Found A Beast Of A Tank

[Kman]

Plus the external overflow is easy to hide. Mine is in the top right of my picture and i super glued pieces of blue coral on it and they grew all over it.

 

[bluewater]

fishing polarized glasses are great they have a higher polarization rating than most sunglasses and are $20 plus they look cool

is there a problem officer ?

 

[reef keeper]

What is an external overflow box? It goes up over the back?

 

[scubasteve]

is there a problem officer ?

comes handy for that too lol

 

[curiousphil]

What is an external overflow box? It goes up over the back?

It's what I have on my tank if you remember seeing that. I have pictures in my build thread.

It's just a glass box siliconed to the back of the tank.

 

[reef keeper]

good idea. I emailed miracles for a price on a rear overflow box and a 7 ft notch. Sweet Jesus this this is HUGE.

 

[Kman]

Here are some good options for your tank. I like the one with the tubes because you don't mess around with Aqualifter pumps. I have ran the tube ones for well over 15 years with no issues. It all breaks down to personal preference really.

http://www.petsandponds.com/en/aquarium-supplies/c330182/p17625496.html

http://www.petsandponds.com/en/aquarium-supplies/c330182/p17672157.html

 

[reef keeper]

God those hob overflows make me so nervous

 

[Sewerat]

Said once again. Best of the best HOB overflow is the lifereef

 

[curiousphil]

Said once again. Best of the best HOB overflow is the lifereef

If I was ever going to trust a HOB it would be that one.

 

[reef keeper]

I don't think that's the way I'm gonna go lol.It's just to scary

 

[jeffopentax]

Better safe than sorry when dealing with that much water!


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[reef keeper]

Well I went today to get the tank an it wasn't exactly as described lol. It looks like an older tank. Edges aren't really polished out, cheap plastic trim on top an I would trust it to hold a cup of coffee lol

The dimensions are actually 84x30 wide x 20 inches tall.

I beat them down on the price to 260 though! I'm going to cut it apart and remove the glass centre brace and have all the edges polished up. Im also going to have the back pane notched for an external overflow. I actually prefer the 20" height over the 30".

Actual capacity is about 200 gallons. Once I get it all redone it will be a really beautiful shallow reef.

 

[jeffopentax]

Still an awesome footprint


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[reef keeper]

I totally agree Jeff. The 30" width and 7 ft length is amazing

 

[curiousphil]

That sounds like a great plan, should turn out to be a beauty of a tank!

 

[reef keeper]

Thanks Phil. As soon as I saw it all I thought was "where can I get piano wire" lol. It was brutal and sitting in a barn for 2 years. The way I figure it the glass is almost a grand. I'll eurobrace it as well and it will be amazing for years to come. My wife is happier it's "only 200 gallons" vs 350.

Now looking for those luminarcs you have