Elos or Crystal Dynamic

ycnibrc · Jan 28, 2018

thirst said:

I have to visit you sometime awesome tank

Beardo · Feb 1, 2018

PANONHAS said:
Do you have pictures of your tank? Thanks

Sorry it took so long, I was searching for pictures I had taken of the tank before and during setup. Unfortunately, they are no where to be found so all I have us a current tank shot and a not so good picture of the tank sitting in the garage.

PANONHAS · Feb 1, 2018

The tank looks really good.

Beardo · Feb 1, 2018

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PANONHAS said:
The tank looks really good.

Thank you

drtrash · Feb 1, 2018

What do both vendors for overflow choices? Like reef Savvy ghost setup. In the market soon but leaning towards acrylic but have not seen a quality glass in person

Maximus · Feb 1, 2018

drtrash said:
What do both vendors for overflow choices? Like reef Savvy ghost setup. In the market soon but leaning towards acrylic but have not seen a quality glass in person

You can request a ghost overflow or a house made overflow from CDA. I've had a couple CDA/Leemar tanks and they do really nice work. I've also had an Elos tank before as well, and I'd say the CDA is roughly 90% of the quality of an Elos. You can't go wrong with either tank. I would also like to add that a CDA tank is built to last for a long time. Btw, I used to own an Elos 120xl years ago and currently own an AGE tank.

PANONHAS · Feb 1, 2018

That’s good to hear. I just placed my order this week. Looking forward to it.

Maximus · Feb 1, 2018

PANONHAS said:
That’s good to hear. I just placed my order this week. Looking forward to it.

Did you order a CDA tank? Dimensions? The setup is my favorite part!

PANONHAS · Feb 1, 2018

Yes CDA. 60” x 36” x 20”. Ghost overflow

Maximus · Feb 1, 2018

PANONHAS said:
Yes CDA. 60” x 36” x 20”. Ghost overflow

Wow, awesome dimensions! I love the 36" width! My tank is 36"x36"x16. You're going to love the width!

PANONHAS · Feb 1, 2018

I had a 250 DD , has that width. After it sprung a leak I decide I want shallower fir maintenance and aquascaping purposes

PANONHAS · Feb 1, 2018

Also getting trigger triton sump

solitude127 · Feb 1, 2018

Eurobraced or rimless?

PANONHAS · Feb 1, 2018

Eurobraced. I contemplated it. But went for the brace

solitude127 · Feb 1, 2018

PANONHAS said:
Eurobraced. I contemplated it. But went for the brace

good choice. One thing to consider and I don't know if it's too late but think about getting the Eurobrace recessed. It'll keep the water from spilling over. Even recessing it 1/8" will help. Also if it's not too late, consider drilling holes in the bracing so that you put your cords through. Those are the 2 main things I regretted not doing on my tank.

PANONHAS · Feb 1, 2018

That is great advice I sent them an email. I just ordered the Tank this week so I don’t think it will be an issue

drtrash · Feb 1, 2018

Can you explain the value in recessing eurobrace?

solitude127 · Feb 1, 2018

drtrash said:
Can you explain the value in recessing eurobrace?

when you're working in the tank and you have water on your arm, the water will sometimes collect on the eurobracing and at times, your arm will push the water over the edge and down the pane of glass. The recessed bracing puts a little lip so that the water can not come down the pane of glass.