Show me your corner tanks!

Slammed01 · Sep 23, 2014

Switching out my 46 bow (for sale/trade) for a corner thank, prob a 54 gallon with sump. Show me your corner tank setups!

Always ran hob stuff but id like to do the sump thing. Are most drilled thru back? It's going in a living room corner to open the room up and make room for our baby girl on the way. My friend has a aquavim and it's drilled thru the bottom I believe and super quiet.

Daniel@R2R · Sep 25, 2014

Bump for pics!

PostShawn · Sep 25, 2014

Here's mine. It's about a 70g. It's a custom built tank that my LFS tore down from another customer (a DR office) and was selling second hand. I picked it up cheap compared to what it would have originally cost. It's a 36" tank on 36" stand. So it's a bit taller then most corner tanks. The back sides are only 24" deep though. So the overall space doesn't really allow for a decent sump inside. So I couldn't put the sump under so it's actually behind the tank. The tank is about 16" from the back wall for room for the sump tank. I wish I had a way to use the sump I had and have the tank completely in the corner against both walls.

Originally this tank was setup as a FOWLR using a sealed loop canister filter system underneath. But I wanted to go with a sump so I changed a few things with the way it was plumbed. The tank itself has always sort of bin a work in progress. I've had it for a bit over a year now. Currently there is a HOB overflow that goes down to the 15g sump. I have two powerheads in the tank. There's some DIY (LED floods) lights currently on it but I just ordered my first decent lights for it (ReefBreeders) so I can't wait to get that unit on top and play more with some beginner corals. There's a skimmer in the sump along with another 8-10lbs of LR in there too.

I look back now and I really don't like the tank all that well. It's not suited as a reef tank for a small house with no where to plumb the rest of the workings to because it defeats the purpose of a corner tank to have something behind it. And most importantly it's way too tall. It's a nightmare when I have to do tank maintenance that involves anything in the tank. I think for me a shorter tank and one with deeper back walls that can accommodate a sump underneath would have been a whole lot better. I think I would rather put something like a Red Sea Max 250 or something similar in that space. But for now it's what I have and I'm going to keep trying to improve in it the best I can.

cginter · Sep 25, 2014

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54g corner tank. No sump.

Slammed01 · Sep 25, 2014

What do you run as a filter CGinter?

cginter · Sep 25, 2014

A Fluval 406 canister. 5g weekly wc.

Canisters will work fine, as long as you keep up on the maintenance/cleaning.

I do want a sump and get rid of this canister, so I can have a good skimmer and reactors, but All my money goes to the big tank unfortunately.

Slammed01 · Sep 26, 2014

I had a emperor 400 and think a canister would be more ideal. Frickin algae outbreak clogs the filter inlet too lol

Slammed01 · Sep 26, 2014

How much room do you leave between rear and sides to wall?

cginter · Sep 26, 2014

Slammed01 said:
How much room do you leave between rear and sides to wall?

I left 3-4". Jus incase I were to get a hang on the back skimmer.

Slammed01 · Sep 26, 2014

Thank you! What does the rear corner to edge measure? I have 32" from corner to window...

citros_01 · Sep 27, 2014

Corner fish tank with costume sump

citros_01 · Oct 5, 2014

Nice looking

Slammed01 · Oct 5, 2014

What's your light and mount setup?

citros_01 · Oct 5, 2014

I'm using Fluval Sea Full Spectrum Marine & Reef LED light and they siting on my baby toys lol for know... I'm looking to get the ecotech lighting and star coral....