Hey Everyone,
So purely from the title of this thread you may be questioning not just one thing about this tank! But a few things? Airlift? AIO? How? Never been done? (If an airlift marine tank has been done before then feel free to point it out as I’d love to see how they got theirs setup)
Well let me start of this thread by introducing myself, I’m Chris from the U.K. and I run the Fancy goldfish fanatics brand (Facebook, YouTube and Instagram etc) All of this tanks progress will be documented on my YT channel so feel free to check that out for full in depth updates https ://youtube.com/c/FancyGoldfishFanatics
Although on this thread you will also get the sneak peaks before the videos are released
So this isn’t my first time keeping reef aquariums but it’s actually my third tank, although I said I would never get one again! and ha! How wrong I was.
Here was my first evolution aqua 24” cube
After that I decided a big tank was too much work so I opted for a nano!
And then I decided I’d never keep marine again becuase they were too much work and stress. Ohh how I was wrong Lol
So now that brings me onto the new tank! The new tank was custom built for me being 8ft long, 3ft wide and 2.5ft tall giving me approximately 420 gallons. Now I don’t like sticking to the rule book generally and before I go any further, if anyone tells me this idea won’t work or it is stupid then please don’t comment in this thread. If my design and ideas don’t work, I’d like to find out for myself and try again. I’ve never seen an AIO tank on this scale and I’ve also never seen one built with an airlift system, especially not a marine tank! (I’m sure there’s a reason why lol)
so back onto the tank! Here’s a picture of said tank, as you can see it’s on the floor, no stand or sump so already very different from the majority of most tanks. It’s got a black background, black silicone and three glass lid sections. I will be building my own internal sump/filter into the back right hand corner to create a self contained unit. The video of bringing the tank in will be out on YT soon but it took 12 people and a lot of help to get it inside my living room!
So that’s it for my first post and introduction! More updates to come and I will explain more about the system, and stocking as I go. All questions welcome
Cheers,
chris
So purely from the title of this thread you may be questioning not just one thing about this tank! But a few things? Airlift? AIO? How? Never been done? (If an airlift marine tank has been done before then feel free to point it out as I’d love to see how they got theirs setup)
Well let me start of this thread by introducing myself, I’m Chris from the U.K. and I run the Fancy goldfish fanatics brand (Facebook, YouTube and Instagram etc) All of this tanks progress will be documented on my YT channel so feel free to check that out for full in depth updates https ://youtube.com/c/FancyGoldfishFanatics
Although on this thread you will also get the sneak peaks before the videos are released
So this isn’t my first time keeping reef aquariums but it’s actually my third tank, although I said I would never get one again! and ha! How wrong I was.
Here was my first evolution aqua 24” cube
After that I decided a big tank was too much work so I opted for a nano!
And then I decided I’d never keep marine again becuase they were too much work and stress. Ohh how I was wrong Lol
So now that brings me onto the new tank! The new tank was custom built for me being 8ft long, 3ft wide and 2.5ft tall giving me approximately 420 gallons. Now I don’t like sticking to the rule book generally and before I go any further, if anyone tells me this idea won’t work or it is stupid then please don’t comment in this thread. If my design and ideas don’t work, I’d like to find out for myself and try again. I’ve never seen an AIO tank on this scale and I’ve also never seen one built with an airlift system, especially not a marine tank! (I’m sure there’s a reason why lol)
so back onto the tank! Here’s a picture of said tank, as you can see it’s on the floor, no stand or sump so already very different from the majority of most tanks. It’s got a black background, black silicone and three glass lid sections. I will be building my own internal sump/filter into the back right hand corner to create a self contained unit. The video of bringing the tank in will be out on YT soon but it took 12 people and a lot of help to get it inside my living room!
So that’s it for my first post and introduction! More updates to come and I will explain more about the system, and stocking as I go. All questions welcome
Cheers,
chris