165Gl to 1000Gl system upgrade (Long project)
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first look of the 4x 9W strips that arrived
pictures taken with my webcam but they are mighty bright
all strips are connected to each other so you can easily remove a strip if needed.
pictures taken with my webcam but they are mighty bright
all strips are connected to each other so you can easily remove a strip if needed.
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these will be used for the scrubber
also have a block of 35 x1W arrived later more on those tests.
also have a block of 35 x1W arrived later more on those tests.
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the 45W box
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Ok more about the flow in the Tank
1 CLOSED LOOP
2 reeflo Dart Gold pumps will drive 4 outlets each en each connected to a Oceans Motions with version ½ 2/3 ¾ and so on"¦
The green 90 connections are connected to pump 1 and the red one to pump 2
Both pumps will be driven on timers with the following settings
Pump 1 on 10.00am off 15.00pm
Pump 2 on 15.00pm off 20.00pm
Pump 1 and 2 on 20.00pm off 22.00pm
Pump 1 on 22.00pm off 02.00am
Pump 2 on 02.00am off 08.00am
Pump 1 and 2 on 08.00am off 10.00am
Thus creating a left to right and a right to left flow pattern creating a tide recreation hopefully. Both pumps coming on twice a day to create a chaotic flow pushing up as much ditrius as possible.
2 RETURN FLOW
will be driven by a Reeflo Barracuda connected to 1/2" PVC 90 that will point down 45 degrees and counter each other to create a circular motion on top of the tank with the flow towards the overflow on the long back side and away from the overflow in the front long side of the tank.
3 TUNZE
both build in wave boxes will be driven by electronic TUNZE 6155 set from 0% up to 75% for 2 sec up/down this creating a wave of about 1 1/2"
4 loose electronic TUNZE 6055 will also be installed and controlled from 0% up to 100% for 15sec up/down time to create a rolling effect in the corners of the tank.
1 CLOSED LOOP
2 reeflo Dart Gold pumps will drive 4 outlets each en each connected to a Oceans Motions with version ½ 2/3 ¾ and so on"¦
The green 90 connections are connected to pump 1 and the red one to pump 2
Both pumps will be driven on timers with the following settings
Pump 1 on 10.00am off 15.00pm
Pump 2 on 15.00pm off 20.00pm
Pump 1 and 2 on 20.00pm off 22.00pm
Pump 1 on 22.00pm off 02.00am
Pump 2 on 02.00am off 08.00am
Pump 1 and 2 on 08.00am off 10.00am
Thus creating a left to right and a right to left flow pattern creating a tide recreation hopefully. Both pumps coming on twice a day to create a chaotic flow pushing up as much ditrius as possible.
2 RETURN FLOW
will be driven by a Reeflo Barracuda connected to 1/2" PVC 90 that will point down 45 degrees and counter each other to create a circular motion on top of the tank with the flow towards the overflow on the long back side and away from the overflow in the front long side of the tank.
3 TUNZE
both build in wave boxes will be driven by electronic TUNZE 6155 set from 0% up to 75% for 2 sec up/down this creating a wave of about 1 1/2"
4 loose electronic TUNZE 6055 will also be installed and controlled from 0% up to 100% for 15sec up/down time to create a rolling effect in the corners of the tank.
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anyone sees any things I might have overlooked in my flow pattern?
Dude sorry to hear about your disaster. My comments are intended only as my opinion...The bottom of that tank should be way bigger than 12mm if not tempered.... My 60 gallon is 12mm.... That tank should have been a warrantee.... With all of those holes it should be closer to an inch thick....all of those holes make the need for thicker glass more important....they all create stress points.... I would have them build the stand and place the tank so they are 100% responsible for the tank....
You can add a layer of acrylic silicones to the bottom to offere some protection. A failure in the non tempered glass like the one you had would have been a slower leak.. However a bottom failure on tempered glass means a blowout and acrylic would do nothing...
Overall your design is epic....just plain wow..... I wish you great success...
You can add a layer of acrylic silicones to the bottom to offere some protection. A failure in the non tempered glass like the one you had would have been a slower leak.. However a bottom failure on tempered glass means a blowout and acrylic would do nothing...
Overall your design is epic....just plain wow..... I wish you great success...
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MHG thanks for the advise and I have been thinking about it a long time. Thought the financial difference for me here in Thailand between Acrylic and Glass is just a simplen answer as Acrylic here is might but then mighty expensive.
Anyway the bottom glass will now be 19mm and tempered so that should cut my risk a lot I think.
Also the tank will now be build in house so the glass panels will be brought in and glued in the house to avoid unneeded stress by transporting such a heavy tank.
Also Tank and Stand builder now will work very close together to get things straightened out to perfection. And I will be close by all the way too.
Thanks for your comments as it is guys like you improving my setup all the time
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finally back home.
Updates should start coming more frequent now.
Tomorrow will go and finalize the last design details with builder and finalize the order of the new tank.
Also will be taking out all my current rock to give them a Muratic Acid treatment as I want to start the new tank with a majority of clean new death rock that will be seeded with brand new life rock at a later stage in the process.
Sta tuned.
Updates should start coming more frequent now.
Tomorrow will go and finalize the last design details with builder and finalize the order of the new tank.
Also will be taking out all my current rock to give them a Muratic Acid treatment as I want to start the new tank with a majority of clean new death rock that will be seeded with brand new life rock at a later stage in the process.
Sta tuned.
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tank has been ordered and will be cut in a few days.
idea would be to have the glass cut, drilled and tempered in the correc t length pieces so we will be building the tank at the house this time to avoid any extra stress that might be caused by any transportation.
The side panes will be 12mm tempered glass while the bottom pane now will be 15mm tempered glass. On most calculators online this gives a sufficient safety number so I hope to be good there.
Anyway here the final drawings and measurements for the glass factory.
idea would be to have the glass cut, drilled and tempered in the correc t length pieces so we will be building the tank at the house this time to avoid any extra stress that might be caused by any transportation.
The side panes will be 12mm tempered glass while the bottom pane now will be 15mm tempered glass. On most calculators online this gives a sufficient safety number so I hope to be good there.
Anyway here the final drawings and measurements for the glass factory.
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they will have that amount of water on top of them
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Today picked up the first load of the life stones. 11 pieces in total.
Treated them with the Muratic Acid to kill of all pests, Phophate and Nitrate traces. reason for this as some of the stones came out of crashed tanks so had to give them the big treatment.
Anyway the stones came out nice and white but will be giving them one more final round tomorrow as I ran out of acid today.
Also tomorrow my old rock currently in my holding tanks will be given the same treatement as I am battling a phosphate issue again and this will hopefully remove some of the Po out of the rock as well.
Treated them with the Muratic Acid to kill of all pests, Phophate and Nitrate traces. reason for this as some of the stones came out of crashed tanks so had to give them the big treatment.
Anyway the stones came out nice and white but will be giving them one more final round tomorrow as I ran out of acid today.
Also tomorrow my old rock currently in my holding tanks will be given the same treatement as I am battling a phosphate issue again and this will hopefully remove some of the Po out of the rock as well.
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I also power sprayed them to make sure all debris is off of them.
I'm definitely tagging along. As I'm looking to move to Bangkok, I'm interested in your build. I'm sorry to hear about the tank. Seeing the glass tank hang over the truck bed, I was worried about a crack. Where do you get your fish from? Do you collect locally or thru a local local shop?
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second stage I guess
all rocks have been treated and power cleaned
emptied out the holding tank (which will be converted in UAS and refugium) and the high tank which will be converted in a seahorse heaven. Also removed the large holding tank which will be used for as the name said holding volume and used as water change station.
also took out most of the pumps and other stuff to soak it in a vinegar bath
all lights and cables removed and cleaned up and put in the waiting room for the new setup
all fishes are currently in the Sump
all rocks have been treated and power cleaned
emptied out the holding tank (which will be converted in UAS and refugium) and the high tank which will be converted in a seahorse heaven. Also removed the large holding tank which will be used for as the name said holding volume and used as water change station.
also took out most of the pumps and other stuff to soak it in a vinegar bath
all lights and cables removed and cleaned up and put in the waiting room for the new setup
all fishes are currently in the Sump
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