Hi guys, new to this forum. Have recently gotten back into the game. Started a 70l (approx 20g) nano 4 months ago and built a 25l sump with a fuge/chaeto and added my first few lps and a BTA now hosting a pair of clown fish which are in the process of pairing. All going well but i am a little concered for some pink goniopora i got from my lfs over a week ago and still has not extended polyps at all.
My last params check came back quite decent and would say the chaeto and GHA in fuge is doing a great job with nitrates, and hosting a ton of pods.
I am about to move house and thought it would be a good time to upgrade my tank.
I found a nicely shaped peice of glass (10mm thick i think) that has curved edges which i like. Thier are two kind of minor fractures on top far corners which i can fix up. My girfriend works with glass, and myself am very much prefer building my own things. The glass dimensions are
1300 wide x 390 deep x 1000mm tall
51"x 15" x 39"
I could get a bottom and back peice cut, and use some high quality aqaurium grade silicone to convert it into a tank. This would bring it up to about 130g. I have a 50g tank also i could use as a big sump.
From what ive read and heard tall tanks are really popular, for maintenance and lighting reasons. Im not phased on sticking my arm in to clean the bottom but i guess lighting will be the tricky part especially if aiming to keep a mix of lps and sps. But i figure that can be just a matter of positioning and planning.
I actually really like the size and shape of this and feel it would be fun to aquascape a huge reef shelf and have a huge peice of glass in front of me.
Any thoughts or advice welcomed and appreciated. Thanks! K
My last params check came back quite decent and would say the chaeto and GHA in fuge is doing a great job with nitrates, and hosting a ton of pods.
I am about to move house and thought it would be a good time to upgrade my tank.
I found a nicely shaped peice of glass (10mm thick i think) that has curved edges which i like. Thier are two kind of minor fractures on top far corners which i can fix up. My girfriend works with glass, and myself am very much prefer building my own things. The glass dimensions are
1300 wide x 390 deep x 1000mm tall
51"x 15" x 39"
I could get a bottom and back peice cut, and use some high quality aqaurium grade silicone to convert it into a tank. This would bring it up to about 130g. I have a 50g tank also i could use as a big sump.
From what ive read and heard tall tanks are really popular, for maintenance and lighting reasons. Im not phased on sticking my arm in to clean the bottom but i guess lighting will be the tricky part especially if aiming to keep a mix of lps and sps. But i figure that can be just a matter of positioning and planning.
I actually really like the size and shape of this and feel it would be fun to aquascape a huge reef shelf and have a huge peice of glass in front of me.
Any thoughts or advice welcomed and appreciated. Thanks! K
