Hey guys...I dont want anyone to get too excited, but I am looking into this.
A while back I posted a thread about a 125g that I recieved for free. Its lighting system wasnt good enough for me to put my corals from my 75g into, and I dont have the money to upgrade the lighting in the way that I would like (LED :xd
So it became a softie/pred tank.
It looks pretty cool...and I want to get more softies, more preds, and more macros. I think thats a look you dont usually see, and its pretty sweet!
I know a place locally where I can get acrylic. I have a guy that I work with that has some experience working with it, and can also find pretty good deals. I figure if I also make it a plywood tank LINED with acrylic that will save me money on acrylic thickness.
I mainly want to make my tank WIDER...than the current 21". (72"x21"x18" current dimensions) But I could expand in other directions too.
I want to make the tank considerably bigger (180 maybe) but I want to do it efficiently (as little wasted plexi as possible to save on $)
I know that this sounds like a shot in the dark, and it is, but I am looking to upgrade, and having some people with a little more knowlegdge to bounce some ideas around cant help. I drew out one tank the other day completely...and looked at some hardware prices...but thats all I have done.
Lets hear some ideas...some experiences...thanks
A while back I posted a thread about a 125g that I recieved for free. Its lighting system wasnt good enough for me to put my corals from my 75g into, and I dont have the money to upgrade the lighting in the way that I would like (LED :xd
So it became a softie/pred tank.
It looks pretty cool...and I want to get more softies, more preds, and more macros. I think thats a look you dont usually see, and its pretty sweet!
I know a place locally where I can get acrylic. I have a guy that I work with that has some experience working with it, and can also find pretty good deals. I figure if I also make it a plywood tank LINED with acrylic that will save me money on acrylic thickness.
I mainly want to make my tank WIDER...than the current 21". (72"x21"x18" current dimensions) But I could expand in other directions too.
I want to make the tank considerably bigger (180 maybe) but I want to do it efficiently (as little wasted plexi as possible to save on $)
I know that this sounds like a shot in the dark, and it is, but I am looking to upgrade, and having some people with a little more knowlegdge to bounce some ideas around cant help. I drew out one tank the other day completely...and looked at some hardware prices...but thats all I have done.
Lets hear some ideas...some experiences...thanks