Coral Tank from Canada (1350gal Display Tank)
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chingchai
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... or evidence that he has any rock in the tank for that matter. He has so many grown in corals he could have pvc pipes with holes for holding corals for all we know
FYI: I never use any pvc pipe to hold coral. That is not art.
chingchai
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Peter. I have to say that there is still some evidence of epoxy in my tank.
But it is not obvious.
mr.wilson
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FYI: I never use any pvc pipe to hold coral. That is not art.
Don't tell the Blue Man Group that PVC pipes aren't art :rolleye1: http://www.hellovegas.com/media/articles/large/360_image3_large.jpg
nineball
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Perfection, ChingChai is not a static thing it is an evolution. It must be constantly changing and improving to be perfect. Your tank is the embodiment of perfection my friend.
I hope you are watching our friend's tank in Romania. Andy and I are planning to come and drink a lot of wine in front of your tank.
Peter
chingchai
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Yes, I am following Andy's build thread.
You guys are welcome to see my tank. Just don't bring your luxurious cars.
I can't find decent parking space for them.:wave:
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chingchai
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You mean you can't guarantee an elephant won't sit on the cars
No, I mean my house is too small for Peter's cars.
If I get the job I am trying for, I will be in the Marshall Islands for at least a year. IF that happens, I plan on tank tour trip. From what I understand, one of the perks is you get really cheap weekend flights to Asia and Australia. I would love to see Ching's and Diablo's setups and then tour other tanks near those two.
And as an added benefit, It would pay more than I have ever made in my life.
Keep your fingers crossed!
And as an added benefit, It would pay more than I have ever made in my life.
Keep your fingers crossed!
nineball
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nineball
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You mean you can't guarantee an elephant won't sit on the cars
Speaking of elephants in the room. There's a scorpion fish holding up a hand painted rock with your name on it!!!!!
Peter
Given the shape of the fan and iridescent coloring, I would say that it is some kind of barnacle and not a worm.
Ask and ye shall ........ok I forget but here is the pic.....no one seems to know what it is.
Peter
nineball
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Request for Information.
Request for Information.
Mr. Wilson and I are not very happy with the RO DI units we have. They appear to be somewhat unreliable. We are testing them constantly and have to replace the canisters almost once a month.....that`s all canisters including the membrane.
Although Mr. Wilson has a preferred option we decided to ask the question here as to the best option for our tank. We want a system that can deliver a minimum of two hundred gallons a day. We would ideally prefer a hands free system except for cylinder replacement. Most important for this system is reliability. I have received a while back a suggestion of a radical approach that has no waste water and claims to have 0 ppm. I am nervous about using a black box I don`t understand and is not widely used or available. on the other hand if there is no clear consensus here then maybe its worth a peek.
Any advice is appreciated...........
Request for Information.
Mr. Wilson and I are not very happy with the RO DI units we have. They appear to be somewhat unreliable. We are testing them constantly and have to replace the canisters almost once a month.....that`s all canisters including the membrane.
Although Mr. Wilson has a preferred option we decided to ask the question here as to the best option for our tank. We want a system that can deliver a minimum of two hundred gallons a day. We would ideally prefer a hands free system except for cylinder replacement. Most important for this system is reliability. I have received a while back a suggestion of a radical approach that has no waste water and claims to have 0 ppm. I am nervous about using a black box I don`t understand and is not widely used or available. on the other hand if there is no clear consensus here then maybe its worth a peek.
Any advice is appreciated...........
nineball
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Here is the link and I have two of the 100gpd Power models.
http://aquaticlife.com/ro/index.html
Peter
SaraB
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I remember seeing those units at a reefing show ... they looked great and all fancy, but I prefer to be more in control of what I'm loading for products in the canisters and how many of each for the pre-filter. I've modified a standard 3 stage to a 6 stage as I've got some high TDS well water to deal with here (2 prefilters, 2 carbon blocks and a large refillable DI canister and 75 gpd membrane). I'm sure you'll get plenty of ideas from the Team here, but nothing is really magical about these and they do have to be monitored quite often if you are burning through a lot of water like you do with this big system. I'm constantly monitoring my TDS and changing out filters and DI Resin. I keep up on the filters so I only change out my membrane every 6-9 months.
My one piece of advice for people is to have multiple TDS meters so you can double check your results. I used to rely on an in-line meter and have gone back to a hand-held unit as I've found that the in-lines are not reliable if they are not set-up properly!
My one piece of advice for people is to have multiple TDS meters so you can double check your results. I used to rely on an in-line meter and have gone back to a hand-held unit as I've found that the in-lines are not reliable if they are not set-up properly!
nineball
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That's a really good point Sara as we were monitoring with a hand held device but then switched to the in line. I think we are probably going to do both. We really are not using a lot of water. I think we are using about 1000 gal per month, give or take a liter.
I am hoping to get a good recommendation from the group.
Peter
CalmSeasQuest
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:eek1: Wow... ~33 gallons/day of evaporation? Once water changes begin, you'll be blasting through those filters (especially the DI resin.) How good is your water supply Peter?
I'm with SaraB, I liked the look of the Aquatic Life units, but prefer to be able able to customize/duplicate any specific stages based on raw water quality. I also like the clear DI canisters utilizing the color change resin. It's nice to have a visual cue to alert you to exhaustion rates and impending resin changes before it appears on a TDS meter. I would imagine you would also want multiple DI stages to prevent having out change out DI canisters as frequently. Many use the BRS RO/DIs (here's a link to their build-your-own RO/DI process strictly for reference - not an endorsement.) Again, agreeing with SaraB (she knows her stuff
) I also think RO/DI is a pretty basic process. There are numerous manufacturers that will create a custom solution, I'm sure Shawn knows em all. I also seem to recall reading that the 75 GPD membranes represented the "sweet spot" in RO membrane performance. Those offering higher daily output (at same pressure/temp) were often less efficient, yielding lower rejection rates which result in faster exhaustion of DI resin in the quest for 0 TDS.
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