Lunchbucket
Premium Member
WOW!! i love that wall unit...it is beautiful. you have some very nicely thought out plans. can't wait to see them unfold...keep posting pics!
Lunchbucket
Lunchbucket
My 300 Gallon Nightmare!!!
- Thread starter rberrie
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Live Rock Arrives!
Live Rock Arrives!
I went to pick up 140 pounds of live rock yesterday at Fort Lauderdale Intl. 90lbs. of Kaelini direct from Walt Smith and 50lbs. Marshall Island from Premium Aquatics. I also hand picked 50lbs. of Haitian lettuce rock from my LFS.
I really like the Kaelini from Walt Smith. Outstanding variety of pieces with great color and life. The box contained a few really large choice pieces. Very happy.
The rock from Premium Aquatics was not what I expected. I am not an expert in rock geography, but it looked to me like Tonga branch, not what I have seen as Marshall Island.
The LFS had a few really nice show pieces and I really like the shape of Haitian Rock. Not much in terms of life or color, but excellent shape and size.
Before...
After...
2 50G Rubbermaid containers
Kaelini & Haitian
Marshall Island
Kaelini Rock
Live Rock Arrives!
I went to pick up 140 pounds of live rock yesterday at Fort Lauderdale Intl. 90lbs. of Kaelini direct from Walt Smith and 50lbs. Marshall Island from Premium Aquatics. I also hand picked 50lbs. of Haitian lettuce rock from my LFS.
I really like the Kaelini from Walt Smith. Outstanding variety of pieces with great color and life. The box contained a few really large choice pieces. Very happy.
The rock from Premium Aquatics was not what I expected. I am not an expert in rock geography, but it looked to me like Tonga branch, not what I have seen as Marshall Island.
The LFS had a few really nice show pieces and I really like the shape of Haitian Rock. Not much in terms of life or color, but excellent shape and size.
Before...
After...
2 50G Rubbermaid containers
Kaelini & Haitian
Marshall Island
Kaelini Rock
Live Rock Arrives!
Live Rock Arrives!
I went to pick up 140 pounds of live rock yesterday at Fort Lauderdale Intl. 90lbs. of Kaelini direct from Walt Smith and 50lbs. Marshall Island from Premium Aquatics. I also hand picked 50lbs. of Haitian lettuce rock from my LFS.
I really like the Kaelini from Walt Smith. Outstanding variety of pieces with great color and life. The box contained a few really large choice pieces. Very happy.
The rock from Premium Aquatics was not what I expected. I am not an expert in rock geography, but it looked to me like Tonga branch, not what I have seen as Marshall Island.
The LFS had a few really nice show pieces and I really like the shape of Haitian Rock. Not much in terms of life or color, but excellent shape and size.
Before...
After...
2 50G Rubbermaid containers
Kaelini & Haitian
Marshall Island
Kaelini Rock
Live Rock Arrives!
I went to pick up 140 pounds of live rock yesterday at Fort Lauderdale Intl. 90lbs. of Kaelini direct from Walt Smith and 50lbs. Marshall Island from Premium Aquatics. I also hand picked 50lbs. of Haitian lettuce rock from my LFS.
I really like the Kaelini from Walt Smith. Outstanding variety of pieces with great color and life. The box contained a few really large choice pieces. Very happy.
The rock from Premium Aquatics was not what I expected. I am not an expert in rock geography, but it looked to me like Tonga branch, not what I have seen as Marshall Island.
The LFS had a few really nice show pieces and I really like the shape of Haitian Rock. Not much in terms of life or color, but excellent shape and size.
Before...
After...
2 50G Rubbermaid containers
Kaelini & Haitian
Marshall Island
Kaelini Rock
GregM779
Premium Member
Nice meeting you today Richard, I read the whole thread to catch up on things, here's my thread if you want to look through it http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=767439
skippyreef
New member
Very nice.
Where did you get the fittings (what are they) that hold the probes in place in hte PVC pipe?
Nice design!
Where did you get the fittings (what are they) that hold the probes in place in hte PVC pipe?
Nice design!
Update As Promised! Almost Home!
Update As Promised! Almost Home!
After much debate and consternation, we have gone back to a closed loop setup with the Tunze's as additional circulation as needed.
The dark glass corner braces were removed and new holes were drilled in the bottom of the tank.
Right closed loop return:
Center closed loop drain:
Left Closed Loop return:
Update As Promised! Almost Home!
After much debate and consternation, we have gone back to a closed loop setup with the Tunze's as additional circulation as needed.
The dark glass corner braces were removed and new holes were drilled in the bottom of the tank.
Right closed loop return:
Center closed loop drain:
Left Closed Loop return:
melev
Well-known member
Wow - you've got nerves of steel. There is no way I'd set up a tank with closed loop bulkheads in the base of the tank. If anything goes wrong, your tank will be empty in no time.
Check valves would keep the water from draining in the returns (for a while, until something gets in there and obstructs them - like grains of sand), but you can't put a checkvalve on the drain side.
I do hope it works out for you, but when it comes to this option, I'm just a big scaredy-cat. I won't even use the closed loop bulkheads on the back of my tank because I feel they are too low and would drain my tank about 60% if a pump leaked or the plumbing failed.
Is that you standing in the tank?
Check valves would keep the water from draining in the returns (for a while, until something gets in there and obstructs them - like grains of sand), but you can't put a checkvalve on the drain side.
I do hope it works out for you, but when it comes to this option, I'm just a big scaredy-cat. I won't even use the closed loop bulkheads on the back of my tank because I feel they are too low and would drain my tank about 60% if a pump leaked or the plumbing failed.
Is that you standing in the tank?
