calvin415
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Guess I'll get started on documenting this... After changing the design numerous times and still doing some "tweaking"... here is what it should look like when construction is completed.
Construction is being performed byAquatic Systems Design.
24 inches by 24 inches, and 20 inches tall. Built out of 1/2 acrylic to ensure minimal bowing and extra strength. The holes in the bracing will be for returns from an OM Squirt on a closed loop plumbed to the drain in the display area. The CL will be powered by a PanWorld 50PX-X.
The remaining 3 holes in the overflow will be for the drain to the sump (1 inch), the return from the sump (3/4 inch) pushed by a Gen-X - PCX- 30. The last remaining hole, also 1 inch will be a pass through from the CL pump to the Squirt which will be positioned above the tank. The overflow will be black acrylic and the walls adjacent to the overflow will be laminated with black acrylic to give an appearance of black without enclosing the overflow completely. I want to be able to look into the overflow from the outside when plumbing so it will remain clear.
Using outside measurements the tank is 49.8 gallons, but with the 1/2 inch acrylic and overflow the display area is approximately 40 gallons.
The sump will be built out of either a 10 or 15 gallon tank, and will contain a EuroReef 5-2 and drilled for auto top off and return pump. Top off will incorporate two methods a Kalk drip and a float valve both fed from a RODI reservoir. Lighting will be a 250W HQI 14K Pendant housed within a custom built canopy to match the custom build cabinet for the sump and pumps. If I can find room in the cabinet (and the money), I hope to incorporate a chiller to help manage the temps, but in the mean time, I will have to rely on fans. Hopefully I've thought this out completely, if anyone notices anything I've omited please let me know before construction begins on the tank.
Thanks!!!
Construction is being performed byAquatic Systems Design.
24 inches by 24 inches, and 20 inches tall. Built out of 1/2 acrylic to ensure minimal bowing and extra strength. The holes in the bracing will be for returns from an OM Squirt on a closed loop plumbed to the drain in the display area. The CL will be powered by a PanWorld 50PX-X.
The remaining 3 holes in the overflow will be for the drain to the sump (1 inch), the return from the sump (3/4 inch) pushed by a Gen-X - PCX- 30. The last remaining hole, also 1 inch will be a pass through from the CL pump to the Squirt which will be positioned above the tank. The overflow will be black acrylic and the walls adjacent to the overflow will be laminated with black acrylic to give an appearance of black without enclosing the overflow completely. I want to be able to look into the overflow from the outside when plumbing so it will remain clear.
Using outside measurements the tank is 49.8 gallons, but with the 1/2 inch acrylic and overflow the display area is approximately 40 gallons.
The sump will be built out of either a 10 or 15 gallon tank, and will contain a EuroReef 5-2 and drilled for auto top off and return pump. Top off will incorporate two methods a Kalk drip and a float valve both fed from a RODI reservoir. Lighting will be a 250W HQI 14K Pendant housed within a custom built canopy to match the custom build cabinet for the sump and pumps. If I can find room in the cabinet (and the money), I hope to incorporate a chiller to help manage the temps, but in the mean time, I will have to rely on fans. Hopefully I've thought this out completely, if anyone notices anything I've omited please let me know before construction begins on the tank.
Thanks!!!
I'll get some pics once everything starts to arrive; hopefully I'll have them all this week.
