chtan23 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Hi All, Would like to seek your opinion or suggestion on choose the tank design. I'm planning to setup a 5ft tank, diemension shows in the picture. The tank will be against the wall and only front view. But I cannot decide whether to go for 1. a tank with the overflow at a corner with circulation pump expose or 2. partition the tank and hide all the circulation pump With option 1, I will have a full 5ft front view, but need to hide the pump and overflow compartment in the rear corner with rocks. With option 2, The front view looks a bit wierd and the length becomes 4ft +, also save money on light as 4ft will do. Please give me your opinion and suggestion. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Earth Posted December 12, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted December 12, 2005 Bro U mean u not going to have a sump? Please think twice as a sump is definitely an essential thing for marine tank. I have made a big mistake before by having a marine tank without sump.. End up spending so much more $ to improve the setup... Quote 4x1.5x2.3 home tank 6x2x2.3 office tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member alanseah Posted December 12, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted December 12, 2005 Well there are more thinking required... How high of a return rate u are going for? Cause it will affect all your pipe size and overflow box size too. 2nd, base on your diagram you planning to have a return pipe in the mid of the tank sticking out from the overflow box. Bad idea why cause think of what will happen if power cut and wate flow back to the sump. A checkvalve will help but it got it's disadv and may prode to failure. 3rd, Do use sump if you are not thing of using it as this can house all your other equipment e.g. skimmer, carbon or any filter system. 4th, Why use circulation pump when you can use Tunze steam which is more powerful. Just go for a TS24 and then place it with LR hiding it will do. Above are some of my though. No affend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chtan23 Posted December 13, 2005 Author Share Posted December 13, 2005 Sump, return pumps and all other equipments will be inside cabinet below the display tank. Just couldn't decide on the display tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Earth Posted December 13, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted December 13, 2005 Hi IMO, if u going for a 5ft tank might as well have a 5ft view. I think option 1 with overflow at the corner will be good.. Quote 4x1.5x2.3 home tank 6x2x2.3 office tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chtan23 Posted December 13, 2005 Author Share Posted December 13, 2005 hmm... that's what in my mind too, pay for 5ft and get 4ft view Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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