tgreene
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Thank you. Also, if all goes well over the next couple of days, there will be another new bike in the stable to learn all about..!
Thank you.
730g In-Wall Display
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tgreene
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Nope, my tank is too deep for me to measure with the LUX meter that I have.
Tank look nice love the fish room also,
? how is the flow with two hammerheads ?
I ask since i use only one with my 500 gal and been thinking of adding 1 more for that extra flow and remove some tunzes
Also you mite want to go to lowes and get a wallpaper scraper the one that holds a 6 or 8 inch razer blade and add a long handel for it this way you can clean the glass from out side the tank on the back side. its what i did and love it !
? how is the flow with two hammerheads ?
I ask since i use only one with my 500 gal and been thinking of adding 1 more for that extra flow and remove some tunzes
Also you mite want to go to lowes and get a wallpaper scraper the one that holds a 6 or 8 inch razer blade and add a long handel for it this way you can clean the glass from out side the tank on the back side. its what i did and love it !
tgreene
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The flow is very good... Gentle yet chaotic so there are zero dead spots. The key is in knowing where to put the bulkheads.
I have plenty of large razor blades. I use the blades alone rather than using scrapers w/ handles, because it's far too easy to gouge the glass otherwise.
-Tim
I have plenty of large razor blades. I use the blades alone rather than using scrapers w/ handles, because it's far too easy to gouge the glass otherwise.
-Tim
dahenley
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just curious, are your oveflows noisy? it looks like the water has to fall a long way before it meets the water level in the overflow boxes.... (just curious)
looks nice.
(also, is that air pump mounted up by the lights the pump your using for Ozone?? thats a lot of air isnt it? or are you using it for something else?)
looks nice.
(also, is that air pump mounted up by the lights the pump your using for Ozone?? thats a lot of air isnt it? or are you using it for something else?)
SaltwaterChris
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Great looking tank and fish room.Keep the pic coming
dahenley
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The overflows are very quiet, and the air pump is supplying the 4 skimmer intakes on an Octopus FDNW-400 quad skimmer.
-Tim
as long as there is no cascade noise. (i only ask because of the long drop)
and your using the air pump to supercharge the skimmer pumps. (are you feeding it wide open to the pumps, or bleeding off some of the air? (and do you just run it wide open until it cavitates the pumps and back off a little? ))
tgreene
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BTW, the new bike is a fully loaded 2011 Victory Cross Country... It's on order and expected to be here in a couple of weeks.
The new Profilux Controller arrived today though, so I figure that should keep me pretty busy until the bike arrives and rescues me.
Being that Victory uses a quick-lock modular system, I'll be able to change this from a fully dressed 2-up touring bike, to a low-slung solo cruiser in a matter of seconds.
The new Profilux Controller arrived today though, so I figure that should keep me pretty busy until the bike arrives and rescues me.
Being that Victory uses a quick-lock modular system, I'll be able to change this from a fully dressed 2-up touring bike, to a low-slung solo cruiser in a matter of seconds.
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scubasteve06
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You are spoilt rotten
tgreene
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Nah, I just have a very loving and understanding wife... That and I work my *** off for the things we have!You are spoilt rotten
Besides, I had to trade the other 2 "new" bikes in to be able to swing this one.
-Tim
tgreene
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Thank you.
milhous3er
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Second time through it myself. What really impresses me is the plumbing. It looks complicated as hell, pipes going everywhere, pumps everywhere, but it still looks damn good !! How long did it take to think about where you wanted the plumbing and how to set it up ??
tgreene
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My first impression was that somebody needs to get off their *** and write a manual that is at least somewhat functional, because the manual is very loosly based on a much older version of the software which is designed to work with an older version of the firmware. The equipment however requires both the new firmware and software, and there is zero documentation to go along with any of it.
I'm a computer guy and I've also been using aquarium controllers for the past several years, and I've never seen anything as complex and daunting as this... ever!
I spent most of yesterday and today just getting the various pieces of equipment to talk to each other and have assigned numbers to each of the 6 ports on each of the (2) PAB Powerbars and the 4 dosing pumps. Before I could get anything to work, I first had to upgrade the firmware on every component, which was a chore in and of it's own.
Now that I have all of the "basics" done, I should be able to make pretty good headway over the next couple of days. I did get the lights programmed today too.
Most functions will operate in a timed manner, so they will be very easy to setup, but what's gonna be a real pain in the butt is the doser since I'm using 2 of the pumps for top-off... 1 pump will allow pure RODI water to pass through to the sump if the pH reading is at the maximum desired range or above, and the other will kick on to supply top-off water through my Kalk reactor if the pH is below the maximum set point. The other 2 dosing pumps will supply specific amounts of coral suppliments on a scheduled basis.
I'm also going to have my 2 Hammerheads isolated and coordinated with the lights to better simulate tides. Just in case of any type of equipment failure however, I have these setup on individual PAB Powerbars.
Overall this system in undeniably the finest in existence based upon what all it is capable of doing, but it's just figuring out how to get it all programmed and resolve the work-aroiunds issues since I know absolutely nothing about PLC's.
-Tim
