My wood tank build
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I was looking at this build but I have a question... glasscages.com
sells a 540 Gal. 3/4" glass commercial 96 x 37 1/2 x 36 1/2 for $2300 . are there any reasons other than the feeling of accomplishment in building the tank from wood or is it more sturdy? I was looking at building a wood tank but I found one there that just HAD to buy.. I was thinking of getting a bigger one later and was just wandering about the pros and cons between the two. also what is the life span of the wooden tank?
they also sell an 810 Gal. 3/4" glass commercial 144 x 37 1/2 x 36 1/2 $3500. and I think that is what I woiuld like to have for my final tank
sells a 540 Gal. 3/4" glass commercial 96 x 37 1/2 x 36 1/2 for $2300 . are there any reasons other than the feeling of accomplishment in building the tank from wood or is it more sturdy? I was looking at building a wood tank but I found one there that just HAD to buy.. I was thinking of getting a bigger one later and was just wandering about the pros and cons between the two. also what is the life span of the wooden tank?
they also sell an 810 Gal. 3/4" glass commercial 144 x 37 1/2 x 36 1/2 $3500. and I think that is what I woiuld like to have for my final tank
dsandfort
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That's not a good reply, sorry. And no need to couch your post. You have a legitimate question.
Yes, I considered OEM and still decided to go this route. I considered delivery, installation, custom bulkheads, etc. How much would glass cages charge to drill and install 14 bulkheads? (maybe I don't want to know). How much to deliver it to
Fort Collins, CO (maybe I don't want to know). Will they back it up if it leaks (oh jeeze, I'm im trouble now. I wonder how much liability insurance I have).
Anyhow. I have what I have and here I am.
For better or worse...this tank is going in. My wife is almost on board, so let's be careful here.
Yes, I considered OEM and still decided to go this route. I considered delivery, installation, custom bulkheads, etc. How much would glass cages charge to drill and install 14 bulkheads? (maybe I don't want to know). How much to deliver it to
Fort Collins, CO (maybe I don't want to know). Will they back it up if it leaks (oh jeeze, I'm im trouble now. I wonder how much liability insurance I have).
Anyhow. I have what I have and here I am.
For better or worse...this tank is going in. My wife is almost on board, so let's be careful here.
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delivery would probably be EXPENSIVE for you so nevermind. the 240 I bought was 540 but after the 2-1" and the 2-1.5" overflows and everything it was 750 but I live within about 2 hours so it was not too far to drive. I wish my wife would get on board with it I have to rid myself of all my other tanks just to be ok with the 240 so you are lucky there.
cbui2
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well glass tank that size 540gal would weigh in at least 1200lbs, so hopefully you have alot of friends or some equipment to get it in the house if your going that route, acrylic is what i have but all tanks and equipments are installed in garage, alot of ways things can be done, but i learn in this hobby that the tank is cheapest piece and everything else add up, dsand hope you dont mind me giving him my thread so he can read up on this...thanks
also bought 3 tanks from them and shipping to new orleans was $360
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1067858
dsandfort
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Well, yeah, but 14 sounded better than 13. Besides, I got a better price with an even number of bulkhead.
Maybe my luck is perfect since I considered 13 and went 14.
The life of this tank is only beginning. I hope my skills will result in a long lived tank. Time will tell.
Maybe my luck is perfect since I considered 13 and went 14.
The life of this tank is only beginning. I hope my skills will result in a long lived tank. Time will tell.
dougchambers
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We run the same modified Durso on our system.
Have you considered an open stand-pipe for redundancy in your overflow? We have one as a safety overflow in the event the durso were to ever get clogged or I forget to open the drain valve. It has saved us more than once... It also allows you to dial in the dual-durso a little closer with zero air introduction.
Just a thought...
Have you considered an open stand-pipe for redundancy in your overflow? We have one as a safety overflow in the event the durso were to ever get clogged or I forget to open the drain valve. It has saved us more than once... It also allows you to dial in the dual-durso a little closer with zero air introduction.
Just a thought...
dsandfort
Premium Member
I follow you on the safety aspect even though I will have 3 of the above. I'm not sure where you are going with the dial in aspect. Are you saying you set the standpipe to the maximum desired depth and then tune the height of the durso to keep the water level just below the standpipe?
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dougchambers
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I didn't explain myself very well. We run a gate valve on the durso drain. It allows us to throttle the drain ever so slightly to keep it flooded all the times without any air or gurgling. I close off the drain just to the point where we get a drip or two over the open stand pipe. Without any air going down the durso, it is dead quiet. I didn't realize that you had multiple dursos draining from the same overflow so it might not be that applicable for your app unless you converted one of them to a safety drain.
-Doug
-Doug
dsandfort
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Gottcha-thanks. I planned to plumb the 3 dursos to a manifold outside the overflow box. I think I will convert 1 to a safety overflow. I could put a gate valve downstream of the manifold. On the other hand, this is an in-wall install and I don't think the durso noise will be significant compared to all the pumps.
Thanks again Doug.
BTW-where in Idaho and what's your index (golf).
Thanks again Doug.
BTW-where in Idaho and what's your index (golf).
dougchambers
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True enough... I doubt you would hear it anyway. With our in-wall, the Sequence 4200SEQ12 and two Gen-X PCX55HPs drown out any water sounds. IMHO, I would still consider an open stand-tube as a safety overflow.
Were in the Boise/Meridian area. As for my index, it isn't worth talking about. I had a little heat stroke issue on a course a couple years ago and havn't played much pasture pool since. I just can't handle the heat for some reason... I hope to get some Spring golf in once it gets here...
Were in the Boise/Meridian area. As for my index, it isn't worth talking about. I had a little heat stroke issue on a course a couple years ago and havn't played much pasture pool since. I just can't handle the heat for some reason... I hope to get some Spring golf in once it gets here...
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