austin6965
Active member
Hi there,
So I am not entirely new to this hobby, been doing it for a few years with my dad so I know somewhat about reef tanks and such.
That being said I have never actually built a tank up from the ground up. We (mainly my dad) built up a 40 gallon breeder and that is what I have now but I want to get a bigger tank (running out of space).
KEEP IN MIND: I am in an upstairs room, the way the tank will set up is going the opposite direction of the trusses in the floor which are about 1ft apart of each other. I know this by looking down in the garage. The tank will also sit against a wall and meet a corner in the room.
Now lets just get to the basics, I plan on getting a 75 gallon fish tank (18Lx48Wx21H), not sure how big of a sump to run with it was thinking maybe a 20 gallon sump or just get an acrylic sump that will fit the needs of the tank. Secondly, I plan on building a stand for the tank myself. The stand right now will be 6ft long by 2 ft wide and 3 ft tall.
Yes I know that stand will be longer than the tank itself but that is to distribute the weight a bit more. There will be a 1ft hang over on either side of the tank and roughly 2in of hang in the front. The other 4in will be space behind the tank for the overflow and the return pump. If you follow then the square footage will be roughly 12 square ft.
This is one thing I can't think of myself is the max weight for each square footage for this tank. taking in consideration of the tank, sump, stand, sand, and live rock (probably 100 pounds..... if that). I am estimating it will weigh just under 900lbs. The breeder I have now is probably 600lbs or so and is going with the trusses in the floor so I don't think it will be to much of a problem for the 75 but again this is my first build.
I think that is all I have right now, if you have questions or suggestions go right ahead. Any advice will help me out a bunch. Haven't thought much of equipment right now except the lights, Ill end up getting a second one of what I Have now which has been great for the 40.
So I am not entirely new to this hobby, been doing it for a few years with my dad so I know somewhat about reef tanks and such.
That being said I have never actually built a tank up from the ground up. We (mainly my dad) built up a 40 gallon breeder and that is what I have now but I want to get a bigger tank (running out of space).
KEEP IN MIND: I am in an upstairs room, the way the tank will set up is going the opposite direction of the trusses in the floor which are about 1ft apart of each other. I know this by looking down in the garage. The tank will also sit against a wall and meet a corner in the room.
Now lets just get to the basics, I plan on getting a 75 gallon fish tank (18Lx48Wx21H), not sure how big of a sump to run with it was thinking maybe a 20 gallon sump or just get an acrylic sump that will fit the needs of the tank. Secondly, I plan on building a stand for the tank myself. The stand right now will be 6ft long by 2 ft wide and 3 ft tall.
Yes I know that stand will be longer than the tank itself but that is to distribute the weight a bit more. There will be a 1ft hang over on either side of the tank and roughly 2in of hang in the front. The other 4in will be space behind the tank for the overflow and the return pump. If you follow then the square footage will be roughly 12 square ft.
This is one thing I can't think of myself is the max weight for each square footage for this tank. taking in consideration of the tank, sump, stand, sand, and live rock (probably 100 pounds..... if that). I am estimating it will weigh just under 900lbs. The breeder I have now is probably 600lbs or so and is going with the trusses in the floor so I don't think it will be to much of a problem for the 75 but again this is my first build.
I think that is all I have right now, if you have questions or suggestions go right ahead. Any advice will help me out a bunch. Haven't thought much of equipment right now except the lights, Ill end up getting a second one of what I Have now which has been great for the 40.
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