Go Big OR Go Home! Construction of a 1000 gallon System!!
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Stoneyscoral
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Along for the ride.
Chaotic Reefer4u
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very nice indeed
skippyreef
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Bstone,
First off I must say phenonemenal planning and attention to detail seem to be your area!
The size of this show piece is extreme!! I also love the idea of external overflow this makes the tank all the nicer.
And good job on the stand. We built mine much in the same way and used short runs of treated 2x6's with decking joints and stainless srcrews and bolts covered it all with a mildew resistant paint
With the amount of water you have humidity is certainly something to look into and I have been following along in hte other thread as well. I myself did put in a larger vent fan, ran cold air returns in the basement because that it what mitigates humidity in the summer time from your house anyway, and added supply registers to the basement to even out teh temp swings. In the spring a large window goes in as well.
I think when yu get this up it will reflect all your hard work and planning
First off I must say phenonemenal planning and attention to detail seem to be your area!
The size of this show piece is extreme!! I also love the idea of external overflow this makes the tank all the nicer.
And good job on the stand. We built mine much in the same way and used short runs of treated 2x6's with decking joints and stainless srcrews and bolts covered it all with a mildew resistant paint
With the amount of water you have humidity is certainly something to look into and I have been following along in hte other thread as well. I myself did put in a larger vent fan, ran cold air returns in the basement because that it what mitigates humidity in the summer time from your house anyway, and added supply registers to the basement to even out teh temp swings. In the spring a large window goes in as well.
I think when yu get this up it will reflect all your hard work and planning
bstone
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I have some updated pictures. I just got done putting on the self leveling cement layer. I added about 3/4" of cement to the stand. Then I will put 1/2" Styrofoam on top of the cement, and then the tank will go on top of that.
skippyreef
Thank you for your kind comments! I have put a lot of thought into this project. I spent a lot of time on that other thread discussing what I need to do about temp/humidity control in the fish room. I have a very good idea of what to do now! Thanks to everyone who brought the humidity issue to my attention!!
Here are some fish that are currently in my 265 that will have a new home very soon. One guy (The Sohal) has gotten a little big for the 265. I hope he will like his new 680 gallon home I got him!
skippyreef
Thank you for your kind comments! I have put a lot of thought into this project. I spent a lot of time on that other thread discussing what I need to do about temp/humidity control in the fish room. I have a very good idea of what to do now! Thanks to everyone who brought the humidity issue to my attention!!
Here are some fish that are currently in my 265 that will have a new home very soon. One guy (The Sohal) has gotten a little big for the 265. I hope he will like his new 680 gallon home I got him!
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jnarowe
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I am hopping on...the self leveling cement really sounds like a good idea. My stand is very similar to yours and I am concerned about making it level.
What I really want to hear about is the Tunze vs. CL issue. One of the Sequence pumps I was going to use went TU and I need to decide what to replace it with. It appears that Tunzes use considerably less electricity and add heat. What I can't find is an amp number on them.
Benefits of Tuzes seem to be infinite placement opportunities (which may be the single most important item), and lower energy consumption. They also require no plumbing. The problem is that they cost quite a bit more than the Hammerheads.
Benefits of Hammerhead are that it is industrial strength continuous duty, high power, and easily maintained.
What else should I be looking at? Any more discussion on this topic?
My display tank is 8' x 5' x 35".--J
What I really want to hear about is the Tunze vs. CL issue. One of the Sequence pumps I was going to use went TU and I need to decide what to replace it with. It appears that Tunzes use considerably less electricity and add heat. What I can't find is an amp number on them.
Benefits of Tuzes seem to be infinite placement opportunities (which may be the single most important item), and lower energy consumption. They also require no plumbing. The problem is that they cost quite a bit more than the Hammerheads.
Benefits of Hammerhead are that it is industrial strength continuous duty, high power, and easily maintained.
What else should I be looking at? Any more discussion on this topic?
My display tank is 8' x 5' x 35".--J
jnarowe
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BTW, about humidity...I am doubling the wall thickness for sound control and painting them with marine bilge paint (used on yachts). I have 2 - 6" fans on the tank and 1 - 6" fan to control the room air. As temp. goes up, so does humidity, so if you keep the room slightly below the tank temp. it will decrease humidity and lower evaporation. I will set the room fan to come on at about 73F and the inlet will be a 12 x 12 under my deck. I may need to rig some kind of inbound filter to catch moisture.--J
Splach
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Have you figured out how to pump the tanks you have on the far side of the room? I am trying to figure out how to plumb a fishroom which is 30' away and running into some trouble trying to rule out floods on one side or the other.
(ref: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=698589)
If you have this figured out could you explain how you are doing it?
Thanks
(ref: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=698589)
If you have this figured out could you explain how you are doing it?
Thanks
skippyreef
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Bstone,
I like to see a tank set up where the person setting it up really takes some time and thinks about it.
It took me a while to get as far as I am on my set up (which is like 1/3 eth volume your talking here LOL) but attention to minor things can be major pain savers.
I ran the R/O line into my fishroom because I lacked a drain and did not want to lug around 350 gallons of water to fill it then another 30 a week on water changes. I will have to pump it to the drain which is 20 feet away but thats better than constantly moving water in and out of the room for top off and water changes. Plus all teh make up water is in the fish utility room!!
what are you doing in terms of supply water in your set up?
Are you buiding a seperate electrical control panel for the tank?
I like to see a tank set up where the person setting it up really takes some time and thinks about it.
It took me a while to get as far as I am on my set up (which is like 1/3 eth volume your talking here LOL) but attention to minor things can be major pain savers.
I ran the R/O line into my fishroom because I lacked a drain and did not want to lug around 350 gallons of water to fill it then another 30 a week on water changes. I will have to pump it to the drain which is 20 feet away but thats better than constantly moving water in and out of the room for top off and water changes. Plus all teh make up water is in the fish utility room!!
what are you doing in terms of supply water in your set up?
Are you buiding a seperate electrical control panel for the tank?
