L.A. in wall 800 gallon system!

[kinggeorge818]

Thanks!

Thanks!

very nice and impressive, expected following forward !!!

Thanks...it was worth the effort!

:wavehand:

 

[kinggeorge818]

Thanks!

Thanks!

Very cool rock design.

Your build is awesome!!

Thanks for the kind words....The rock design was meant to be light and see through (to let the SPS do the filling in!) I used zip ties, rebar, and cement to get the caves, bridges, and branches that I wanted!

:artist:

 

[andrew9]

that is dream tank and it looks awesome! nice build

 

[ChefZilla]

Wow... Tanks looking great. Im here in the SFV as well... Halfway between Lawrence and yourself in Sylmar Would love to check out that system one of these days. Makes my 125 look like a goldfish bowl...LOL Now if i can figure out how to follow this post...

 

[Reefnut2010]

Very nice tank. Why did you decide close loop vs maybe 2 mp60s?

 

[lowbudget]

very nice still following

 

[kinggeorge818]

Closed Loop vs MP60s

Closed Loop vs MP60s

Very nice tank. Why did you decide close loop vs maybe 2 mp60s?

In theory it sounds like two vortecs would do the same job as two pumps...both produce similar numbers! But when I combine my closed loop pumps with the oceansmotions unit it becomes different because each pump feeds and oceansmotions unit with four ports that alternate two ports at a time...so I've got 8 returns on my closed loop!!! Also I can angle the returns to point anywhere in the tank and since I have a peninsula/three sided tank I have very few points where I can place vortec without them being in the way!

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[TheFishTeen]

In theory it sounds like two vortecs would do the same job as two pumps...both produce similar numbers! But when I combine my closed loop pumps with the oceansmotions unit it becomes different because each pump feeds and oceansmotions unit with four ports that alternate two ports at a time...so I've got 8 returns on my closed loop!!! Also I can angle the returns to point anywhere in the tank and since I have a peninsula/three sided tank I have very few points where I can place vortec without them being in the way!

:spin3:

Yes I totally agree. The OM units do wonders.

 

[kinggeorge818]

oceansmotions

oceansmotions

Yes I totally agree. The OM units do wonders.

Very true...I can't believe I'm saying this but they even create too much flow! I guess that'll be a good thing as the tank starts to fill out with Corals!

 

[krshlln300]

Awesome Pics of the rockwork!! any plans on having the large pillar covered in zoas or some encrusting monti's or caps?

 

[kinggeorge818]

Large Pillar...

Large Pillar...

Awesome Pics of the rockwork!! any plans on having the large pillar covered in zoas or some encrusting monti's or caps?

For the large pillar I think i'm gonna go with encrusting monti's and maybe one or two kinds of branching sps sticking out the sides! Also I might use your idea of zoas at the very bottom!

:celeb2:

 

[danschargers21]

Amazing Work!

 

[AbitFishy]

Wow, amazing! Creds to you =) I see you mention a "special" concrete.. How does the concrete affect you water? Did you have to cure it?

 

[krshlln300]

I would like to know too about the concrete- I am planning to make a large palaudarium and would also like to remake my aquarium the right way with the aquascape once my new job takes off a bit lol.

 

[kinggeorge818]

The "special" concrete I used is called Emaco GP....I bought it (special order) from Whitecap Supply. This concrete is great because it does not effect the water chemistry!

 

[krshlln300]

How long has the concrete been in it? Has there been any metals leaching into the water?

 

[mpongrac]

Great idea with covering the rock with cement, might do that with my new tank (when I finally get one!)

 

[bullitr]

How long has the concrete been in it? Has there been any metals leaching into the water?

It doesn't its a marine grade concrete thats why it's very expensive!

 

[prop-frags]

Very ambitious build, George!
One thing that I noticed is these OM-4's... how do you plan to get at them for maintenance? It's hard to tell from the pictures, but normally I see them installed with unions or TUBVs so that they can be taken offline and cleaned.

 

[kinggeorge818]

You are right

You are right

Very ambitious build, George!
One thing that I noticed is these OM-4's... how do you plan to get at them for maintenance? It's hard to tell from the pictures, but normally I see them installed with unions or TUBVs so that they can be taken offline and cleaned.

You are definitely right...I went in and installed unions on all of them but the photo doesn't reflect that...I will post again with updated pictures!