Elliott's Reef: 900g DT , 400g sumps
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yep have three cats as well, one nicknamed terrorist, lol, his meow gets in your head, can drive one crazy! :crazy1:
sorry for the long delay, here's the update:
http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/155-tank-of-the-month
http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/155-tank-of-the-month
thanks Dave, had a lot of fun making those :thumbsup:
thanks Rick! I appreciate it
yeah, it's getting a little crowded......... ok a lot crowded! :headwalls:
AirForceAquariu
Member
Hi Elliot! I love your tank, and am one of those that likes to lurk in the forum section and dream big. I like to think of it as making up for all the research I didn't do in school so that one day I can have a large reef of my own, but I degress....
I want to ask about the feeder. I read through all your explanations and think I get everything except this: How do you keep water flowing through the pipe to the fridge? What pushed the water up to the fridge and in turn brings it back to your return? Thanks in advance!
I want to ask about the feeder. I read through all your explanations and think I get everything except this: How do you keep water flowing through the pipe to the fridge? What pushed the water up to the fridge and in turn brings it back to your return? Thanks in advance!
thank you AirForceAquariu, keep dreaming big!
display tank water from the overflows drains by gravity to the sumps and is pumped back to the tank by the return pump
so think of the fridge as just another sump (located at the bottom of the fridge, that white 4" pipe sticking up), which is located just before the return pump that pumps water back to the display
that 4" white pipe is just a sump or reservoir, where water constantly collects as it makes it's way back to the display tank
make sense?
AirForceAquariu
Member
Ohhhhhh I think I see it now! I missed the fact that it is actually a loop since I didn't see the PVC coming in on the left! So it is just an open topped flow through point essentially with space for some water to collect!
The engineer in me is always trying to understand cool DIY's like this. Definitely one of my favorite tank adaptations I have seen.
The engineer in me is always trying to understand cool DIY's like this. Definitely one of my favorite tank adaptations I have seen.
Newbie Aquarist
Reefing is my middle name
Once again Elliot, congratulations on the honor of TOTM. An honor long overdue and now you are in a elite class with more soon to follow.
overexposed
Acroholic
Congrats on the TOTM! I've been silently following this thread for quite some time now and it is very much deserved.
thanks so much Newbie Aquarist, appreciate your kind words
thank you overexposed! glad you joined this thread :thumbsup:
Osteoclast
New member
Congratulations on your TOTM honor. I enjoyed your write up and analysis. Inspirational to be sure. Thanks for your time to review your successes and failures. A gold mine of information for the newbie and seasoned alike!
much appreciated Osteoclast, thank you!
muttley000
MTS Sufferer!
Congrats Elliot, you did a great job on your write up and your tank!
thank you muttley000, appreciate it, happy reefing :thumbsup:
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