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We couldn't resist showing you this hanging reef tank from Aquarium Architecture.
Aquarium Architecture Manchester has been signed up to install this fully suspended aquarium with client Biddle Sawyer Silks.
All the equipment will be located above the 3000 (l) x 870 (h) x 700 (w) cm opti-white aquarium which will house Australian only corals, sourced solely from reef farms and donor frags.
Very different!

LeviT · 2yr vet

Wow! I'd love to see that mounting set up.

Grumpy Bass · $20,000 later....

This approach is soooo cool! I saw a setup like this once before (on-line somewhere) and can only think of the engineeing to do this right.. a really fun project.

The dimensions shown must be in milimeters, not centimeters (cm). If you do the math in cm this tank would be 98' x 28' x 22' ! Seems like 9.8' x 2.8' x 2.2' seems more realistic.

Think about the load (correcting the cm to mm of course), this tank will be 483 US Gallons, a gallon of water is 8.63 lbs.. the water alone will weigh 4, 025lbs! There is of course the weight of the tank (assume 400+lbs)... hanging almost 5,000 lbs (2.5 tons!) from the celing is just a great engineering project.

Thanks for posting a dream tank rgrking!

Grumpy

rgrking · Spawning

all I can say is, I bet there's a lot of steel reinforcement.

spinycheek · Insert Custom Title Here

Awesome!

LadyOfIreland · Dr. Zoos

Oh man, this is too cool! But I have to admit, I wouldn't want to give it a go in my house. I'd just be way too nervous about something going wrong O_o REALLY cool to look at, though!

Ashlar · DIY Geek

Would you let your kids or pets play under that? Even knowing all the reinforcement, I couldn't.

donkey · Big-Geek

I want it

Pat B · Geektacular

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Originally Posted by Grumpy Bass

This approach is soooo cool! I saw a setup like this once before (on-line somewhere) and can only think of the engineeing to do this right.. a really fun project.

The dimensions shown must be in milimeters, not centimeters (cm). If you do the math in cm this tank would be 98' x 28' x 22' ! Seems like 9.8' x 2.8' x 2.2' seems more realistic.

Think about the load (correcting the cm to mm of course), this tank will be 483 US Gallons, a gallon of water is 8.63 lbs.. the water alone will weigh 4, 025lbs! There is of course the weight of the tank (assume 400+lbs)... hanging almost 5,000 lbs (2.5 tons!) from the celing is just a great engineering project.

Thanks for posting a dream tank rgrking!

Grumpy

When guessing tank weight I use 10 lbs/gal Grumpy, it's a rough guess number that gives a little fudge factor for rock and sand.
So that would put the stuff inside the tank at about 4,830 lbs add 400 lbs for the tank and you have 5,230 lbs. Just to give y'all an idea how much that is a 2012 Chevy Silverado 1500 LTZ crew cab 4X4 has a curb weight of 5274 lbs.

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Originally Posted by LadyOfIreland

Oh man, this is too cool! But I have to admit, I wouldn't want to give it a go in my house. I'd just be way too nervous about something going wrong O_o REALLY cool to look at, though!

Yea, not for my house. I worry enough about my 180 gal tank.

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Originally Posted by Ashlar

Would you let your kids or pets play under that? Even knowing all the reinforcement, I couldn't.

No kids or pets would be allowed under that.

Grumpy Bass · $20,000 later....

[QUOTE=Pat B;127023] "When guessing tank weight I use 10 lbs/gal Grumpy, it's a rough guess number that gives a little fudge factor for rock and sand.
So that would put the stuff inside the tank at about 4,830 lbs add 400 lbs for the tank and you have 5,230 lbs. Just to give y'all an idea how much that is a 2012 Chevy Silverado 1500 LTZ crew cab 4X4 has a curb weight of 5274 lbs."

Hey Pat... didn't I just say that?

Grumpy

mgdmirage · Daydreamer

Some people have way too much free time lol.

Pat B · Geektacular

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grumpy Bass

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pat B

"When guessing tank weight I use 10 lbs/gal Grumpy, it's a rough guess number that gives a little fudge factor for rock and sand.
So that would put the stuff inside the tank at about 4,830 lbs add 400 lbs for the tank and you have 5,230 lbs. Just to give y'all an idea how much that is a 2012 Chevy Silverado 1500 LTZ crew cab 4X4 has a curb weight of 5274 lbs."

Hey Pat... didn't I just say that?

Grumpy

Yup, sure did, but for me 2.5 tons is a hard amount to visualize. A Chevy pickup is much easier to grasp the weight.

dbrann11 · Newbie-Geek

you boys don't hang trucks from your ceilings? jees what is this world coming too...

Of course that is a computer image and not the actual installation as far as I can tell. I'd bet my wife would be displeased about 5200lbs suspended over an area my 2 year old could wander under.

[1 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 01-08-2012, 07:42 PM	Spawning
Hanging Aquarium Hanging aquarium from Aquarium Architecture \| News \| Practical Fishkeeping Hanging aquarium from Aquarium Architecture Copyright © Aquarium Architecture We couldn't resist showing you this hanging reef tank from Aquarium Architecture. Aquarium Architecture Manchester has been signed up to install this fully suspended aquarium with client Biddle Sawyer Silks. All the equipment will be located above the 3000 (l) x 870 (h) x 700 (w) cm opti-white aquarium which will house Australian only corals, sourced solely from reef farms and donor frags. Very different! __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[3 (permalink)] Posted by Grumpy Bass 01-08-2012, 09:05 PM	$20,000 later....
Insane Setup This approach is soooo cool! I saw a setup like this once before (on-line somewhere) and can only think of the engineeing to do this right.. a really fun project. The dimensions shown must be in milimeters, not centimeters (cm). If you do the math in cm this tank would be 98' x 28' x 22' ! Seems like 9.8' x 2.8' x 2.2' seems more realistic. Think about the load (correcting the cm to mm of course), this tank will be 483 US Gallons, a gallon of water is 8.63 lbs.. the water alone will weigh 4, 025lbs! There is of course the weight of the tank (assume 400+lbs)... hanging almost 5,000 lbs (2.5 tons!) from the celing is just a great engineering project. Thanks for posting a dream tank rgrking! Grumpy	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 274 Gameroom cash: $111287 Rep Power: 25
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[4 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 01-08-2012, 09:07 PM	Spawning
all I can say is, I bet there's a lot of steel reinforcement. __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[5 (permalink)] Posted by spinycheek 01-08-2012, 09:26 PM	Insert Custom Title Here
Awesome! __________________ All this knowledge is giving me a raging brainer!	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 4,277 Gameroom cash: $1307222 Rep Power: 82
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[6 (permalink)] Posted by LadyOfIreland 01-09-2012, 09:14 AM	Dr. Zoos
Oh man, this is too cool! But I have to admit, I wouldn't want to give it a go in my house. I'd just be way too nervous about something going wrong O_o REALLY cool to look at, though! __________________ One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish... Will work for coral "If wishes were fishes, we'd all have full tanks."	Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 867 Gameroom cash: $259040 Rep Power: 34
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[2 (permalink)] Posted by LeviT 01-08-2012, 08:35 PM	2yr vet
Wow! I'd love to see that mounting set up.	Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Pittsburg CA Posts: 225 Gameroom cash: $65790 Rep Power: 9
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[7 (permalink)] Posted by Ashlar 01-09-2012, 09:47 AM	DIY Geek
Would you let your kids or pets play under that? Even knowing all the reinforcement, I couldn't. __________________ Click image above to view tank webcams (12-10pm CST).	Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Coppell, TX Posts: 165 Gameroom cash: $50155 Rep Power: 5
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[8 (permalink)] Posted by donkey 01-09-2012, 10:26 AM	Big-Geek
I want it __________________ I Will Not Be Pushed, Filed, Stamped, Indexed, Briefed, Debriefed Or Numbered. My Life Is My Own.	Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: England Posts: 1,061 Gameroom cash: $486800 Rep Power: 49
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[10 (permalink)] Posted by Grumpy Bass 01-17-2012, 12:46 AM	$20,000 later....
[QUOTE=Pat B;127023] "When guessing tank weight I use 10 lbs/gal Grumpy, it's a rough guess number that gives a little fudge factor for rock and sand. So that would put the stuff inside the tank at about 4,830 lbs add 400 lbs for the tank and you have 5,230 lbs. Just to give y'all an idea how much that is a 2012 Chevy Silverado 1500 LTZ crew cab 4X4 has a curb weight of 5274 lbs." Hey Pat... didn't I just say that? Grumpy	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 274 Gameroom cash: $111287 Rep Power: 25
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[11 (permalink)] Posted by mgdmirage 01-17-2012, 02:18 AM	Daydreamer
Some people have way too much free time lol. __________________ Crazy about arches! 40 gallon breeder, 40 gallon long sump, 6T5HO, 80 watts of DIY LED Actinics. Empty 90 gallon sitting in my kitchen, plans unknown. A past riddled with many nano reefs.	Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Spokane, Washington Posts: 67 Gameroom cash: $20220 Rep Power: 5
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[13 (permalink)] Posted by dbrann11 01-17-2012, 09:51 PM	Newbie-Geek
you boys don't hang trucks from your ceilings? jees what is this world coming too... Of course that is a computer image and not the actual installation as far as I can tell. I'd bet my wife would be displeased about 5200lbs suspended over an area my 2 year old could wander under.	Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 57 Gameroom cash: $8642 Rep Power: 2
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