Design a tank that
actually works.
Real glass, flow, light and load maths — sized for the heat and the water where you live. Nothing dumbed down; every number shows its working.
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Your world sets sensible starting temperatures, size, flow and chemistry — change anything below.
Footprint & glass
PROGlass, bracing & floor load
Water & climate
Your city sets a starting point for tap-water hardness and the indoor heat we design around.
Filtration & flow
Turnover is tank volumes cycled per hour. Pumps lose flow to height and plumbing, so we size the rated figure up.
Water flows mechanical → biological → chemical. Solids first protect everything downstream.
PROAeration & gas exchange
PROWavemaker, flow direction & gyre
Heating & cooling
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Lighting
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Stand & cabinet
PROCarrying {{ d.totalKg }} kg over {{ d.footprintTxt }}. The stand must take the point loads and shrug off splashes.
Stocking
Bioload is a relative index, not a promise — it weighs adult size and waste against your volume and turnover. Not a substitute for a cycled tank and test kit.
Already have gear?
Validate what you own against this build instead of starting from scratch. Enter your actual kit — I’ll say what fits and what doesn’t.
Power resilience
PROWhen the mains drops in this region, your tank has only hours of dissolved O₂. Keep gas exchange and temperature going first — lights can stay off for days.
Automation
PROAutomation for this build — essentials first, then the nice-to-haves. Each one fires from what you’ve actually specced.