UnderwaterExotic
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Tagging along to see the end result!!!
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greg65
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anyone interested in the rock can write me for priceing.
greg@omegareef.com
Art your tank and setup are looking incredible!!!!!!!!!
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greg@omegareef.com
Art your tank and setup are looking incredible!!!!!!!!!
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invincible569
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Art, take more pics of that rock in your tank. i want to see what it looks like in the tank. What size is the one you got?
kimoyo
Active member
reefboy1 said:Here are the two pics from the RE website that inspired me. The first is the tank installation:
Hey Greg,
Is there a model like the one in the front middle. I like the way it doesn't narrow at the top and there is kinda of a shelf. Thanks.
Paul
Sorry for the thread hijacking Art, is there a better thread to talked about this?
reefboy1
Premium Member
invincible569 said:
I should be able to start aquascaping in next few weeks, I'll be sure to take pics of the process. I bought the three larges sizes - I believe the tallest is 24", the next size is about 20" and the smallest is about 18".
Kimoyo, I wish I could have gotten a tower like the one in the center of that pic as well - it's awesome. It doesn't look very stable though, I wonder how it's supported....
Art
reefboy1
Premium Member
Made a bit more progress this weekend. Greg and Jeff came over and installed the bottom shelf for the stand. It looks so nice and clean now:
Unfortunately I didn't have all the right sched 80 parts to finish up the drains and closed loop (with Seq Dart and OM), but I was able to complete one drain, the exhaust vent (the big white pipe), and the return plumbing (more on that later). Here's a pic with my 17month old who thinks it's a wonderful bench:
Here's a crappy shot of the Tunze Wavebox and Tunze Stream 6200's in their cubby holes. Under the Wavebox you can barely make out the 4" screen I used to protect the closed loop intake:
And lastly, here's a pic of the return plumbing. I added a 3-way ball valve (the thing witht the yellow handle) to redirect the return flow to the 3/4" tubing manifold you see above the valve. This tubes on this manifold go to the bottom of each overflow and Tunze compartment. As often as I can remember, I'll redirect the flow in order to blow out the detritus. It may be more trouble than it was worth, but I figured if I'd give it a try. I'm hoping this cluttered mess is offset by the ease of maintanence:
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Unfortunately I didn't have all the right sched 80 parts to finish up the drains and closed loop (with Seq Dart and OM), but I was able to complete one drain, the exhaust vent (the big white pipe), and the return plumbing (more on that later). Here's a pic with my 17month old who thinks it's a wonderful bench:
Here's a crappy shot of the Tunze Wavebox and Tunze Stream 6200's in their cubby holes. Under the Wavebox you can barely make out the 4" screen I used to protect the closed loop intake:
And lastly, here's a pic of the return plumbing. I added a 3-way ball valve (the thing witht the yellow handle) to redirect the return flow to the 3/4" tubing manifold you see above the valve. This tubes on this manifold go to the bottom of each overflow and Tunze compartment. As often as I can remember, I'll redirect the flow in order to blow out the detritus. It may be more trouble than it was worth, but I figured if I'd give it a try. I'm hoping this cluttered mess is offset by the ease of maintanence:
Keep up the good work. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
tang_man_montreal
New member
Reefboy,
Beautiful setup indeed.
With all the thought and planning that you've put into this setup, I feel dumb saying this.... but If I may make ONE suggestion..... I noticed that you used clear tubing on your return plumbing. Being that it's right under your lighting, this will get clogged with algae over time.
What I'd suggest, is either using black tubing, or wrapping your clear tubing with black electical tape.
Beautiful setup indeed.
With all the thought and planning that you've put into this setup, I feel dumb saying this.... but If I may make ONE suggestion..... I noticed that you used clear tubing on your return plumbing. Being that it's right under your lighting, this will get clogged with algae over time.
What I'd suggest, is either using black tubing, or wrapping your clear tubing with black electical tape.
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Bryan89
Premium Member
Art,
Looks like a great setup. I had a question/concern about your 3 way valve and manifold. It appears you used pipe clamps to hold the tubing on. Are you using Stainless 316 or are those clamps only temporary? Just curious, because trace amounts of salt will corrode standard pipe clamps rapidly.
You have a great setup, I hope mine is as clean when I am all done.
Bryan
Bryan
Looks like a great setup. I had a question/concern about your 3 way valve and manifold. It appears you used pipe clamps to hold the tubing on. Are you using Stainless 316 or are those clamps only temporary? Just curious, because trace amounts of salt will corrode standard pipe clamps rapidly.
You have a great setup, I hope mine is as clean when I am all done.
Bryan
Bryan
