DSPS tank from Thailand (1000 gallon+)
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chingchai
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could be next week. Right?:hmm5:
JCR's Reef
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Beautiful setup Chi. Very inspiring. I love all the layout and all the detail that has went into it.:inlove:
ReefBuddha
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Reefbuddha. Thanks so much.
The software is 3Ds Max.
1. I can use Kent Marine Pro Scraper.
http://www.kentmarine.com/products/kent-proscpr-xtensions.htm
2. In this case, my fish guy can take care of it. He is the expert and very diligent.:thumbsup:
3. This annoying wire and equipments will be out of sight when corals grow up. Here is the example.
4. I have GHL Profilux monitor controller. That would help.
Thanks again for your kind comments.
Re: scratches and alga - That Kent pro scraper is not adequate in my opinion, and those Kent scrapers don't do an adequate job with calcium-based alga at all in my experience. At that depth its (debatably) impossible to keep those viewing panels free of scratches and coraline. As you know it just takes one tiny grain of sand or one tiny fleck of coraline to get between the scraper and the panel, and it's all over. Wish it wasn't so, believe me. No matter how careful you are though, it's inevitable.
I really hope you are right for your sake, but I'd bet in a year or two you'll have a lot of scratches and a LOT of coraline alga all over that tank ruining the view. This is not your first tank either I assume, so I'm surprised you're not worried. Usually the #1 lesson people say they learned after a tank or two.... is that glass is the only way to avoid the creeping mess that ruins the scene. But again, not sure this project would even be feasible with glass, anyone know?
Re: wires and visible equipment - I see what you mean from the image of the crowded tank, but based on your existing aqua-scaping I assumed you were not going for the old 2dimensional overcrowded 'fruit stand' look and that's why I complimented it. But if that is the look you're going for, then yes, in 3-5 years it might be crowded enough to block most of the wires etc. It's unfortunate that all those wires and powerheads have to ruin the clean, uncluttered scene that was first envisioned in your plans/renderings though...
Re: redundancy measures - I not sure that a controller will account for certain things. I'm assuming you have a plan when the chiller dies, or the main pump dies? Sometimes it's not enough to have replacements in stock... if you're out of town or cannot get to the tank quickly for example. What's the backup plan if the chiller or main return pump dies?
Again, thanks so much for sharing!
ReefBuddha
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Superb work on that ballast cabinet! I assume it requires some serious ventilation for the heat buildup?
chingchai
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Thanks so much for your concern.
I will keep that in mind.
This room is running with big air conditioner, so it would help when chiller dies.
But for the main pump issue, I don't have backup plan yet. Will think of it.
All the wires of wavemaker will be put in place behind the outlet pipe later on.
roktsintst
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That cabinet is SICK!!!!
And your parameter's are spot on!
And your parameter's are spot on!
chingchai
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Josh. Thanks.
chingchai
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chingchai
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flying_dutchman
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Isn't the thread suppose to split after 1000 posts? Or is it just the new RC? The cabinet looks amazing, like everything else.
cloakerpoked
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Guess that depends on your definition of "feasible". Would it be possible, absolutely. Would it require a crane or forklift to get it in place, definitely. Glass of an adequate thickness to go for the rimless look achieved in this tank would literally weigh a ton (and most likely more than that) and would not be "feasible" by most people's standards. Of course, the entire magnitude of this tank is not feasible by most of our standards, so everything has to be on a sliding scale.
The other issue with glass thick enough to make a tank like this possible would be distortion you'd get. There just wouldn't really be a way around it, and so even when it's totally clear, it wouldn't be beautiful.
Taqpol
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Are you going to keep the tank at this temperature? Seems a bit low compared to what I'm used to. (24C = 75 Fahrenheit)
Blue corner
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The main return pump issue should not be a problem for short time (time to repair or replace) with the lot of flow you still have in the tank.
I will more worry about power cut, did you have an alternative power supply in this case?
poiromaniax
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Nice mod ching!
41 pages! huh??
41 pages! huh??
agarza
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I may be completely wrong, and if so I'm sorry, but isn't the viewing pane in Atlanta Aquarium made out of acrylic? If so, I assume they have to clean it somehow, and I don't think they would risk such a huge investment to inevitable scratches that would build up to be a creeping mess, there must be a way around this. Maybe being a tank in which you can carefully clean form the inside makes the difference.
I'm completely guessing here, but there has to be something to it.
Congrats on the 41st page??? Split??? Congrats any way
I'm completely guessing here, but there has to be something to it.
Congrats on the 41st page??? Split??? Congrats any way
matthewdmueller
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Ditto on the web cam issue, I haven't been able to see it either. I was thinking it was because I was running some program that needed updated or IE8, maybe java? I get totally jelouse when I hear about what others are watching that I am missing 
. As far as the scrathes go, I would like to observe or see what kind of technique chingchai uses to clean that acrylic. However I'm pretty sure that most of the large aquariums around the U.S. use acrylic panes in their gigantic displays. I think I remember seeing divers in those tanks cleaning the window with a soft cloth. Of course they don't have the sand to contend with which could be a concern here. I wonder if you could modify a powerhead into a little hand held buffer.
Awesome tank by the way, I can't wait to get one!
. As far as the scrathes go, I would like to observe or see what kind of technique chingchai uses to clean that acrylic. However I'm pretty sure that most of the large aquariums around the U.S. use acrylic panes in their gigantic displays. I think I remember seeing divers in those tanks cleaning the window with a soft cloth. Of course they don't have the sand to contend with which could be a concern here. I wonder if you could modify a powerhead into a little hand held buffer.Awesome tank by the way, I can't wait to get one!
