Retired: Blake's slice of the ocean - 9x2.5x2.5

[BlakeyBoyR]

Mods, please delete

[jayellul]

following this one

[Limp Bizkit]

Look forward to updates

[dougie]

On board, I would personally go 3ft wide, and 2.5 high. 2.5 looks great but also helps you out with the lighting penetration and cleaning. You can build the rock work up a little higher to help get par to more light intense sps

Good luck, can't wait to see it come along

[ssscuz]

Tagging along with this. Nice big tank size

[BlakeyBoyR]

Got a quote, $4600 for 9x2.5'x2.5' with cabinet and crown, plus 5' sump built to my spec. Price includes delivery. I wanted to go 3' wide but I've been told by two different places that if I went 3' wide I'd have to consider heavier bracing and probably thicker glass due to sheer volume. I'm bummed because I'd love 3' or even 3.5' but $4600 is already quite a bit of money. I can't really afford to go any bigger :/ Glad people are tagging along. I'll try and keep this as interesting as possible!

[dougie]

Is it 12mm glass? Correct me if I'm wrong but 3ft wide should make stuff all difference than 2.5ft, I thought the higher the tank was the thicker the glass needed to be?

[Jethrov]

im with dougie the width wont affect how thick the glass needs to be, its largely determined by height.. 3 ft wide would look sensational.. imo u only do a tank this size once, that extra width shouldn't cost a huge amount more, go for it!

U don't need the water circulating in the ibc. just out of the light and air tight lid

[jayellul]

im with dougie the width wont affect how thick the glass needs to be, its largely determined by height.. 3 ft wide would look sensational.. imo u only do a tank this size once, that extra width shouldn't cost a huge amount more, go for it!

U don't need the water circulating in the ibc. just out of the light and air tight lid

:With you: I'd swap height for width anyway!


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[robbo83]

Good luck with it all Blake, was great chatting with you today. Learnt heaps.