TheFishTeen
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Is that the tank you just posted a picture of? Im having a really hard time putting it into scale. It looks like a ~200G tank to me with 10 bulkheads. Is that the DT?????
600 Gallon Surger Reef Build
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Yes, treated with cupric arsenide. What are the risks? Considering the humidity of the room, I didn't want to worry about rotting wood.
That's the tank. I agree it looks squashed in the one photo.. but it is 4 feet front to back.
Cupric=copper Just make sure there isnt any wood hanging over your sump or anywhere else where water can drip on the wood and then into your tank. Don't go handling your boards and then stick your hands in your tank either. You probably dont want to cut the wood in the room either and end up with that dust in the tank.
Thanks. I'm hoping!
Well.. the sumps are huge. There's no way they won't have to be at least partly under the deck. Do you think a little paint will seal up the wood enough so that it won't leach?
TheFishTeen
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Multiple coats of Latex primer should do the trick.
BryanGoodson
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Subscribed. And envied. 
Subscribed. And envied.
Welcome!
Moving along on the aquascape, I started building concrete slabs for the wave-break. They don't look like much yet.
This mixture is 1:1 concrete to aragonite sand, and is formed over plastic eggcrate for strength. There are holes poked through each piece to allow for zip ties, and mount points for future use. In the tank, there will a PVC support structure to zip tie these to.
This mixture is 1:1 concrete to aragonite sand, and is formed over plastic eggcrate for strength. There are holes poked through each piece to allow for zip ties, and mount points for future use. In the tank, there will a PVC support structure to zip tie these to.
Thanks! I really enjoy the planning phase/building. There's nothing like having unlimited potential stretch out in front of you.
It should be good. I've been working with a 'mock-up' tank for a few years now while planning this one. It's a lot smaller, and only has two surgers, but I've learned A LOT from working with it.
The 10 chambered surger is what I'm most excited about. I haven't seen anyone else do it quite like this before. I looked at using a 6" pipe for one large surger, but I decided it would be unlikely I could get a CSD to trigger on that big of a diameter pipe, and mechanical (pnuematic) valves just aren't the thing for me. Finally, Dr. Mac shot that down when he pointed out that having such a long time between surges wouldn't really be doing the corals any favors.
So, I decided 2" CSD's were the largest I could work with reliably, and set about packing as many together as possible. I get 10 times as many surges as compared to a single pipe (albeit much smaller), and it introduces some wild variability to the flow.:spin3:
dabears1983
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Wow,,,
Tagging along on this one. This should be an awesome build.
Tagging along on this one. This should be an awesome build.
juststartingout
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Interesting build. I love the idea of the energy efficiencies your planning in the house build. I'm interested in your tank design. I think you stated the bottom is two 3/4 glass panels, is this two whole sheets "laminated" together or is it a perimeter brace? It looks like the overflows are internal, but not all the way to the bottom, is that right? Is the sides made from 3/4 glass? Can you post some more pictures of the tank, please?
