255 Gallon Acrylic Build

[jandb]

Following along another penninsula setup.

BTW OP, don't mean to doubt but from the picture, it doesnt look like a 71" length tank? Is that just the picture playing tricks?

Yep. It doesn’t look that long due to the height. Crazy to think but its less than 2 times as long as it is high. On the stand it’s not gonna be easy to even feed.

 

[JK47]

Thanks! I have a glass 75 gallon and 5 gallons of pond matrix. Getting a bunch of laundry bags on Amazon for it. All my other tanks have pretty open sumps and I’m pretty happy with them so I’ll probabky go that route.

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Yep. It doesn’t look that long due to the height. Crazy to think but its less than 2 times as long as it is high. On the stand it’s not gonna be easy to even feed.

Can’t go wrong with a sump. Would love to see some build pics of the sump when you get there. That tanks is sweet!!! The wood possibilities are endless in that height.

 

[mrrobxc]

Can’t go wrong with a sump. Would love to see some build pics of the sump when you get there. That tanks is sweet!!! The wood possibilities are endless in that height.

Agreed. I’d personally do a 24” height water level and have a foot to make it a riparium. Can glue some fibrous material like ecoweb to the back top 12” and grow terrestrial mosses and ferns along with a couple of bromeliads or orchids.

But hey...that’s my dream...

What I love about seeing empty tanks is that they are blank canvasses you can “paint” on with scape, plants, and fish. Looking forward to this setup!

 

[jandb]

Can’t go wrong with a sump. Would love to see some build pics of the sump when you get there. That tanks is sweet!!! The wood possibilities are endless in that height.

Thanks. I have this 55 gallon barrel filled with wood and this stuff too

 

[jandb]

Agreed. I’d personally do a 24” height water level and have a foot to make it a riparium. Can glue some fibrous material like ecoweb to the back top 12” and grow terrestrial mosses and ferns along with a couple of bromeliads or orchids.

But hey...that’s my dream...

What I love about seeing empty tanks is that they are blank canvasses you can “paint” on with scape, plants, and fish. Looking forward to this setup!

I love the idea. I may actually not cut off the wood I have and try to get some plants or kiss to grow out the top.

 

[DN328]

Are you planning to keep drain pipes and return plumbing all in the overflow?

I see that there are two holes on top on the opposite end of the overflow?

 

[jandb]

Are you planning to keep drain pipes and return plumbing all in the overflow?

I see that there are two holes on top on the opposite end of the overflow?

I’m going to use the 3 holes in the drain for a hybrid herbie/bean animal setup and split the returns between the 2 holes on the top of the tank.

The overflow bulkheads are 3/4”,3/4” and 1 1/2”. The returns are both 3/4” whoever had this tank loved that size. I would have done at least 1” all the way around. There’s not enough trimming in the box to fit a larger bulkhead so I’m stuck with them.

 

[DN328]

I’m going to use the 3 holes in the drain for a hybrid herbie/bean animal setup and split the returns between the 2 holes on the top of the tank.

The overflow bulkheads are 3/4”,3/4” and 1 1/2”. The returns are both 3/4” whoever had this tank loved that size. I would have done at least 1” all the way around. There’s not enough trimming in the box to fit a larger bulkhead so I’m stuck with them.

My overflow is a hybrid as well. That is, Herbie but with a third edrain.

The good thing about the return from the other end of the tank is it will drive flow to the weir/overflow. My locline returns come up and out of the weir. It's offers a little cleaner look for my peninsula, but does prevent some surface flow.

 

[jandb]

Got the stand finished up. I had a tough time shoehorning the sump in there.

 

[jandb]

My overflow is a hybrid as well. That is, Herbie but with a third edrain.

The good thing about the return from the other end of the tank is it will drive flow to the weir/overflow. My locline returns come up and out of the weir. It's offers a little cleaner look for my peninsula, but does prevent some surface flow.

I’m actually using it with the back against the wall. Love the peninsula idea but don’t ha e the space at work. I’m shoehorning it into my office. Haha