My 180 4sided viewable in-wall build

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I really like your acquascaping it has a Zen like quality that should look really amazing after the corals have grown in. Did you mix shells in with the cement when covering the pipes? Can you show a close up of the finished overflows and where did you find the screens for the closed loop. Thank you for sharing this truly inspiring setup.
 
I am considering a similar overflow design for my tank. The problem I envision is leveling the two overflow cups to make sure they are both draining properly and a similar rate. How did you level your overflows? Thanks.
 
ironwill723 said:
Thank you very much. I figured the cherry was plywood, I just wasn't sure about the metal edging. Happen to have any metal left over that you could snap a picture of so I know what to look for? Is it shaped like a T or more flat or square? Thanks for the help. :beer:
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I've searched all over for a piece or two to show you a close up. No dice. I looked all over the home depot website for a link, again no dice.

They are not Tee shaped they are L shaped. There are corners that are big L and the pieces in the wood on the main wall are still L shaped but the one side is very small. In the two home depots here they are in the back of the store in an special rack from the mfg. They are located in/near the wood trim section thought I think they are caps for tile baseboards.

Next time im in HD I'll see if I can grab the mfg name for you.
 
Ken Sellick said:
I really like your acquascaping it has a Zen like quality that should look really amazing after the corals have grown in. Did you mix shells in with the cement when covering the pipes? Can you show a close up of the finished overflows and where did you find the screens for the closed loop. Thank you for sharing this truly inspiring setup.
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Hey Ken,
I did the cement several ways but what worked best was simply mixing aragonite sand and the cement together in equal parts. I did ad shells into the cement structures but this was done by placing a shell on the dry cement and glueing it into place with more cement.

The overflows are described on page five, post 122.

They were ordered from flex PVC on line and glued and modified as described. Worked well for only a few min of dremel work. Here is the link to the screens , you need two to make one

Tim
 
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Jacob Sellers said:
I am considering a similar overflow design for my tank. The problem I envision is leveling the two overflow cups to make sure they are both draining properly and a similar rate. How did you level your overflows? Thanks.
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This wasnt nearly as hard as I thought it would be. It came down to math. I had to do it twice, and both times it worked like a charm bringing the water level exactly where I wanted it. I used a target height of 3/8lower than the internal height.

Build up your internal overflow as desired but stop when you are about to put the overflow parts on. Measure up the remaining distance and assemble your overflow. Cut to length, leaving room for the joint. Draw a line, or mark the pipe where you will be joining at the right height so you don't push the final joint in too far and go lower than you want.

I realize that in text this maybe difficult, let me know and I'll see what I can do to clarify.
 
1lucky1 said:
Congrats on a beautiful tank

you wife must really have a lot of patients, or like the hobby
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I have the worlds best wife for sure... and this is my 3rd so I know from experience.. (oh wait, that's not good...)

She very much enjoys the result and knows quite a bit about the hobby at this point. Though she does not often get her hands wet, she certainly participates... especially when it comes to picking out fish and corals.. ;)

haha
 
Here are some updates. It has been a while. Things are going ok, but i'm having problems getting my Mg down... It's my own fault setting the dosing pump incorrectly. Currently at 1560ppm. Ca - 400 and Alk at 7.6, pH 8.13, sg 1.025.

Colors are ok, improving a bit, but not where they should be. Staying on my 50g/week changes has helped, but I am at a loss for color problems... Poker-star monti is all but dead, others seem ok.... the pursuit continues.. ;)


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Mg that high shouldn't affect the corals, the only thing it may affect is the fish but I doubt it's high enough to matter. Ca is a little low, but I'm sure you're aware of that.

Are you dosing anything else to enhance coral color? I've been using Lugol's iodine for about 3 months now and it has enhanced colors dramatically.

There's a thread in the SPS forum that breaks it down let me find it for you..
 
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