So we are thinking off getting a larger tank for our fish and am looking for a 240 gallon glass tank but I have some questions
Are there any companies making a "stock" 240 gallon glass tank any more? I see Aqueon has a 21O gallon tank but it is 72 inches long. I would like a 84 or 96 long tank. I see Marineland has a 84" 265 gallon tank but I've been reading bad things about Marineland tanks
In going to an updated filter system my studies point toward live rock and a sump with a protien skimmer. Could it really be that simple for a large FOWLR tank?
Overflows... Internal with weirs, external with holes in the back or just a hob overflow? What are the plus or minuses? I am leaning to internal so the tank can be closer to the wall. A 24" wide tank is going stick out quite a bit already.
I have been looking at used tanks (not many 240s though) and most are not drilled in any way. I've read that you can't drill tempered glass and that many tanks have tempered glass for the bottom. They say you can look for a greenish tint for tempered. Is that still true? There seems to be many types of glass now.
Looking forward to your thoughts. The closest I've come to this was a 180 back in the 80's with a HOB overflow feeding a wet/dry sump (blue bio balls) with a sponge filter area then it returned back to the tank. I think I had a Magnum 330 on the tank also but that was a long time ago and my memory isn't so good nay more.
Thanks,
-Bob
Are there any companies making a "stock" 240 gallon glass tank any more? I see Aqueon has a 21O gallon tank but it is 72 inches long. I would like a 84 or 96 long tank. I see Marineland has a 84" 265 gallon tank but I've been reading bad things about Marineland tanks
In going to an updated filter system my studies point toward live rock and a sump with a protien skimmer. Could it really be that simple for a large FOWLR tank?
Overflows... Internal with weirs, external with holes in the back or just a hob overflow? What are the plus or minuses? I am leaning to internal so the tank can be closer to the wall. A 24" wide tank is going stick out quite a bit already.
I have been looking at used tanks (not many 240s though) and most are not drilled in any way. I've read that you can't drill tempered glass and that many tanks have tempered glass for the bottom. They say you can look for a greenish tint for tempered. Is that still true? There seems to be many types of glass now.
Looking forward to your thoughts. The closest I've come to this was a 180 back in the 80's with a HOB overflow feeding a wet/dry sump (blue bio balls) with a sponge filter area then it returned back to the tank. I think I had a Magnum 330 on the tank also but that was a long time ago and my memory isn't so good nay more.
Thanks,
-Bob