My fish room

[fishguy1978]

I'm curious why the new tank is so tall? Is there a specific fish it is intended for that require the extra height ?

The tank came out of an orthodontist's office where it was a saltwater set up. They new office tenant didn't want the tank. They guessed it was a 75g! When I first saw the CL ad I thought it was 4ft square which really got me interested. All the pictures were taken from one side giving that illusion. I even asked if it was 4ft square and they said sounds correct.
I almost didn't take it when I arrived and saw it was smaller .
All the bulkheads have silicone on them and no gaskets . It's acrylic and it was free so first world problems.
The sump is good size too. 30x13x18in
Built the base for another outstanding piece of furniture. I had to modify it once I realized the bulkhead wouldn't clear.
3.5in wide overflow

What I hoped would work

What I ended up needing

Full of water, I added a black trash bag back ground after these were taken.

 

[fishguy1978]

Cleaning and organizing the fish room mess

 

[fishguy1978]

Gravid shrimp and emmersed growth

 

[fishguy1978]

Moved the inhabitants of the 220g over to the 260g. Added a few more plants from one of the 29g tanks.

 

[fishguy1978]

Drilled the 220g for a sump!!View attachment 1554849View attachment 1554850View attachment 1554851View attachment 1554852

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[danotaylor]

Drilled the 220g for a sump!!View attachment 1554849View attachment 1554850View attachment 1554851View attachment 1554852

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None of your attachments "can be found" my friend!

 

[fishguy1978]

Overflow arrived. I had not been able to find my drilling template so i used the measurements from a post on the Reef2Reef forum. I then found my template after I was done and it would not fit over the two 1.5in bulkheads I had installed. They were to close together by 7/16in.
Whoever put the measurements on R2R was correct though

 

[jake37]

What do you use to raise the water level from the hole position ?

 

[fishguy1978]

What do you use to raise the water level from the hole position ?

There is an intior weir box.

 

[fishguy1978]

It’s not beautiful but it’s functional.