I'm putting together a 150 gallon glass tank with a 55 gallon sump/refugium for my motoro stingray. It will be sitting on a concrete slab floor, so I'm not worried about weight on the floor. I know I have a tendency to go a bit overboard on things, but I wanted to get some feedback on my designs.
Just for reference sake, the orange color is wood, the light blue is the main tank, and the darker blue is the sump which will be sitting underneath. The areas with the \\\ are regular 8x8x16 cinder blocks and the areas with the xxxx markings are 4x8x2.25 cinder blocks. The main tank is 6L x 18W x 29T and the sump is 4L x 12W x 21T. Im planning on using 4x6s for the wood. The small squares on the plans are 1"x1" with 1'x1' reference markings. Here are my plans in order of preference (so the first one is the idea I like best):
Design 1:
Design 2:
Design 3:
The first design hides part of the filtration and pump area in the sump but shows the refugium. The second design only hides part of the refugium and the third one only shows a small window into the refugium.
So...will my plans support the weight of the tank? Am I using way more support than I need?
Just for reference sake, the orange color is wood, the light blue is the main tank, and the darker blue is the sump which will be sitting underneath. The areas with the \\\ are regular 8x8x16 cinder blocks and the areas with the xxxx markings are 4x8x2.25 cinder blocks. The main tank is 6L x 18W x 29T and the sump is 4L x 12W x 21T. Im planning on using 4x6s for the wood. The small squares on the plans are 1"x1" with 1'x1' reference markings. Here are my plans in order of preference (so the first one is the idea I like best):
Design 1:
Design 2:
Design 3:
The first design hides part of the filtration and pump area in the sump but shows the refugium. The second design only hides part of the refugium and the third one only shows a small window into the refugium.
So...will my plans support the weight of the tank? Am I using way more support than I need?