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Peter
Are those scratches in the tank?
Coral Tank from Canada (1350gal Display Tank)
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Are those scratches in the tank?
nineball
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Dave wins the prize!!!!!! No scratches (yet). The bros Grimm are betting their careers on it. The original plastic wrap is still on the tank and it looks scratched but it is not.
Peter
nineball
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I did see your post scubasteve, I just haven't had a chance to catch up on any posts yet but, as the group can tell you, I will. Lighting is important but right now I am totaly preoccupied with the live rock and the aquascaping. I think it will take most of this week.
Peter
nineball
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ChingChai, I am getting a good feeling for how much effort and talent went into doing your aquascape. It is extremely difficult to mimic what you did even though we have the benefit of your photos of the construction for your tank. We are trying to capture the major elements and it is taking a phenomenal effort. The end result might not do you justice but we are going to try harder. I think that anyone who says this is fun hasn't ever done any serious aquascaping......this is serious work. The irony is that when it works it looks like it was an accident!!!!!
Peter
nineball
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nineball
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Mr. Wilson and the crew have been working very very late nights for the last few days. I think Mr. Wilson should be coming up for air by the weekend. Right now he is finishing the RO/DI fixtures in the fish room. The four Grimm Bros are back in the tank redesigning the Aquascape for the fiftieth time!!
Thanks for the support. Pump detail will be coming soon I hope. We need them now. We have ordered them from Germany and are hoping they get here soon. When they get here we will put up as much detail as we can as well as our thoughts on performance.
Peter
createyourown
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thats going to make a nice little home for some little fish!! nice work guys!!
i think you've been having lots of spare time judging by this pic
Some people are waiting to lurk some more info and pictures and you are playing around with the LR just not fair ......
No, just kidding! Its great that you are all enjoying the work as it should be
And in my defence I've become a lurker in this thread because my expirience is well behind most of the folks activley participaiting here.
Keep it up!!
Some people are waiting to lurk some more info and pictures and you are playing around with the LR just not fair ......
I think this says it all.........
more in the morning.
Peter
No, just kidding! Its great that you are all enjoying the work as it should be
And in my defence I've become a lurker in this thread because my expirience is well behind most of the folks activley participaiting here.
Keep it up!!
scubasteve06
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Mr. Wilson and the crew have been working very very late nights for the last few days. I think Mr. Wilson should be coming up for air by the weekend. Right now he is finishing the RO/DI fixtures in the fish room. The four Grimm Bros are back in the tank redesigning the Aquascape for the fiftieth time!!
Thanks for the support. Pump detail will be coming soon I hope. We need them now. We have ordered them from Germany and are hoping they get here soon. When they get here we will put up as much detail as we can as well as our thoughts on performance.
Peter
Whats the window for? That RO/DI unit looks sexy!
Bax
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If I can answer that one for Peter, the window is so Peter can oogle his sexy fish room from his sexier tank when it's all done!
EVERYTHING about this system is sexy!!! :smokin:
3seconds2live
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If I remember correctly from earlier in the thread the window is so when people are looking at the display tank from the main room they can also see all the support systems and mars stations to help them better understand what it takes to achieve something that i'm sure will be nothing short of eye dropping and amazing. Also i'd want people looking at all that fancy stuff too :lmao:
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3seconds2live
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Well It appears when you start typing a response and leave the computer and come back almost an hour later to fininish and submit someone else will beat you to the punch of answering a question :lol: oops sorry
mr.wilson
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I have added some more detailed description to Peter's photos. I hope I don't complicate the matter further 
This is one of two, two-way intakes for the closed loop. The oversized strainers assure that a cleaner shrimp or anemone can sit right on the strainer as 2500 GPh is drawn through them.
This one is one of two, two-way closed loop return lines. The intension is to keep these two shared ports on low and ramp them up to high for a reverse flow backwash periodically.
This is the biggest plumbing piece in the tank. It's an independent four-way closed loop (in) line that directs water down both lengths of the tank. It is an important part of the closed loop system as it sends water up to the surface with 4, 45˚ elbows. This picks up the water travelling across the bottom from both end.
This piece is the other "twin" two-way closed loop return that reverses the direction of circular flow to a certain extent.
This one is an independent closed loop return that picks up water half way along the long side of the tank and sends it the rest of the way down to the corner.
This is the other closed loop intake at the opposite end of the tank. Each closed loop return pulls water from the opposite end of the tank to add to the flow dynamics and water mixing.
There are two of these at each end of the tank, flanking the overflow boxes. The disperse water across the bottom of the tank on each side of the rock work. We will attach corals to it later and make it disappear.
This is one of two, two-way intakes for the closed loop. The oversized strainers assure that a cleaner shrimp or anemone can sit right on the strainer as 2500 GPh is drawn through them.
This one is one of two, two-way closed loop return lines. The intension is to keep these two shared ports on low and ramp them up to high for a reverse flow backwash periodically.
This is the biggest plumbing piece in the tank. It's an independent four-way closed loop (in) line that directs water down both lengths of the tank. It is an important part of the closed loop system as it sends water up to the surface with 4, 45˚ elbows. This picks up the water travelling across the bottom from both end.
This piece is the other "twin" two-way closed loop return that reverses the direction of circular flow to a certain extent.
This one is an independent closed loop return that picks up water half way along the long side of the tank and sends it the rest of the way down to the corner.
This is the other closed loop intake at the opposite end of the tank. Each closed loop return pulls water from the opposite end of the tank to add to the flow dynamics and water mixing.
There are two of these at each end of the tank, flanking the overflow boxes. The disperse water across the bottom of the tank on each side of the rock work. We will attach corals to it later and make it disappear.
Perhaps I missed it, but has the process of disguising the in-tank plumbing been documented anywhere? I'd like to know the method... (if I did miss it, I apologize for what should have been unnecessary clutter, and profusely thank anyone who can direct me to the original information.)
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