CCP's 2000 gallon Deltec reef tank

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9794734#post9794734 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NICERICAN4YOU25
HELLO EVERY ONE

1.4 TON DUNNO BOUT THAT ULESS ITS LIKE OVER 2 IN THICK
MY TANK IS 10' AND 1.25IN THICK ONLY TOOK 3 OF US TO CARRY IT AND SIT IT IN PLACE. SO WHATS THE THICKNESS OF THE TANK?

WILL BE SEEING THIS THREAD

TY

is it acrylic?

 

[chris wright]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9794798#post9794798 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Arnar
Well thats what Deltec said it would weigh

Sides are 0.75" and bottom 1" both laminated glass.

The tank it self is 15foot x 5.5 foot x 35.4 inches.

 

[OZreefhead]

updatess

 

[Arnar]

Deltec have delayed the delivery date of the tank a little saying that due to them moving offices/plant and that they haven't received the bottom glass they have to add few weeks

In other news I have been sketching a little trying to get some idea on how to arrange the rock work.

I like canyons, coves and caves and I want to have a feeling of depth and also equally amounts of sand and rock for good feng shui

 

[GSMguy]

i like the aquascaping arnar i too like open spaces and canyons

 

[Haab]

wow :eek1:

 

[cbui2]

ok that's sweet, what ballast and bulbs will you be using for lumenarc III reflectors? also will the light canopy hold any fans to help any cooling. would it be better for redundancy to run two smaller skimmer maybe 2 AP1004 or AP1003, same goes for reactors too.

 

[Arnar]

cbui2: I'll be running Coralvue ballasts and Reeflux 10k 400w bulbs. I have an extra Deltec AP 703 skimmer rated for ~900 gallon and a smaller Deltec calcium reactor for redundancy

 

[Arnar]

Just got a nice package today

It's the BiotopusII computer from Elos, Italy.

Going to test this with my little aquarium at home until the big one arrives which should hopefully be soon.

 

[Bax]

ooooH!

That's pretty nifty!

I like the aquascape plan too!

 

[GSMguy]

that controller is fancy


very nice.

 

[ReefingBuddha]

Nice sketchs, did you make them on sketchup? If so, how did manage to get the rocks to look so natural. When I try they always come out to geometric.

Thanks

 

[Arnar]

Thanks!

I can send you the rock model if you like. You just copy/paste and rotate at will

 

[Scottkelly911]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9794734#post9794734 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NICERICAN4YOU25
HELLO EVERY ONE

1.4 TON DUNNO BOUT THAT ULESS ITS LIKE OVER 2 IN THICK
MY TANK IS 10' AND 1.25IN THICK ONLY TOOK 3 OF US TO CARRY IT AND SIT IT IN PLACE. SO WHATS THE THICKNESS OF THE TANK?

WILL BE SEEING THIS THREAD

TY

...and how was the hernia operations for the three of you afterwards? Like they say, misery loves company :lol: But I'm guessing your tank was acrylic, because a tank that thick and that large would be much too heavy for 3 people to lift unless you guys are all weightlifters.

 

[Dudester]

Gorgeous, can't wait to see this take shape! What features attracted you to the Elos controller? Did you consider Aquatronica?

 

[invincible569]

Very nice!!! That Biotopus is beautiful. I havent seen one in detail yet. That picture looks very realistic. When you turn it on, please take more pics and get back with us on your opinion.

 

[Arnar]

What attracted me the most was that they say it's open source so we should be able to do some of our own custom stuff. I hope it will deliver

I want to be able to have live status updates of temp, ph and more on the webpage that is going to be built for this project. I am also going to buy some quality user controllable web cameras that will have a live stream. Imagine having a fisheye view

 

[Johan Susanto]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9792910#post9792910 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Arnar
Just placed an order today for the controller

* Biotopus II - Kit SMS with PH and Temp probes
* Biotopus Lux probe
* Conductivity Interface
* Conductivity probe
* Extra PH probe for reactor

Link to Biotopus

is BIOTOPUS good stuff? at the moment im thinking of get controller, but still confuse. between Iks, aquatronic & biotopus
please advice

 

[Arnar]

I recommend you have a look at the comparison chart here : aquariumcontrollers.com

There you can see what options each controller has and see what fits your needs the best.

I haven't been able too hook my controller up just yet so I can't say much about it yet.

Received the source code for the Biotopus couple of days ago, it will be interesting to see what we can do with it

 

[boozeman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9935660#post9935660 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by invincible569
. I havent seen one in detail yet. That picture looks very realistic..

I uploaded a few pics of the biotopus into my gallery.
I'm sure Arnar will agree the Elos quality is crazy even the lux probe is artfully done, looks like a small carved bullet.