70g drop off custom tank 80x75x70h cm

[yury88]

Disclamer: comrades, I live in the world of the metric system. I hope for your understanding

Hello.
I would like to make this thread for my new tank because I want to get some critics and good ideas from community.
I'll probable finish this build 6 month later after moving to Bulgaria, so i have some time to plan everything.

It's will be a mixed reef focused on idea of ULM(ultra low maintenance). So I'm focused on simple solution without complicated hardware.
And i like to keep my fish inside the tank, so it'll be covered by net full-time.
And this is not my first rodeo, it's my 3th+ tank. Usually I'm keeping Acropora, but I'm missing soft corals and it will be nice to return to beginning

Tank:
75*80*70h cm. Its about 270L water
Drop off(deep part) 30x30cm
10mm glass(bottoms 12mm)
Rimmed - Euro Brace 50mm wide from 10mm glass
Black silicon

Herbi overflow:
20mm return
20mm main drain
20mm emergency drain
+ ATO tank 10l for osmosis

SUMP 50x40x35h cm- very small and simple

DIY Stand from 18mm glued plywood, protected from water by epoxy pain
I got the idea from this video:
100cm high at shallow part and 70cm at deep part.
Separated to two sides- dry for electronics and controllers and "wet side" for SUMP and some bottles with AFR etc

Hardware:
1)Led light ~ 250 Par. I already have 3x AI PRIME 16HD, so i have light for start.
I'm not so happy with that because they are noisy and burning lenses, but maybe I can make some mix with other LED
2)Skimmer Bubble Magus Curve 5
3)Return pump Jebao DCA5000
4)Dosing pumps for AFR and traces
5)UPS for Wave makers
6)2x Jebao MLW-30 13000 LPH
7)VorTech MP10mQD for Drop Off part of aquarium, I'm really do not see other solution.
8)Automatic Fleece Roller Filter - I had a very nice exp with this stuff after I upgrade it to use 100m fleece spools from sewing store for few $
9)Titanium water heater

I'd love to hear your advice and criticism on possible problems/what could be improved, especially if you've had a similar aquarium!
So far I consider main challenges in water flow and light spread through the aquascape
3D SketchUP

 

[BanZI29]

Wow! That is gonna be an awesome setup. ready to see IRL pix.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Good luck!

 

[yury88]

Hi everyone.
I was digging in youtube videos about aquascaping yesterday.
And I'm really impressed by this video:

I think it's a some kind of background with backlight, looks amazing.

Now i have a challenge to rebuild a plan for back part of Aquarium to add this type of "lightground".

What i understand there are 2 types of lightgroud:
1)"Light box" - hollow box made from some aluminum profile covered by thin glass + some gradient colored film.

Can be made from some cheap components from hardware store
2)Solid type made from thick piece of diffusive acrylic glass:



The challenge is how to combine this lightground with back overflow box and i really do not see any ready to go solutions without big compromise.
I do not want to use "No drilling overflow box" coz I'm not sure that they are safe to use.


So far i see solution to make custom 3D printed overflow box + make a hole in lightground for overflow fitting. Problem is hot to make this construction waterproof