Another 225 Tank Project!

oh also can you explain a little more on how that surge is working, is it just water up the 2" pipe and dump in the display just by the water filling in the surge tank?
 
Here are the origina plans I went built off, just scale to room and tank sizre

<img src=http://bluechunks.net/reef/225reef/plans/stand.jpg>
 
what are your thoughts on the bubbles into the aquarium, did you reduce them with the explained hole?
 
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Some - But, personally I like that blast of bubble in the beginning of each surge..... Some people dont like this though.... The surge tank 55seconds to empty . .. only the first 2 second does it blow bubbles.

<img src=http://bluechunks.net/reef/225reef/~1fin07.jpg>
 
I like that bubble / surge effect ... looks like a wave crashing on the rocks in a real natural reef setting ...

:D
 
Awesome man i love the way u get natural sunlight in there it's like u are inside a reef for real.
this thread is sweet.....
:beer:
 
So with all that bubble activity are you worried about salt creep or gumming up your fans or coating your lights? I know everyonce in a while my tank spits out some bubbles and it plays havoch with my lights and stuff.
 
no - the tank has a parmetter bracing around it that is 4", so it doesnt spatter the inside of the canopy, or the fans at all, my light are about 13" off the water surface, that poping bubble dont seem to be able to reach that high! -
 
The dimension ended up being 30.5"L x 25"W x 16"H for a total of 52 gallons.

The pipes are:

Discharge: 2" PVC
Return: 3/4" PVC (MAG 9.5 Pump) 600 GPH @ 8' head.
Overflow: 1"
Here are the bulkheads and the layout:
<img src=http://bluechunks.net/reef/225reef/surge2.jpg>

Couple more pics...
<img src=http://bluechunks.net/reef/225reef/sand2.jpg>

Installed:
<img src=http://bluechunks.net/reef/225reef/sand5.jpg>
 
Platapus, Thanks!!
2 questions...
1) I do not get how you have the discharge pipe in the chamber.
2) In the article you posted, they talk about a overflow pipe. Did you add this?
 
Is there a battery powered pump? It would be interesting to hook one up to a semi-surge devise when ever there is power outage. Any thoughts?
 
Mexican Hermit said:
How do you control your sump not to empty when the surge tank is full?
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Because the sump is 110 gallons - the surge is only fifty gallons. Even when the surge is full, I still have 60 gallons in the sump!
 
Mexican Hermit said:
Is there a battery powered pump? It would be interesting to hook one up to a semi-surge devise when ever there is power outage. Any thoughts?
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Never heard of a battery powered pump, but you could us a UPS. to keep the pumps on, in the event of a power outage, I just assume nothing be running.
 
Mexican Hermit said:
Platapus, Thanks!!
2 questions...
1) I do not get how you have the discharge pipe in the chamber.
2) In the article you posted, they talk about a overflow pipe. Did you add this?
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1 - Im assuming you mean chamber=surge tank? The discharge is basically in the shape of a candy cane, once the water reached the top of the bend of the discharge pipe ( to of candy cane ) it begins to flow out, starting a siphon the empties the surge tank, then breaks.

2 - I do have a over flow pipe just incase it doesnt surge, can see that happening, but better safe than sorry. If you loo at the pic above, the overflow pipe is the one to the left in the top tank.
 
hey there man, i am tired of drilling slots for an internal overflow so i gave up and now im going for the eggcrate. well my question is how much flow do you get with your overflow since its basically entirely open. also how high is the waterlevel is inside your overflow. im going to have 2 overflows 10" wide with eggcrate in each corner of an 80g with 1" bulkheads. think it will work
 
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