Tank builds are always the exciting part of this hobby. With each build we make mistakes, we learn, and when it’s time to upgrade, we try not to make the mistakes again. So here I’m upgrading my grow-out tank. The current one is an Innovative Marine Nuvo 40 gallon drilled with a modified stand and Skimz UP18 sump.
Why am I upgrading? As mentioned above, to correct some mistakes, the 40 gallon is too small to keep some fish that can help me in the tank maintenance, and… who doesn’t want to upgrade their tanks.
Tank selection: Innovative Marine 112 Gallon Lagoon style (35.4” L x 35.4” W x 19.7" H). I specifically chose this tank for the 36 inch (33 inch excluding the overflow chamber) front to back dimension. Which will give me plenty of aquascape options, and more room for the fish to swim around. The 19-inch height means, I can reach the bottom of the tank without much trouble. I really looked at the 150 gallon which adds about 12 inches to the length, but since the tank is going to be on the first floor I had to take the additional weight and floor load into consideration and settled with the 112!
June 16th – tank ordered (after a lot of deliberation on the internal overflow chamber design and if it would become a detritus trap. You can see my thread here with question on that. I will cover my feedback after I received this tank in a later post)
June 30th – the tank is here! Roadrunner freight delivered the crate. I would give an A for the packaging.
Why am I upgrading? As mentioned above, to correct some mistakes, the 40 gallon is too small to keep some fish that can help me in the tank maintenance, and… who doesn’t want to upgrade their tanks.
Tank selection: Innovative Marine 112 Gallon Lagoon style (35.4” L x 35.4” W x 19.7" H). I specifically chose this tank for the 36 inch (33 inch excluding the overflow chamber) front to back dimension. Which will give me plenty of aquascape options, and more room for the fish to swim around. The 19-inch height means, I can reach the bottom of the tank without much trouble. I really looked at the 150 gallon which adds about 12 inches to the length, but since the tank is going to be on the first floor I had to take the additional weight and floor load into consideration and settled with the 112!
June 16th – tank ordered (after a lot of deliberation on the internal overflow chamber design and if it would become a detritus trap. You can see my thread here with question on that. I will cover my feedback after I received this tank in a later post)
June 30th – the tank is here! Roadrunner freight delivered the crate. I would give an A for the packaging.