My 400 gallon in-wall Miracles Reef Tank
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charlesjordanjr
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Would you mind posting a close up pic of the front loc lines? I can't tell where they went! What a good job! How much flow do you have going through the tank?
-Chuck
-Chuck
Charlesjordanjr,
Here are the close up pictures of the hidden lockline.
Originally they were close together and sticking straight up. They have been pulled apart and smashed down in the sand as much as possible. I think in a few months nature will do a great finishing job on it. I will be placing some zoos over some of them yet too.
The lockline position is near the red word lockline.
Click the thumbnails for a larger image.
Here are the close up pictures of the hidden lockline.
Originally they were close together and sticking straight up. They have been pulled apart and smashed down in the sand as much as possible. I think in a few months nature will do a great finishing job on it. I will be placing some zoos over some of them yet too.
The lockline position is near the red word lockline.
Click the thumbnails for a larger image.
Here is one of my favorite pictures of the whole tank.
<img src="http://www.high-velocity.org/saltcity/album_pic.php?pic_id=446"><br><br>
The front lockline has been concealed pretty much and nature will do the finish work on it very soon.
There is still a lot of work to be done. Things are coming together though. The tank is stable and all the corals are starting to color back up nicely! The fish are very happy! Most of all the extra tanks are down and gone. I actually found that there is carpet on the living room floor and I was able to vacuum it this weekend!
I have most of the tank tied into the AquaController now. I still have to get the heat and chiller tied into the controller. And I still have a few relays to wire up to handle controlling the HammerHead Pumps and the Chiller. I also need to get my high/low water switches set up to run with the controller too. With these switches pumps will automatically shut on/off if high/low water conditions are present. I can also automatically shut pumps off if water is on the floor. I will receive an alarm if these conditions are present.
I still need to get the solenoids hooked up for the auto-top-off. Right now it is just running with a Kent Float Valve straight off the ROD unit. For the most part, the Kalk keeps up with the evaporation. For this system, my Kalk is dripped from a 55 gallon barrel. It is filled about once a week.
Loren hasn't started on the interior wood work yet, except for buying the lumber. My sink and wall cabinets have not been installed in the fish room yet. They are in the process of being refurbished (used and free and next on the list). They are in the process of being cleaned, glued, screwed and painted. And the overhead light has not been installed in the fishroom yet. I also still have to get the duct work done for heat exhaust from the lights.
<img src="http://www.high-velocity.org/saltcity/album_pic.php?pic_id=446"><br><br>
The front lockline has been concealed pretty much and nature will do the finish work on it very soon.
There is still a lot of work to be done. Things are coming together though. The tank is stable and all the corals are starting to color back up nicely! The fish are very happy! Most of all the extra tanks are down and gone. I actually found that there is carpet on the living room floor and I was able to vacuum it this weekend!
I have most of the tank tied into the AquaController now. I still have to get the heat and chiller tied into the controller. And I still have a few relays to wire up to handle controlling the HammerHead Pumps and the Chiller. I also need to get my high/low water switches set up to run with the controller too. With these switches pumps will automatically shut on/off if high/low water conditions are present. I can also automatically shut pumps off if water is on the floor. I will receive an alarm if these conditions are present.
I still need to get the solenoids hooked up for the auto-top-off. Right now it is just running with a Kent Float Valve straight off the ROD unit. For the most part, the Kalk keeps up with the evaporation. For this system, my Kalk is dripped from a 55 gallon barrel. It is filled about once a week.
Loren hasn't started on the interior wood work yet, except for buying the lumber. My sink and wall cabinets have not been installed in the fish room yet. They are in the process of being refurbished (used and free and next on the list). They are in the process of being cleaned, glued, screwed and painted. And the overhead light has not been installed in the fishroom yet. I also still have to get the duct work done for heat exhaust from the lights.
I have had some questions as to how my auto water change system works. Here is a picture and details for those that are interested. If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask.
If you would like to see a complete description with photos and a plumbing schematic of my Water Change System, you can look Here .
The water change system is fed from a line off of my closed loop pump on the frag tank, and free flows into a 29 gallon fuge which then free flows into the frag tank.
I run one barrel with the system. The other barrel is closed off with the ball valves. When it is time for the water change, I close the barrel that is open, then open the barrel that was closed; the water change is done. To empty the old water, I open another valve piped into the bottom of the barrel and use a pump and garden hose to pump the barrel empty. The barrel is then refilled by opening a valve from the RODI unit. There is a Kent Float Valve in each barrel to keep it from overflowing during the refill (be sure to put the float valve lower than the discharge bulkhead). In a day or two I go back, shut off the RODI valve and put in the salt (be sure to shut off the RODI valve).
I have a maxi jet in both barrels to plug in for the one that is not running with the system. The one that is not in use with the system is just like having your bucket of salt water ready to do a water change. In the other barrel the water is constantly moving from the water being pumped into the bottom from the frag tank closed loop (kind of like water being pumped into your display from a sump). Then it overflows from the bulkhead in the top of the barrel, into the fuge, then free flows from another bulkhead back into the frag tank (kind of like and overflow box in the display tank, but there is no siphon to break).
I only have one barrel on line at a time. When I want to do a water change I switch barrels. The barrel just stays ready and full of clean saltwater until I decide to chance barrels (in other words, do a water change). The water change is preformed by opening and closing valves.
The set up works great and I love it.
This image shows the feed line that feeds the barrels from the closed loop pump in the frag tank, and all the valves with a description of their function. The water enters the bottom of the barrel and exits the top of the barrel. In this picture, barrel 1 is in use and barrel 2 has fresh unused salt water.
<img src="http://www.high-velocity.org/saltcity/album_pic.php?pic_id=458"><br><br>
If you would like to see a complete description with photos and a plumbing schematic of my Water Change System, you can look Here .
The water change system is fed from a line off of my closed loop pump on the frag tank, and free flows into a 29 gallon fuge which then free flows into the frag tank.
I run one barrel with the system. The other barrel is closed off with the ball valves. When it is time for the water change, I close the barrel that is open, then open the barrel that was closed; the water change is done. To empty the old water, I open another valve piped into the bottom of the barrel and use a pump and garden hose to pump the barrel empty. The barrel is then refilled by opening a valve from the RODI unit. There is a Kent Float Valve in each barrel to keep it from overflowing during the refill (be sure to put the float valve lower than the discharge bulkhead). In a day or two I go back, shut off the RODI valve and put in the salt (be sure to shut off the RODI valve).
I have a maxi jet in both barrels to plug in for the one that is not running with the system. The one that is not in use with the system is just like having your bucket of salt water ready to do a water change. In the other barrel the water is constantly moving from the water being pumped into the bottom from the frag tank closed loop (kind of like water being pumped into your display from a sump). Then it overflows from the bulkhead in the top of the barrel, into the fuge, then free flows from another bulkhead back into the frag tank (kind of like and overflow box in the display tank, but there is no siphon to break).
I only have one barrel on line at a time. When I want to do a water change I switch barrels. The barrel just stays ready and full of clean saltwater until I decide to chance barrels (in other words, do a water change). The water change is preformed by opening and closing valves.
The set up works great and I love it.
This image shows the feed line that feeds the barrels from the closed loop pump in the frag tank, and all the valves with a description of their function. The water enters the bottom of the barrel and exits the top of the barrel. In this picture, barrel 1 is in use and barrel 2 has fresh unused salt water.
<img src="http://www.high-velocity.org/saltcity/album_pic.php?pic_id=458"><br><br>
charlesjordanjr
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7690229#post7690229 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Cathy8424
Charlesjordanjr,
Here are the close up pictures of the hidden lockline.
Originally they were close together and sticking straight up. They have been pulled apart and smashed down in the sand as much as possible. I think in a few months nature will do a great finishing job on it. I will be placing some zoos over some of them yet too.
The lockline position is near the red word lockline.
Click the thumbnails for a larger image.
I can't tell you how impressed I am with the job you have done. That is awesome!!
-Chuck
