a miracle delivery... need advice
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solRNY
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hey there, thanks for the complimentsHey Lang,
I dont know how I missed your thread but everything looks awesome. Very impressive! Ready for a large TT colony for the center piece?
much in line with my thoughts, the center piece will be more so a torch garden, includes the famous TT i acquired from Jeremy a while back ago.
solRNY
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its been a while, my wife been very patient
while i wait to decide on which ecoxotic cannons to get to finish the hood, i figure i play with some pvc so to move this build forward
heres a pic of pieces i had to modify for a wet/dry pipe, basically a pipe in a pipe, the wet outer pipe will allow some water to flow, the inner dry pipe will allow to route cables from inside the overflow to the outside,
mock up, it is designed to fit 3/4 and 1/2 cpvc dry pipe, will be using the dry pipe to route cables from float switches, a mp40w, and maybe both a temp and ph probe,
here is a side pic,
while i wait to decide on which ecoxotic cannons to get to finish the hood, i figure i play with some pvc so to move this build forward
heres a pic of pieces i had to modify for a wet/dry pipe, basically a pipe in a pipe, the wet outer pipe will allow some water to flow, the inner dry pipe will allow to route cables from inside the overflow to the outside,
mock up, it is designed to fit 3/4 and 1/2 cpvc dry pipe, will be using the dry pipe to route cables from float switches, a mp40w, and maybe both a temp and ph probe,
here is a side pic,
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solRNY
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here a pic with a 3/4 cpvc installed for a dry pipe, as you can see there a slight opening, probably the diameter of a straw where water can still flow, lol! why? idk, i was having fun wonder what a siphon drain will do to this straw....
here another pic with a 1/2 cpvc installed, well, that straw diameter just got bigger
heres a pic of where water should flow out from, should!
wonder what a siphon drain will do to this straw....here another pic with a 1/2 cpvc installed, well, that straw diameter just got bigger
heres a pic of where water should flow out from, should!
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solRNY
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here a pic of the mock up of what will be in the overflow box,
the left most is the wet/dry pipe with a slider like thing that you can attach float switchs, and other stuff.
the two center is basicall a Herbie overflow
the right most is the return, i am not to happy about the 1 inch water flow slamming into the T, have to find a different solution,
here a pic with these painted with krylon fusion, and float switches installed,
so basically,
the 3rd from the left is the main siphon, if that gets clogged it will trip the first float switch as a "warning",
then the 2nd from the left is an open drain, if that gets clogged it will trip the second float switch as a "oh ****",
then the 1st from the left which is the last defense, the straw diameter drain, hahhaha, hmmm not sure how much this will help...
the left most is the wet/dry pipe with a slider like thing that you can attach float switchs, and other stuff.
the two center is basicall a Herbie overflow
the right most is the return, i am not to happy about the 1 inch water flow slamming into the T, have to find a different solution,
here a pic with these painted with krylon fusion, and float switches installed,
so basically,
the 3rd from the left is the main siphon, if that gets clogged it will trip the first float switch as a "warning",
then the 2nd from the left is an open drain, if that gets clogged it will trip the second float switch as a "oh ****",
then the 1st from the left which is the last defense, the straw diameter drain, hahhaha, hmmm not sure how much this will help...
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solRNY
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another pic of the wet/dry pipe setup,
a side pic, you can adjust the level of the switch by sliding it up and down the pipe, i have to make some brackets for mount a temp and ph probe, now thats gonna be some fun!
again this is where the straw like water flow comes out
a side pic, you can adjust the level of the switch by sliding it up and down the pipe, i have to make some brackets for mount a temp and ph probe, now thats gonna be some fun!
again this is where the straw like water flow comes out
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I missed your next post, friggin outstanding! Consider putting stariners on the full siphons in case a snail or jumper gets in there. I had to shop vac out a wrasse, thats a story for another day! for the T into 90's I wouldn't worry too much, you can run the numbers on the RC head loss calculator, not too much of a loss. I ran some rough numbers - the dual exit lost 67GPH, and the two 90s lost 30 GPH over 45's - if you have a good pump I wouldn't change it.
solRNY
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thanks! it is designed when using the 3/4 cpvc you wouldnt need any extra sealent but i will glue them together once i figure out which size i need to use. when using the 1/2 cpvc you will have to seal the bottom cap, i am planning to use some scs1200 silicon for that.
thanks for the numbers! probably wont change it now... unless there a very elegant solution
Nice pic and read thread,Lang.Very clever on modding those float switches,liking how that was done.I had to do a re-read on the whole thread after seeing your lastest posts here and found the reflector design you came up with a page back,found it pretty amazing as well.
Nice & clean looking work ,best of luck with everything-Steve
Nice & clean looking work ,best of luck with everything-Steve
reefboarder
Intelligent Donkey
"T" fitting
"T" fitting
Check out this link, it may be able to solve the water slamming into the "t" you posted about on the previous page.
http://flexpvc.com/cart/agora.cgi?product=PVC-Distributors
"T" fitting
Check out this link, it may be able to solve the water slamming into the "t" you posted about on the previous page.
http://flexpvc.com/cart/agora.cgi?product=PVC-Distributors
solRNY
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thanks to reefboarder i was able to find serveral more fitting that is less restrictive on flow:
left most is 1.5" to 2x 3/4"
middle is 1" to 2x 3/4"
right most is 1" to 2x 1"
i choose to go with the 1" to 2x 1" and made another return using all 1" parts,
here it is painted
left most is 1.5" to 2x 3/4"
middle is 1" to 2x 3/4"
right most is 1" to 2x 1"
i choose to go with the 1" to 2x 1" and made another return using all 1" parts,
here it is painted
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reefboarder
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Looks Great! Glad I was able to help out.
solRNY
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also worked on a probe mounting bracket for the wet/dry pipe,
until i learn how to work with arcylic these brackets are pretty much ghetto diy
heres a front on pic,
i lost a nylon nut for the probe backet so i tap a piece of pvc to use :rollface:
eventually i will replace them all with thumb nuts,
heres the another side pic, these probe bulkheads are a bit small for the temp probe, so i had to insert it from the bottom up,
until i learn how to work with arcylic these brackets are pretty much ghetto diy
heres a front on pic,
i lost a nylon nut for the probe backet so i tap a piece of pvc to use :rollface:
eventually i will replace them all with thumb nuts,
heres the another side pic, these probe bulkheads are a bit small for the temp probe, so i had to insert it from the bottom up,
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