Marine Reef Tank built in with Concrete walls

seankoek · Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 1

Hi. This is a link to my Thread regarding a concrete marine tank I
built during 2007. Anyone interested, please visit the Forum:
http://www.marineaquariumsa.com/showthread.php?t=1815

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Peter Pan · Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Posts: 57

jthread wrote:
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> @v29g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>> Hi. This is a link to my Thread regarding a concrete marine tank I
>> built during 2007. Anyone interested, please visit the Forum:
>> http://www.marineaquariumsa.com/showthread.php?t=1815
>
> wow!
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Very Nice

jthread · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 132

wrote in message @v29g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> Hi. This is a link to my Thread regarding a concrete marine tank I
> built during 2007. Anyone interested, please visit the Forum:
> http://www.marineaquariumsa.com/showthread.php?t=1815

wow!

Wayne Sallee · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 526

Looks nice.

I would have designed the overflow to be a
rectangular area cut out of the upper portion of the
side of the aquarium, so that it would be a true
"overflow", then pace whatever I wanted in there
that could always be modified later.

I like the idea of leaving a big open hole in the
wall, and then just covering it with with a
painting. Now that's practical.

I would have made the inside walls of portland
cement. See
http://waynesallee.com/thirdcementtankpictures.html

Wayne Sallee
Wayne@WayneSallee.com

jthread wrote on 1/27/2008 10:00 AM:
> wrote in message
> @v29g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>> Hi. This is a link to my Thread regarding a concrete marine tank I
>> built during 2007. Anyone interested, please visit the Forum:
>> http://www.marineaquariumsa.com/showthread.php?t=1815
>
> wow!
>
>
>

RubenD · Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 6

What is the advantage of a concrete tank? More surface for bacteria to grow,
perhaps?

Just curious.

"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message$v0h$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> Looks nice.
>
> I would have designed the overflow to be a
> rectangular area cut out of the upper portion of the
> side of the aquarium, so that it would be a true
> "overflow", then pace whatever I wanted in there
> that could always be modified later.
>
> I like the idea of leaving a big open hole in the
> wall, and then just covering it with with a
> painting. Now that's practical.
>
> I would have made the inside walls of portland
> cement. See
> http://waynesallee.com/thirdcementtankpictures.html
>
>
> Wayne Sallee
> Wayne@WayneSallee.com
>
>
> jthread wrote on 1/27/2008 10:00 AM:
> > wrote in message
> >@v29g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> >> Hi. This is a link to my Thread regarding a concrete marine tank I
> >> built during 2007. Anyone interested, please visit the Forum:
> >> http://www.marineaquariumsa.com/showthread.php?t=1815
> >
> > wow!
> >
> >
> >

Wayne Sallee · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 526

If your talking about the entire tank being
concrete, the answer is cheaper materials.

If you are talking about what I did, then answer is
a more natural look with more space for corals and
stuff to grow.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne@WayneSallee.com

RubenD wrote on 1/27/2008 8:13 PM:
> What is the advantage of a concrete tank? More surface for bacteria to grow,
> perhaps?
>
> Just curious.
>
>
>
> "Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
> $v0h$1@registered.motzarella.org...
>> Looks nice.
>>
>> I would have designed the overflow to be a
>> rectangular area cut out of the upper portion of the
>> side of the aquarium, so that it would be a true
>> "overflow", then pace whatever I wanted in there
>> that could always be modified later.
>>
>> I like the idea of leaving a big open hole in the
>> wall, and then just covering it with with a
>> painting. Now that's practical.
>>
>> I would have made the inside walls of portland
>> cement. See
>> http://waynesallee.com/thirdcementtankpictures.html
>>
>>
>> Wayne Sallee
>> Wayne@WayneSallee.com
>>
>>
>> jthread wrote on 1/27/2008 10:00 AM:
>>> wrote in message
>>>
> @v29g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>>> Hi. This is a link to my Thread regarding a concrete marine tank I
>>>> built during 2007. Anyone interested, please visit the Forum:
>>>> http://www.marineaquariumsa.com/showthread.php?t=1815
>>> wow!
>>>
>>>
>>>
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