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Exposed copper wire under a rug would be a bad idea. I was assuming you were running insulated wire.
600 Gallon Upgrade Build
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Exposed copper wire under a rug would be a bad idea. I was assuming you were running insulated wire.
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The tank is presently in the garage until I get the flooring and electrical done in the room.
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dca22anderson
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Wayne, I love that flow video! I ran an oceans motions on my system last time and loved it!!! Slow and steady progress my man...your tank is going to rock!
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Thanks dca. Any tips on the oceans motions that worked for you? I have to credit the slow and steady progress to my budget. Then again going slow and letting it grow is the best progress you can achieve.
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Nah, jackhammer/cut saw, conduit, and fresh concrete is the answer...Look at it this way, you can visually inspect for a sinkhole while your in there!!
That would work if I don't plan on selling the house in the future.
dude, your installing a 600 gallon reef tank.....I wouldn't want to ever move it. LOL :beer: Thats the type of thing you do when you don't plan on moving anytime, let alone in the future.
techreef
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^^^ true dat. LOL. I second the suggestions of cutting out a trough or groove under whatever finished floor surface you end up going with. Your tank is going to be awesome; your finish work around the room holding the tank should be up to par too, or you'll have something to annoy you later on, when it's all set up and running. And you aren't moving this beast once it's all set up and running!
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I always plan on a worse case scenario. I plan on keeping the tank as long as I can. I might get lucky and move to a bigger house and want a bigger tank. And no I don't plan on moving either unless I hit the lottery.
I might just come from the top and go that route. Who knows.
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Pretty much the basic. If I run the wire in the attic it has to be ran through the wood(i cant think of the proper term) and not over. If it is ran outside it needs to be a special type of wire that's water resistant or somewhere in that nature. Still working on an electrician to help with the problem. Do you have any suggestions?
dave.m
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I'm not sure I completely understand the total problem, but I would go with what is legal and approved. I can't think of anything more dangerous than running an exposed cable unprotected directly under a carpet or whatever floor covering you are planning. I would go with what the pros tell you is safe and correct and will pass an electrical inspection.
If, heaven forbid, you should ever have a fire in your home, the insurance company will send out an adjustor. The adjustor is a highly-paid expert whose sole job is to find even the tiniest niggling excuse for the insurance company not to pay out on your policy, and there is no better way to negate your insurance coverage than to have the adjustor find cowboy wiring anywhere in your house.
I would start from there.
Dave.M
If, heaven forbid, you should ever have a fire in your home, the insurance company will send out an adjustor. The adjustor is a highly-paid expert whose sole job is to find even the tiniest niggling excuse for the insurance company not to pay out on your policy, and there is no better way to negate your insurance coverage than to have the adjustor find cowboy wiring anywhere in your house.
I would start from there.
Dave.M
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I already had a pro come through and tried to figure something out. My best bet is to run it through the ceiling, down a dry chamber and place a couple 20A circuits under the stand and keep one in the ceiling for the lighting. That way nobody gets burned, shocked, or trips over anything.
Thanks Dave.M
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Help me out. I was using it to run all the wires through to the bottom of the stand? What other ideas did you have in mind?
Dustin1300
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Keep it up on the build Wayne. I've been silently creeping and watching lately....Hopefully my schedule frees up as I've been busy ever since MACNA!
Only scare I have about the closed loop you mentioned before is drilling bottom of tank. When you do that then if you have a bulkhead/valve/fitting crack your stuck with draining the WHOLE tank. I don't want to even imagine that once the tank would be established. I've been considering a closed loop with a black pipe that'd come down on back wall and blend in with black wall so if a leak happens, I would only lose water to where I drilled into wall of aquarium on the back.
Only scare I have about the closed loop you mentioned before is drilling bottom of tank. When you do that then if you have a bulkhead/valve/fitting crack your stuck with draining the WHOLE tank. I don't want to even imagine that once the tank would be established. I've been considering a closed loop with a black pipe that'd come down on back wall and blend in with black wall so if a leak happens, I would only lose water to where I drilled into wall of aquarium on the back.
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Hang a picture on it. Add an intercom panel. Mount some speakers from your total-house stereo system in it. Train some vines up around it. Attach the mother of all lava lamps to the side. Be creative!
Ooh! I know! Mask it with a bubble wall!
Dave.M
I will invent something and try not to let you down sir.
I see you have been a busy man. Gotta make that paper to support the hobby.
I think the secret is to control the vibrations and having the right bulkheads for the closed loop. So lots of flex PVC will be used in conjunction with quick disconnects and union valves. I have to find the link someone sent me but there are some bulkheads out there that are pretty sturdy. Some of the big aquariums use them but they are made on a smaller level.
Glad you made it back.
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