dmorel's 220 Round & Shallow reef build
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Pyrrhus
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There is a 3/4" wood top going between the stand and tank and there will most likely be some sort of support that will enclose the plumbing from the overflow and brace the center of the tank.
With a little bit of luck, everything should be coming in this week and we can start in on the plumbing fun next weekend.
With a little bit of luck, everything should be coming in this week and we can start in on the plumbing fun next weekend.
dmorel
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Thanks Man, I'm pretty excited about it too.
I got two of the 14K and two of the 20K bulbs right now. I actually did not know that Ushio made the g12 base bulbs though. It would definitely be interesting to get a couple of their bulbs. The Lumenarcs are going to be 15K's so there is a lot of blue in the mix here. I would be really interested to see a few 10K's on there....
I'll be on the prowl for some of those next
Thanks for stopping by the thread Skip (Pyrrhus) ---
The wood top will be round leaving a uniform edge around the whole tank. It will be perfect to put your feet up on as you sit around the tank and chat. All the stuff that is currently around the tank is being moved out by the way, that room will have nothing in it but chairs (tall bar stool like chairs) and the tank.
Anyone know the best way to clean the acrylic a little? Most of the scratches are out, but the tank is filthy!
J's Quiet Reef
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Yes, Novus is non toxic so you can use it safely on the inside. I used it on the inside of my aquarium with no problems.
Untamed12
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I have a bar running around two sides of my tank and the only way that would be better is having it go all the way around! Awesome idea.
Note that stardard "bar height" is about 40". Ending up at that height will make it easy to find appropriate height bar stools/chairs.
Another tip I would recommend is to plan for lights when you roll the light rack out of the way. If you are doing something in the tank, you'll still want to see what you are doing. Does that ceiling fan have lights? I've also seen MH installed up in the ceiling just for this purpose.
That...or redesign to allow your light rack to move vertically as well....
dmorel
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Hmmm, on the 40" after the false floor is in, the height should be about 34" off the ground to where the "ledge" is. It's not going to be that big a ledge, just enough to put your feet up and/or beer. In my case feet up and beer in hand is the preferred method
There is a light in the ceiling fan and we've planned to have just enough clearance for it to stay. There is also two sets of track lighting that will point down on the tank with just regular lights in them (you can see the track lighting in the first post on this thread) so I should be good to see when working in the tank.
Here's to hoping tomorrows light rack install goes smoothly!
There is a light in the ceiling fan and we've planned to have just enough clearance for it to stay. There is also two sets of track lighting that will point down on the tank with just regular lights in them (you can see the track lighting in the first post on this thread) so I should be good to see when working in the tank.
Here's to hoping tomorrows light rack install goes smoothly!
dmorel
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well I got the rest of the spots up today.
Here are a few pics:
I've had the bulbs running for a few hours, there is a noticeable increase in temp.
So even with the open top and the fan up there I think I'm glad I decided on a chiller, particularly with another 500 watts of light coming!
These spots are cool, they clearly have a hot spot, which I would expect, but the coverage is actually a little larger area than I was thinking I would get.
I'm gonna troll the theater lighting shops and see if I can find some barn doors and see how that works out guiding the light a bit more.
Also cleared the room of non tank related stuff and will be putting the door back in sometime this week.
Lots more equipment coming this week and then we can get started on plumbing this thing up (that's when Skip becomes VITAL to the process....)
Here are a few pics:
I've had the bulbs running for a few hours, there is a noticeable increase in temp.
So even with the open top and the fan up there I think I'm glad I decided on a chiller, particularly with another 500 watts of light coming!
These spots are cool, they clearly have a hot spot, which I would expect, but the coverage is actually a little larger area than I was thinking I would get.
I'm gonna troll the theater lighting shops and see if I can find some barn doors and see how that works out guiding the light a bit more.
Also cleared the room of non tank related stuff and will be putting the door back in sometime this week.
Lots more equipment coming this week and then we can get started on plumbing this thing up (that's when Skip becomes VITAL to the process....)
