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112g reef tank build

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joeogio
, 06-01-2012 at 05:29 PM (1826 Views)
I recently picked up a 112 gallon oceanic tank. im going to build a custom stand and sump for it and im going to do my best to make this setup efficient and make it so that water changes and maintenance is easy.

this is the general idea in theory i want to combine the 112 and my existing 40g breeder build together into one system. ill be building a 48" x18" x 16"tall sump to run both systems. the lighting will be led eventually but will be metal halide and t5 for now.

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i really like the dimensions of the tank but it has a huge center brace i removed it and water tested the tank and it bows a little less than 1/8th of an inch in the center, so it does need a brace.

a few questions have came up during the thought process of this build. could i make two smaller acrylic braces and silicone them in pace on either side of the overflow i will be installing? i mean i could take the bow out of the tank with my hands so its not a ton of pressure. ive also been thinking about running a brute trash can on the other side of the wall that would serve to add additional water volume to the tank and i could easily do my water changes from that can instead of taking water out of the dispay tanks. has anyone ran a system like that?

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  1. NEReef's Avatar
    I would recommend a glass center brace i ran a 125 with a center 6" or so glass brace without any problems. I dont know if one bigger brace vs two smaller braces is more or less efficient. hopefully someone else will chime in.
  2. Midnight's Avatar
    Silicone does not bond well enough to acrylic to use that combo for bracing. What you could do is euro brace it, I have seen a ton of people remove braces and add euro bracing. I usually do water changes from the sump that way you do not disturb the livestock in the display.
  3. joeogio's Avatar
    ahh, i was wondering about that, so im guessing i cant euro brace it with acrylic lol. im just not comfortable working with glass and theres not really any paces to cut the glass for me to make it a viable option .
  4. Midnight's Avatar
    Any glass/window shop should be able to cut glass to your specs or you can take the tank to them for them to measure. Even small towns have a glass shop.
  5. Midnight's Avatar
    http://www.glasscompany.net/
  6. melev's Avatar
    Acrylic is not a viable option. If you want cross braces, use glass. If you want eurobracing, use glass. It needs to be 1/2" thick glass, cut and polished to remove sharp edges so you never get cut reaching into your tank.