240 Inwall Construction (Image Intense)
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weatherson
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Marc: Thanks again. 
RGibson: I have no idea as I've always utilized one on my tank.
Joseph
RGibson: I have no idea as I've always utilized one on my tank.
Joseph
tang_man_montreal
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Joseph,
Wonderful work as always! I'm curious however, why you opted to keep the maxijet inside the reactor instead of plumbling it outside?
Wonderful work as always! I'm curious however, why you opted to keep the maxijet inside the reactor instead of plumbling it outside?
weatherson
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tang_man_montreal: Partly for less plumbing and chances for leaks and partly to keep the whole reactor as streamlined as possible for aesthestic reasons. That and this technique works very well.
whodah: Somewhere less than a ton.
Joseph
whodah: Somewhere less than a ton.
Joseph
jwedehase
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So the problem here is that I agreed to purchase your old reactor long before I ever saw anything you planned to do with the new one.
How am I supposed to want that old one now?!
Beautiful work as usual, Weatherson. And thank you also for the help with the reservoir that's already sitting above my tank. As for this new reactor, I'm impressed with how the fresh water feeds into the bottom, all the way out at the purge valve. That's one less hole in the top, and one seriously clean fabrication.
I have a clarification request. Is the bottom funnel piece inside of the tube, or is it sandwiched between two pieces of tube? If it's inside, how much trial/error/measure/remeasure did that take, and how did you get the acrylic glue in there?!
How am I supposed to want that old one now?!
Beautiful work as usual, Weatherson. And thank you also for the help with the reservoir that's already sitting above my tank. As for this new reactor, I'm impressed with how the fresh water feeds into the bottom, all the way out at the purge valve. That's one less hole in the top, and one seriously clean fabrication.
I have a clarification request. Is the bottom funnel piece inside of the tube, or is it sandwiched between two pieces of tube? If it's inside, how much trial/error/measure/remeasure did that take, and how did you get the acrylic glue in there?!
Lunchbucket
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so your fresh water will help keep that pluming free of a kalk cake? very interesting design. i hope it all dumps out for you when you open the valve...that would be my only concern that i wouldn't pour out
LUnchbucket
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weatherson
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Bax: Thank you very much.
jwedehase & DerekW: The funnel piece I cut into a circle first of a diameter slightly larger than the outside diameter of the cylinder. Then, I did the oven forming. This was then glued onto the bottom of the top cylinder and after cured, I routed the funnel piece to the size of the outside of the cylinder with a flush cut bit. I then glued on the bottom cylinder piece and once cured, sanded and polished the joint completely smooth. Sneaky, huh?
Lunchbucket: With approximately 10-gallons a day's worth of RO/DI water passing through there, it should keep a constant path of no calcium paste. Worst case scenario is that it would plug but a simple insertion of a flexible object through the valve and plumbing to break it up. But again, I don't feel this will be required.
Joseph
jwedehase & DerekW: The funnel piece I cut into a circle first of a diameter slightly larger than the outside diameter of the cylinder. Then, I did the oven forming. This was then glued onto the bottom of the top cylinder and after cured, I routed the funnel piece to the size of the outside of the cylinder with a flush cut bit. I then glued on the bottom cylinder piece and once cured, sanded and polished the joint completely smooth. Sneaky, huh?
Lunchbucket: With approximately 10-gallons a day's worth of RO/DI water passing through there, it should keep a constant path of no calcium paste. Worst case scenario is that it would plug but a simple insertion of a flexible object through the valve and plumbing to break it up. But again, I don't feel this will be required.
Joseph
weatherson
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Wooden Nickel: Here's the same fairly recent one I posted just a page back:
imafishboy
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incredible
Lunchbucket
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dang that is SWEET. prolly one of the best young tanks i have seen in a LONG LONG LONG time. really amazing rock work...how did you do it??
you got a LOT of corals quickly...must be nice to have such stock close to you.
keep us posted please.. and can you make me a stand when i get a cube??
Lunchbucket
you got a LOT of corals quickly...must be nice to have such stock close to you.
keep us posted please.. and can you make me a stand when i get a cube??
Lunchbucket
MeuserReef
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Marc,
Awesome job with the acrylic. Definetly go with the Blue LED's. I would.
Awesome job with the acrylic. Definetly go with the Blue LED's. I would.
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