treylane Posted January 3, 2003 Share Posted January 3, 2003 I'm planning on building a little two-tank nano system over the next couple of months, and I was wondering if I could borrow the experience of the group for comments and advice on the plans? I've posted diagrams and notes and such here: http://nano.mootech.net Thanks! Jessica Link to comment
Rocket_155 Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 sounds like you might have your work cut out for yourself. looks like it's going to be a nice little setup. Link to comment
lizbeth Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Welcome Jessica! It's really late/early here righ now....so my DIY brain isn't totally up to speed but I see several problems with your proposed set up. It looks like a really neat project. First off glass and acrylic don't bond together well. I'd do all glass and drill your overflows and returns. I'd do away with the water change tank and use the sump for that. You can install a drain on it. The only reason I see to use that tank is to increase your total water volume, which you could do by making your sump bigger. Loose the netting, you are right it would clog very quicky and be a pain in the butt. I'll look at it again when I'm more awake. We have several other good DIYer who will help you out with your plan. Link to comment
FK3 Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 looks good however I think I would go with just a tank divider instead of 2 seperate tanks;) Link to comment
Matt Peacock Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 Hi Jessica, That looks like it could create a very impressive system, the idea of two seperate tanks butted up is a nice one. I agree with lizbeth about killing the water change tank. I think that is making it over-complex, and remember the salty water will run down every surface it can, making it harder to clean. My suggestion is either install a drain/tap which ever you prefer (I'm a tap man myself ), or have a container in the sump which you can "pull out" with water in. This also means you would not have to kill the power while you did water changes. Matt Link to comment
Matt Peacock Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 Sorry, forgot to say.... 18x12x10 is a common tank size, it may be easier to buy two tanks of that size, because they will be finished nicely, and also you may not save much money building them from scratch. (You CAN drill glass, but I would ask a professional, just to be safe) Matt Link to comment
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