The surge looks great wish I could put a 30 gallon surge on my next tank.. A 300 DD.. Keep up the good work...
I don't have a sump on my 240. I want to do a 20-30 gallon surge (or two) but I'm concerned about the DT water level raising and lowering. I want a tidal effect that would fire off one surge slowly, maybe once every ten minutes.
Two questions - are two 20-30 gallon surges ridiculous overkill? Would two ten gallon surges be more reasonable?
Any idea on how to keep the DT level reasonable without a sump?
I really like the aquascaping![]()
I really like the look of your tank and the way you finished the stand. Very nice set up.
any new pics? I love the cube tanks, I think I am going to go with a cube for my next tank
I think that it could be done but you are going to have to keep your water level lower in the tank. Depending on the footprint of your tank you can calculate the water level you would need to handle the surges. In my tank the water level sits around 1-2" below the eurobracing on the tank. When both surges fire at the same time the water level rises to the eurobracing.
The amount of water in the surge is not as important as how high you have the surge above the tank and the diameter of the pipe feeding the tank. The amount of water in the surge will control how long the surge fires. I personally like smaller more frequent surges then on large one. It can be done either way.
What are your tank dimensions?
It's a standard 240 - 8x2x2.
I can have the surge tanks pretty high, around a foot or two higher than the top of the display. I was thinking of using 1 1/2" plumbing to prolong the flow, but I hear that may be too small.
I've got to keep the display water level above the bottom lip of the canopy. I might have 2" of water to work with.
Looks great!! Nice aquascaping!