drummereef
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crvz's hole in the wall
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crvz
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yessir!
So here's what the power panel looked like before I pulled it off the wall (though this picture is old, there was a lot more going on by the time I got it off last night). Really I just stuck a 1/2" piece of plywood on the wall to have something solid to mount various hardware to (in lieu of screwing everything into sheetrock).
So here it is now. It's still busy, but in the future I won't have any power cord plugged directly into this board. Instead, I'll have outlets placed around the room to where hardware is located. Right now, my sump is located immediately below this panel, so there are a lot of power cords plugged in.
Two issues I had with this when I went to stick it on the wall. First, if you look to the right of the panel, it used to be about 5" longer. But then it wouldnt swing open due to the overflow box of the tank right there (thank you, jig saw). Second, this hinge just isnt going to work. Because of how thin the panel is (1/4" plywood), the screws for the piano hinge penetrate through to the mount, pictured below.
The mount is simply a 2x4 screwed into the wall with a 2x6 glued to the edge of it at a right angle. That leaves about 6" of space between the panel and the wall, allowing me to get to the back of it with ease. Obviously the mount above is the one that you can see in the first picture with the hinge on it. There is another mount right behind the DC8s that I simply screwed the panel into. The original idea was that I could remove those two screws, then swing the panel open. I was able to do a lot of work with it in place, though (due to the issue I explained with the hinge), so we'll see what I end up doing down the road.
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In more significant news, I ordered the tank today.
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crvz
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Showtime! 300DD?
yup. starfire front, but nothing custom.
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drummereef
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Yeah! Congrats on ordering the tank. Can't wait to see it. Electrical panel looks great too, so much cleaner.
prop-frags
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So here it is now. It's still busy, but in the future I won't have any power cord plugged directly into this board. Instead, I'll have outlets placed around the room to where hardware is located. Right now, my sump is located immediately below this panel, so there are a lot of power cords plugged in.
Hmmm, please elaborate.
Personally, I would recommend that you have your cords running over to the panel and that minimizes the chances of water getting into your outlets and tripping GFIs. That's something I am fighting with right now. Getting water from places I had not planned for - example: the fish room sometimes gets hotter than water temperature and this is causing condensation on the drain lines. Condensation is dripping onto places I wasn't expecting. Another common source is the cold water lines feeding the RO/DI. We're seeing a lot of condensation there as well. Just a few things to think about.
crvz
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I plan on running conduit from this panel to three other spots in the room;
- a light panel, which will be above and to the right of the main display, where I'll mount my ballasts and Tunze equipment
- a panel dedicated to the frag tank, which will be above that tank on the opposite wall of the main display
- an area near the sump, probably under the main display tank but above the sump (this is the riskiest spot, but it will still be quite a bit better than what I had under my stand on the last tank).
Thus far, my wet room is within 2-3 degrees of the water temperature here in the summer, and I don't see it getting any warmer. I also have a ventilation fan to draw out moist air in the winter (I don't have that issue as often as the AC runs during the last couple months). So good thoughts, but I don't think I'll be in the same scenario with my room.
drummereef
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:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
Hey Chris, I don't know if you mentioned this, but did you plan on going BB with this setup? I also was curious to see what methods you'll use for nutrient export. You had mentioned that a fuge would be in place but did you, or have you given any thought to other methods (i.e bio pellets or vodka or something along those lines)? The reason I'm asking is because your previous system IMO was very impressive and I know neither of those methods were employed. I don't remember your 156 having any nutrient issues and coral coloration did seem to be a problem. Sorry if you hadn't thought this far ahead but I have been curious.
Carlos
Carlos
crvz
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Thanks guys.
Carlos, did you have a typo in that second to last sentence? I didnt really have coral coloration issues, but I guess they could have been better. My intent is to run the tank mostly the same as my previous system, though I do plan to run a small sand bed (1" or so). We'll see how that goes, but I certainly want to avoid any more overhead as possible. I've never run a fuge, so I doubt I'll have a dedicated portion of the sump for that (though I designed in the space for it).
Carlos, did you have a typo in that second to last sentence? I didnt really have coral coloration issues, but I guess they could have been better. My intent is to run the tank mostly the same as my previous system, though I do plan to run a small sand bed (1" or so). We'll see how that goes, but I certainly want to avoid any more overhead as possible. I've never run a fuge, so I doubt I'll have a dedicated portion of the sump for that (though I designed in the space for it).
Yeah
sorry. Your colors were great! I've always liked how you were able to get great growth and colors w/o a fuge, zeovit, vodka, and so on. I really, really....REALLY can't wait to see this tank come together.camaroracer214
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hey chris, you might want to put some of the star board down before putting in the sand. this way, if you change your mind about the sand, you can just siphon it out and be in the same place your old tank was.
great job on the progress btw.
great job on the progress btw.
That's a super-dope tank Chris! :thumbsup: I really wanted to go with a 150DD but room size constraints and living functionality limited me to the 93g Marine Land cube (which is arriving tomorrow, yeay!)... I might be forced to post up a build log as well. Looking good, keep up the nice work!
crvz
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I havent put any thought into doing the starboard, but I do plan on having some rock lifts to keep the rock from sitting directly in the sand. Maybe I'll have to put some thought into that.
You do start a thread, you better leave us a link.
Congrats on the new setup.
prop-frags
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Of interest.
:bounce1: When's water going in?!?!? :beer:
crvz
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