Hmmm... somehow a 215-gallon tank ended up in my garage. Oceanic, "brick tank", with two mega overflows that are drilled through the bottom. Had to look up what a "brick tank" was... basically overbuilt with 3/4" glass so that a center brace is not needed! My life is finally complete now that I have a tank without a center brace!
So, the thought occurred to me that I still have a 180-gallon tank in the backyard that I just resealed (need to water test Tuesday). Sump?
The tank from my dad is not coming anymore but he is bringing down a ton of smaller tanks (glass and acrylic) that I can use for possible alternative sumps. Awesome.
So now I have a 215-gallon to work with as my new tank. One seal has a pinhole leak in it so I am going to remove the whole front pane and reseal. No point in chancing it with 215-gallons in my family room. I also have a solidly overbuilt 2" square steel tubing stand (Thanks Dena!) that now needs to be modified to fit the tank. Tank is 72" x 24" x 28", stand is 72" x 30" x 40". Really, the stand is just 6" deeper than my tank. So, what to do?
BBReefer got me thinking about leaving the stand the way it is and just add another 2" steel tubing at the 24" depth mark to support the back of the tank and leave the stand 30" deep. That way I have a stand back there to work with if I needed to walk on it back there and also leaves a gap from the wall so I can organize plugs, add pumps, etc. I think I am starting to like the idea more, each time I think about it. It will also give me more room underneath the tank since I will be essentially working with a 72" x 30" area, versus a 72" x 24" area in the stand. Offroaddodge, you might be getting a PM soon.
All these things to think about now...