why most ppl is choosing external overflow box rather than the usual internal overflow box? Is it because of the drilled hole might weaken the tank base?

Achilles Tang · October 10, 2002

No my friend... I hate to waste space inside the tank and a box inside hampers the water flow!

It's also very ugly to see a box inside the tank!

Phang · October 10, 2002

Hey Phang!!

You should be starting your own thread on your own reef project!!!!!

:)

Don't hijack Morgan's!!!

Oops... Very Sorry....

Will Start my own thread soon...somehow got stuck with my development due to many unforeseen circumstances so now still waiting...

Excited lah but got nothing to show yet........

Hey Morgan... very Paiseh leh....

I will update very soon... and would definitely need lots of advice from you more experience reefs guys.........

Phang · October 10, 2002

No my friend... I hate to waste space inside the tank and a box inside hampers the water flow!

It's also very ugly to see a box inside the tank!

Is a external overflow Safe???

A question that I have been wanting to ask for a very long long time.....

Achilles Tang · October 10, 2002

It may not be very safe if you do not have supports for it.

I'll post a pix of my external overflow box supports in my project update thread soon!

We are out of topic here! :ph34r:

Phang · October 10, 2002

Hey Morgan,

What dimensions did you give for your overflow?

and how many holes for plumbing?

Morgan · October 10, 2002

It is 15"deep x 6"wide with 2 25mm drainage hole.

Length? I left it to the manufacturer.

Phang · October 11, 2002

Hi Morgan,

Can I have the contacts and address of your tank manufacturer???

Thanks

Morgan · October 11, 2002

Monday when I back to office I'll post the address and contact. Not in office today, company seminar outside.

Morgan · October 14, 2002

Update

Will be getting my tank either this Wed or Thur. Went to the workshop just now.

Phang

PM you on the contact.

Phang · October 14, 2002

Thanks.

loonz · October 14, 2002

Morgan, you do know that I'll be checking your new tank out again very soon, right?

Morgan · October 14, 2002

loonz

You want to see bare tank or what.........

Just let me know when.

Morgan · October 15, 2002

Update

I will be getting my tank tomorrow afternoon

Will have to take 1/2 day leave tomorrow.

wsiong · October 15, 2002

Hi Morgan,

Could you post the address of your tank manufacturer?

Morgan · October 15, 2002

Hi wsiong

I have PM you

Morgan · October 16, 2002

Well tank arrived. Look OK.

I might have a problem with the stand. Afraid that it might not take the weight.

Now I am considering making a wooden stand to replace stainless steel.

Any good recommendation?

Will clean up the tank this weekend but will not setup it yet incase I decided to change to a wooden stand.

Hon · October 16, 2002

Morgan, isn't steel stand stronger than wooden stand?

Now me confuse whether to use steel or wood liao <_<

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