My acrylic tank

[Dylan Noetzel]

 

[KrisReef]

Welcome to Reef2Reef! Nice tank.

 

[JRAD]

nice!

 

[JRAD]

Welcome!

 

[Dcal]

Looks awesome!

 

[Dylan Noetzel]

Thanks I recently bought it off of craigslist for 800$ with a lot of equipment rock fish etc

 

[JRAD]

That is a great price for that tank-what are its dimensions? Looks like at least 6 feet length! Nice tangs!

 

[Dylan Noetzel]

The tank is 100-110 gallon and it’s on top of a “200” gallon sump that’s about 1/3 full. It’s a odd tank it’s 6’ by 2’ by 2’

 

[Dylan Noetzel]

That is a great price for that tank-what are its dimensions? Looks like at least 6 feet length! Nice tangs!

Ya I couldn’t believe the price it’s really helped get me started.

 

[JRAD]

Nice! Wide and not too tall. Does your stand have a solid top? Some acrylic tank manufacturers use thinner acrylic for the bottom because they are meant to be on a solid flat surface.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Gotta love acrylic!!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Welcome to the R2R family !!

 

[Dylan Noetzel]

Thanks

 

[Dylan Noetzel]

Nice! Wide and not too tall. Does your stand have a solid top? Some acrylic tank manufacturers use thinner acrylic for the bottom because they are meant to be on a solid flat surface.

Um it does look smaller than the sides

 

[Dylan Noetzel]

Also the top is euro braced I believe

 

[JRAD]

That is a great tank- in your full tank shot it looks like the tank is being supported by multiple thin cross members with one thicker one in the middle and open space between. Or is there something in front of the stand that I am looking at or is that the stand?

 

[Dylan Noetzel]

That’s the thing that confused me when I was buying it. The sump is it’s stand

then it has a lid to cover it which is the thing on the floor.

 

[JRAD]

So it looks like they built a frame around the sump. Does the tank touch the vertical chamber dividers of the sump or is there a gap? Btw-that is a huge sump!

 

[Dylan Noetzel]

The tank touches the sump dividers. That’s the one downside to the sump is there’s no baffles just holes at the bottom of the dividers so the sumps all the same water hight. Also thanks i believe the sumps 200 gallons lol

 

[JRAD]

It is good that the tank is touching. I worry about the lack of support between the verticals. They are spaced even enough but a flat surface is best for an acrylic tank. I had an acrylic tank that I wanted to put on a stand that was made for a glass tank. The stand did not have a solid surface. The acrylic tank manufacturer said warranty would be voided if their tank was not on a flat, level surface. Got a piece of 3/4 inch thick starboard cut to the dimensions of the tank/stand. Never had any problems!