Go Big OR Go Home! Construction of a 1000 gallon System!!
- Thread starter bstone
- Start date
sixxer
In Memoriam
massman said:
massman:
I would be curious to see how you would go about installing adjustable feet on a wood stand. I have thought about doing this, however I feel with the wood stand that their is a chance the feet could eventually "Sink" into the wood causing the tank to become unlevel.
Any suggestions? Especially on something this big.
bstone
Premium Member
sixxer
I plan on a shallow sand bed, and then one of my sumps will have a deep sand bed. The sumps will be on the other side of the room. I will post some pictures that shows the rest of the room in a few days. The chiller will be outside, therefore I will have to drill holes in the brick for the tubing.
I plan on a shallow sand bed, and then one of my sumps will have a deep sand bed. The sumps will be on the other side of the room. I will post some pictures that shows the rest of the room in a few days. The chiller will be outside, therefore I will have to drill holes in the brick for the tubing.
nbd13
New member
i am not sure a dehumidifer will work in your case.
thats ALOT of h2O, you should really look into other means of dealing with it.
read this thread, this is only forf about 350 gallons total water volume, now think of your tank....
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=640757
you should really look into this stuff, i would hate to see your home ruined like Mr. 4000.
deal with it now while you can. it will save you ALOT of money later.
plus the dehumidifer will also make your tanks evaporate at a fast pace.
Nick
thats ALOT of h2O, you should really look into other means of dealing with it.
read this thread, this is only forf about 350 gallons total water volume, now think of your tank....
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=640757
you should really look into this stuff, i would hate to see your home ruined like Mr. 4000.
deal with it now while you can. it will save you ALOT of money later.
plus the dehumidifer will also make your tanks evaporate at a fast pace.
Nick
Kreeger1
KING LEAR
Yeah, but the risks out number the possible if any benifits from using it.
Run a search about treated lumber and cracked tanks. I know I've heard and seen one tank crack from twisted wood. But if you've got no worries and its your tank go for it, it was nicely constructed btw
Have fun
ERik
Run a search about treated lumber and cracked tanks. I know I've heard and seen one tank crack from twisted wood. But if you've got no worries and its your tank go for it, it was nicely constructed btw
Have fun
ERik
bstone
Premium Member
eriksmacks
Erik, don't get me wrong, I appreciate your comments/concerns. With the design of the stand, a 4x4 every 2 feet between two 2x6's connected by a carriage bolt, I am assuming some warping but not to the point of putting the stand off "plumb". I am also putting 1/2" self leveling cement on top of the plywood, and then a 1/2" Styrofoam.
Erik, don't get me wrong, I appreciate your comments/concerns. With the design of the stand, a 4x4 every 2 feet between two 2x6's connected by a carriage bolt, I am assuming some warping but not to the point of putting the stand off "plumb". I am also putting 1/2" self leveling cement on top of the plywood, and then a 1/2" Styrofoam.
bstone
Premium Member
nbd13
My fish room is in my garage. I have 3 car garage, 2 wide and the left side was 2 deep. So, I just turned that into my fish room. As it stands right now I have a window AC unit dedicated tot he fish room that vents into the garage, this is where my main house HVAC unit is located. I am also using a dehumidifier in the fish room. I could add a vent that would blow air in the fish room directly out side controlled by a humidity meter? What are your thoughts? Thanks..
My fish room is in my garage. I have 3 car garage, 2 wide and the left side was 2 deep. So, I just turned that into my fish room. As it stands right now I have a window AC unit dedicated tot he fish room that vents into the garage, this is where my main house HVAC unit is located. I am also using a dehumidifier in the fish room. I could add a vent that would blow air in the fish room directly out side controlled by a humidity meter? What are your thoughts? Thanks..
BrianPlankis
Premium Member
bstone,
You might want to look into the new Icecap pump that is going to be coming out early next year:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=672444
Since you are going with 5-6 Tunze streams that is a decent amount of heat and wires in the tank. The new vortex looks like a cool option for big tank users who currently use streams.
If you aren't planning on having the tank running by early next year, it might be an option. Of course it looks like they use about the same electricity as the Tunze 6100, so same flow, but less heat in the water = less chiller demand = less electricity.
Brian
You might want to look into the new Icecap pump that is going to be coming out early next year:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=672444
Since you are going with 5-6 Tunze streams that is a decent amount of heat and wires in the tank. The new vortex looks like a cool option for big tank users who currently use streams.
If you aren't planning on having the tank running by early next year, it might be an option. Of course it looks like they use about the same electricity as the Tunze 6100, so same flow, but less heat in the water = less chiller demand = less electricity.
Brian
Bigred
The Truth
bstone: Here a link to the move and left of my tank. Go about 3/4 of the way down the page. If it was me the more the merrier. All it take is one guy to do a booboo and down she goes. Get as many as you can fit around it.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=570448&perpage=25&pagenumber=3
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=570448&perpage=25&pagenumber=3
Similar threads
