[spazz]

you may want to pm energy and talk with him about his system while you are building this system. his tank is almost the same size. the difference in size is your will be 6 inches wider and 2.4 inches taller. there almost identical. there is alot of issues that come with building big tanks like. fore sight can be a god send to have. when you consider the massive bio load alone this tank will have in it you may re think alot of the design.

these are areas that you may or may not end up having issues with in the future.

what kind of corals will be housed in the tank?

how many fish and what size will they be?

what feeding regement will be used and how often?

how will you deal with the detritus buildup in the sand?

how is the rock work going to be setup?

what is your plans for heating and cooling?

calcium, alkalinity and magesium dosing?


there are many other issues that will need to be looked at while this system comes to life.
the onw big thing you have to look forward to is the increased stability of the system. you will have over 2500 gallons of water when all is said and done. this will make for a very stable inviorment for the inhabitants in the tank. this will be a beautiful system when its finnished.