Matt's 5000ltr Display
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d3hree
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d3hree
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Hi Dan...not hiding...or not very well at least. A few UK reefers have joined in on here, glad to have you following. Hows the tank?...I heard through the grape vine that an upgrade is on the cards?...at least this time I wont need to draw it!
Hahaha tanks fine mate been a great learning tank ready for a biggy next year this time not triangle in shape.
Think i can handle this one myself Mat so no need to panic i wont be stalking you again!
Honestly tho look at the scalys ive brought with me now!
I attract all the riff raf lol
Must be my aftershave lol.
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Think i can handle this one myself Mat so no need to panic i wont be stalking you again!
Honestly tho look at the scalys ive brought with me now!
I attract all the riff raf lol
Must be my aftershave lol.
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d3hree
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Hi Stew
Yep I have been on here a while now, nice and peaceful! It will be a while til I get salty with this one....there is sooo much to do!
Thanks for stopping by mate. Loz has been relaying your kind offers, very much appreciated and I am sure I will be in touch!
Ha Ha, I am glad you boys stopped by...especially now Dan doesnt need any help! :lol2:
I am glad you're doing well mate, if you need any help dont hesitate to give me a shout. Did you get your "nemo's"?...or did you buy a book instead? :spin2: lol
Ok, a little update.
After the walls were tiled I moved on to the floor. 400kgs of leveling compound later ( thanks to "boggit & scarper" builders ) and I was able to sort out the ply sub floor. I had various off-cuts left from the tank so the floor has a good 18mm ply sub floor.
Once I had figured out the jigsaw puzzle I lifted the boards and added a layer of insulation
I didnt take any photos of the tiling, I just got it done. I hate tiling! and I am only about 40% done :headwallblue:
Once the floor tiles were laid I finished the bottom row of the walls and grouted everything.
With the tiling done I have positioned the 440w UV where it will sit so I could work out the work surface that will sit above it.
The small sink and taps have arrived so I should be able to install those at the weekend.
Euler Kernighan
The "DIY Guy"
More pics tonight Euler...put the whip away!!
LOL - it's your fault!!! you spoil us with this wonderful thread!!!
Euler Kernighan
The "DIY Guy"
hey Matt, your fish room is amazing, I never saw such thing!!! :thumbsup:
off-topic: where's Dave.M???
off-topic: where's Dave.M???
CreativeGuy
Creature Morpheus ...
Hello Matt, (D3hree),
In your thread post #139, back May 3, 2011 you had planned and illustrated a sloped fall in your overflow box to help or minimize noise. Was wondering how well did things work out? Do you know of others who may have tried it? Anyone do it out of glass? and into a rear exterior overflow box?
I am sure you have gotten rave reviews for your renderings, many so life like. You do it for a living, but still an amazing talent. Tilts his hat in acknowledgement.
In your thread post #139, back May 3, 2011 you had planned and illustrated a sloped fall in your overflow box to help or minimize noise. Was wondering how well did things work out? Do you know of others who may have tried it? Anyone do it out of glass? and into a rear exterior overflow box?
I am sure you have gotten rave reviews for your renderings, many so life like. You do it for a living, but still an amazing talent. Tilts his hat in acknowledgement.
d3hree
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Hi Creative Guy
Thanks for the compliments
The slope on my weir is in ( i have been tardy with photos of late due to work loads) I thought it was quite a common design, maybe not on the scale of my weir but I have seen many tanks with internal weirs done in this fashion. All out of glass I would say too.
If your not coming out of the base of your tank directly to a sump then it is a great space saver, angling the glass to reduce the splashing noise is an added bonus.
I have to say overflow boxes are not that common over here so I dont think that I can recall seeing an internal weir slope to an overflow box, usually the plumbing would go to from the weir to sump. Here is a drawing I did for a member on a local forum.
I dont see why the angled front of the weir couldnt lead to an overflow depending on how it is done.
Hope that helps
Thanks for the compliments
The slope on my weir is in ( i have been tardy with photos of late due to work loads) I thought it was quite a common design, maybe not on the scale of my weir but I have seen many tanks with internal weirs done in this fashion. All out of glass I would say too.
If your not coming out of the base of your tank directly to a sump then it is a great space saver, angling the glass to reduce the splashing noise is an added bonus.
I have to say overflow boxes are not that common over here so I dont think that I can recall seeing an internal weir slope to an overflow box, usually the plumbing would go to from the weir to sump. Here is a drawing I did for a member on a local forum.
I dont see why the angled front of the weir couldnt lead to an overflow depending on how it is done.
Hope that helps
A good friend of mine also has his weir like this. The water sips over the weird comb, the slope is generally full of water passing into the plumbing. Its relatively silent and being in a shallow lagoon tank, its almost completely invisible when viewing from a standing position. You need to bend right down to see into the top corner to see it
Hopefully he won't mind me posting a couple of his pics
Hopefully he won't mind me posting a couple of his pics
popeye_ali
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Hi matt just been reading through your thread. You weren't lying when u said u were going to start making this at some point then!!
Popeye
Popeye
TheFishTeen
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Matt, now that you've showed us some corals there is NO TURNING BACK! :deadhorse1: As soon as we get livestock pictures, its a race to the finish.
Congrats on one of the best projects on RC to date.
Congrats on one of the best projects on RC to date.
prop-frags
SPS Slave
Things are coming along nicely Matt!
That UV looks like something from a commercial aquarium! What flow rate are you anticipating through that beast, and how will you pre-filter to prevent killing unwanted livestock?
Absolutely love the coral sneak-peak! That hoke and gomezi look stunning already. :inlove:
That UV looks like something from a commercial aquarium! What flow rate are you anticipating through that beast, and how will you pre-filter to prevent killing unwanted livestock?
Absolutely love the coral sneak-peak! That hoke and gomezi look stunning already. :inlove:
Allmost
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this is am amazing build, and Matt, you have got some amazing skills, at graphics, and DIY !!! truly impressed ...
and I gotta admit, pics of the first couple of pages had be tricked too lol hahahah that takes skills !! how about a pic of the complete project, with fish and corals, how you vision it would look in say 1.5 years
and I gotta admit, pics of the first couple of pages had be tricked too lol hahahah that takes skills !! how about a pic of the complete project, with fish and corals, how you vision it would look in say 1.5 years
