BallaBooyeaH
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Well after 2 years I have finally got my tank close to finishing. After having 2 kids everything has been put on hold, but now I am getting close to the final stages.
From having a tank stand worthy of the Getto Tanks thread I now thanks to my brother in law and his worker from Croatia a fine piece of cabinet making stand and hood.
Here was my first attempt of the stand. I tried to copy that of Flame Angel in Canada.
Here is my new stand that has just been built with Oak wood. Just finishing off the final coats. The insides are now all white and I have 34 costs of varnish on the outsides.
Now that I am this far I need to get the sump designed for underneath. My plans at the moment are to have a sump with a refigum below ââ"šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ and also have one up next to the tank in the hood to allow Pod to fall into the tank (again like flame angel). In the side cabinet at the bottom I plan having a container for auto top up of RO water controlled by float switches and a small pump. I would prefer a larger sump to go the side of the cabinet but then I would not have the space for the top up. And according to Melev I need to have the top-up level that of the sump or it will siphon right into the sump
Please check out the sump design I have at the moment. My big concern is that the return area is too small.
It will be made from 6mm Polycarbonate plastic and welded together. It is not transparent like acrylic but the guys making it for me say it is much easier to work with and stronger (plastic engineers) It will be cut via a CNC router so it will be on the dot of the drawing.
I have a MRC MR-2 with an Iwaki 55 RLT pump. Also a CR-2 and a PH controller.
For lighting I have 2 X 150W Icecap DE MH with 10k bulbs. I also have a 660 for 4 X 3ft antics and whites with VHO end caps. I am not sure whether to go for the T5ââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s over the VHOââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s, Love some comments on this from experience.
Andrew
From having a tank stand worthy of the Getto Tanks thread I now thanks to my brother in law and his worker from Croatia a fine piece of cabinet making stand and hood.
Here was my first attempt of the stand. I tried to copy that of Flame Angel in Canada.
Here is my new stand that has just been built with Oak wood. Just finishing off the final coats. The insides are now all white and I have 34 costs of varnish on the outsides.
Now that I am this far I need to get the sump designed for underneath. My plans at the moment are to have a sump with a refigum below ââ"šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ and also have one up next to the tank in the hood to allow Pod to fall into the tank (again like flame angel). In the side cabinet at the bottom I plan having a container for auto top up of RO water controlled by float switches and a small pump. I would prefer a larger sump to go the side of the cabinet but then I would not have the space for the top up. And according to Melev I need to have the top-up level that of the sump or it will siphon right into the sump
Please check out the sump design I have at the moment. My big concern is that the return area is too small.
It will be made from 6mm Polycarbonate plastic and welded together. It is not transparent like acrylic but the guys making it for me say it is much easier to work with and stronger (plastic engineers) It will be cut via a CNC router so it will be on the dot of the drawing.
I have a MRC MR-2 with an Iwaki 55 RLT pump. Also a CR-2 and a PH controller.
For lighting I have 2 X 150W Icecap DE MH with 10k bulbs. I also have a 660 for 4 X 3ft antics and whites with VHO end caps. I am not sure whether to go for the T5ââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s over the VHOââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s, Love some comments on this from experience.
Andrew