new tank set-up

Originally Posted by Goh_TM

Hi,

basically, marine & aro tank is very similar in terms of glass thickness, silicon , etc.

The diff is the water pressure & the weight the tank had to handle, which might require proper/better reinforcement during the construction of the tank.

Next, it the design of the overflow. Almost all or most aro tank comes with underflow. For marine, pple will do away with it due to the DSB they using or afraid tank inhabitants might stuck inbetween.

For aro tank, pple prefer to go for triangle IOS becos there will be no sharp edges. For marine, pple go for rectangle/ square to have more piping within. More sides for the water to overflow in.

Therefore, some alteration to the overflow & bracing is required.

This is just for the tank design. Of course, filteration will be diff.

Cheers!

Goh

lol.. so its the design of the tank rather than the tank itself..

OK thanks to all bros...confirmed mine is a marine tank..8"square IOF with euro bracing all round...plus 2 holes on bottom inside IOFbox. Next will need advice on lighting but will post seperate thread.

make sure ur 2 holes is huge enough to take in the water that is flowing from tank to sump! last time i never plan properly than got problem with it. so becareful!