DIY 90 Gallon Frag Tank

[rlm378]

Hello ARC. I joined the ARC recently and also just built a new frag tank so i guess my first post will be my build pics. It has been running for about 4 weeks and all is well.

 

[rlm378]

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330 gallon plastic tote

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[rlm378]

Started with a 330 gallon plastic tote.

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[rlm378]

The 2" valves in these totes are not designed to have fitting installed inside the tank, but there is enough room to silicone in a 1 1/2" PVC coupling.

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[rlm378]

All over flow piping is 1 1/2" PVC. A little black paint, foam padding and edging and that's it.

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[jrhunter0000]

Looks nice how many total gallons is it?

 

[j_b_]

That's pretty slick...really like the innovation!

 

[rlm378]

Thanks for the kind words. My only problem is everytime I finish something I want one more something, this hobby is out of control!

It's roughly 90 gallons. My sump height determined the final height of the bottom of the tank and then I wanted the rim to be at 48" so I ended up with 90 gallons, which makes the tank about 14" deep.

 

[dapperjman]

Wow, that's nice!

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[flimflam]

Love this idea. I'm gonna steal it when I build out my fish room!

 

[axio]

That is really neat! Never thought about doing anything like that before... makes me think... I have spare totes we aren't using...

 

[butch]

That is really neat. Awesome job with the creativity.

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[boosting99]

Very Nice

 

[FutureInterest]

Wow. Thank you for sharing that in such detail. Great idea and execution. It's so cost-effective and straight up effective... It's one of those things that make you think..."why didn't I think of that??". I feel the need to buy you a beer if you make it up to an Arc meeting.

Also, welcome to ARC!

 

[matt7]

What a great idea, I'll definitely have to use that one day!

where do you have the return piping going back in at?

 

[grouper therapy]

I like that kind of thinking. Well done!!!!!

 

[the curious]

Very creative! The foam edging on top is a great addition.

 

[rlm378]

I haven't firmed up the final location of the return. Waiting to see how things go, but its currently in a corner.

 

[rlm378]

As you all know frag tanks are not cheap. This tank is 40"x48" and i was looking at glass frag tanks half the size for $400 plus. All in for the tank and stand parts i'm in it just over $100.

The only con so far is not being able to see into the tank without using the viewer or shutting off the powerheads, it can be a pain at times. But at the same time there's no glass to clean.

 

[rlm378]

I made my viewer out of a Folgers coffee can and a scrap of acrylic.
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