Adam's 450 GALLON REEF TANK BUILD!
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Reefing is my middle name
Bummer on the tank but what a great wife you have. Happy anniversary.
Thanks!
Dustin1300
Reefaholic
Sorry to hear about tank. Hopefully he can fix it in place as it broke someplace that is"convenient" if there is such a thing in that situation!
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Osteoclast
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Sorry to hear about the brace, hopefully you will get back up soon. Pump noise is difficult sometimes to correct. First thing is to use dampening pads underneath the pump. BRS makes good ones. Second point is to track and evaluate your PVC lines. Typically vibration will occur at points of contact to a wall or ceiling or floor. You can reduce this vibration by using rubber mounts or padding the contact zone. Rubber flooring materials or rubber sleeves can be purchased to dampen the noise. Other methods include building a box around your pump lined with sound proofing foam or sound proofing the pump room itself. Sound proofing companies make thick sheets of absorbant foam which can be used. In my case I have a hammerhead pump in my basement which could be heard into the upstairs. I was able to dampen predominately by correcting the points of contact. It is fairly quiet now and tolerable. Of course the type of PVC, elbows, line size reductions, etc all are well known issues I am sure you know about. Good luck.
I added padding underneath. I am going to redo some plumbing with flexible pvc so it should help a little. The reason i say a little is because it isn't really vibrating much it's just the hum of the pump. I cam build a box for it but I am worried that can cause it to run hot if I cut off ventilation. What do you think?
Osteoclast
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You might check with the supplier on the amount of expected noise from the pump before proceeding. But a partial box lined with sound proofing material and open on the air intake end is what I have seen. You can extend the top out over the open end which will help. A barrier sound wall lined with thick sound proofing padding can be used in your pump room to further aid noise reduction if needed. You also can sound proof the walls of the pump room with absorbant foam on the wall itself and add further insulation inside the wall or ceiling if your budget allows. I isolated most of my noise to wall contact points since it was basically vibration. The hammerhead pumps were reasonably quiet after going into my basement. I purchased two and tried each one to check for differences and one is now reserved as a back up.
Everything is coming from a local guy. I had an Elos tank for a long time and I love the rimless look. Although rimless tanks are really annoying IMO and I swore
I wouldn't get one again I love the look. I keep passing by the tank and saying I just want to leave it this way lol. when I lived in an apartment the rimless matched the decor as well. In my house it doesn't work. If the wife would let me I would already be looking for a Sfiligoi xr6 to mount from the ceiling! A word about rimless tanks. Light spilage = everywhere Water spilage = every time you use a magnet on the glass. It just makes it over the edge unless you run the tank with barely any flow so the water level is really low. Look = Awesome! Here are a few pictures for old time's sake, I miss that tank, I loved that tank!
I wouldn't get one again I love the look. I keep passing by the tank and saying I just want to leave it this way lol. when I lived in an apartment the rimless matched the decor as well. In my house it doesn't work. If the wife would let me I would already be looking for a Sfiligoi xr6 to mount from the ceiling! A word about rimless tanks. Light spilage = everywhere Water spilage = every time you use a magnet on the glass. It just makes it over the edge unless you run the tank with barely any flow so the water level is really low. Look = Awesome! Here are a few pictures for old time's sake, I miss that tank, I loved that tank!
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Reefing is my middle name
Sexy as a rimless is, I do agree with you on both spillages. But that light fixture would be pretty pimp over that tank.
Dustin1300
Reefaholic
Adam, previous tank looks great. Glad they were quick to respond to fixing the aquarium for you and glad it happened now rather than later!
Thanks for the compliments everyone. I just got the tank repaired. I went with a regular euro-brace although I did double up on the braces that go front to back. I also added a center brace. I had one on my old 90 and I never really minded it. I am planning on MH anyway so I don't think there will be a major shaded area. Here are some pictures.
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They didn't fix it or help that's why it happened so quickly. I paid for it. I am not sure if it was there fault but he could have been a little more responsive! He did offer to send me the glass and silicone If I ever do another tank which I wont in this house I would go with AGE. I read somewhere that a guy had his tank setup and noticed a small bubble on one of the panes and they took it back without any issues and repaired it for him. That's true customer service. I build houses for a living I get calls 2 or even 3 years later for repairs that are wear and tear (not that this was) and I always go back and fix it. I spend allot of money every year going back to houses years later. I go back for crap like windows not working or back yard fences that have been abused by kids that don't close properly were not talking big stuff that could be a mistake on my end but people call and I go. That's pure cash out of my pocket when it's so long after I sold a house but I do it because I want a good rep and the clients really appreciate it. Not trying to toot my own horn but I just feel like the guy could have been a little more responsive. The people that build tank are hobbyists they know how much this stuff means to us.
Osteoclast
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AGE is a good yet high priced option if you ever do it again. My tank is a hybrid with stainless euro bracing. On the flip side, it is great that you give your customers high quality service. Here in the Nashville area we had a huge population of home builders cutting corners anywhere they could. The 2007-2008 recession took care of some of these hucksters. A friend of mine who is a water intrusion specialist has made good money on inspections and help with redoes on brand new homes with sloppy brick veneers. It is amazing how many contractors skimp on flashing to save money. I bought a new house in 2000 only to find out that large sections were missing house wrap and resulted in leaks into our great room. My current home was built with these disasters in mind.
