Well after taking my poll on which glass to use on my new tank build, I decided to go with the starfire glass since there were no picks for the regular glass. Bellow is my diagram for my new 255 gallon Rimless aquarium. This aquarium is 72” long, 27” wide and 29” tall with an external flow so I will have all the room in the aquarium for aquascaping.
I decided to have this aquarium built European style so that the front pane of glass and sides go all the way down to the bottom of the tank. This makes the look of the tank very contemporary and that is the design that I’m going for. The stand will be powder coated steel frame with a 3” drip pan in the bottom and I will skin the outside with Maple wood. The stand will make a seamless transition from tank to stand. The outer skin of the tank will not be permanently mounted onto the steal frame. I will countersink magnets onto the inside of the panels so that the walls can be removed to perform maintenance on all the plumbing and etc. I will post pictures as soon as the steel frame stand is finished and I start making the skin.
I will use pretty much all of my existing equipment from my 175 bow, and I’m hoping that I can make a smooth transition of removing the corals and fish to their new home once it is finished. I currently plan on taking the corals and fish and placing them into Rubbermaid plastic bins for temporary storage while I make the transition. I’m hoping I can complete this project within the next 6 weeks.
I decided to have this aquarium built European style so that the front pane of glass and sides go all the way down to the bottom of the tank. This makes the look of the tank very contemporary and that is the design that I’m going for. The stand will be powder coated steel frame with a 3” drip pan in the bottom and I will skin the outside with Maple wood. The stand will make a seamless transition from tank to stand. The outer skin of the tank will not be permanently mounted onto the steal frame. I will countersink magnets onto the inside of the panels so that the walls can be removed to perform maintenance on all the plumbing and etc. I will post pictures as soon as the steel frame stand is finished and I start making the skin.
I will use pretty much all of my existing equipment from my 175 bow, and I’m hoping that I can make a smooth transition of removing the corals and fish to their new home once it is finished. I currently plan on taking the corals and fish and placing them into Rubbermaid plastic bins for temporary storage while I make the transition. I’m hoping I can complete this project within the next 6 weeks.