Rick's 450 Gal. Bow Front Aquarium

     This is my new, completely custom 450 gallon (approximately) acrylic bow front tank made for me by Midwest Custom Aquariums.  The tank itself is about 32” high by about 90” wide.  It is 30” deep at the sides and from there, bows out an additional 10” to 40” at the center.  Some of my fish were getting too big for even my 265 gallon and since I was re-modeling my downstairs and had to move/breakdown the old tank anyway, I decided it was time to go bigger and better.  It was a great opportunity to put everything I have learned along the way and all my personal preferences into one perfect aquarium.  Chris over at Midwest did a beautiful job with the build and all my design preferences.  The workmanship is meticulous and the attention to detail is superb.  He also built the stand and canopy as well, which is basically a wooden skin over a welded tubular steel frame.  I went with a black (painted) background this time since it basically “hides” the overflow and return plumbing fittings.  One of the main goals with the tank was to make serviceability easy should anything need to be serviced/replaced/repaired, etc.   More importantly, however, was that routine maintenance be as easy and as minimal as possible.   All coral decorations are from Signature Coral and were custom ordered for their colors.  Most of them were placed at the very back of the tank to give lots of unobstructed swimming room for the big fish. Working on it when I could, it took about 4 months from the initial transfer from the old tank to the final installation of the cooling fan to get it to the point that it’s at now.  Everything continues to work beautifully and as planned and I couldn’t be happier.  There is no longer anything on the “To Do” list for this tank.  The fish are definitely more active in their new home and seem hungrier than ever…although I am a bit poorer!

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Also Check out my other Aquariums:

All Glass 54 Gallon Corner Bow Tank

58 Gallon In-Wall African Cichlid Tank

30 Gallon AquaTower Tropical Community Tank