10ft tank build

wjugovich · Mar 23, 2015

I bought this tank last week and I looking to use this thread as a place to keep track of my progress.

wjugovich · Mar 23, 2015

Bought stand parts Saturday

wjugovich · Mar 23, 2015

Started building 1/3 of the stand

joekool · Mar 23, 2015

Great size. Sump looks a tad small but I like a big sump too. Lol

Glad you started a tank thread. A lot of us do and it's great for help or to follow along.

SeahorseKeeper · Mar 23, 2015

Looking forward to see this come together!!

wjugovich · Mar 24, 2015

joekool said:
Great size. Sump looks a tad small but I like a big sump too. Lol

Glad you started a tank thread. A lot of us do and it's great for help or to follow along.

LFS owner has a 8ft sump for sale too....I might have to pick it up too

wjugovich · Mar 25, 2015

Pricing out equipment for the future....maybe someday i'll be able to afford it all

143MPCo · Mar 25, 2015

Best part of amazon... you'll have it tomorrow (Prime)... lol

Alabamareef · Mar 25, 2015

I"m liking everything so far. Not trying to knock anything but I think you'll be dissapointed with your lighting if your planing on SPS. I've measured the par from this light and it was fine directly under the fixture, about 12 inches down, with a very tight cone projecting down. This is only my opinion. I'm saying the light is ok but for an epic build, like your doing I would suppliment with T5's or try a different light. Personally I love the LED's but I may go MH if I had it to do all over again.

wjugovich · Mar 25, 2015

Alabamareef said:
I"m liking everything so far. Not trying to knock anything but I think you'll be dissapointed with your lighting if your planing on SPS. I've measured the par from this light and it was fine directly under the fixture, about 12 inches down, with a very tight cone projecting down. This is only my opinion. I'm saying the light is ok but for an epic build, like your doing I would suppliment with T5's or try a different light. Personally I love the LED's but I may go MH if I had it to do all over again.

I'll look into it for sure...i just have experience with razor lights on my smaller tanks

saltyphish · Mar 25, 2015

that's a nice sized tank keep us updated with your build

wjugovich · Mar 25, 2015

I'm trying to get as much done before July, because that's when my we are expecting our first child. Obviously things will slow down then.

wjugovich · Mar 25, 2015

What do you/what should I run for return pumps? I've never done anything of this size before.

wjugovich · Mar 26, 2015

Not that I don't trust my craftsmanship with over 6000lbs but I don't trust my craftsmanship. So the wood stand is a temp stand to check out the height of the tank and now I'm out quoting a metal stand.

revhtree · Mar 26, 2015

Wow huge!

wjugovich · Mar 26, 2015

The two design options
The reason for the two designs is that in need it to fit through a 30in door. The first design is one stand 28in tall and the second is five of the same stands bolted together and is 36in tall. The reason I like the second is because it will be much easier to transport.

Design 1: