ok here is what i assume could quite possibly be the final design of the stand.
the bottom left houses the fuge, which will be viewable through the stand, via cutout. and will be on a reverse light cycle. i decided to use my 20long as the fuge. (30x12x10) i'll be using the fuge for growing macroalgae's, pods and worms. will i maybe be able to keep some horses in there? since it wont have as much flow as the main tank, and will have no food competeters? also thinking about maybe some smaller stuff as well, like hermits or whatever. something to put some life into it, since it will be visible.
the bottom right will house the sump, skimmer, and return pump. i decided to use a 29g (30x18x12) still trying to figure out how i'm goign to configure the inside of the sump though.
the compartment on the right side of the tank, will have shelves for storage of test kits and food, and possibly a shelf for phyto culture and brine shrimp
in the future, in the future..
the right side compartment will also conceal the plumbing going to the sump and fuge and back, along it's left wall. the face of that compartment also overlaps the tank edge, by about 6 inches. behind that i'm going to put in a full side overflow from front to back, instead of jsut a corner overflow. this will give me more room to get my hands inside, and possibly i can put two drains instead of one.
the top of course is the canopy, naturally the part over the tank will have the lights. the part over the right side shelves, will house the ballasts and light switches, so i dont have to run such long wires from the bottom of the stand. and of course, there will be plenty of fans installed as well, in the light area as well as the ballast area.
behind the tank, will be the plumbing for a cls, i'm going to use 1 1" drain line to the cl pump, and then return with 4 - 3/4" lines. 2 of which will go into a tank long rear and lower spray bar
the tank will drain into the sump, and have a t off with a gate or ball valve to limit flow into the fuge. the fuge will then flow over into the sump, past the skimmer intake. and hopefully bring lots of pods and worms with it the fuge will also be up on a shelf, so that it's drain is higher than the sump.
over all the stnad is 6 feet wide, giving me plenty of space for the two 30" tanks below. there will be two lower doors for access to the sump, and one higher door for access to the shelving next to the tank. the left side will havea door on the end, for access to the fuge and it's plumbing.i may hinge the plyood in front of the fuge as well. the entire front of the canopy will be on a piano hinge, so that it can lift and completley lay back over the top of the canopy. the top will also be on hinges so that it can be lifted, along with the lights, when needed, for easier access to the inside of the tank, and the lights. so basically, the top and front will be one big double door.
i'm planning to put all the wiring for the lights and fans inside 1/2" pvc mounted along the inside of the canopy to avoid any droppy wires in the water.
i'm also hoping this will all help to make the tank look better inside as well, since there will be no visible plumbing in the tank, and the overflow will occupy one end instead of just the corner, and the cls should eliminate the need for any powerheads inside the tank aswell. and overall this gives me about 110 gallons to work with. (the sump will only be filled about halfway)
i'm PRETTY sure, this is the final design (for this week anyway lol)
the bottom left houses the fuge, which will be viewable through the stand, via cutout. and will be on a reverse light cycle. i decided to use my 20long as the fuge. (30x12x10) i'll be using the fuge for growing macroalgae's, pods and worms. will i maybe be able to keep some horses in there? since it wont have as much flow as the main tank, and will have no food competeters? also thinking about maybe some smaller stuff as well, like hermits or whatever. something to put some life into it, since it will be visible.
the bottom right will house the sump, skimmer, and return pump. i decided to use a 29g (30x18x12) still trying to figure out how i'm goign to configure the inside of the sump though.
the compartment on the right side of the tank, will have shelves for storage of test kits and food, and possibly a shelf for phyto culture and brine shrimp
in the future, in the future..the right side compartment will also conceal the plumbing going to the sump and fuge and back, along it's left wall. the face of that compartment also overlaps the tank edge, by about 6 inches. behind that i'm going to put in a full side overflow from front to back, instead of jsut a corner overflow. this will give me more room to get my hands inside, and possibly i can put two drains instead of one.
the top of course is the canopy, naturally the part over the tank will have the lights. the part over the right side shelves, will house the ballasts and light switches, so i dont have to run such long wires from the bottom of the stand. and of course, there will be plenty of fans installed as well, in the light area as well as the ballast area.
behind the tank, will be the plumbing for a cls, i'm going to use 1 1" drain line to the cl pump, and then return with 4 - 3/4" lines. 2 of which will go into a tank long rear and lower spray bar
the tank will drain into the sump, and have a t off with a gate or ball valve to limit flow into the fuge. the fuge will then flow over into the sump, past the skimmer intake. and hopefully bring lots of pods and worms with it
the fuge will also be up on a shelf, so that it's drain is higher than the sump.over all the stnad is 6 feet wide, giving me plenty of space for the two 30" tanks below. there will be two lower doors for access to the sump, and one higher door for access to the shelving next to the tank. the left side will havea door on the end, for access to the fuge and it's plumbing.i may hinge the plyood in front of the fuge as well. the entire front of the canopy will be on a piano hinge, so that it can lift and completley lay back over the top of the canopy. the top will also be on hinges so that it can be lifted, along with the lights, when needed, for easier access to the inside of the tank, and the lights. so basically, the top and front will be one big double door.
i'm planning to put all the wiring for the lights and fans inside 1/2" pvc mounted along the inside of the canopy to avoid any droppy wires in the water.
i'm also hoping this will all help to make the tank look better inside as well, since there will be no visible plumbing in the tank, and the overflow will occupy one end instead of just the corner, and the cls should eliminate the need for any powerheads inside the tank aswell. and overall this gives me about 110 gallons to work with. (the sump will only be filled about halfway)
i'm PRETTY sure, this is the final design
(for this week anyway lol)
