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@David: Some drawing would be great, thanks! Had a look at it on MFK and was wondering: verticals every 600mm at front and back but not between front and back - 1200mm. So if it worked for you I should be fine with 800mm :thup:.

Update: Seems the tank will be built on site by Greg. However, 15mm would double the price. Thats why the plans changed a bit and the tank will now be 12mm glass 250x80x65cm, 60cm water = 1200L. Also kids decided that it will be South America (planted) - tiny fish in a large tank. The overflow to sump will be placed on one side - probably following the design by beananimal to keep it silent. Sump will be app. 250 liters about 60% filled when running, sponge for mechanical and ceramic for biological filtration. Next step will be a plan&quote for the steel stand.

Thanks guys! Will get in contact with some suppliers and check out my options. I would prefer 15mm glass as the tank will probably be located between kitchen/dining and lounge as a room divider so people (+kids :nilly: ) will be moving next to it on the dining side a lot. I will build the stand myself, steel frame with wood paneling able to house a sump and all the other stuff. I still have plenty of time for planning as building will not start before summer so maybe I can convince my better half to get 2.5m instead !drool: @ David: For how long did you water the wood (it was quite fresh wasn't it)?

Great, thanks! That brings me to my next question: I come from central Europe - no earthquakes at all. My wife is not a fan of the idea to drill some holes into the aquarium to get a sump connected. Anyone here ever experienced any problems related to earthquakes and pipes through the bottom sheet? Anything else that I should be aware of (Aquarium<->Earthquake)?

Hi everyone! I registered some time ago to ask a couple of questions related to fish keeping here in NZ. As we are planning to build a house I finally have the opportunity to get a 200x80x70 (LxWxH) . The first step now is to find a supplier for the tank and I had a look around but could not one assuming I need to get one build. Is there someone in the lower NI who is building tanks and is doing a good job? Thanks a lot Christian