Dream tank set up

by **Snowboss4492** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:24 am

WOW....i'm thinking about building my own tank now as opposed to just slideing a factory tank into the wall........although that 500 would be incredable..........im thinking 250-300 maybe 24inches deep 6 foot long and 3 feet from front to back - - deeper means more costly lighting......no?

by **Peterkarig3210** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:46 am

Deeper would mean more lighting. I'm not able to get to the part where it gives specific directions with the link I provided.You can google garth's 140 gallon reef tank construction and it gives all the directions and fish safe products needed to build a 140 gallon in-wall system while on a budjet.

by **Snowboss4492** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:51 am

wonder how hard it would be to build a corner tank? i'm thinking 4 foot down one wall and 4 foot down the other - -basically an "L" shape....I'm probably getting into engeneering issues now eh? stresses on the corners and such.........

by **Peterkarig3210** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:31 am

It would probably be like putting in a window. You need to replace the corner support with two structural verticals. I'm not a carpenter, but I'd guess this is necessary. Were you able to Google (Garth's 140 gallon reef tank construction)? There's lots of good info there and That's probably the way I'm going to build my next big 300 gallon. You can't get to the construction directions with the link I gave above. You need to look it up as I don't know how to make this link.

by **Snowboss4492** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:58 pm

didn't see the 140.......but i did google building a tank and got lost reading other articles....LOL i think im definately going that route.........ill get the 140 article sooner or later im sure....thanks man , Boss

by **Peterkarig3210** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:33 am

Cool. Sounds like a fun project.

by **snowboss** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:09 pm

well the wife put the brakes on building a DIY tank in the wall.....but said putting my 65 gallon in the wall would be fine....so the DIY tank is going in the basement in my new office....hehehehe...which means I can go friggin crazy........like 10 feet wide!!!!

PeterKarig .....lets see some of those USDT pics man ...i might even try to incorperate something into the new monster tank plans

lol anybody know where i can get 500-800 lbs of live rock cheap?? - - -i smell a divorce coming...LMAO

Boss

by **Peterkarig3210** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:01 pm

I took it down because it was getting in the way of the light for the plants. I'm going to get some tomato plants soon, maybe today, and I'll pick up some metal rod to make brackets so I can set it up again over another tank. It's pretty easy. The hardest thing is supporting the UDS tank over the right side up tank. What's LAMO Boss?

by **Serial324556** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:10 am

Pete, LMAO = Laughing My Ass Off.

by **spongebob4460** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:19 am

Peter the video i linked you the guy used metal brackets to hold the USDT... but ive seen a better video of the true originator of this tank, and he custom made his USDT by making the tank with one side about 5 inches shorter (from the top, but once you turn it upside down, its short from the bottom) than the other three sides... this way, when he placed it in the lower upright tank... the front lower side would leave a opening 5 inches high, yet still underwater, and the USDT could stand from the support of the remaining three sides... this option seems much more stable and aesthetically much cleaner and beautiful looking.

Dream tank set up

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Dream tank set up

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