220g Acrylic Peninsula

[nezw0001]

Guys

I posted this in the SPS forum but maybe the wrong place. Hoping to get some feedback before finalizing the order.


I am rejoining the hobby after about a 5 year hiatus. My existing 180 will be going into the basement to be the sump - it is glass and scratched badly. I am planning on ordering the attached tank from a local manufacturer. Would like any feedback on the design since this is the first tank I have started from scratch with. It will be acrylic.

Once all the framing is done, it will be a peninsula tank with external overflows running the bean animal system. The drains will run through the floor into the basement and be returned by a dolphin amp master 4700 that is currently running the system. It is significantly necked down as the current drains can't handle the flow. Once the new tank is set up I will carefully measure flow and dial it to meet the skimmers needs.

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I wanted to design this tank for any possibility so things don't need to be cobbled together later. It will have a full canopy over it.

Thanks in advance for any feedback

[mcgyvr]

yep.. looks like a tank
Whats the 4th bulkhead for? (return line?)
Whats the 2 smaller holes outside the box for? (if return what size and how do you plan to prevent a back siphon when the power goes out?

if you can't keep from "badly scratching" a glass I sure wouldn't recommend an acrylic tank for you.

[nezw0001]

The 4th bulkhead I was just planning on plugging and having it for future use

The two smaller holes are returns and will be to lock line tubing with a siphon break.

The glass tank was likely 20 years old. I've had it for 15 and it was used when I got it. Most of the scratches were in it when i got it. Im nervous about the acrylic but at least if it gets scratched it can be buffed out and for the price I can get two acrylic tanks for what the glass priced out at.