300 tank build

since nobody will build the tank i thought of, im doing it myself. have been on the phone quite a bit with the acrylic company that only sells 4'x8' sheets, free cutting, and am in the process of ordering the acrylic sheets. i spent a couple days on my computer with an engineering program compiling the acrylic sheets to maximize the amount used without wasting alot.

the tank is eurobraced 24" H x 48" W x 60" L. the back wall of the tank is a coast to coast overflow with an external overflow. the back/bottom of the tank is black acrylic.

 

left: overflow slots
middle: back of tank
right: overflow

holes are 2 5/8" for 1.5" schedule 80 bulkheads for 2 main pumps and 4 close loops, 2 of the close loops will come from the front of tank from the top

 

Looks like you have it all planned out but remember that each cut will remove a bit of material. plan for at least 1/8th and that is being greedy.

 

i already did

 

This looks like quite an undertaking. I'm impressed in the depth of the tank but how do you plan on being able to get to the back of the tank? Is there going to be a canopy or open top? I was close to buying the Marineland 200g 48x36 but got cold feet because I know I can't pick up the canopy by myself in an emergency. Probably a boxed in hanging light about 36" square would work and allow easy entry to reach in to move a coral or pick one up that fell over for example. I'll bet it will be gorgeous when it's done. Is it going to be a reef or FOWLR? Keep us posted.

 

Subscribed! Can't wait to see it getting assembled. Cutting pieces to size is always the more boring part of a build anyways

 

Sounds like an awesome tank man, looking forward to seeing it come together!

 

About time you get you tank back on track. Good to hear it will finally get built.

 

easily, the back is along a half wall

open

reef

 

no joke, this is like the third attempt at making this thing.